Tony Van Vliet Papers, 1946-1995
Van Vliet, Antone Cornelius, 1930-
6.25 cubic feet
Scope and Content Note
The Tony Van Vliet Papers are organized into three groups. The first group pertains
to his work on the OSU College of Forestry faculty, on university committees
and other activities, and with the university's Career Planning and Placement
Center. College of Forestry records (1949-1976) include correspondence and meeting
minutes relating to the planning and construction of Peavy Hall; research records
pertaining to Douglas fir, plywood, and the balsam woolly aphid; historical
information on the School, the Forestry Club, and McDonald Forest; and a consultant
report on the Drain Plywood Company.
Committee records include the Ad Hoc Committee on General Education, 1971-1973;
and the Faculty Reviews and Appeals Committee, 1974-1976. Records of other activities
include the third student-faculty conference in January and February 1969. Career
Planning and Placement Center materials (1975-1990) include correspondence;
a 1990 recruiter evaluation of the center; and materials for a managerial course
given to a private sector company.
The second group of papers documents the ten terms Van Vliet served in the Oregon
Legislative Assembly representing House District 35 in Benton County (1975-1995).
Most of the materials in this group are closed until January 1, 2006.
Closed records include correspondence; speeches, statements, and editorials;
legislative and gubernatorial committee, council and task force records; bills
files; and information files on significant issues. Records that are open in
this group include legislative directories, guides and handbooks; campaign and
election materials; constituent surveys; published reports; and newspaper clippings
about the 1993 session.
The third group of papers pertains to other organizations and activities that
Van Vliet has been involved with. Included are materials pertaining to Corvallis
Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., the ARC of Benton County, and the Republican
Party. This group also contains a hand-tinted photograph of a lumber mill.
New Accession, 2007
Biographical Note
Tony Van Vliet was born in San Francisco, California, in January 1930. He received
a B.S. in forest products in 1952 and an M.S. in wood science in 1958, both
from Oregon State. He received a Ph.D. in forest products from Michigan State
University in 1970. Van Vliet taught in OSU's School of Forestry from 1955 to
1990, and from 1963-1971 was also a forest products extension specialist. He
served as associate director of the Career Planning and Placement Center from
1971-1978, and was director of the center from 1978 until his retirement from
OSU in 1990.
Van Vliet was first elected to the Oregon Legislative Assembly in the fall of
1974, and was subsequently re-elected to nine two year terms. He declined to
seek re-election in 1994 and retired from the legislature in January 1995. Van
Vliet served on the Joint Ways and Means Committee from the 1979 session through
the 1993 session; he was co-chair of the committee in 1991. He also served on
the Emergency Board (1977 through 1991 sessions); the Governor's Public Lands
Advisory Committee (1979 through 1993 sessions); and the Joint Data Processing
Committee (1977 through 1991 sessions).
Related Materials
Other materials pertaining to Van Vliet's forestry work can be found in the
Forestry Extension Records (RG 103), the College
of Forestry Records (RG 139), and the Agricultural
Experiment Station Records (RG 25). A copy of his 1970 Ph.D. dissertation,
"The Sawmill Manager: His Nature and His Time" (Michigan State University)
can be found in the Extension Service Records
(RG 111). See also the Memorabilia Collection file for additional information
on Tony Van Vliet.
Photographs of Van Vliet can be found in the Alumni Association Photographic
Collection (P 17:7023); the News and Communication Services Photographic Collection
(P 57:4279-4280); the Robert Henderson Photographic Collection (P 98:1201);
and the College of Home Economics Photographic Collection (P 44 - acc. 93:050).
Shelf Locations
SR 6/7/6/10-60
7/1/3/i (12x17 oversize box)
2/2/1/l (oversize photographs)
Oversize drawer 3
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