Tim Townsend slide collection

Collection

Identifier: PH 360

Scope and Contents

The collection includes approximately 8,360 2" x 2" color slides of Oregon, the American West, and the Oregon Rajneesh compound. Series I and II depict landscapes and are arranged by geographic region. Slides are annotated with location information. Series III includes slides of the Atlas of Oregon publication and geographical projects arranged by topic, including State Streets and Neighborhoods. Series IV includes slides of the Oregon Rajneesh compound, including aerial photography of the community. The collection also includes folders of notes and clippings related to the Rajneesh compound and Townsend's visits.

Dates

circa 1957-1999
Majority of material found within circa 1970-1990

Creator

Townsend, Tim (Geography teacher) (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Tim Townsend was a high school geography instructor who taught for the Eugene 4J district for 40 years. He also taught summer session in the University of Oregon geography department during the 1970s-1980s. His courses included: teacher training and methods, geography of Oregon and the American West. Townsend was a pilot, and he documented the changing landscape of Oregon and the American West from the ground and air, using his photography as a teaching aid in the classroom. Townsend was also allowed rare access to aerially photograph the Rajneeshpuram intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon in the 1980s.

Extent

3 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Tim Townsend was a high school geography instructor who taught for the Eugene 4J district for 40 years. He also taught summer session in the University of Oregon geography department during the 1970s-1980s. The collection includes approximately 8,360 2" x 2" color slides of Oregon, the American West, and the Oregon Rajneesh compound.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series I. Oregon Series II. American West Series III. Projects Series IV. Oregon Rajneesh

Series I. Oregon is arranged in the following subseries: Subseries A. Oregon Coast Subseries B. Willamette Valley Subseries C. Cascades Subseries D. High Lava Plains Subseries E. Deschutes Umatilla Plateau Subseries F. West Valley South and Klamath Mountains Subseries G. Basin and Range Subseries H. Owyhee Uplands Subseries I. Blue Mountains Subseries J. Eugene and Springfield

Series II. American West is arranged in the following Subseries:

Subseries A. Idaho, Washington, and California Subseries B. Arizona, Colorado, Utah, California Subseries C. Montana, Utah, Arizona Subseries D. Washington Subseries E. Northern California, Stockton North

Series III. Projects is arranged in the following subseries:

Subseries A. Atlas of Oregon Subseries B. State Street Study Subseries C. Neighborhoods