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Forestry Media Center Slide Collection, 1942-2000

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen and Karl McCreary.

Collection Overview

Title: Forestry Media Center Slide Collection, 1942-2000

Predominant Dates: 1950-1985

ID: P 299

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Forestry Media Center

Extent: 8.3 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Forestry Media Center Slide Collection consists of color slides created, assembled and maintained by the Forestry Media Center as a source of images for instruction and outreach in the Oregon State University College of Forestry. The collection also includes slides created by W.F. McCulloch, Dean of Forestry from 1955 until 1966. The collection includes images of forests and landscapes in North America; timber management, harvesting, and processing; and College of Forestry students and faculty.

Scope and Content Notes

The Forestry Media Center Slide Collection consists of color slides created, assembled, and maintained by the Forestry Media Center as a source of images for instruction and outreach, primarily by the College of Forestry. The slides are organized by subject and location and the general subjects are assigned file numbers. The images document forests in North America; timber management, harvesting, and processing; logging systems; tree diseases and insect damage; forest products research; ecology and wildlife; College of Forestry field trips and workshops; soil types and soil erosion; streams, rivers, and lakes; riparian and hydrology research; dendrology; resource recreation management; and nurseries and reforestation. Images of the Forestry Media Center including staff, logos and graphics, audio-visual equipment, production facilities, and the Self Learning Center are also included.

The McCulloch Slide Files comprise about a third of the collection. These images may have been created and/or assembled by W.F. McCulloch in the course of his teaching, research, and administrative activities. These slides are primarily arranged by location and document various natural and urban landscapes throughout the United States as well as Canada, Japan, and Russia -- primarily during the 1950s and 1960s -- as well as lumber mills and wood processing facilities. The McCulloch slides include images of Native American sites, especially in the southwestern United States. Photographs taken in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, and Washington as well as Oregon are part of the McCulloch slides.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Forestry Media Center was established in 1963 to assist in instructional design and media production for the School of Forestry at Oregon State University. In addition to the School (and later College) of Forestry, the Media Center has worked with other OSU units, such as the OSU Extension Service; federal and state agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI); and private industry. The Center's activities during the 1960s and 1970s were focussed on the development of synchronized slide programs. The Center has transitioned to the production of web-based media, digital video, and interactive websites.

Walter Fraser (W.F.) McCulloch joined the faculty of the Oregon State College School of Forestry in 1937. He left Oregon State briefly during World War II and returned in 1945 as head of the Department of Forest Management. McCulloch served as Acting Dean of Forestry in 1952-1953 and as Dean from 1955 until 1966.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 18,800 photographs; 9 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These slides were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by the Forestry Media Center in 2013.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's collections include numerous substantial and significant collections documenting forests, forestry, and wood products in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG) includes extensive photographic documentation of forestry in the Pacific Northwest. The College of Forestry Records (RG 139), College of Forestry Photograph Collection (P 061), and the College of Forestry Moving Images (FV 061) provide extensive documentation of the forestry research, teaching, and extension programs at Oregon State. Materials assembled and written by W.F. McCulloch pertaining to forestry education and forest management in Oregon comprise the W.F. McCulloch Collection (MSS McCulloch).

Preferred Citation: Forestry Media Center Slide Collection (P 299), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014.

Creators

Oregon State University. Forestry Media Center
McCulloch, Walter Fraser (1905-)

People, Places, and Topics

Forest products--Oregon.
Forest reserves--Oregon.
Forestry extension--Oregon.
Forestry schools and education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Forests and forestry--Oregon.
Logging--Oregon.
Natural Resources
Oregon State College. Extension Forestry Program
Oregon State College. School of Forestry
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Oregon State University. Extension Forestry Program
Oregon State University. Forestry Media Center
Oregon State University. School of Forestry
Reforestation--Oregon.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History

Forms of Material

Slides (photographs).


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