A.B. Cordley Entomological and Horticultural Scrapbook, 1896-1899

Title: A.B. Cordley Entomological and Horticultural Scrapbook, 1896-1899

ID: MSS Cordley

Primary Creator: Cordley, A. B. (Arthur Burton) (1864-1936)

Extent: 0.15 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Content Notes

The A.B. Cordley Entomological and Horticultural Scrapbook consists of clippings assembled by Cordley pertaining to fruit and crop pests and diseases and their control. Many of the clippings are from the Oregon Agriculturist and Rural Northwest; the scrapbook also includes clippings from the Michigan Farmer and Oregon newspapers. The clippings include reports from farmers throughout the state, summaries and announcements of Cordley's work, information about Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station research, and announcements and reports of meetings of the Oregon State Horticultural Society.

The clippings are affixed into a hardbound 1889 Report of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture and Experiment Stations.

Biographical / Historical Notes

A.B. Cordley joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1895 as Professor of Zoology and Entomology. He became the first Dean of the School of Agriculture in 1908, a position he held until his retirement in 1931. Cordley worked as an entomologist at Michigan Agricultural College, the Vermont Experiment Station, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture before moving to Oregon. A native of Michigan, Cordley earned his BS degree at Michigan Agricultural College.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: Publications and speeches by Cordley as well as biographical information are available in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) A.B. Cordley file. The Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025), College of Agricultural Sciences Records (RG 158), and the Entomology Department Records (RG 027) include extensive documentation of Cordley's work as a professor and administrator. The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings also include the Oregon State Horticultural Society Records (RG 151); the collections of many entomologists including the Louis G. Gentner Papers( MSS Gentner), Merton Lane Papers (MSS Lane), and the John D. Lattin Papers (MSS Lattin); and the extensive insect photographs in the Ken Gray Photograph Collection (P 256).

Preferred Citation: A.B. Cordley Entomological and Horticultural Scrapbook (MSS Cordley), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Cordley, A. B. (Arthur Burton), 1864-1936
Entomology--Research--Oregon.
Fruit-culture--Oregon.
History of Science
Insect pests--Control--Oregon.
Natural Resources
Oregon Agricultural College. Extension Service
Oregon State Horticultural Society
University History