The Extension Reports document the activities of the entomology specialists. The Research Records document efforts to control agricultural pests and the effects of certain pesticides on laboratory animals and plants. The Instructional Materials are classroom notes, workshop and short course materials, and television scripts used by various Entomology faculty members. Special events such as the Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference are records of mostly annual conferences. Faculty Information files contain biographical records, publication lists, samples of research reports and publications, correspondence and a variety of other materials related to that particular entomology professor.
Organizations relate to various non-OSU groups that entomologists chaired or participated in.
The Historical Studies are files of historical data about the Department of Entomology, and the field of entomology in general. Committees Records pertain to College of Agricultural Sciences committees, and the Biennial Reports cover important data about the Entomology Department. New Accession Historical Note Entomology has been taught at Oregon State since 1873. A Department of Zoology and Entomology was established in 1889, with F. L. Washburn as the chair. In 1914, Entomology was made a separate department and an undergraduate major was created.