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2008 Accessions
Accession 2008:107 (Received 2008-12-22)
Newman Foundation of OSU Records (MSS) New Collection
1962-2008
5.4 cubic feet; 6 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated by the Newman Foundation of OSU and includes articles of incorporation, budget statements, bylaws, correspondence, flyers, a guestbook, historical outlines, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, property records, reports, a seal, and sound recordings. Primarily documenting the administration of the foundation and its management of properties near campus where the Newman Center resides, about one third of these records pertain to a lawsuit brought by the foundation against the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland regarding those properties. Interfiled among the board minutes are correspondence and other documentation relating to the lawsuit as well as proposals for the re-development and renovation (Newman Commons; Trinity Court) of the historic structures on the property. The photographs, totaling 22 prints and 25 negatives in all, depict views of the streetscape around the Newman Center buildings and the damage done to a large metal cylinder assumed to belong to the Newman Center. Made up of two cassette tapes, the sound recordings contain interviews with Gordon and Veronica Sitton about the history of the OSU Newman Center.
Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1965, the Newman Foundation of OSU sought to "preserve, protect, and promote the Catholic faith of its members, to propagate the Catholic faith according to the dictates of the church, and to provide facilities for each purposes." More specifically, the foundation was organized to help develop a Newman Center close to the OSU campus. As a part of this mission, the foundation bought several properties on the block bounded by Monroe, 23rd, 21st, and Jackson Streets in 1966 and managed this property with the intention of maintaining the Newman Center there. During 2001and 2002, the foundation donated the properties to the Archdiocese of Portland in the interest of facilitating needed renovation work on some of the structures. The annoucement of plans a few years later to sell the properties sparked a legal battle between the foundation and the Archdiocese that the foundation ultimately lost on appeal in 2007. The foundation dissolved soon thereafter in 2008. The roots of the Newman Center itself stems from the Newman Club, which organized in 1917.
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Accession 2008:106 (Received 2008-12-18)
University Advancement (RG 210)
1997-2002
0.40 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of materials reflecting survey research generated by the Office of University Marketing. Mostly made up of reports and studies, the surveys document perceptions of OSU by the following groups: Oregon voters, Oregon high school sophmores and juniors, professional faculty at OSU, and recent recipients of graduate degrees from OSU. Among the foci of these surveys include Distance and Continuing Education classes through OSU and the 2007 OSU redesign campaign. Also included in this transfer is a target market plan oriented toward Hispanic student recruitment.
Accession 2008:105 (Received 2008-12-18)
Walters, Jayne, Scrapbook (MSS) New Collection
1934-1940
1.3 cubic feet; 1 20x24x5 oversize box and 1 document box
This accession is made up of a scrapbook assembled by alumna Jayne Walters that reflects her experience as a student at Oregon State College and includes artistic renderings, certificates, commencement programs, correspondence, dance cards, event programs, football game programs, an identification card, name tags, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, publications, restaurant menus, ribbons, and ticket stubs. In addition to campus social activities, the scrapbook also documents Walters' membership in the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, her editorial work on student publications, her service as president of the Theta Sigma Phi Honorary Society, and a trip to Chicago for a Theta Sigma Phi conference. The renderings consist of two colored pencil portrait sketches of Jayne and fellow student Irene. The correspondence includes letters from Jayne to the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in search of employment opportunities.
Jayne Walters graduated with an undergraduate degree in secretarial science in 1940. After graduation, she moved to Warrenton and worked for the city government there for a number of years.
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Accession 2008:104 (Received 2008-12-16)
Morris, Jimmie, Collection (MSS)
1922-2008
0.20 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 16x20 oversize box
This addition to the Jimmie Morris Collection is made up of correspondence, a diploma, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, reports, scripts, sound recordings, and a book. Reflecting Morris' 45-year career with the KOAC radio station and the history of KOAC itself, these materials also document Morris' off campus activities as a ham radio operator, receipt of awards, and work with the State Division of Continuing Education. Scripts and reports written by Morris pertain primarily to the educational use of television and the KOAC School of the Air. The publications were published by KOAC and consists of daily program schedules, broadcast guides for the School of the Air, press releases, and a newsletter. Numbering 30 images in total (19 prints and 11 slides), the photographs include portraits of Morris, students and staff broadcasting from various studios at KOAC, radio antenna/transmitters, and group shots of KOAC staff. The book, "The Remembered Years," is a history of KOAC written by Morris. The two reel-to-reel tapes and one vinyl album that comprise the sound recordings document two Oregon Centennial related programs (The Faces of Oregon; The Name of Oregon) and a science program on DDT that Morris delivered and broadcast in 1946.
Accession 2008:103 (Received 2008-12-16)
Extension Service (RG 111)
1964-1996
0.30 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of materials generated by the Extension Service and includes correspondence, organizational charts, policy statements, publications, and reports. Mostly made up of reports and information about the Cooperative Extension Service, this transfer also contains materials pertaining to a survey (OPOD) about the establishment of a staff development unit for the Extension Service and an Extension Service policy handbook.
See also accessions-2008:026; 2008:033; 2008:036; and 2008:047.
Accession 2008:102 (Received 2008-12-08)
Extension and Exp. Station Communications Photographs
(P 120)
1976-1997
0.40 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 12x17 oversize box
This accession consists of photographs taken by Extension Service staff that were featured in 4-H manuals and Pacific Northwest Bulletins. Numbering about 500 images in total (200 prints and 300 negatives), about half of the photos were used in manuals pertaining to the care and management of farm animals such as pygmy goats, sheep, goats, rabbits, dairy and beef cattle. Other animal-oriented topics documented in these published photos include horse riding and judging, and dog obedience training. Images in this transfer not relating to animals depict 4-H programs that include training in archery, handicrafts, and computers.
See also accession 2008:038
Accession 2008:101 (Received 2008-12-08)
Siletz News (MSS) New Collection
2007-2008
0.25 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of copies of the "Siletz News" monthly newspaper published by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz.
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Accession 2008:099 (Received 2008-12-05)
Williams, Gerald W., Collection (MSS)
1833-2007
0.50 cubic foot; 5 archives boxes, 1 16x20 oversize box, and 4 map folders
This addition to the Gerald Williams Collection is made up of materials collected by Williams that reflects U.S. Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) history and includes cds, DVDs, maps, photographs, posters, signage, a sound recording, and a newspaper. Other than three images of CCC camps, the photographs all originated from an album assembled by Forest Ranger of the Santiam National Forest C. C. Hall. Spanning the period from 1908 to 1919, the Hall images depict Forest Service rangers and stations at various national forests, including rare shots of Aldo Leopold. Containing conference presentations, historic reports, images, and recorded interviews, the cds include proceedings from the Forest Service Centennial Congress, accounts from women employed by the Forest Service, a history of the Fort Valley Experimental Forest, a Northwest Forest Plan report, and images of the Grey Towers historic landmark. The sound recording is a cassette tape featuring a lecture by environmental historian Donald Worster recorded for Oregon Public Radio.The DVDs contain films produced by the Forest Service pertaining to topics such as: wilderness ranger orientation training, fire shelter design, national grasslands, backcountry site restoration, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Programs. The newspaper is a copy of the "Farmer's Cabinet" (Amherst, Mass.) dated April 12, 1833, and contains a story about a delegation of Flathead Indians who traveled to St. Louis to learn more about Christianity. The various posters and signage in this transfer were produced by the Forest Service. In addition to national forests, the maps depict land survey and historic boundaries locations in the U.S.
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See also accession 2008:070
Accession 2008:098 (Received 2008-12-04)
Finance and Administration (RG 131)
1998
0.05 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession consists of correspondence and reports generated and collected by the Office of Finance and Administration that relate to budgeting issues. Mostly pertaining to the implementation of a new resource allocation system/budget model, other topics covered in these records include revenue forecasts for the state, dual admission and enrollment programs, enrollment projections, and budgetary advice from observers outside the Oregon University System.
Accession 2008:097 (Received 2008-12-02)
Music Department (RG 148)
2007-2008
0.07 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of four sound recordings documenting musical events directed by Music Department faculty Marlan Carlson, Steven Zielke, and Hal Eastburn. Three of the cds are recordings of the following concerts in 2007 and 2008: "Russian Concertos" (2007), the OSU Men's Chorus Festival (November 17, 2008), and "Death and Transfiguration" (May 20, 2008). The fourth recording is a DVD/CD set entitled "A Century of Song: The History of Singing at OSU" which includes recordings of 20 songs performed by Oregon State choirs from the 1920s until the present. The DVD contains a film exploring the history of choral groups and instruction at OSU, featuring descriptions by alumni of their experiences singing on international tours and working with music directors Robert Walls, Ron Jeffers, Paul Petri, Kathryn Olson, and Steven Zielke. A highlight of the DVD is Robert Walls' narration of the "Names of Oregon," a recording released in 1959 in honor of Oregon's statehood centennial. Also included in this transfer is a concert program for the OSU Men's Chorus Festival.
"A Century of Song" was produced by Judith Walls Freeman and Todd Trigsted. The CD and DVD features images and sound recordings from the OSU Archives. Judith is the daughter of Music Director Robert Walls.
Accession 2008:096 (Received 2008-12-02)
Blue Key Honorary Society Records (MSS) New Collection
1976-2003
1 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of materials generated by the OSU Chapter of the Blue Key Honorary Society and includes certificates, constitutions, correspondence, financial records, a guestbook, initiation procedures, meeting minutes, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, speeches, year-end reports, and patches. In addition to the annual selection of new members, these records also document the chapter's issuing of position statements on campus matters, the presentation of the Dubach and MacKenzie awards, involvement in service projects, chapter participation in the national convention, the development of a peer advising program, and the opening up of membership to women in compliance with Title IX requirements in 1977. Numbering 38 photographic prints in all, the images depict group shots, members honored in an unidentified ceremony, and a book sale in the MU Quad.
The OSU Chapter of the Blue Key Honorary Society was founded in 1934. Recognizing students with a strong academic background and a "superior leadership and unselfish commitment to others", this service organization was originally open only to male students until 1977. Prior to the integration of the Blue Key Honorary Society, the Mortar Board served as the equivalent organization for female students at OSU.
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Accession 2008:095 (Received 2008-11-25)
Kramer, Lee G., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1951-1982
0.07 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by alumnus Lee "Leo" George Kramer and his wife Ruth Ann that reflect their experience in Corvallis while Lee attended Oregon State College in 1951-52. In addition to correspondence, this transfer includes event programs, a baseball season schedule, a parking pass, an OSC Bookstore book cover, and a course notebook. Written by Ruth and addressed to her parents, the letters describe Ruth's job with the Extension Service, concerts and plays on campus, Lee's classes, the OSC Library, homecoming weekend activities, the international character of some of the students, and exploratory outings to regional parks and towns. The notebook documents coursework taken by Kramer and contains student papers/essays, course outlines, exam blanks, class handouts, and notes. The courses represented in this notebook are Psychology 207-208, Business 435 (insurance), and a sales class.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Lee Kramer came west with his wife Ruth to Los Angeles and eventually settled in Corvallis after Oregon State College accepted credits for coursework Lee took from Salmon Chase College in Cincinnati. Studying business, Lee took classes at OSC from the summer 1951 through Spring term of 1952. At the end of 1951/52 school year at OSC, Lee returned to Cincinnati and finished his degree there.
