Environmental Health Sciences Center Records, 1964-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Environmental Health Sciences Center.
Title
Environmental Health Sciences Center Records
Dates
1964-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.3 cubic ft.
Collection Number
RG 155
Summary
The Environmental Health Sciences Center Records document interdisciplinary reserach in environmental toxicology at Oregon State University. The Environmental Health Sciences Center was established in 1967 with funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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

The Environmental Health Sciences Center was established in 1967 to provide coordination and stimulation of interdisciplinary environmental health research and training between OSU colleges and departments. The Center is funded primarily by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the major field of research is environmental toxicology. The director reports to the Dean of Research.

Directors have included Virgil Freed (1967-1981) and Donald J. Reed (1982-1997).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Series I, Introductory Booklet, consists of a packet of materials assembled in 1975 to illustrate the programs and operations of the Center. Series II, Progress Reports, consists of summary and annual reports of the Center and specific programs, from 1964-1996. The first report pertains to a program in place when the Center was established. Series III, Special Reports, consists of planning, program, meeting, and project reports, primarily from the 1970s. Series IV consists of policy /historical correspondence from 1975 and 1976. Series V includes the Center's executive committee meeting minutes from 1967- 1970. Series VI contains grant and research proposals for the Center and component programs, and dates from 1966-1970. Series VII, Special Events Records, contains reports and paper abstracts of conferences attended by Center staff or hosted by the Center in the early 1970s.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Environmental Health Sciences Center Records (RG 155), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 7 series: I. Introductory Booklet; II. Progress Reports; III. Special Reports; IV. Policy/ Historical Correspondence; V. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes; VI. Grant and Research Proposals; and VII. Special Events Records.

Related Materials

Environmental Health Sciences Center misc. publications (PUB 2-30) includes a departmental newsletter, published lectures, a listing of selected classes, and proceedings of meetings. In addition, the Research Office Records (RG 170) contain related materials.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Introductory Booklet, ca. 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Series II:  Progress Reports, 1964-1996Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Toxicology of Pesticides in the Environment, progress reports
1964-1968 & 1966/67
1
Summary Progress Report
1968-1973
Annual Reports
1967-1993
Box
1
Entire program
1967/68-1970/71
1
Environmental Toxicology of Pesticides
1971/72
1
Entire program
1973/74, 1977/78 & 1984/84-1987/88
1
Entire program
1988/89-1992/93
1
Entire program
1993-1996

Series III:  Special Reports, 1970-1984Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Planning, Programming and Budgeting Report
1970-1975
1
Program Review and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Task Force Report
1983-1984
1
Meeting Reports, Directors of University-based Centers for the Environmental Health Sciences
1975-1977
2
Waste pesticide management program status reports
1970
2
Project reports
1973-1975

Series IV:  Policy/Historical Correspondence, 1975-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Series V:  Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1967-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Series VI:  Grant & Research Proposals, 1966-1970Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Center for Environmental Management
Box
2
1967-1973, submitted 1966
2
1970-1975, submitted 1969?
Box
2
Environmental Health Sciences Center renewal grant for 1970-1975
submitted 1969
2
Pesticide Toxicology/Environmental Science training renewal proposal
ca. 1970
2
Land Use Planning & Zoning in Selected Oregon Counties, research proposal
1969

Series VII:  Special Events Records, 1970-1972Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
Report on " Environment: The Quest for Quality" conference, Washington, D.C.
February 1970
2
Abstracts of papers from " Beneficial Uses of Thermal Discharges" conference, Albany, New York
September 1970
2
Abstracts of papers from " Agents of Environmental Stress" conference, Tualatin, Oregon (sponsored by Environmental Health Sciences Center)
July 1972

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Environmental health--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Environmental toxicology--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Pesticides--Toxicology--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Research institutes--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State University--Research.
  • Oregon State University. Environmental Health Sciences Center.