Roland Eugene Dimick Papers, 1933-1970
Dimick, Roland Eugene, 1899-1980
.8 cubic feet

Scope and Content Note

Organized into 9 series: 1. William L. Finley Correspondence; 2. Dept. of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Curricula; 3. Grade Distribution Study; 4. Agriculture Awards Banquets; 5. Wildlife Club; 6. Oregon Wildlife Federation; 7. Miscellany; 8. Photographs; 9. Recording. Most series arranged chronologically.

Series 1 and 2 document the establishment of the Department of Fish, Game and Fur Animal Management at Oregon State in 1935-36. The Oregon Wildlife Federation materials include an early constitution and membership list, general bulletins sent to county chapters, reports, resolutions, annual meeting programs, a recording on fishing, and news clippings. Photographs are of William J. Smith and the Oregon Wildlife Federation, logging salvage operations, and the Camp Adair area.

New Accession, 2007

Provenance

Papers were found in Dimick's office.


Biographical Note

Roland Eugene Dimick was born in Hubbard, Oregon on July 5, 1899. He received a B.S. in 1926 and an M.S. in 1931 from Oregon State College. From 1929 to 1931 Dimick was a teaching fellow and assistant at the Agricultural Experiment Station, and served as Assistant Professor from 1931 to 1936. He helped establish the Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management and was appointed Professor and department head in 1936. He was department head until 1963 and became Professor Emeritus in 1966.

Dimick received the OSU Distinguished Service Award in 1969. He was a member of the Sigma Xi, Kappa Delta Pi and Gamma Sigma Delta honorary societies. Dimick died in Corvallis on February 1, 1980.


Related Materials

Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190) and Photograph Collection (P 179); and the William L. Finley Papers.


Shelf Locations:

SR 5/5/03/62
SR 1/2/3/40 (recording)
2/2/9/11 (photographs)
2/2/1/e (oversize photographs)

(box SR5/5/3/62)
I.   Correspondence with William L. Finley, 1935

II.  Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management
          Curricula, 1935-1936

III. OSC Grade Distribution Study, 1936

IV.  Agriculture Awards Banquet, 1967 and 1969

V.   Ding Darling Wildlife Club, 1940-1942:
          "Oregon's Wildlife", 1940-1942
          Club officers, 1941-1942
          Publicity, 1941-1942

VI.  Oregon Wildlife Federation, 1933-1970:
          1. Constitution, 1937
             Membership lists, ca. 1938
             Directors, 1938
             Reports of Secretary/Treasurer, 1937-1939
             General Bulletins, 1938-1940

          2. Correspondence and news releases, 1937-1938
             Reports, 1937-1939 and undated
             Testimony before Federal Power Commission, 1960
             Resolutions, 1939 and undated
             Annual Meeting programs, 1936-1970

          3. News clippings, 1937-1948

          4. Materials from associated organizations, 1933-1953
             National Wildlife Federation:
               Ad proofs and proof copy from national newsletter,
                    ca. 1938
               Publication, ca. 1960

VII.  Miscellany:
          Oregon Committee on Natural Resources, 4th Biennial
               Report, 1961
          Water Pollution article, 1960
          Waldport Ranger District map, 1945

VIII. Photographs:
(box 2/2/9/11)
          William J. Smith, 1939-1940
          Oregon Wildlife Federation banquet, 1936?
          Glock Webb, Alsea Hatchery superintendent, ca. 1953
          Logging salvage operations, ca. 1950s (negatives only)
          Wasco County habitat improvement records, ca. 1949
               (Elwood Madden thesis?)
          Camp Adair area, 1954-1957 (photos taken by John
               McCann?; removed from album)
          John McCann's thesis illustrations, ca. 1960

(box 2/2/1/l, oversize photos)
          Camp Adair area, 1953-1958 (photos taken by John
               McCann?; removed from album)

IX.   Recording:
(box SR 1/2/3/40)
          Oregon Wildlife Federation, "Fishing Debate," William
               J. Smith interviewing Rep. John Hounsell and Don
               McKernan, broadcast on KOAC (tape recording and
               transcript)

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