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Accession 2008:094 (Received 2008-11-24)
Foote, Wilson H., Photograph Collection (P 268)
1948-1951
0.10 cubic foot; 1 document box
This addition to the Wilson H. Foote Photographs is made up of 135 slides of images taken by Agricultural Experiment Station Associate Director Foote that document the Oregon State College campus, natural landscapes throughout the western U.S. and Canada, dams on the Columbia River, flooding at an unidentified location, wheat and flower cultivation, and a logging operation. Among the other states and provinces represented in these images include: Utah, Montana, California, British Columbia, and Alberta. Scenic spots of Oregon captured in these slides include: Crater Lake, various sites on the coast, Silver Creek Falls, the Albany Timber Carnival, and Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. The images related to OSC depict rally squad members, the 1949 Homecoming football game, Gill Coliseum, the Memorial Union, the crew team in a contest with UBC, and the KOAC radio station facilities at Granger.
See also accession 2008:052
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Accession 2008:093 (Received 2008-11-24)
Fruits, Wanda Fae, Memoirs-"Living the Dream"(MSS) New Collection
2007
0.05 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of the book "Living the Dream," which is the second volume of the self-published memoirs of alumna Wanda Fae Hardin Fruits. Covering the years of her residence in Corvallis beginning with her arrival from Texas to attend Corvallis High School, Wanda goes on to describe her student experience at Oregon State College and concludes the volume with an account of her wedding in 1950 to fellow alum Gordon Warren Fruits. Regarding her OSC experience, Wanda writes about living at the Heather Rae Cooperative House and the Westminster House, her college coursework, dating life on campus, impressions of the Memorial Union, and participation in a vitamin c study experiment. Another highlight of this book is Wanda's account of working as a fire lookout for the Douglas Forest Protective Association at Ward's Butte near Roseburg during the summers. The book also features a number of images depicting Wanda's life on campus, her job as fire lookout, and her husband Gordon.
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Accession 2008:092 (Received 2008-11-17)
Registrar's Office (RG 53)
1900-1993
3.6 cubic feet; 4 archives boxes
This accession is made up of student academic records consisting of transcripts housed in ten bound volumes organized by name and dating roughly from 1900 to 1914. In addition to the transcripts, the volumes also contain letters and entrance exam reports. These records are organized in numerical order by student number with the range starting at #1239 and ending with #5080. Also included in this transfer is statistical information on microfiche that documents grade distribution by course, grade point averages by college/school, and the geographical origin of students. Organized by academic term and spanning the years 1980 through 1993, the microfiche is housed in a 5x7 index card box inside of box 4.
See also accession 2008:060
Accession 2008:091 (Received 2008-11-13)
Bluebird Habitat Research Records (MSS) New Collection
1975-2004
1.6 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials documenting a project organized by the Corvallis Audubon Society to track bluebirds at nesting boxes placed within a 20-25 mile radius of the city. Primarily made up of forms filled out by various volunteers noting activity at the boxes (also known as bluebird trails), this transfer also includes correspondence, notes, statistical information, and narrative reports written by project volunteer Elsie Eltzroth. The statistics summarize information such as the number of nesting boxes in use per year, number of pairs observed, number of returns recorded, average clutch size, and how many dead specimens were found. About half of the data recorded in these records specifically notes non-bluebird species found at the nesting boxes, such as swallows, wrens, and chickadees. There are also materials in this transfer pertaining to the North American Nest Record Card Program (based at Cornell University) that include newsletters, correspondence, and copies of nest record cards completed by Elsie that reflect the bluebird box project. Elsie submitted the original cards to the program from 1976 to 1997.
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Eltzroth, Merlin, Field Notes (MSS) New Collection
1971-1999
0.30 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of field notes compiled by alumnus Merlin Eltzroth that record information about birds rarely seen in Oregon with references to their first and second recorded sightings in the state. Based on Eltzroth's personal observation, written sources, and accounts from other birders, these notes contain details about the date and location of the sighting as well as the observer. Information from these notes was developed into a database by the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife which has since been turned over to the Oregon Natural Heritage Program.
Born in Philadelphia, Merlin Eltzroth came to Corvallis with his wife Elsie in 1971. Entering OSU shortly after his arrival, Eltzroth received a degree in wildlife science in 1974 specializing in non-game bird biology. Professionally, Eltzroth worked on contract bird survey projects. Involved in wild bird rehabilitation and protection, Eltzroth played an important role in changing Oregon law in 1985 to protect native non-game bird species. Active in the local birding community, Eltzroth served as President of the Audobon Society of Corvallis and as a founder of Oregon Field Ornithologists. He also authored several articles and publications including "Birding in Corvallis" and "Checklist of the Birds of Oregon." Eltzroth died in 2005.
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Accession 2008:090 (Received 2008-11-13)
Gaither Sr, James Terrence Photographs (P 275) New Collection
1917-1918
0.05 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 20x24 oversize box
This accession is made up of 14 photographic prints taken and collected by alumnus James Terrence Wayland Gaither Sr. that mostly document the Rook-Sophomore Tug-of-War, but also depict Education Hall and the Homecoming Bonfire. Also included is a group shot of Gaither with members of his fraternity, Delta Upsilon. A close-up of Gaither in this image, standing next to fellow alum and Nobel Prize chemist Linus Pauling, was printed out from a digital scan by the donor Andrea Effgen. Hailing from Toledo, Oregon, James T. W. Gaither Sr. graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1922 with a degree in business.
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Accession 2008:089 (Received 2008-11-11)
Pass Creek Film Collection (P 273) New Collection
1968-1993
0.20 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 document box
This accession consists of materials pertaining to the film "Pass Creek" and includes 1993 reproductions of the original 16 mm film in both reel and VHS videotape forms. Documentation about the film is made up of articles, correspondence, a deed of gift, press releases, reports regarding where the film was shown, and an essay about the film written by the filmmakers that includes letters about the controversial production. The correspondence mostly relates to requests for purchase or loan of the film and reproduction of the film.
Produced in 1968 by California filmmakers Hal Riney and Dick Snider, the Pass Creek film documents the impact of clear cut logging activity upon the North Umpqua River in Oregon, an important spawning ground for steelhead salmon. Widely shown to the public and policy makers, the film had a significant influence upon the preservation of fish habitat. The film was deeded to the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife by Riney and Snider in 1968. Jim Hall, an emeritus faculty member in the Fisheries and Wildlife Department, donated the film to the Archives.
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Accession 2008:088 (Received 2008-11-10)
Japanese-American Association of Eugene Oral History Collection (OH 15) New Collection
2006-2008
0.05 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of release agreements and biographical materials collected as a part of an oral history project conducted by the Japanese American Association of Eugene which documents the accounts of eight Americans of Japanese descent who grew up in Oregon. The subjects interviewed for this project are:
- Kenge Kobayashi
- Miya Kobayashi
- Alice Endo Aikens
- Mitzi Asai Loftus
- Edward Miyakawa
- Kenneth Nagao
- Hiroshi Ogawa
- David Toyama
In addition to describing their experiences in relocation camps at Tule Lake (California) and Crystal City (Texas) during World War II, the interviewees also discuss their lives in Eugene and Waldport, and the Japanese American Art Memorial Project in Eugene. The recordings of the interviews are in digital form as sound files and are available via streaming media on the web.
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Accession 2008:087 (Received 2008-11-10)
Extension Faculty and Staff Oral History Project (OH 14) New Collection
2007-2008
0.05 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of release agreements and biographical materials collected in the course of an oral history project coordinated by the University Archives in which fourteen Extension Service faculty and staff were documented. The recordings of the interviews are in digital form as sound files and are available via streaming media on the web. The fourteen retired and emeritus Extension staff interviewed for this project are as follows:
- Roberta Anderson
- Len Calvert
- Dean Frischknecht
- John Hansen
- Bob Jacobson
- Duane Johnson
- Alberta Johnston
- Harold Kerr
- Glenn Klein
- Owen Osborn
- Jack Ross
- Jane Schroeder
- Walt Schroeder
- Greg Tillson
- Tom Zinn
Accession 2008:086 (Received 2008-11-10)
OSU Alumni Oral History Collection (OH 13) New Collection
2005-2008
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession pertains to an oral history project coordinated by the University Archives that documents three OSU alumni: Jean Starker Roth, Richard Gilkey, and Robert Mace. In addition to 13 cds that contain sound recordings of the interviews and some of the transcribed text, this transfer also includes release agreements and transcripts.
In the interviews, Jean Starker Roth ('42) talks about her life and work in Corvallis; Richard Gilkey (' 51) focuses upon his lifelong interest in photography and student experience at OSC; and Robert Mace ('42) talks about his life and work at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Accession 2008:085 (Received 2008-11-o7)
University Publications (P 94)
1986-1994
0.07 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of photographic images that were formatted and prepared by the Office of University Publications for printing in various brochures and reports. Consisting of 88 images in total (56 prints, 14 slides, 18 transparencies), about one-third of these images are stored in envelopes with information on the publication in which they were featured. In the addition to portrait shots of OSU faculty/staff, these images also depict award ceremonies, students/faculty engaged in research, an experimental vehicle, Ernest Wiegand, campus buildings, artwork on campus, and the spraying of herbicide over forests.
Accession 2008:084 (Received 2008-11-06)
Career Services (RG 64)
1997-2008
0.20 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 20x24 oversize box
This accession is made up of materials generated by the Office of Career Services and includes brochures, career guides, flyers, newsletters, posters, and a blank salary survey form. These items document Career Fairs organized by Career Services and various services offered by the office.
Accession 2008:083 (Received 2008-11-06)
Intercollegiate Athletics (RG 007)
1924-1957
0.07 cubic foot; 2 file folders
This accession is made up of football game programs for the following contests:
- OAC vs. Univ. of Nebraska (November 27, 1924)
- OAC vs. Univ. of Southern California (December 5, 1925)
- OAC vs. Univ. of Idaho (October 30, 1926)
- OAC vs. Univ. of Southern California (November 11, 1926)
- OAC vs. Univ. of Oregon (November 20, 1926)
- OSC vs. Univ. of Iowa (1957 Rosebowl)
Accession 2008:082 (Received 2008-11-06)
English Language Institute (RG 234)
1994-2008
0.45 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of materials generated by the English Language Institute (ELI) that include an information packet, mission statements, newsletters, photographic images, publications, two VHS videotapes, two DVDs, signage, a tote bag, a pen, a t-shirt, and a baseball cap. The information packet consists of brochures, a poster, a newsletter, and descriptions of ELI faculty. Made up of 61 slides, the photographic images depict ELI students engaged in study and were taken for use in posters, publications, and presentations. The DVDs contain a promotional film about OSU and the ELI program that is narrated by President Ray, ELI Director Deborah Healey, and two students involved in the program. The film runs about a total of 9 minutes and includes a version dubbed in Arabic.
