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College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1960-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences.
- Title
- College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Records
- Dates
- 1960-1979 (inclusive)19601979
- Quantity
- 6.33 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- RG 173
- Summary
- These records document the administration of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences and the operation of OSU's research vessels Yaquina and Cayuse.
- Repository
-
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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
OSU's oceanography program began in 1954 with a small research grant from the Office of Naval Research. It was established as a department in 1959 to fulfill the need for trained oceanographers and basic oceanographic research in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The department became the School of Oceanography in 1972 and the College of Oceanography in 1983. When the Atmospheric Sciences Department was transferred to the college in 1993, Oceanography was renamed the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences.
The college's first research vessel, the Acona, was commissioned in 1961. Other research vessels have included the Yaquina, the Cayuse, and the Wecoma. The college's coastal research facility, the Hatfield Marine Science Center, opened in 1965.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1 documents the administration of the college and its research vessels in the 1960s and 1970s. Records include program proposals, reports, 5 year plans, correspondence and dedication materials pertaining to the college's research vessels, and materials pertaining to other oceanographic research organizations. Subgroup 2 documents the operations of the research vessels Yaquina and Cayuse. It includes deck log books and cruise reports from 1964-1979, and ship operations grant records from 1960-1967.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Records (RG 173), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into two subgroups: 1. Dean's Office; and 2. Ship Operations.
Related Materials
Other oceanography and marine resource records are available in the Sea Grant College Program Records (RG 201) and Hatfield Marine Science Center Records (RG 194). The Atmospheric Sciences Department Records (RG 167) document that department before its incorporation into the College of Oceanography. Photographs are in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Photograph Collection (P 203). The Archives' publications collections include many series published by the College.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1: Dean's OfficeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Series I: Research Vessels |
1972-1976 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | SISU
correspondence |
1973-1975 |
Wecoma
|
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Correspondence |
1972-1976 |
| 1 | Launching |
1975 |
| 1 | Dedication |
July 23, 1976 |
Series II: Organizations |
1975-1976 | |
Joint Oceanographic
Institutions, Inc. |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Bylaws |
1975-1976 |
| 1 | Deep Earth Sampling
Executive and Planning Committees |
1975-1976 |
| Box | ||
| 1 | University-National
Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) |
1975-1976 |
Series III: Reports and Plans |
1968-1972 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 |
" Oceanography in Oregon:
1959-1968"
|
1968 |
| 1 | Biennial
reports |
1968/70-1970/72 |
| 1 | Supplemental
report |
August 1972 |
| 1 | Annual report |
1970/71 |
| 1 | Five year plan
(preliminary), FY69-FY73 |
March 1968 |
| 1 | Development Plan,
FY71-FY75 |
December 1970 |
Series IV: Program Proposals |
1961-1975 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Oceanography buildings
& equipment: National Science Foundation proposals and
correspondence 2 folders
|
1962-1968 |
| Box | ||
| 8 | Oceanography
buildings plans, OSU campus
apx 20x24 in.
|
1961-1966 |
| 1 | Student support
proposal/grants 3 folders
|
1962-1970 |
| 1 | Traineeship proposed
program for minorities |
1974-1975 |
Subgroup 2: Ship OperationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Series I: Research Vessel Deck Log
Books |
1964-1979 | |
Yaquina
|
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Sept. 8, 1964 - Sept. 14, 1968 | |
| 3 | Sept. 15, 1968 - Sept. 11, 1974 | |
| 4 | Sept. 12, 1974 - Nov. 20, 1975 | |
Cayuse
|
||
| Box | ||
| 4 | May 22, 1968 - Jan. 18, 1972 | |
| 5 | Jan. 19, 1972 - Oct. 5, 1976; Sept. 14, 1977 - Jan. 6, 1978 | |
| 6 | Jan. 10, 1977 - May 17, 1979 | |
Series II: Cruise Reports |
1968-1979 | |
| Box | ||
| 6 |
Yaquina
7 folders
|
Jan. 2, 1970 - Oct. 31, 1975 |
Cayuse
|
||
| Box | ||
| 6 | 6 folders |
May 22, 1968 - June 27, 1969; June 30, 1971 - Dec. 19, 1973 |
| 7 | 8 folders |
Jan. 3, 1974 - May 3, 1979 |
| Box | ||
| 7 | Series III: Vessel Operations
Grants 2 folders
|
1960-1967 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Oceanographic research ships--Oregon.
- Oceanography--Research--Oregon.
Corporate Names
- Cayuse (Ship)
- Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling.
- Wecoma (Ship)
- Yaquina (Ship)
