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Front matter
Front matter of Paul M. Dunn. Every printed page has its own permanent link.
Jackson, Royal G. and Jennifer A. Lee 1990. Paul M. Dunn. Biographical Sketch and Story of the Adair Tract, Benton County, Oregon. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #02, 2nd printing. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 53 pp
p. 47 = printed page 47 of the original book; the link on each page number is a permanent address you can send to anyone.
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- #2 Paul M. Dunn
- Narrator
- Paul M. Dunn
- Original
- http://www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Oral_Histories/Soap_Creek_Valley/02_Dunn/Jackson-Lee_1990.pdf
- Accessioned
- From Bob Zybach’s upload, 23 August 2026
THE SOAP CREEK VALLEY HISTORY PROJECT
The Soap Creek Valley History Project was undertaken by the Oregon State University's Research Forests in 1989 for the purpose of better understanding the history, ecology, and culture of an area that has been directly impacted by OSU land management practices for over sixty years. An important part of the project has been the locating of recorded interviews with individuals who have had an influence upon the valley's history. Additional recordings have also been made with significant individuals who were not previously consulted, as well as "follow-up" interviews with a few people who have continued to contribute to our understanding of the Soap Creek area.
The publication of these interviews as a series of cross-referenced monographs has been undertaken in an effort to make them available to resource managers, researchers and educators. It will also provide accurate and accessible references for a planned written history of the area.
One of the primary accomplishments of the project has been the creation of a computerized concordance file. This was made possible through the assistance and expertise of Bonnie Humphrey-Anderson, of the Homer Museum staff, and Lisa Buschman, secretary for the OSU Research Forests. This file allows for both the efficient and systematic indexing of the monographs in this series, as well as providing a method for cross-referencing other research materials being used in the construction of a scholarly history of the Soap Creek Valley. Wherever possible, that history is being assembled from the written and spoken words of the people who made it and lived it. The use of the concordance file allows information from the journal entries of botanist David Douglas, the transcribed words of Kalapuyan William Hartless, the spoken memories of pioneer "Grandma" Carter, and the recordings of OSU forest manager Mary Rowley -- a history spanning over a century and a half -- to be systematically searched and organized. The index to this monograph constitutes the first applied use of the file.
Citations to the following monograph should mention both the museum and OSU Research Forests.
INTRODUCTION TO PAUL M. DUNN INTERVIEWS
The interviews with Paul M. Dunn took place in Peavy Hall on the OSU campus on November 2, 1978 and September 18, 1979, with funding provided by the OSU College of Forestry and Homer Museum. The interviews were part of Homer Museum's Oral History Project: "Oregon State University and its Effect on the Larger Community."
To members of the forestry community, Paul M. Dunn needs little introduction. His inclusion in a history of the Soap Creek Valley is primarily due to his efforts in securing the Adair Tract for OSU's forestry and agriculture. It is for those efforts that the tract was subsequently named the "Paul M. Dunn Research Forest" after it came under OSU ownership. For those unfamiliar with the geography of the Soap Creek Valley, it is sufficient to know that it drains much of OSU's McDonald Forest on the south, much of the Paul M. Dunn Forest on the north, and contains hundreds of OSU College of Agriculture acres within its flood-plain. For those unfamiliar with Paul M. Dunn, or those who simply don't realize the remarkable number of contributions he has made to the Corvallis community, to Oregon State University, and to the field of forestry in general, they are referred to the appendix to this monograph.
After a long and productive career, Paul M. Dunn died in 1988. His widow, Neva Kissinger Dunn. has graciously allowed the biography of her husband -- written for a permanent display at the World Forestry Center in Portland by Thayer Willis -- to be included with this history. Her enthusiastic support of this project is indicative of the type of help and the contributions she brought to her husband's life, both private and professional. In reviewing the biography for publication, Mrs. Dunn observed that she believed "it covers everything very well." It is hoped that the reviewers of the following oral history will come to a similar conclusion.
Bob Zybach Corvallis, Oregon September 1, 1990
How to cite this item
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- As printed
- Jackson, Royal G. and Jennifer A. Lee 1990. Paul M. Dunn. Biographical Sketch and Story of the Adair Tract, Benton County, Oregon. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #02, 2nd printing. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 53 pp
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- Dunn 1990. Front matter. America's School Trust Library, The Zybach Collection. https://schooltrusts.org/collections/zybach/soap-creek/m02-dunn/front-matter/ (accessed 2026).
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