Accession 2008:081 (Received 2008-10-31)
Brown, Walter S., Photograph Album (P 274) New Collection
1919-1935
0.25 cubic foot; 1 12x17 oversize box
This accession is made up of a photograph album compiled by Extension Horticulturist and professor Walter Brown. The album contains a combination of snapshots taken by Brown and postcards collected during trips thoughout the U.S. and Canada. Roughly half of the images depict agricultural operations throughout the western U.S. that include shots of harvesting in orchards, farmhouses and barns, a cropduster plane, storage warehouses, packing facilities, wheat fields, and a draining bog for cranberries.The other images in the album document a variety of natural landscapes, urban parks, and town views that include locales in Oregon, Idaho, California, Virginia, New York, Alberta, and British Columbia. Some of these photographs reflect family vacations and feature Brown's two daughters and a brother's house in Portsmouth, New York. Also documented in these images is a student tour of Oregon farms and orchards that included visits to the Southern Oregon Experiment Station, Lithia Park in Ashland, and a Sigma Pi picnic. An obituary and items from the funeral service for Brown were also found in this transfer.
Walter S. Brown began his career at Oregon Agricultural College in 1913 as an Extension Horticulturist. Prior to his work for the college, Brown served as president and manager of the Corvallis Orchard Company. In 1920, Brown became head of the Horticulture Department. He died in 1942.
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Accession 2008:080 (Received 2008-10-24)
International Education (RG 164)
2005-2007
3 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes
This accession consists of records generated by the Office of International Education which document the application and approval of international scholars for permanent immigrant status.
Accession 2008:079 (Received 2008-10-21)
Landau, Rubin H., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1966-2008
18.5 cubic feet; 18 archives and 2 document boxes
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by Physics Professor Rubin H. Landau that reflect his work as a researcher and instructor. Included in this transfer are article reprints, books, computer program codes, correspondence, course materials, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, notes, presentations, talks, and cds.
Documenting interaction between Landau and off-campus colleagues and fellow OSU faculty, the correspondence pertains to the publication and review of Landau's research, equipment for research, letters of recommendation for former students, and requests to Landau for review of books and articles. In addition to research projects, the grant proposals also relate to the development of a degree program in computational physics.The research notebooks document research by Landau and various graduate and doctoral students he advised. Among the subjects covered in this research include proton nucleus scattering, quark models, kaon scattering, pion scattering from nucleons/nuclei, and relativistic heavy ions. The computer codes were written by Landau for programs to solve integral forms of the Schroedinger Equation for scattering and bound states. The six cds contain course materials, talks, computer code, and a curriculum vita.
Educated at Cornell and the University of Illinois, Rubin H. Landau came to OSU in 1974 to fill the post of Assistant Professor of Physics. In addition to researching high-energy particle-nucleus scattering, Landau has also studied and taught on the subject of computational physics a topic on which he has several written books. Landau has also written about quantum mechanics. Instrumental in developing an undergraduate degree program in computational physics at OSU, Landau has also held an part-time appointment in the Computer Science Department since 1996. Awarded emeritus status in 2005, Landau continues to be active in teaching and research.
Accession 2008:078 (Received 2008-10-16)
Associated Students of OSU (RG 11)
1996-2008
0.25 cubic foot; 1 archives and 1 20x24 oversize box; 1 map folder
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the ASOSU Queer Affairs Task Force and includes budgetary records, correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes and notes, posters, publications, and reports. In addition to the task force, this transfer also contains minutes from Oregon Statewide Students Alliance for Equal Rights and the Oregon Student Association meetings. Among the topics covered in these materials include: assessment of LBGT subject matter in OSU courses, development of a protocol for response to bias incidents, OSU hate crime statistics, Queer Pride Week, same sex marriage, a non-discrimination policy in the ASOSU constitution, building addition plans for the Queer Resource Center facility, and the Rainbow Health Resource Center.
See also accessions-2008:073 and 2008:075
Accession 2008:077 (Received 2008-10-16)
Post Award Administration (RG 26)
1991-2003
17 cubic feet; 17 archives boxes
This accession is made up of funded grant proposal records that document research projects funded by non-university sources and include proposals, budgets, correspondence, contract agreements, sub-contracts, final reports, and related documentation. This office was formerly known as Research Accounting.
Accession 2008:076 (Received 2008-10-09)
TOSC-TAB Records (RG 226)
1999-2005
1.2 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the Technical Outreach Service for Communities (TOSC) and Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Programs. Documenting several TOSC-TAB projects on military bases and industrial operations in California and Washington where assistance was requested in the re-development and cleaning of contaminated properties, this transfer is primarily made up of reports. The following sites are represented in these records: Marine Corps Air Station (Tustin, California), Alameda Point Naval Base (California), Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine (Clearlake Oaks, California), Air Force Plant # 42 (Palmdale, California), REMCO Hydraulics Facility (Willits, California), and the BNSF Railway Former Maintenance and Fueling Facility (Skykomish, Washington). Items relating to a workshop of the California Mill Resue Pilot Program were also found in these records.
Accession 2008:075 (Received 2008-10-06)
Associated Students of OSU (RG 11)
1991-2007
1.2 cubic feet; 1 archives box and 1 23x31 oversize box
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the Associated Students of OSU that pertain to student government 's efforts to make child care services available to OSU students and staff on campus. Primarily documenting the formation of the "Our Little Village" child care organization at OSU and their proposal to establish a day care facility in Snell Hall, these records also relate to the Growing Oaks Child Development Center and the Child Care Advisory Board. In addition to bylaws, correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes, newsletters, notes, publications, reports, and survey materials, this transfer also includes proposals to operate a child care center from two off-campus corporations. Also found in this accession are architectural renderings of the proposed day care center in Snell Hall mounted on foam core for presentation.
See also accession 2008:073 and 2008:078
Accession 2008:074 (Received 2008-09-24)
Frodsham, Harold, Photographs (P 271)
1922
0.01 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is an addition to the Harold Frodsham Photograph Collection made up of 12 images taken by Frodsham of the following Oregon mills: the Brooks Scanlan Company (Bend), the Pelican Bay Lumber Company (Klamath Falls), the Silver Falls Lumber Company (near Salem), the Booth Kelly Company (Springfield), and the Silverton Lumber Company (Silverton). In addition to exterior shots of the mill buildings, these images also depict machinery inside the plants and includes one shot of a forest identified as a Brooks-Scanlan camp.
See also accession 2008:071
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Accession 2008:073 (Received 2008-09-24)
Associated Students of OSU (RG 11)
1977-2005
4 cubic feet; 4 archives boxes and 1 20x24 oversize box
This accession consists of materials generated by the Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU) and includes budgetary records, buttons, constitutions, correspondence, flyers, handbooks, meeting minutes, publications, resolutions/bills, signage, and a scrapbook. In addition to the ASOSU Undergraduate and Graduate Senates, these records were also generated by ASOSU committees and task forces responsible for such matters as student fees, student health insurance, and parking. Among the topics covered in these materials include: a campus childcare center, graduate student conferences, ASOSU retreats, guidelines for allocation of student fees, and a roundtable series of discussions on graduate education. Primarily made up of photos, the scrapbook documents two fall BBQ parties organized by ASOSU, the 1996 Graduate Student Conference (at OSU), and the 1997 National Association of Graduate and Professional Students meeting in New Orleans. Images found in envelopes inside the scrapbook have been placed in file folders that will be kept with the scrapbook.
See also accession 2008:075 and 2008:078
Accession 2008:071 (Received 2008-09-08)
Frodsham, Harold, Photographs (P 271) New Collection
1922
0.01 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of nine photographic prints documenting the two Oregon lumber mills of the Shevlin Hixon Company in Bend and Booth Kelly in Springfield. Taken by Harold Frodsham, these images include interior shots of the Shevlin Hixon facility and various lumber transport equipment at both of the mills.
Frodsham took these photographs in July 1922 as a part of a tour of lumber mills in Oregon and Northern California. He worked for the Red River mill in Westwood California during the 1920s and 1930s.
See also accession 2008:074
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Accession 2008:070 (Received 2008-09-02)
Williams, Gerald W, Collection (MSS)
1862-2000
2.2 cubic feet; 6 archives boxes and 1 20x24 oversize box
This addition to the Gerald Williams collection consists of photographic materials, maps, publications, lithographic prints, and newspaper clippings. Documenting logging operations in Oregon, U.S. Forest Service history, the Spruce Production Division, the Bitteroot River forest fire of 2000, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, the photographic images number 16 prints in all. 35mm negative strips of film Williams shot from May 1978 to July 1984 were also included in this transfer. Prints from these negatives are featured in the collection. Both dating from about 1910-1915, the two maps show national forests in Oregon and national forest reserves in the U.S. The clippings pertain to the Modoc Indian War (1873) and the introduction of the electric chainsaw for logging. Originally featured in the book "Picturesque America" and the Illustrated London News, the seven lithographic prints depict Oregon landscapes and a bison herd near the Missouri River. In addition to two copies of "Sierra Ranger" magazine (Sierra National Forest) the publications include informational pamphlets for the National Interagency Fire Center.
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Accession 2008:069 (Received 2008-08-27)
Oregon Productivity and Technology Center (RG 219)
1983-1995
1.2 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated by the Oregon Productivity and Technology Center (OPTC) and includes correspondence, handbooks, reports, technology transfer programs, videotapes, and a thesis. These records primarily pertain to productivity measurement tools developed by the center such as Objectives by the Matrix, NELPIC, and PROD-5m. The transfer programs include software disks. Administrative detail about OPTC is documented throughout the reports and correspondence in this accession and includes information about the center's grant funding, the formation of spin-off businesses, and the administrative transfer of the center from the College of Engineering to the College of Business. The ten videotapes are recordings of presentations made by OPTC Director James Riggs that include case studies in productivity management.The thesis is a study of the development and implementation of the PROD-5m managerial productivity diagnostic tool developed at the center.
Established in 1980 under the directorship of James Riggs in the College of Engineering, the Oregon Productivity Center was formed in part to address Oregon economic development through a program of productivity improvement research and technology transfer. Following the death of Riggs in 1986, the center was reorganized as a joint program between the Colleges of Engineering and Business and underwent a merger with the Technology Management Research Program to become the Oregon Productivity and Technology Center. The center was disbanded in 1994.
Oregon Productivity Center Photographs (P 238)
1982-1985
0.40 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of photographic slides generated by the Oregon Productivity Center for use in presentations on productivity measurement tools developed by the center such as Objectives by the Matrix and PROD-5. Numbering about 600 images in total, these slides also depict meetings, audits, and training workshops facilitated by the center for various firms and organizations. Lists numbering particular slides and their captions/titles were also found in this transfer.
Accession 2008:068 (Received 2008-08-26)
OSU Home Economics Alumni Association (MSS) New Collection
1972-1994
1 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of materials generated by the OSU Home Economics Alumni Association and includes brochures, bylaws, certificates, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership rosters, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, officer lists, photographs, publications, reports, a sound recording, speeches, and treasurer's reports. In addition to membership management and the general administration of the association, these records also document a survey of Home Economics alumni, long range planning for the association, a fundraising campaign for the Bates Family Study Center, focus group research, and the organization of symposia on home-based business development. Consisting of 25 prints and 2 slides, the photographs depict events connected with the centennial celebration of the College of Home Economics and include images of the association's sale of centennial memorabilia. The sound recording consists of a cassette tape documenting an alumni reunion event for focus group research purposes.
