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Using Materials
The holdings of the University Archives are open to faculty, staff,
students, and the public for research. Reference assistance is provided
by Archives staff to help determine the materials appropriate for specific
research projects.
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Archives Instruction
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and for course projects, visit our
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Campus Buildings and Development Resources
This includes general information file containing newspaper and other
published articles, brochures, ephemera, etc.
There are files for most campus buildings; some files contain more
information than others. Additionally, some files include oversize
materials and are physically located elsewhere.
Examples Include:
- Buildings - Agriculture Hall
- Buildings - Agriculture Utilities Building
- Buildings - Alpha Hall
- Buildings - Apperson Hall
- Buildings - Ballard Extension Hall
- Buildings - Bates Hall
- Buildings - Bell Tower
- Buildings - Benton Annex
- Buildings - Benton Hall [2 folders]
MC Files of Interest for Finding Building Information
- Bennes, John V.
- Campus Maps
- Campus Planning
- Campus Property
- Olmsted Brothers - Report on Oregon Agricultural College, 1909
The photographic collection of the Archives includes more than 405,000
images taken by university staff, commercial photographers, and individuals.
Photographs of buildings can be found throughout all the collections,
but of particular interest are the following
Harriet's Collection
(HC)
This collection contains files of photos for most major buildings, especially
those constructed before WWII. An inventory available online at
Examples Include:
- #35 Buildings - Strand Agriculture Hall [See also Oversize Cabinet
Drawer 6.]
- #36 Buildings - Women's Dormitories
- #42 Buildings - Apperson Hall
- #63 Buildings - Mechanical Hall
- #64 Buildings - Chemistry
Buildings Photograph
Collection (P 16)
This collection contains photographs of Oregon State University buildings,
grounds, and facilities as well as a limited number of images of other
notable buildings in Corvallis . The collection also includes approximately
20 line drawings of buildings located on other Oregon University System
campuses. An inventory is available online at
Gwil Evans Photograph
Collection (P 82)
This photographic collection consists of photographs taken by the staff
of the Oregon State College (and later Oregon State University ) News
Bureau. The collection documents the full range of University programs
and activities and includes images of campus buildings and development;
student life; instruction and research; faculty, staff, and alumni;
and Extension Service programs especially for the post-World War II
period through the early 1960s. An inventory available is online at
OSU Historical File (P 25)
This collection contains historical images of OSU. An inventory is available
in Archives reference room.
Best
of the Archives Digital Collection
This collection contains many photos of campus buildings and views,
including several from the collections referenced above.
Photographs card catalog index
This is a good source for references to older photographs. It is located
in the card catalog in the Archives Reference Room.
These collections contain permanent records created by university departments,
offices, committees, or organizations include correspondence, annual
and biennial reports, final research and special reports, policy statements
and procedure manuals, meeting minutes, architectural drawings, and
celebration and special event records.
Facilities Services Records (RG 193)
These records were generated and collected by the Department of Facilities
Services. An inventory can be found in the Archives Reference Room.
- Accession 2000:055 contains a variety of records on many campus
buildings, 1938-1997. A
description and preliminary inventory are available online.
- Building plans database lists each set of plans per building (staff
access only at this point).
Business Affairs Records (RG 17)
These records were generated and collected by the Business Affairs Office.
An inventory can be found in the Archives Reference Room.
General Catalogs
The General Catalog contains campus maps and/or descriptions of campus,
which includes the buildings located on campus at the time of each print.
Bound copies of these catalogs can be found on the Archives Reference
bookshelf for the years 1889/1890-1989/1990. Additional years
and copies are located in the Archives Workroom.
Oregon Stater Issues
The Oregon Stater issues sometimes contain articles spotlighting new
buildings that were being built on campus at the time of publication. Photos
of, discussions of the use of, and sometimes words from those associated
with the buildings may be included. Looking through the issues
chronologically near the dates of construction and of major renovations may
yield information regarding particular buildings. Bound copies
of the Stater can be found on the Archives Reference bookshelf for volumes
1 through 26(1966). Additional copies are available in the Archives
and Special Collections.
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