Carl E. Bond Papers, 1944-2000
Bond, Carl
Eldon., 1920-
3 cubic
feet
Introduction of pink Salmon to Sashin Creek, Little
Port Walter, Alaska, 1964. Despite
his primary focus of Oregon freshwater fishes and the Sculpin
Cottidae, ichthyologist Carl Bond's research efforts took
him to many locales, including this project in Alaska. Lending
his expertise to the Peace Corps from 1967 to 1971, Bond involved
himself in fishery and aquaculture research projects in Asia,
Latin America, and Africa. Beginning his career at
OSC in 1949 as Assistant Aquatic Biologist, Bond became Professor
Emeritus of Fisheries in 1984.Scope and Content Note
The Bond Papers document the fisheries research conducted by
OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Carl E. Bond.
These records are organized into six series: I. Research Projects;
II. Correspondence; III. Research Notes; IV. Lectures and Seminars;
V. Publications; and VI. Photographs.
Series I pertains to research projects and consists of annual and
quarterly progress reports, correspondence, presentation notes,
studies, research outlines and proposals, and surveys. The bulk of
this series documents three projects funded by the Oregon
Agricultural Experiment Station: a survey of fishes in Oregon
(#32), aquatic weed control (#34, 773), and aquaculture development
in farm ponds (#294). Unnumbered projects in this series pertain entirely to
research of Oregon and California freshwater and ocean fishes, including the
identification and survey of sculpin, tui chub, and sucker varieties.
The correspondence in series II relates
to Bond's research activities, interaction between others involved in fish research,
the Peace Corps in Asia and
other international research projects in Latin America and Africa, involvement with
state agencies in the study and protection of endangered Oregon fish species,
Bond's post as Assistant Dean of the graduate school, and faculty
fellowships with the National Science Foundation.
Series III includes notes, research data, and studies pertaining to
farm pond and weed studies, stream pollution, Coho salmon, the effects
of certain chemicals on fish, fish oxygen consumption, Peace Corps
research projects, and fisheries in India. The notes, which are found both
in field notebooks and loose in folders, include research data originally
compiled by Oregon State Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Roland Dimick.
Series IV contains a slide show script, presentation outlines,
and a workshop guide from seminars and lectures presented by Bond.
Consisting primarily of article reprints and abstracts, the publications
in series V document fish research by Bond and others. This series also
includes two publications on Oregon fish, one of which was written by Bond.
The photographs primarily depict various freshwater and ocean fishes and
were generated as a byproduct of Bond's research, featured in publications,
or were received by Bond for the purposes of identification. Images of farm
pond weed research that include shots of a classroom field trip are among
the photographs.
Biographical Note
Alumnus and ichthyologist Carl Bond received B.S. and M.S.
degrees from Oregon State College in 1947 and 1948.
Bond also received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in
1963, for which he left OSU in 1959 and returned in 1960. He began
his teaching and research career in OSC's Fisheries and Wildlife
Dept. in 1949 as Assistant Aquatic Biologist. Specializing in
the study of freshwater fish, Bond established himself as one
of the world's leading authorities on Sculpin cottidae.
Bond was also involved in research internationally, working in
Latin America and Africa, as well as India and Iran in Peace Corps
projects from 1967 to 1971. In addition to his teaching post,
Bond also held the position of Assistant Dean of the Graduate
School from 1969 to 1974. He became Professor Emeritus of Fisheries
in 1984.
Related Materials
Other materials relating to fish research and fisheries include:
the E.
E. Wilson Papers; the Roland
Dimick Papers; the Oregon
Wildlife Federation Scrapbooks; Fisheries
and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190); and
the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 25).
Several of Bond's published works are available in the OSU Valley Library.
Container Note
These records are housed in 3 cubic foot boxes and 2 document boxes.
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