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Accession 2008:067 (Received 2008-08-25)
Carlson, William H., Papers (MSS)
1967
0.05 cubic foot; 1 20x24 oversize box
This addition to the William Carlson Papers is made up of two sets of floor plans that reflect Carlson's involvement in the planning of the OSU Library expansion that added two floors to the building in 1971. Both plans depict the Library at the University of Montana, with one of the sets machine copied and the other hand drawn in pencil. Both sets contain annotations and markings made by Carlson.
Carlson served as University Librarian from 1945 to 1965. After retirement, he remained active as a consultant on a survey of Oregon Institutional Libraries from 1966 to 1967 and completed a history of the OSU Library that was published by "The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science" in 1977.
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Accession 2008:066 (Received 2008-08-25)
Extension and Experiment Stations Comm. (RG 69)
1984-2003
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of copies of the "Communicate!" and "Communicaids" newsletter.
Accession 2008:065 (Received 2008-08-25)
Research Office (RG 170)
1961-2007
8 cubic feet; 8 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the Technology Transfer Office and includes article reprints, contracts, correspondence, invention disclosure forms, legal depositions, newspaper clippings, notebooks, patent applications, press releases, reports, and VHS videotapes. In addition to documenting the process of obtaining patents for various technologies developed through research at OSU, these records also reflect litigation activity over patent rights and the tracking of royalty income from those patents. Information about the Technology Transfer Office is documented in annual reports and newspaper clippings. There are two copies of the videotape "OSU Securement System for Wheeled Mobility Aids on Mass Transit" in this transfer.
Accession 2008:064 (Received 2008-08-25)
Hogg, Ronald V. and John G., Papers (MSS)
1918
0.10 cubic foot; 1 file and 1 map folder
This addition to the Hogg Papers is made up of paperwork and photographs documenting the military service of Ronald and John Hogg. The 6 photographs are panoramic prints of cadet and officer group shots at Oregon Agricultural College, the Central Officers Training School at Camp Gordon (Georgia), and the San Francisco Presidio. John is identified in all of the images, while Ronald is featured only in one of the shots on the OAC campus. The two documents consist of a honorable discharge issued for Ronald and an identification card for John while stationed at Camp Gordon.
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Harriet's Photograph Collection
1894-ca.1945
0.05 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of 31 photographic prints collected by the Military Science Department which depict early cadet corps and Reserve Office Training Corps (ROTC) formations and exercises. In addition to shots of cadets in formation on campus, these images also document cadets mounted on horses, cadet parades through Corvallis, a military engineering exercise in a forest, cadets setting up tents on campus, various military equipment and weaponry, reviews attended by Presidents Kerr and Strand, and a boxing match inside the McAlexander Fieldhouse. These images are classified under Harriet's number #85.
Accession 2008:063 (Received 2008-08-13)
Holmes, Zoe Ann, Photographs (P 270) New Collection
1965-2008
0.10 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of images taken by Nutrition and Foods Management Professor Zoe Ann Holmes that primarily document activity relating to her department such as: faculty retirement and birthday parties, symposia, instructional food preparation projects, research in the various campus food laboratories, annual association meetings, and departmental picnics. Among the faculty represented in these images include: Mary Kelsey, Jean Peters, Nancy Devore, Elaine Schrumpf, Dorothy East, Clara Storvick, Margaret Fincke, Margy Woodburn, Lorraine Miller, Jim Ridlington, Beryl Zondagh, and Jim Leklem. There are a few images that also depict artwork and buildings on campus. In addition to two discs, the digital images are featured in printed form in a spiral bound guide that also contains caption information identifying the people and events in the images.The 14 photographic prints in this transfer consist of group shots that feature Holmes which depict Triad Club members and Foods and Nutrition Management faculty. These prints also include images of artwork in Bates Hall, Milam Hall, and the Memorial Union.
Zoe Ann Holmes came to OSU in 1965 to serve as an instructor in the Foods and Nutrition Department. In addition to research and teaching, Holmes created the website "Food Resource" to share information about food chemistry, nutrition tips, and recipes. Retiring in 2002 with the rank of professor emeritus, Holmes has remained active in maintaining her informational webpage.
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Accession 2008:062 (Received 2008-08-11)
Moore, George W., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1952-2001
1.4 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes
This accession is made up of laboratory and field notebooks generated by George W. Moore that reflect his research for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geosciences Department. Primarily documenting Moore's work in Alaska, these notebooks also feature studies of sites in California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Nevada. Among the subjects covered in these notebooks include: beach geology, evaporite deposits, cave geochemistry, uranium absorption, the development of roadcut relations, deep-sea sediments, and observations following the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. In addition to the notebooks, this accession also contains a book co-authored by Moore on the geology of caves and a bound copy of his Phd. Dissertation on the origin and chemical composition of evaporate deposits.
Born in Palo Alto California, George William Moore went on to work for the U.S. Geological Survey as a research geologist in 1951 after earning undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University. Specializing in the study of tectonics, Moore worked for U.S.G.S until retiring in 1987. That same year, Moore moved to Corvallis, where both he and his wife Ellen (also a geologist for the U.S.G.S.) became courtesy faculty in the OSU Geoscience Department. Moore died in 2007. The Archives also has a collection documenting the work of Ellen Moore, George's wife and an OSU alumna.
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Accession 2008:060 (Received 2008-08-06)
Registrar's Office (RG 53)
1950-1954
36 cubic feet; 36 archives boxes
This accession consists of student academic records organized roughly in chronological order by student number and spanning the years 1950 to 1954.
See also accession 2008:092
Accession 2008:059 (Received 2008-08-04)
Moore, Willetta, Photograph Album (P 269) New Collection
1913-1916
0.15 cubic foot; 12x17 oversize box
This accession consists of a photograph album compiled by alumna Willetta Moore which contains images documenting her experience at Oregon Agricultural College. Primarily reflecting her social life with other students, the photos depict Willetta with fellow residents of Waldo Hall inside their rooms, outdoor dances and festival processions on campus, group outings to forested areas (Mary's Peak?), picnics, views of campus, cross-dressing parties, an excursion to the coast (Newport), Junior Flunk Day, tennis games, a July Fourth parade float, and views of a gathering after a graduation. Some of the images in the album have identifying captions, dates, and clipped words/phrases from newspapers.
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Accession 2008:058 (Received 2008-08-04)
College of Health and Human Performance (P 231)
1967-1993
0.07 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of 171 photographic slides of images mostly taken by Nutrition and Food Management professor Zoe Ann Holmes that document research and classroom instruction in mostly laboratory settings. These slides also depict several campus and off-campus events that include the dedication of the Finck/Storvick Metabolic Laboratory, two presentations honoring alumni/faculty as a part of the College of Home Economics centennial celebration, a meeting at the Oregon coast, a birthday party, and a jam testing demonstration at the Strawberry Festival in Lebanon. Among the faculty featured in these images include: Margy Woodburn, Jean Peters, Elizabeth Yearick, Jim Leklem, Dorothy East, and Clint Shock. A slide presentation on the structure of cake batter and the role of emulsifiers was also found in this transfer. There is also a print and negative of a portrait shot of Nutrition and Food Management professor Virginia Harger.
Accession 2008:057 (Received 2008-07-29)
Delta Zeta (Memorabilia Collection)
1925
0.02 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of a copy of the "Chi-O-Gram" newsletter published by the Delta Zeta Alumnae Association. In addition to updates from alumni of the Oregon Agricultural College Chi Chapter of the Delta Zeta sorority, the newsletter also describes details of a convention meeting of Pacific Northwest Delta Zeta chapters in Portland, a building fund campaign, and news of the chapter's current activities. Established in 1902 at Miami University, the Chi Chapter of Delta Zeta formed in 1919. Among Delta Zeta's more notable OSU alums was General Mills CEO Mercedes Bates.
Accession 2008:056 (Received 2008-07-24)
University Housing and Dining Services (RG 145)
1994-2007
0.08 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of annual reports generated by University Housing and Dining Services. Covering fiscal year 1994 and academic years 2003/04 through 2006/07, the reports in this transfer also include one quarterly report for Fall term of 2007.
Accession 2008:055 (Received 2008-07-28)
Klamath County Timber Cruising Records (MSS) New Collection
1952-1955
1 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of records generated by the Weyerhaeuser Company that document the measurement of timber in areas of Klamath County. With locations geographically described according to the township/range model, these records contain information noted by the cruisers on the types of trees on the measured tract, the number of trees, notes regarding the condition of the timber, areas logged, and hand-drawn maps showing lake boundries, rocks, burned areas, and other landscape features. Names of the cruisers who compiled this data are included in the records. The townships represented in these records are the following: 37S, 38S, 39S, 40S, 41S, and 48N.
Headquartered in Federal Way, Washington, the Weyerhaeuser Company has been a major player in the Pacific Northwest timber business since it's founding in 1900. The company operated a tree farm in the Klamath Falls area from about 1905 until 1996.
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Accession 2008:054 (Received 2008-07-18)
Robinson, Reginald H., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1903-1968
8.8 cubic feet; 9 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by Experiment Station chemist Reginald H. Robinson that reflect his research on insecticides and includes article reprints, correspondence, notes, publications, reports, research data, statements of testimony, and a directory. Mostly pertaining to Robinson's research, the correspondence documents interaction between Robinson and other scientists and vendors on topics such as: removal of DDT residue studies, determination of arsenic residue on fruit, pesticide formulation, patent conflicts, and testimony given by Robinson before congress on proposed food and drug legislation.The research data includes notes, residue study data, publications, correspondence, and report drafts.The reference materials that make up about two-thirds of this transfer include article reprints, literature reviews and bibliographies, reports, product brochures, Extension publications, and conference proceedings. Also found in this transfer is correspondence reflecting research by Experiment Station chemist Leon Terriere dating roughly after Robinson's retirement from OSC in 1951.
Born in Michigan in 1886, Reginald Heber Robinson came to work for the Oregon Agricultural College Experiment Station in 1911 as an assistant chemist. Specializing in the study of insecticides and fungicides, Robinson's research focused on the removal of pesticide residue on fruit, including DDT. Rising through the ranks to the post of professor in 1924, Robinson retired in 1951 and relocated to California.
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Accession 2008:053 (Received 2008-07-18)
Extension Service (RG 111)
1946-2008
4.5 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes; 2 document boxes; 2 suitcases
This accession consists primarily of publications and audio visual presentations generated by the Extension Service for use by the 4-H program, but also includes newspaper clippings and reports. Covering a variety of topics such as sewing, food preservation, cooking, nutrition, child care, horse judging, leathercraft, nature education, and clothes modeling, the publications are oriented toward 4-H youth members as well as instructional leaders and include guides and other curriculum materials. Made up of photographic slides, scripts, and sound recordings, the 17 audio visual presentations address a number of topics that include: environmental awareness, legumes, wildflowers in Oregon, John James Audobon, and wildlife preservation. In total, the presentations contain 1128 slides and 18 sound recordings. (17 cassette tapes and 1 vinyl album) The newspaper clippings document stories or "testimonials" from past 4-H members that include thank-you letters received by county Extension Agents. The clippings also pertain to various 4-H programs/events throughout Oregon. Also included in this transfer are two suitcases housing the tabletop display "Today's Techniques for Today's Fabrics," which contains panels with text and fabric samples showing various examples of hems, seams, and facings/zippers. Developed by Extension Home Economics for use as a travelling educational tool, the suitcase display units were used by Extension Specialist Mary Ann Sward and other Extension Service/4-H staff.
