Paul E. Bernier Papers, 1930-1992
Bernier, Paul E., 1911 -
0.5 cubic feet
Scope and Content Note
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. 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.
New Accession, 2005
Biographical Note
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.
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).
Shelf Locations
SR 5/6/2/53
7/2/3/b (20x24 oversize box)
2/2/9/11 (photographs)
Inventory
(box SR 5/6/2/53)
I. Biographical Information, 1930-1976
II. Bibliography of Bernier's Writings from 1930-1975
III. Publications, 1950-1990
IV. Research Project Records for "Genetics and Breeding Improvement of Chickens," 1947-1977: Project outlines, 1947-1972
Project annual reports, 1948-1977
Annual reports for other projects, 1950-1968
V. Histories of Departmental Research Projects, 1958-1969
VI. Katherine Osborn Recognition Materials, 1971
VII. Triad Club Records, 1956-1992 (2 folders)
VIII.Diploma and Certificate:
B.S. Diploma, Universite Laval, 1932 (oversize box 7/2/3/b)
American Poultry Association Life Member Certificate, 1937 (box SR 5/6/2/53) (box 2/2/9/11)
IX. Photographs, 1956-1976:
Bernier and unidentified man, ca. 1960
Triad Club members on steps of the Memorial Union, 1956 and 1976
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