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Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Records, 1965-2001

By Finding aid prepared by Ruth Vondracek, Erin Stout, and Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Records, 1965-2001

ID: MSS Wildlife

Primary Creator: Wildlife Society. Oregon Chapter

Extent: 556.0 megabytes. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged as two series: Series 1 - Newsletters, 1965-2001 and Series 2 - Photographs, 1967-1990.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Records document the leadership, membership, programs, and administration of the organization and consist of newsletters and photographs. The Oregon Chapter was established in 1965.

This collection contains born-digital images described in Series 2 that are available upon request.

Scope and Content Notes

The Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Records document the leadership, membership, programs, and administration of the organization and consist of newsletters and photographs. The newsletters include lists of officers, a column by the chapter president, agendas and announcements for chapter meetings and conferences, legislative news, and other news and announcements. Information about political measures and ecological issues impacting Oregon wildlife and positions taken by the Chapter are available in the newsletters. The newsletter was published 2-3 times per year. Newsletter issues for 1965 through 2001 are included in the collection.

The photographs consist of 202 b/w and color prints affixed to album pages. The images are mostly arranged in chronological order and have detailed descriptions of the date of the photograph and the event and individuals depicted in the image. The photographs document annual meetings, award ceremonies, and officers of the organization for the period 1966-1990. Photographs of the crab feed and photo contests that were part of the annual meeting are included. Several Oregon State University alumni and faculty are depicted in the photographs; these include Andy Landforce, Roland E. Dimick, Charles Meslow, Bill Wick, Carl Bond, B.J. Verts, T.G. Scott, Jack Thomas, and Lee Kuhn. Other individuals depicted in the photographs include Gail Achterman and Vic Atiyeh.

The collection also includes 116 image files created by the Chapter in 2013. These are digitized versions of 102 photographs and one newspaper article that are also available in original form in the collection. For twelve of these photographs, digitized versions of the verso (back) of the photographs are also included. The original photographs were scanned at 600 dpi and saved as jpg files. These photographs are available upon request.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society is an affiliated state chapter of the Wildlife Society, an international organization. The Oregon Chapter was formed in 1965 "to provide for communication between practicing wildlife biologists". The Chapter supports wildlife students and professionals in Oregon, promotes stewardship of wildlife and their habitats through the use of up-to-date, science-based information, and increases public awareness and appreciation of wildlife. The Wildlife Society international organization was established in 1937.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 202 photographs, 116 born digital files; 2 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were transferred from the Oregon Chapter to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2014.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center includes many collections documenting wildlife conservation in Oregon. The Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190), Fisheries and Wildlife Department Photographs (P 179), and the Fisheries and Wildlife Films and Videotapes (FV 243) document wildlife research and teaching conducted at Oregon State University. The Center includes the papers of Fisheries and Wildlife Department faculty, including the Carl E. Bond Papers (MSS Bond), Leslie Carraway and B. J. Verts Papers (MSS CarrawayVerts), and the Roland E. Dimick Papers (MSS Dimick), and the American Fisheries Society Oregon Chapter Records (MSS AFS), William Q. Wick Papers (MSS Wick), and the William L. Finley Papers (MSS Finley).

Preferred Citation: Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society Records (MSS Wildlife), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Wildlife Society. Oregon Chapter

People, Places, and Topics

Biologists--Oregon.
Bond, Carl E.
Dimick, Roland Eugene, 1900-
Ecologists--Oregon.
Kuhn, Lee W.
Landforce, Andrew S.
Meslow, E. Charles
Natural Resources
Oregon State University. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
University History
Verts, B. J.
Wick, William Q.
Wildlife conservation--Oregon.
Wildlife Society
Wildlife Society. Oregon Chapter

Forms of Material

Born digital.
Digital images.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.

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