See also accessions-2008:047; 2008:036; 2008:033; and 2008:026
4-H Photographs (P 146)
1936-2004
2 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes; 1 16x20 and 1 23x31 oversize box
This accession is made up of photographs taken by Extension Service staff that document participation in 4-H activities such as the annual National 4-H Congress, the "Know Your State Government" program, 4-H Ambassadors, and summer session conferences on the OSU Campus. Two of the photographs depicting the 4-H National congress are panoramic prints of the 1936 conference in Chicago. Other 4-H programs reflected in these images include workshops in food preparation, gardening, paper making, animal judging, and fashion review. There are also photos of 4-H events at the Oregon State Fair. Numbering 1982 images in all (1000 prints, 630 negatives, and 352 slides) some of the prints were mounted with foam core and velcro and used in exhibits and displays. In addition to program participants and ambassadors, some of these images also feature Extension Service faculty such as Ardis Koester, Mary Arnold, and Burton Hutton.
See also accession 2008:047
4-H Moving Images Collection (P 146)
1972-1997
0.30 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of 4 VHS videotapes and 2 film reels generated and collected by the 4-H Youth Development Office of the OSU Extension Service. The two films, "4-H Is More" and "Jars Full of Ideas," were produced and distributed by the National 4-H Council. "More" offers a basic introduction to 4-H programs and activities while the other relates to the re-use of glass jars for items such as terrariums. Two of the videotapes are recordings of events organized by 4-H that document the Pacific Northwest 4-H Horse Judges Training in 1994 and excerpts from the 1996 annual summer days conference on the OSU campus. The other two videotapes are "EM (environmental management) Power" and "America's Youth: The Challenge and the Opportunity." EM Power was produced by OSU Extension and Experiment Station Communications and America's Youth by the National 4-H Council.
Accession 2008:052 (Received 2008-07-17)
Foote, Wilson H., Photographs (P 268) New Collection
ca. 1950s
0.07 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of 106 slides from photographic images taken by Agricultural Experiment Station Associate Director Wilson Hoover Foote. In addition to images of wheat research and agricultural operations, the slides also depict buildings on campus, unidentified people in wheat fields, cultivated and wild flowers, the Oregon State capitol building, and natural landscapes thoughout Oregon. The images are undated and unidentified. Coming to Oregon State College in 1948 to fill the post of assistant agronomist in the Farm Crops Department, Wilson Hoover Foote worked for the USDA five years as a plant breeder and agronomist before his appointment in Corvallis. In his first year on campus, Foote began the first wheat breeding program experiments at OSC. Later on in his career, Foote became assistant director of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1960 and then associate director in 1971. He retired in 1984.
See also accession 2008:094
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Accession 2008:051 (Received 2008-07-17)
OSU Pride Center (RG 236) New Record Group
1993-2008
0.50 cubic foot; 1 document and 1 12x17 oversize box
This accession is made up of materials collected by the OSU Pride Center and includes brochures, correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, posters, ticket stubs, and a DVD. In addition to containing records of the Queer Resource Center and Pride Center Advisory Boards, these materials also document subjects such as: the establishment of the Queer Resource Center, the Pride Center building expansion plans, publicity of Queer Pride Week events, research at OSU on the sexual orientation of sheep, and a proposed gender inclusive housing program. Also included in this transfer is a guide printed by OSU in 1993 on "safe zones" for the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community in Corvallis. In addition to images of the Pride Center and the Queer Resource Center offices, the photographs (numbering 140 prints and 101 negatives in total) also depict Lavender Graduation ceremonies and an informational table in the MU Quad for the Circle of Friends group. The DVD features footage of the 2007 Lavender Graduation and runs an 1 hour and 48 minutes.
The OSU Pride Center serves as the university's resource center for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) members of the OSU community and their allies. In addition to its roles in outreach and education, the center also provides a safe space for anyone in the community to "explore aspects of sexual orientation and gender identity in an open and non-judgmental atmosphere." The origins of the center date back to the creation of the Queer Resource Center (QRC) in 2001. Initially housed in Benton Annex with the OSU Women's Center, the QRC found a permanent residence in 2004 at it's current location on the south edge of campus at 1553 SW "A" Avenue. In that same year, the QRC was re-named the OSU Pride Center. Working closely with the OSU Rainbow Continuum, SOL (LGBTQQIA People of Color Support Group), and the ASOSU Queer Affairs Task Force, the center is administered by the Office of Intercultural Student Services of the Division of Student Affairs.
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Accession 2008:049 (Received 2008-07-07)
Green, John W., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1919-1973
1.5 cubic feet; 1 archives box and 2 index card boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by alumnus John W. Green that reflect his career as an civil engineer and is made up of photographs, notebooks, photograph albums, reports, publications, membership directories, and a certificate. Containing informational data for engineers, notes, handwritten calculations, and blueprints, the notebooks reflect Green's work on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and for the New Cornelia Copper Company. Mostly documenting the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the photographs and three photo albums also depict various completed spans in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and California. The images comprise of about 3800 prints in total. Published by the California State Division of Highways, the reports describe bridge projects in San Diego and Los Angeles. The two membership directories in this transfer were issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Born in Jefferson City, Tennesse, John Wesley Green graduated with a BS in civil engineering from Oregon Agricultural College in 1916. Working 41 years as a bridge engineer for state highway departments in Washington and California, Green's most noted assignment was his design work for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Green retired from engineering work in 1960.
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Accession 2008:048 (Received 2008-07-03)
University Housing and Dining Services (RG 145)
1961-1997
0.75 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of materials generated by University Housing and Dining Services that includes brochures, correspondence, handbooks, maps, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, policy/procedure statements, and statistical data. Primarily relating to the management of student family housing, these materials document a number of topics concerning the Orchard Court Apartments such as the impact of OSU's domestic partner policy and the ratio of international to American students residing in the units. These records also pertain to the purchase and administration of "miscellaneous" properties that were managed mostly as rental housing and were often later removed for planned expansion of parking lots and building construction. A report on Weatherford Hall written in 1992 by the outgoing Residence Hall Director that colorfully illustrates student and dorm culture was also found in this transfer.
Accession 2008:047 (Received 2008-07-01)
Extension Service (RG 111)
1990-2006
2 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the 4-H Wildlife Stewards Program of the OSU Extension Service and consists of correspondence, curriculum materials, flyers, handbooks, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, reports, and cds. Primarily documenting the program's training of volunteers to become Wildlife Stewards and its curricular component, these materials also pertain to various projects developed by the program to increase awareness of environmental issues that include a Central Oregon natural resources tour and a salmon egg incubation/release project. Records of a 4-H Portland-area Hispanic student outreach project in which the Wildlife Stewards Program participated can also be found in this transfer. In addition to form and application templates, the three cds contain over 80 digital images depicting students working on various Wildlife Steward projects on school grounds and steward training.
The Wildlife Stewards Program was developed in 1996 in part as a response to the impact of shrinking school science enrichment programs and field trip budgets throughout Oregon. The program trains volunteers "to assist students and teachers to create, use and sustain wildlife habitats on school grounds." In addition to several Portland-area schools, other Oregon communities that have participated in the program include Bend, Corvallis, Sweet Home, and Salem.
See also accessions-2008:036; 2008:033; 2008:026; and 2008:103.
4-H Photographs (P 146)
ca. 1980-1999
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of five slide presentations collected by the 4-H Wildlife Stewards Program that were produced by the 4-H in conjunction with the OSU Extension Service. In addition to an introduction to the Wildlife Stewards Program, the other presentations highlight urban 4-H programs with three specifically referring to programs in Multnomah County, Oregon. There are 437 slides and 3 cassette sound recordings in total.
Accession 2008:046 (Received 2008-06-30)
OSU Foundation Photographs (P 178)
1984-1988
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of photographs that document the planning, construction, and dedication of the Trysting Tree Golf Course. Primarily depicting the construction of the course, these images also show the property before its development as a course, the dedication of the course, and a meeting of the Golf Course Executive Committee. Among those featured in the shots of the dedication include OSU President Byrne and alumnus Nat Giustina. Made up of 634 images in total (228 prints and 406 negatives), these photographs also document parties at the OSU Foundation for staff member Louise Ruhl and the OSU Fund.
Opening in 1988, the Trysting Tree Golf Course was the first public 18-hole course in Corvallis and has also served as the home course for the OSU golf teams for two decades. Financed through private donations and managed as an affiliate of the OSU Foundation, Trysting Tree also has connections with OSU's Turf Management Program, which receives $40,000 a year in funding from the course. The idea to establish an university golf course dates back to 1951, when President Al Strand purchased 175 acres for the creation of a course. It wasn't until the efforts of alumnus Nat Giustina ('41) in the 1970s and 1980s, however, that the campaign to develop a course for OSU really came to fruition.
Accession 2008:045 (Received 2008-06-26)
Library (RG 9)
1936-1963
0.40 cubic foot; 1 16x20 oversize box
This accession consists of three building plaques that once resided on two OSU Library buildings and were removed during construction and renovation projects. Two of the plaques were installed onto what is present day Kidder Hall and the other one resided on the current Library building until extensive remodeling and renovation projects in the 1990s. The plaques on Kidder Hall commemorate a gift to the Library from Hiram Dryer McCaskey and the renaming of the building to the Kerr Library in honor of President William Jasper Kerr. The third plaque honors OSU Art Professor Wayne Taysom for his design of the door pulls, screens, and foundation featured in the entrance of the Library building constructed in 1963.
Accession 2008:044 (Received 2008-06-26)
Koester, Ardis W., Papers (MSS)
1975-1995
0.80 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This addition to the Ardis Koester Papers consists of a curriculum vita, Extension Service publications, slide presentations, instructional kits/guides, and reference materials. The Extension Service publications reflect Koester's research in clothing care, sewing, clothes purchasing, fashion analysis, and the recycling of fabric/clothing. Many of these publications were developed as teaching guides for use by volunteer teachers in Extension study groups.The instructional kits/guides assembled by Koester pertain to clothing dyes and 4-H clothing project leader training. Collected by Koester as a part of her research, the reference materials primarily document laundry product, color coordination, and stain removal information. The three slide presentations, made up of 111 images in total, pertain to appropriate attire for work environments, visual analysis of dress, and principles of line/design in clothing.
See also accession 2008:040
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Accession 2008:043 (Received 2008-06-19)
Sphinx Society Records (MSS)
1949-1968
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box
This addition to the Sphinx Society records consists of correspondence, membership rosters, and procedural information regarding initiation rituals. Pertaining mostly to attendance at the society's annual meetings, the correspondence also reflects discussion of the need for an administrative structure for the organization.
Accession 2008:042 (Received 2008-06-16)
Printing and Mailing Services (RG 166)
1932-1968
0.25 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of 12 printing blocks that were used in the publication of images for various Oregon State bulletins, yearbooks, and Oregon Stater alumni magazines. Primarily depicting campus buildings such as Milam Hall, Weatherford Hall, Gill Coliseum, and the Kerr Library, these blocks also contain images of two off-campus student housing structures (West and Lockwood Halls) that were printed in the 1950 yearbook. These blocks also feature portraits of President Al Strand. Included in this transfer are loan tracking forms for each of the blocks with information regarding where the image was first used and who checked out the image (and at what dates) for subsequent uses.
