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Paul E. Bernier Papers, 1930-1992
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bernier, Paul E., 1911-
- Title
- Paul E. Bernier Papers
- Dates
- 1930-1992 (inclusive)19301992
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- Consult repository.
- Summary
- These papers were generated and collected by Paul E. Bernier and document his research in chicken breeding and genetics. The collection contains correspondence, publications, research records, certificates, and photographs.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Paul E. Bernier was born in St. Michel de Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada on October 22, 1911. He received the B.S. in Agriculture from Universite Laval, Quebec, in 1932. He attended MacDonald College, McGill University in 1935 and 1936 as a graduate student in genetics, then moved to the University of California at Berkeley where he obtained his Ph.D. in genetics in 1947. He began his career at Oregon State College in 1947 and in 1955 became Professor of Poultry Genetics. Bernier was awarded Professor Emeritus status in 1977.
Bernier was a lecturer in Poultry Husbandry from 1932 to 1945. During that period he was active in the field as secretary-treasurer of the Quebec R.O.P. Poultry Breeders' Association, as consultant geneticist to the Quebec Purebred Livestock Breeders' Association and to the Quebec Provincial Fur Research Farm, secretary of the Poultry Advisory Committee of the Quebec Department of Agriculture, and also as a member of the poultry section of the Quebec Feed Board.
In 1951 he won the Poultry Science Association Research prize for Outstanding Published Research.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The photos consist of one of Bernier and an unidentified person and two of Triad Club members (1956 & 1976). The bulk of the materials contain information about Bernier's research in chicken breeding and genetics.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into nine chronologically arranged series: I. Biographical information; II. Bibliography of Bernier's writings from 1930-1975; III. Publications; IV. Research Records; V. Histories of departmental research projects; VI. Katherine Osborn recognition materials - OSU Librarian in Science and Technology for 42 years; VII. Triad Club records; VIII. B.S. Diploma and other Certificates; and IX. Photographs.
Related Materials
Poultry Science Department Records (RG 182); several poultry-related Manuscript Collections and several poultry-related Memorabilia Collection files. Photographs of Bernier are located in Harriet's Collection #1326 & #1156; the Extension & Experiment Station Communications Photographic Collection (P120:3486 & 6016-6018); and the Experiment Station Publications Photographic Collection (P132:154-157).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Biographical Information, 1930-1976Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series II: Bibliography of Bernier's Writings from 1930-1975Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series III: Publications, 1950-1990Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series IV: Research Project Records for "Genetics and Breeding Improvement of Chickens", 1947-1977Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Project outlines |
1947-1972 |
| 1 | Project annual
reports |
1948-1977 |
| 1 | Annual reports for other
projects |
1950-1968 |
Series V: Histories of Departmental Research Projects, 1958-1969Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series VI: Katherine Osborn Recognition Materials, 1971Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series VIII: Diploma and CertificateReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | B.S. Diploma, Universite
Laval
apx 20x24 in.
|
1932 |
| 1 | American Poultry Association
Life Member Certificate |
1937 |
Series IX: Photographs, 1956-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Bernier and unidentified
man |
ca. 1960 |
| 3 | Triad Club members on steps
of the Memorial Union |
1956 and 1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chickens--Breeding.
- Chickens--Genetics.
- Poultry--Research--Oregon.
- Women librarians--Oregon--Corvallis.
Personal Names
- Osborn, Katherine H., 1906-
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Poultry Science Dept.
- Triad Club (Oregon State University)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Triad Club (Oregon State University) (creator)
