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PageScope and Content Note
This collection consists of photographic prints collected and
assembled by Fred D. Luse, documenting campus buildings and grounds
and student activities during Luse's years at Oregon Agricultural
College. The collection includes several campus snow scenes, May
Day activities, various athletic teams, O.A.C Cadet exercises,
views of Main Street in Corvallis, the Benton County Courthouse
and Albany College. Also included are photos of Stanford University
buildings along with views of Fresno, Herndon and Palo Alto, California
taken during Luse's years of employment in Fresno, California.
Biographical Note
Fred D. Luse, of Lents, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural College
and graduated in 1909 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He
was active in a variety of student activities including the Zetegathian
Literary Society, English Association, Glee Club, Society Debating
Team, Prohibition Oratorical Contest and College Orator. He also
served as the Y.M.C.A. Vice President, Associate Editor of the
NW Journal of English and as Captain of ROTC Company G. After
graduating he worked as Secretary of the Fresno, California and
Chicago, Illinois Y.M.C.A.s, then for Forbes Supply Co. in Portland,
Oregon.
Provenance
These photographs were donated to the Horner Museum by Mrs. Robert
McLane, Luse's
daughter in 1970 and transferred to OSU Archives in 1996.
Related Materials
A photograph of the O.A.C. Engineering Association which includes
Luse is located in Harriet's
Collection #490 (12 x 17 oversize box).