Accession 2008:041 (Received 2008-06-10)
Kronstad, Warren, Papers (MSS)
1990-2002
0.10 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This addition to the Warren Kronstad Papers consists of materials pertaining to Kronstad's death in 2000 and the dedication of the Kronstad Crop Science Memorial Conference Room two years later. Made up of correspondence, curriculum vitae, funeral service programs, newspaper clippings, and flyers, this transfer also includes transcripts of speeches and papers Kronstad delivered at conferences and meetings.
See also accession 2008:010
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Accession 2008:040 (Received 2008-06-10)
Koester, Ardis W., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1962-1996
6.6 cubic feet; 7 archives boxes
This accession primarily consists of reference materials collected by Extension Textile and Clothing Specialist Ardis Koester as a part of her research on fabrics and instructional work. Made up of newspaper clippings, fabric samples, newsletters, Extension bulletins, notes, and corporate informational brochures, the reference materials include lecture notes, syllabi, and student papers from a class taught by Koester on "Textiles for Interiors" (AIHM 352). A three-ring binder resource "kit" of publications on microfibers that includes fabric samples and bulletins authored by Koester was part of this transfer. This kit was developed by Koester for educational use by Extension agents. Audio-visual presentations and sewing kits that also served as educational tools by the Extension Service are part of this accession as well.The nine presentations/kits contain a total of 593 photographic slides and 8 cassette sound recordings.
Receiving an undergraduate degree in Home Economics Education from OSU in 1961, Ardis Koester (nee Williams) returned to campus in 1974 to fill the position of Textile and Clothing Specialist for the Extension Basic Education Program in Family Living. Koester retired in 1996.
See also accession 2008:044
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Accession 2008:039 (Received 2008-06-06)
Zobel, Don, Papers (MSS) New Collection
1995-2003
0.12 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by Botany Professor Don Zobel that reflect his involvement with the Oregon Flora Project. In addition to "Oregon Flora" newsletters, this transfer includes correspondence, grant proposals, meeting minutes and agendas, publications, and research notes documenting Zobel's work on the Oregon Plant Atlas section of the project.
Coming to OSU in 1968 to fill a position as assistant professor, Don Zobel worked in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department for 35 years until retiring in 2003. Specializing in the study of forest ecology, Zobel's research has included the water relations of trees in the Himalayas and the recovery of plants buried in volcanic debris from Mount St. Helens.
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Accession 2008:038 (Received 2008-06-05)
Extension and Experiment Station Communications (P 120)
1976-1993
0.05 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of images taken by Extension and Experiment Station Communications staff for use in various OSU publications, news releases, poster presentations, and displays. Numbering 243 color slides in total, the images depict agricultural research specimens, field day outings, tours of research plots, controlled field burning, laboratory research, Experiment Station branches, and cattle management. Most of the images were taken at stations in Central and Eastern Oregon around the regions of Burns, Madras, Heppner, Powell Butte, and Pendleton. These slides were also scanned and saved as TIFF files onto two cds that were included in this transfer.
See also accession 2008:102
Accession 2008:037 (Received 2008-05-20)
Unsoeld, Willi, Collection (MSS)
1969-1979
0.30 cubic foot; 2 document boxes
This addition to the Willi Unsoeld Collection consists of cds containing recordings of presentations and lectures Unsoeld gave at Evergreen State College and other venues from 1969 to 1979. Among the topics addressed by Unsoeld in these lectures include the psychological aspects of climbing, outdoor education, the spiritual values of wilderness, the philosophy of mountain rescue, and an account of his ascent of Mt. Everest. In addition to the 26 cds, there are also photographs and biographical information in this transfer. The five prints include portrait shots and other images portraying Unsoeld with students and attending a demonstration.
Earning an undergraduate degree in physics in 1951, Willi Unsoeld returned to Oregon State College in 1958 to assume a teaching post in philosophy and religion. Here on campus as an instructor for a total of four years, Unsoeld went on to work for the Peace Corps in Nepal and later as a faculty member at the Evergreen State College. Known for his ascent of Mount Everest and other peaks, Unsoeld lectured on aspects of mountain climbing and his educational philosophy. In 1979, Unsoeld perished in an avalanche on Mount Rainier while leading a climbing expedition of Evergreen State College students.
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Accession 2008:036 (Received 2008-05-19)
Extension Service (RG 111)
1967-2006
21 cubic feet; 21 archives boxes
This accession consists of audio visual presentations made up of photographic slides, cassette tape audio recordings, scripts, and handbooks that were used by county Extension agents as educational tools. Mostly created by 4-H and the OSU Extension Service, these presentations were also generated by other universities, regional organizations like the Oregon Veterinary Association, and industry associations such as the American Hereford Association.The presentations address a range of topics that include: animal judging and showmanship, horse care, photography, livestock management, bike maintenance, leadership development, computer use, woodworking, cultivation of vegetables/flowers, animal body structures, and international exchange programs. Some of the presentations document highlights from annual national 4-H conferences and most of those on leadership training were recorded directly from professional development seminars at the meetings. The 448 presentations contain about 9000 slides in total and around 300 cassette tapes. Not all of the presentations have images or sound recordings. Also included in this transfer are newsletters, staff meeting minutes, program planning records, and work plan reports from the 4-H Youth Development Office.
See also accessions-2008:047; 2008:033; 2008:026; and 2008:103.
Accession 2008:035 (Received 2008-05-19)
OSU Mom's Club-Eugene/Springfield Unit Records (MSS) New Collection
1959-2007
0.90 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 12x17 oversize box
This accession consists of materials generated by the Eugene/Springfield unit of the OSU Mom's Club and includes annual reports, bylaws/constitutions, correspondence, financial statements, meeting minutes and agendas, membership lists, photographs, publications, and a banner. Organized roughly in chronological order, these records were originally maintained in notebooks and have been placed into file folders. With the exception of one notebook that exclusively documents the Quilt Committee and their fundraising efforts in support of Mom's Club scholarships, the others reflect the general administration of the club. Other loose items not found in the notebooks include greeting cards and thank you notes from scholarship recipients.The photographs (numbering about 50 in all) in this transfer depict various quilts that were raffled off by the club to support scholarships. Also found in this accession were a pair of orange gloves and a bell that were part of the ceremonial opening of the group's meetings.
Seeking to "preserve all traditions of Oregon State College" and "to further its interest at all times", the OSU Mom's Club formed in 1933 at a meeting of visiting mothers of Oregon State students during Women's Weekend on campus. Responding to concerns over stagnant enrollment rates and the loss of non-science programs like business on campus, the focus of the Mom's Club became scholarship fundraising. With this mission of raising money for what would become the Mom's Club Scholarship, the Club soon developed branch chapters throughout Oregon. At it's height, there were 17 branch units of the club. The Eugene/Springfield Unit was the last surviving chapter of the club, which dissolved in May 2008.
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Accession 2008:034 (Received 2008-05-15)
Schultz, Clark E., Autobiographical Manuscript (MSS) New Collection
ca. 1900-1982
0.25 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is an autobiographical manuscript made up primarily of essays written by alumnus Clark E. Schultz that detail his childhood, student years at Oregon Agricultural College, life in Corvallis, and career in agricultural shipping and wholesale in California. Composed by Schultz in 1971 as first-person narrative accounts that were sent to his sister Anita, some of these essays are accompanied by letters to Anita that reference the essays and contemporary events in his life. In addition to the essays, there is also genealogical information on the Edwards/Schultz/Lewis/Martin families compiled and written by Schultz that was also sent to Anita. Included with the essays are newspaper clippings, programs for the 25th jubilee of Oregon Agricultural College, and photographic portraits of Schultz throughout various stages of his life. The images also document Schultz' parents, his home in Corvallis, his sister Anita, and wife Marian.
Born in Dundee, Illinois, Clark Schultz moved with his family to Corvallis in 1909 and enrolled in Oregon Agricultural College to study agriculture. After graduating in 1912 with a undergraduate degree, Schultz settled in Lindsay, California.
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Accession 2008:033 (Received 2008-05-13)
Extension Service (RG 111)
1971-1999
3 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes
This accession is made up of Pacific Northwest Insect, Weed, and Plant Disease Control Handbooks compiled by Extension faculty at Oregon State University, Washington State University, and the University of Idaho.
See also accessions-2008:047; 2008:036; 2008:026; and 2008:103.
Accession 2008:032 (Received 2008-05-01)
Hedgpeth, Joel W. (Memorabilia Collection)
1972-2008
0.02 cubic foot ; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of materials pertaining to Hatfield Marine Science Center Director and Oceanography Professor Joel Hedgpeth with most of the items documenting a memorial service for him in 2008. In addition to a program, announcement, and CD recording of the service proceedings, this transfer includes an article reprint about Hedgpeth published in the "Journal of Crustacean Biology" after his death and a publication about the Department of Oceanography that lists Hedgpeth as a faculty member. Joel W. Hedgpeth came to Newport in 1963 to assume the post of Resident Director of the then OSU Marine Biological Laboratory. Specializing in the study of pyncogonids (shrimp), Hedgpeth also played an important role in the crustacean research community. Retiring from OSU in 1976, Hedgpeth died in 2006.
Accession 2008:031 (Received 2008-04-24)
Urban League of Portland Records (MSS)
2003-2008
0.40 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 document box
This addition to the Urban League of Portland (ULP) records is made up of photographs, publications, and electronic media. Numbering about 700 prints and 550 negatives in total, the photographs make up the bulk of this transfer and document events and outreach programs organized by the Urban League such as "Career Connections" job fairs, activities at the Multicultural Senior Center, programs at Ockley Green Middle School, and field trips for youth to Willamette University and other places. The images also depict ULP staff at National Urban League conferences.There are also photographic images on four cds and three diskettes found in this transfer. The publications include newsletters, brochures, a program event for the 2006 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner, and an annual report.
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Accession 2008:030 (Received 2008-04-22)
Jenkins, Merle T., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1913-1974
0.60 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 23x31 oversize box
This accession consists of materials documenting the student experience and agronomy career of alumnus Merle T. Jenkins and includes a list of corn hybrid varieties, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, photographs, a scrapbook, and a wooden pen stand. Primarily made up of photographs, the scrapbook also contains dance cards, newspaper clippings, and cadet uniform patches. Reflecting Jenkins' student years at Oregon Agricultural College and life on a farm, the scrapbook images depict the campus grounds, fellow Osolito Club residents, the women's field hockey team, cadet inspection day, and campus events such as the May Day Pageant dances. Also documented in the scrapbook are Jenkins' travels throughout Oregon to various places such as the coast, Mary's Peak, Oregon City Falls, and Multnomah Falls. Loose photographs not a part of the scrapbook are mostly views of Jenkins at agricultural research conferences and meetings, some of which also depict his wife, Ruth. Other images are group shots of Jenkins in the Army. Bound into 2 volumes, the correspondence pertains to Jenkins' retirement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1958 and from the Farmers Forage Research Corporation in 1974.
