The Willamette Mission archeological project
consists of a broad program of cultural research in the
fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The
study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the
Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were
conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to
assess the site's...
The Willamette Mission archeological project
consists of a broad program of cultural research in the
fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The
study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the
Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were
conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to
assess the site's...
A five year longitudinal study was begun in 1976 to find a
solution to the problem of early primary children who fail in school
and then adopt the failure syndrome. The study was conducted in four
elementary schools in Oregon which had distinctly different
socio-economic populations.
The tests used for...
The 109-year-old Porter house in Shedd, Oregon is one of few
remaining, well-preserved examples of Rural Gothic architecture in the
Willamette Valley. This study attempts to record its history: the
economic circumstances which led the pioneering David Putnam Porter
family to build this relatively large house, the family background,
and...
The study was designed to determine the effect of doctoral
study upon the marriages of doctoral students.
The sample for the research was drawn from the total population of married doctoral students enrolled in Oregon State University/Western Oregon State College's School of Education and Oregon
State University's College of Home...
Seventeen populations of Gila Baird and Girard are identified from the Alvord Basin of southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada. Gila in the Alvord Basin occupy a wide range of habitats, including warm springs, cool springs, creeks, reservoirs, and a thermal lake. These populations became isolated in remnant habitats when waters...