Douglas C. Strain Papers 1914-2007 1970-2000

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Douglas C. Strain Papers 1914-2007 1970-2000

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv16323

The Douglas C. Strain Papers consist ofmaterials generated and assembled by Strain and document his establishmentof Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) and professional and philanthropicactivities as well as his family. Strain founded Electro ScientificIndustries, a manufacturer of precision instrumentation and laserfabrication systems, in Portland, Oregon, in 1953. He was activelyinvolved in a civic organizations and boards and supported a number ofprojects at Oregon higher education institutions, including Oregon StateUniversity.

16 cubic feet, including 850photographs, 3 videotapes, and 1 DVD; 16 boxes

eng,

Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6366812

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Strain, Clayton Preston.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r33j9g (person)

Oregon Agricultural College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bc7mwg (corporateBody)

Lambda Chi Alpha

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x11fxd (corporateBody)

The Lambda Chi Alpha (LCA) fraternity chapter at Ohio University (OU) was initiated by four men in 1916. The original name, Phi Kappa Epsilon, as replaced by Alpha Tau Epsilon one year later to avoid confusion with another fraternity. ATE was incorporated by national LCA in 1918. LCA was forced to give up its charter in 1937 due to financial difficulties. It later reappeared on OU campus as Lambda Chi Delta. In 1968 the charter was revoked due to discriminatory acts. LCA appeared again in 1972. ...

Strain, Douglas C.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mx514t (person)

Douglas C. Strain was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) and was instrumental in the establishment of the high-technology and electronics industry in Oregon. After working as a design engineer for several southern California electronic and instrument companies, he founded Electro Measurements with his father, Clayton Strain, and several Cal Tech classmates in 1953. Strain retired as CEO in 1980, but continued as chairman, and later vice chairman, o...

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67d82zj (corporateBody)

Oregon State university

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm246h (corporateBody)

Lee, Marshall M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s598zz (person)