Born in Brookings, South Dakota, Merle T. Jenkins studied agriculture at OAC and received an undergraduate degree in 1916. While at OAC, Jenkins served as a cadet sergeant for a year and continued his service in the military by enlisting in the Army during World War One. Pursuing graduate degrees at Iowa State University after the war, Jenkins became internationally recognized for his development of several corn hybrid varieties in his position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Upon retirement from the federal government in 1958, Jenkins went on to work for Purdue University's Farmers Forage Research Cooperative until 1974.
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Accession 2008:029 (Received 2008-04-14)
Intercollegiate Athletics (P 31)
2008
0.01 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of a DVD-R that contains a recording of a football game between Oregon State College and Michigan State University played on October 10th, 1959. Edited to primarily document the game plays, the footage runs 29 minutes, 56 seconds.
Accession 2008:028 (Received 2008-04-14)
Van Devender, Neal, Papers (MSS)
1950-2002
2.2 cubic feet; 1 archives box and 3 oversize boxes
This addition to the Neal Van Devender Papers is made up of certificates, correspondence, employment records, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, research project reports, scrapbooks, student papers and exams, textbooks, and jacket letters for sports played in grade school/high school. Documenting Van Devender's career as an engineer with the Boeing Company, these materials also reflect his student experience at OSU, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. School work and scrapbooks from Van Devender's grade and secondary school years in Noti, Oregon, were also found in this transfer. Materials related to OSU include items associated with Heckart Lodge and the Thanes Club. The correspondence includes letters from mother, friends from Noti, and fellow OSU buddies. The five scrapbooks reflect various eras from Van Devender's life from grade school to graduate studies at Stanford and contain greeting cards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, publications, report cards, and schoolwork.
Graduating with a BS in engineering in 1965, Neal Van Devender went on to pursue graduate studies in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University. After receiving his MS degree from Stanford in 1966, Neal got a job as an aerospace engineer with Boeing. Between positions at Boeing, Van Devender also received a MBA degree from the University of Washington. His projects at Boeing included military aircraft winglet design research and organization of the company's wind-tunnel test program. Van Devender retired from Boeing in 1998.
Accession 2008:027 (Received 2008-04-10)
Student Health Services (RG 23)
1986-2007
0.50 cubic foot; 2 document boxes
This accession is made up of materials generated by the office of Student Health Services (SHS) and includes annual reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, policies/procedures, and budget information. The minutes document meetings from various SHS committees such as the Occupantional Health Committee, Quality Assurance Committee, and the Lab and X-Ray Committee. Procedures, correspondence, regulations, and other information relating to radiation safety also were found in this transfer.
Accession 2008:026 (Received 2008-03-26)
Extension Service (RG 111)
ca. 1930-1957
0.35 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of personal history forms completed for employees of the Extension Service that document information dating from 1915 to 1957. In addition to name and job title, these files include data such as educational history, religious affiliation, experience on a farm, birthplace, marriage status, retirement account number, and reasons for resignation/departure from the position.
See also accessions-2008:047; 2008:033; 2008:036; and 2008:103.
Accession 2008:025 (Received 2008-03-24)
Wagner, Effie L., Scrapbook of the Women's Debate Tour (MSS) New Collection
1928
0.07 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of a scrapbook assembled by alumna Effie Louise Ackerman (Wagner) documenting the Oregon Agricultural College Women's Varsity Debate Squad 1928 tour. Made up of newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, brochures, and a travel itinerary, the scrapbook also contains two handwritten narratives by Ackerman describing various aspects of the tour such as the train ride, interaction with students at the host colleges, the campuses of the visited schools, sightseeing in California, and the send-off reception in Corvallis at the start of the tour. One of the narratives is featured on the pages of the scrapbook, while the other was written on notebook pages found inside the scrapbook. The photographs depict Effie and her team mates on the train, touring the college campuses, and taking in the natural scenery in California. In addition to the 1928 tour, the clippings also document OAC men's squad speech contests and news stories about fellow alumnus Felix Ackerman, Effie's husband.
Composed of Effie Louise, Helen Woodward, and Dorothy Williams, the OAC Women's Varsity Debate Squad traveled through six states on their 1928 three-week tour that included competition with teams at the following schools: Whitman College, University of Idaho, University of Wyoming, University of Utah, University of California-Los Angeles.The team won four of the five contests, losing only to UCLA. Effie Louise graduated in 1928 with a degree in vocational education.
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Accession 2008:024 (Received 2008-03-21)
OSU Foundation Moving Images Collection (P 178)
1976-2003
2.8 cubic foot; 3 archives boxes
This accession is made up of videotapes and films produced and collected by the OSU Foundation. Comprised primarily of the VHS format but also including open reel and U-Matic varieties, the videotapes (67 in all) document training seminars sponsored by the OSU Foundation, ceremonies/events on campus, and presentations by OSU administrators. Other recordings in this transfer consist of public service announcements (PSAs) made for TV broadcast and productions generated for specific fundraising campaigns. Also included in this accession are videotapes created by other college and university foundation offices.The four films contain PSAs.
See also accession 2008:022
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OSU Foundation (RG 144)
1978-1986
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of sound recordings on reel-to-reel and cassette tapes that were produced and collected by the OSU Foundation. Primarily public service announcements (PSAs) created for radio broadcast, these recordings also include two tapes of sample jingle music for PSAs and another cassette documenting a "humanities lunch" presentation by Bill Wilkins and President Byrne. The 11 recordings consist of 5 reel-to-reel and 6 cassette tapes.
Accession 2008:023 (Received 2008-03-14)
President's Office (RG 13)
1979-2004
0.60 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the University Legal Advisor and includes agreements, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, and reports. Primarily documenting administrative rule development for policies such as administrative fees, drug testing, student conduct regulations, animal control, and grievance procedures, this transfer also contains records pertaining to the family employment project, Title IX compliance, the Washington State Degree Authorization Act, trademark licensing, and the lease agreement between OSU and the campus bookstore.
See also accession 2008:008
Accession 2008:022 (Received 2008-03-12)
OSU Foundation Moving Images Collection (P 178) New Collection
2007
0.02 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of 3 DVDs and 1 mini-DV tape featuring film footage of two events staged for the OSU Capital Campaign. The events are the campaign launch/multimedia celebration and the gala dinner, both of which feature presentations by OSU faculty, students, and alumni. Two films produced specifically for the campaign, "We Are OSU: This Amazing Place" and "This Historic Moment: The Campaign for OSU," are also on these media. The total running time of the four films together is slightly over 2 hours.
See also accession 2008:024
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Accession 2008:021 (Received 2008-03-05)
Affirmative Action Office (RG 172)
1976-1998
0.90 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of reports, manuals, trial transcripts, and reference materials collected by the Affirmative Action Office. Among the topics addressed in these documents include the campus transition plan for meeting ADA requirements, sexual harassment policies/laws, assistive technology, Title IX compliance, and minority faculty recruitment and retention.The transcripts document trial testimony given in the class action lawsuit of Anna Peck vs. the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Other materials regarding to this case can be found in the President's Office Records (RG 13). Also found in this transfer is documentation compiled in the course of an OCR compliance review of OSU athletics. With much of the data containing confidential student information, access to these files are subject to review by the reference archivist.
Accession 2008:020 (Received 2008-03-04)
Sea Grant Communications (PUB 186)
1994-2002
0.10 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of article reprints documenting research at OSU on various marine topics that were distributed by Sea Grant as a part of it's (ORESU-R) publication series. Other than two of the reprints published in 1994 and 1995, all the publications in this transfer are part of the 2002 series (R-02-001 through R-02-029).
Accession 2008:019 (Received 2008-03-04)
Budgets and Planning (RG 125)
2004-2008
0.30 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of budget exhibits for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 that were generated by the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning.
Accession 2008:018 (Received 2008-03-03)
American Society of Agricultural Engineers-OSU Student Chapter Records (MSS) New Collection
1955-1989
0.25 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the OSU Student Chapter of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) and includes an account ledger, certificates, constitutions/bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, and publications. The correspondence primarily relates to scholarships and awards offered through the chapter and the Agricultrual Engineering Department. The publications consist of issues of the ASAE's National Student Journal featuring annual summary statements from student chapters, including that of OSU.
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Alpha Epsilon Honorary Society-OSU Chapter Records (MSS) New Collection
1978-1995
0.08 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession consists of materials generated by the OSU Chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Honorary Society and includes constitutions, correspondence, membership rosters, treasurer's reports, and a certificate. The Oregon Upsilon Chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Honorary Society at OSU was established in 1976.
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Accession 2008:017 (Received 2008-02-28)
Health and Human Performance, College of. (RG 31)
1919-1933
0.50 cubic foot; 1 14x19 oversize box
This accession consists of two scrapbooks assembled by members of the Women's Athletic Association and is made up of photographs, newspaper clippings, activity schedules, event programs, forms, posters, publications, and a financial report. In addition to documenting physical activities such as tumbling, track events, field hockey, and swimming, the photos also show field trips, locker rooms in the Women's Building, and special events like the annual "fun fest." Photographs and other items found detached from the scrapbooks have been placed in a folder and that is housed in the same box.
Dating back to 1917, the Women's Athletic Association was formed to offer intramural, intercollegiate athletic, and recreational activities for women. Re-established as the Women's Recreation Association in the late 1940s, the organization was active until 1973 when the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Department was formed.
Home Economics, College of. (RG 141)
1988-1993
0.25 cubic foot; 1 14x19 oversize box and 1 archives box
This accession is made up of a scrapbook assembled by alumnus Chiyono Matsushima that documents her involvement in a 1988 presentation at OSU on "Pioneers in Asian Home Economics." Primarily made up of photographs documenting her visit to campus and travels in Oregon, the scrapbook also contains maps, newspaper clippings, beverage coasters, postcards, and brochures. There are also materials in the scrapbook reflecting Matsushima's experience as a student at OSC. Herpresentation was a part of the College of Home Economics' celebration of it's centennial in 1988/89. Also included in this transfer is a sound recording on cassette tape of a speech by alumna Yair Kami on the success of combining sports medicine and nutrition.
Health and Human Performance, College of. Photographs (P 231)
ca. 1928-1981
0.08 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 20x24 oversize box
This accession consists of photographs depicting faculty of the College of Health and Human Performance engaged in instruction and in portrait shots. Half of the 12 prints in this transfer are mounted on board and were displayed in the lobby of the Women's Building. In addition to a group shot of the faculty of the college in 1981, the images in this transfer depict the following faculty: Eva Seen, Helen Poling, Percy Gill, Jeanette Dixon, Florence Hupprich, and Charlotte Lambert.
Home Economics, College of. Photographs (P 44)
1990-1991
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of photographs (totaling 304 images in all- 252 slides, 25 prints, and 27 negatives) documenting the construction of Bates Hall, a tour of the building site during construction, and the office move into the completed building.
Accession 2008:016 (Received 2008-02-12)
Corvallis-OSU Music Association Records (MSS)
1955-2004
0.40 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This addition to the Corvallis-OSU Music Association records consists of account ledgers, correspondence, financial reports, flyers, meeting minutes, and tax records.
