Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 9/14/71
Dean Richard Yoesting
Papers, 1967-1976, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Yoesting, Dean Richard
title: Papers
dates: 1967-1976, undated
extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
collection number: RS 9/14/71
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Dean Richard Yoesting Papers, RS 9/14/71, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Dean Richard Yoesting was born on July 10, 1939 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He received his B.S. (1961) in agricultural education from Ohio State University, M.S. (1963) in rural sociology from Ohio State University, and Ph. D. (1967) in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to his arrival at Iowa State, Yoesting was employed as a high school general science teacher (1961-1962) in New Carlisle (Ohio), Research Assistant (1962-1963) at Ohio State University, and numerous research and teaching positions at the University of Wisconsin.

Yoesting joined the Iowa State University faculty as a Research Associate (1966) in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He was promoted to Assistant Professor (1966-1972) and accepted a joint appointment with the Department of Forestry in 1969. Yoesting was promoted to Associate Professor (1972-1976).

Yoesting was a member of the American Sociological Association, the Rural Sociological Society, the Midwest Sociological Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, Gamma Sigma Delta, Xi Sigma Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Society of Sigma Xi, Who's Who in the Midwest, and the American Men and Women of Science.

 

Collection description

The collection (1967-1976, undated) contains biographical information and published works. The publications focus on Yoesting's research on outdoor recreational facilities and activities in Iowa and the Midwest.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical Information

1968-1976

1

2

Paper: "Attitudes Toward Governmental Policy Formation"

1971

1

3

Paper: "Bibliography of Outdoor Recreation and Leisure: A Decade of Research"

1975 circa

1

4

Paper: "Changing Trade Patterns of Open-Country Residents"

1967

1

5

Paper: "Childhood Outdoor Recreation Patterns and Their Relationship to Adult Participation: A Replication and Suggested Refinement"

1976

1

6

Paper: "Congruence of Migration Expectations and Performances"

1967

1

7

Paper: "Congruency Between Occupational Aspirations and Attainments of Iowa Young People"

1968

1

8

Paper: "Continuing Education for Foresters"

1968

1

9

Paper: "For More Effective Links Between Resource Management and Research"

1968

1

10

Paper: "Impact of New Water-Based Recreation Facilities: Behavior and Management Implications"

undated

1

11

Paper: "Leisure Orientation Scale Replication and Measurement Analysis"

1971

1

12

Paper: "Long Range Planning Report, Outdoor Recreation Research Panel, Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station"

1968

1

13

Paper: "Longitudinal Study of Occupational Aspirations and Attainments of Iowa Young Adults"

1968

1

14

Paper: "Migration Expectations and Performances of Open-Country Young Adults"

1969

1

15

Paper: "Outdoor Recreation in Northeastern Iowa: 1970 and 1985"

1975

1

16

Paper: "Outdoor Recreation Research Needs in Alaska"

1975

1

17

Paper: "Perception of Water Pollution in a Rural Area"

1971

1

18

Paper: "Recreation Activity Clustering"

undated

1

19

Paper: "Significance of Childhood Recreation Experience on Adult Leisure Behavior"

1972

1

20

Paper: "Social and Attitudinal Variants in High and Low Use of Outdoor Recreation Facilities"

1973

1

21

Paper: "Sociological and Educational Implications of Conservation"

1972

1

22

Paper: "Sociological Aspects of Water-Based Recreation in Iowa"

1971

1

23

Paper: "Some Social Changes in Rural Iowa"

1967

1

24

Paper: "Trade Pattern Changes of Open-Country Residents"

1969

1

25

Paper: "Utility of a Leisure-Oriented Scale"

1976