Accession 2008:015 (Received 2008-02-08)
Home Management House Photograph Collection (P 266) New Collection
1945-1948
0.15 cubic foot; 4 file folders
This accession is made up of 23 photographic prints relating to the Kent and Withycombe Home Management Houses that were operated as a part of the Household Administration curriculum of the College of Home Economics. Primarily made up of portraits of infants employed for training purposes as "practice babies" at the Home Management Houses, this transfer also includes images depicting students at the houses with the practice babies, learning about a new washing machine, and greeting international students. Dated by the academic year of their service, the four toddlers featured in these images are identified as Patsy, Susan, Jimmie, and Pamela.
It is estimated that 50 children served as practice babies for the home management houses from 1926 through 1947. A six-week residency in one of houses was a requirement of students enrolled in the College of Home Economics in their senior year.
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Accession 2008:014 (Received 2008-02-01)
Borg, Marcus, Papers (MSS) New Collection
1969-2000
5.8 cubic feet; 6 archives boxes
This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by Religious Studies Professor Marcus Borg that reflect his career as instructor, researcher, and department administrator. In addition to books, this transfer includes a certificate, contracts, correspondence, course materials, meeting minutes, nameplates, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, a script of a sermon, computer diskettes, and sound recordings. Borg's literary work and organizational involvement with groups such as the Society for Biblical Literature is documented in the correspondence and book contracts.The course materials consist of lecture notes, syllabi, reference materials, and course reading packets. Numbering 7 prints and 1 negative, the photos are portraits of Borg. Comprised of 6 cassette tapes, the sound recordings document presentations by other scholars on "what has the Buddha to teach Christians," "toward a spirituality of peace and justice," and learning of the "green world." The diskettes contain word processing files for the 'God at 2000" symposium and other events.
Receiving degrees in divinity, theology, political science, and philosophy, Marcus Borg came to OSU in 1979 to teach in the Religious Studies Department. A renown scholar on the life and teachings of Jesus, Borg organized two nationally-televised symposia, "Jesus at 2000" and "God at 2000," that were held at OSU in 1996 and 2000. Recognized for his excellence in teaching, Borg has received a number of university awards and distinctions including the "distinguished professor" award (the first faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts to be bestowed with such a honor.) Borg retired in 2007.
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Accession 2008:013 (Received 2008-01-30)
Human Resources (RG 126)
1980-2006
3 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes
This accession consists of 219 reels of microfilmed personnel files. Containing confidential information, access to these records is subject to review by the reference archivist.
These records were microfilmed by Archives staff from the original paper copies sent to the Archives by the Office of Human Resources. In addition to the filming of these records, Archives staff indexed each document on the reel to be searchable through a computer assisted retrieval system. This process was discontinued in 2006 when OSU switched to a digital document management system.
Accession 2008:012 (Received 2008-01-30)
Munford, J. Kenneth, Collection (MSS)
1910-1988
0.60 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This addition to the J. Kenneth Munford Collection consists of materials documenting the history of OSU that were collected by Munford in the course of research for his weekly newspaper column in the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Made up of a certificate, correspondence, historical essays, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, slide show presentation scripts, and a student paper, this transfer also includes a doctoral thesis ("Historical Perspective of OSC" by Lillian Schroeder van Loan) for which Munford served as major advisor. The correspondence documents interaction between Munford and others on and off campus regarding OSU history. The publications include photocopies of course catalogs and president's reports for the college dating back to 1867. Munford's columns are included among the newspaper clippings. Items relating to the Theta Xi Fraternity and Munford's membership in it can also be found among these records.
A faculty member of OSU from 1939 until his retirement in 1977, alumnus J. Kenneth Munford ('34) wrote a weekly column on OSU and local history for the Corvallis Gazette-Times from 1983 until 1996. On campus, Munford worked as an instructor for the English Department and helped to found the OSU Press as Director of Publications. He died in 2007.
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Accession 2008:011 (Received 2008-01-30)
Steak and Chop Club Records (MSS)
1938-2007
1.2 cubic feet; 1 document box and 1 20x24 oversize box
This addition to the Steak and Chop Club records consists of biographical essays, bylaws, constitutions, correspondence, financial reports, meeting minutes, membership lists, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook. In addition to serving as a sign-in ledger for meetings, the scrapbook also contains correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Profiles, obituaries, and other news items about individual club members are featured in the biographical essays and clippings.
The club was founded in 1938 by several staff members of the Oregon State University Federal Cooperative Extension Service for the purpose of gastronomy and good fellowship, and was loosely based upon similar clubs that existed in the 18th century. The first officers were H. A. Lindgren, "Top Sirloin" (president), and E. R. Jackman, "Little Chop" (secretary). The last meeting of the club took place in October of 2007.
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Accession 2008:010 (Received 2008-01-25)
Kronstad, Warren, Papers (MSS) New Collection
1954-1998
10.3 cubic foot; 11 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by Crop and Soil Science Professor Warren Kronstad that document his career as instructor and wheat researcher. In addition to reference materials that comprise about one half of this transfer, these records are also made up of article reprints, course materials, certificates, correspondence, grant proposals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, reports, and research data. Among the topics covered in the correspondence/subject files include Kronstad's involvement in OSU's wheat improvement program with Turkey, cooperative agreements with international researchers, development of the Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology at OSU, and Kronstad's participation in various conferences/workshops. The course materials, which consist of exam blanks, class handouts, lecture notes, and overhead transparencies, also include notes from Kronstad's student work at Washington State University.
Receiving a doctorate in plant breeding and genetics from OSU in 1963, Warren Kronstad began his teaching career on campus as an instructor for the Crop Science Department in 1959. Involved with OSU's Wheat Breeding Program, Kronstad developed widely used wheat varieties that helped to increased average yields in Oregon from 33.6 to 66 bushels per acre. Retiring in 1998, Kronstad died in 2000.
See also accession 2008:041
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Crop and Soil Science (RG 95)
1983-2001
0.35 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of materials generated by the Crop and Soil Science Department and includes correspondence, publications, reports, slide presentation scripts, and a class reading packet for a course in the Principles of Cereal Crop Production (CSS 321). In addition to the merger of the Crop and Soil Science Departments into one, these records pertain to Meadowfoam research, the search for a department head, and the Warren Kronstad Honorary Symposium.
Accession 2008:009 (Received 2008-01-23)
President's Commission on the Status of Women (RG 159)
2006-2007
0.08 cubic foot; 2 file folders
This accession is made up of meeting minutes and an annual report generated by the President's Commission on the Status of Women reflecting the years 2006 and 2007. Also included in this transfer are two membership packets (for 2006/07 and 2007/08) which contain strategic plans, mission statements, brochures, committee descriptions, annual reports, membership lists, and committee application forms.
Accession 2008:008 (Received 2008-01-17)
President's Office (RG 13)
1996-2005
2.7 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes
This accession consists of This accession consists of materials generated by OSU Presidents Paul Risser, Tim White, and Edward Ray and is primarily made up of chronologically arranged correspondence. In addition to correspondence, these materials include speeches and files organized by subject and address topics such as the OSU Portland Center, OSU Press, disabled parking on campus, the SMILE program, the Hatfield Marine Science Center, and Gordon Gilkey. Also included in this transfer are meeting minutes and other materials from the President's Office Cabinet and the OSU Board of Advisors.
See also accession 2008:023
Accession 2008:007 (Received 2008-01-11)
University Archives (RG 220)
1994-2007
0.35 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of materials generated by the University Archives which reflect the administration of the office and coordination of various outreach activities such as tours, exhibits, training workshops, and presentations. In addition to minutes and agendas of staff meetings, this transfer also contains correspondence, notes, flyers, and presentation scripts that document the following: events organized in observance of Oregon Archives Week, a campus building tour, management of the Oregon University System Archives, and Archives Cooperative Learning Group training workshops. Also found in this accession are records of the Digital Library Steering Committee.
Accession 2008:006 (Received 2008-01-08)
Faculty Senate (RG 44)
1998-2004
0.35 cubic f00t; 1 document box
This accession consists of materials generated by the Faculty Senate's Advancement of Teaching Committee. In addition to annual reports, meeting minutes and agendas, membership rosters, and a faculty forum paper, these records also contain correspondence and reference materials documenting the committee's assessment of guidelines for student and citizen evaluation of teaching. Also found in this transfer are materials relating to a survey on campus climate that was organized by the committee.
Accession 2008:005 (Received 2008-01-07)
Berg, Helen and Alan B., Papers (MSS) New Collection
1914-2007
2.4 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes
This accession is made up of materials documenting the careers of alumni Helen and Alan B. Berg and includes article reprints, certificates, correspondence, ephemera, flyers, newspaper clippings, notes, military records, photographs, publications, speeches, DVDs, a scrapbook, theses, and two sound recordings. Primarily relating to the Bergs' work as mayors of Corvallis and service on the City Council, these records also reflect Helen's research as a statistician with OSU, Alan's involvement in various organizations and campaigns, Alan's literary efforts as a student, and Alan's work with the OSU College of Forestry. Also addressed in these materials is the controversy over the development of the Corvallis riverfront. The scrapbook, originally a "birth book" with information about Alan as an infant and toddler, contains images of Alan as a child and young adult. Numbering about 100 prints in total, the photographs primarily depict Alan in various stages of his life, from his stint in the military and his forestry work for OSU, to his position as mayor.There are portrait shots of both Alan and Helen.
After receiving a MS in statistics from OSU in 1973, Helen Berg (nee Lowry) worked as statistician and Director of the Survey Research Center on campus from 1975 until 1993. In addition to her involvement in community organizations such the Madison Avenue Task Force and the Corvallis Community Day Care Board, Berg also served on the Corvallis City Council (1991-1994) and then as mayor (1995-2006) of Corvallis.
Graduating with an undergraduate degree in forestry management in 1941, Alan B. Berg returned to campus in 1957 to teach forest ecology. Active in a number of organizations that included the League of Oregon Cities and the Nature Conservancy, Berg served on the Corvallis City Council (1973-1978) then as mayor (1979-1986). Retiring from OSU in 1981, Berg died in 1989. Helen and Alan married in 1983.
Full finding aid available in PDF format.
EAD finding aid available in Northwest Digital Archives.
Accession 2008:004 (Received 2008-01-03)
Various Record Groups
1986-2000
0.20 cubic f00t; 1 document box
This accession is made up of This accession is made up of policy and procedure statements issued by the following OSU administrative offices and departments:
- Business Affairs (RG 17)
- Public Safety (RG 82)
- Student Affairs (RG 102)
- Human Resources (RG 126)
- International Education (RG 164)
- Research Office (RG 170)
- Affirmative Action (RG 172)
- University Advancement (RG 210)
- University Archives (RG 220)
Among the topics covered by these statements and handbooks include: the campus AIDS policy, guidelines for employee political activity, hiring foreign faculty, the Family Leave and Medical Act, handling of scientific and scholarly misconduct allegations, and the management of Extension Service/Experiment Station records.
Accession 2008:003 (Received 2008-01-03)
University Advancement (RG 210)
1996-2007
0.80 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession consists of materials generated by the Office of University Advancement which relate to the planning and publicity of special events. Made up of correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, and reports, this transfer documents the coordination of the annual campus Food Drive campaign, distribution of guest passes to football and basketball games on behalf of the President, and the organization of the yearly dessert ceremony for the OSU 25-Year Club. These records also pertain to University Advancement office strategic plan development and an office retreat. Also included in this transfer are monthly activity reports from University Advancement Directors and the Alumni Association.
