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Larry Landis

University Archivist

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Email: larry [dot] landis [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
Phone: 1 541-737-0540
Fax: 1 541-737-0541
Primary Duties: Direct the University Archives and Records Management program.
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  • Contact me for help with:

    Primary sources research, OSU history, historic photographs, preservation of archival materials, university records retention schedule

Brief CV

  • Education

    B.A., Social Science, 1980, University of North Texas
    M.A., History, 1983, Texas Christian University
    Post graduate work in Archives Administration, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin

    Research and Professional Interests

    Digital collections; historic photography; OSU history, especially campus development and architecture; architect John V. Bennes

    Awards
    • 2007, Oregon Heritage Excellence Award
      Sponsor:
      Oregon Heritage Commission
    • 2005, OSU Professional FAculty Excellence Award
      Sponsor:
      Oregon State University
    • 2004, Exceptional Merit Award
      Sponsor:
      Oregon State University Libraries

Publications and More

  • Selected Publications

    “Oregon State University: A Key Component of Benton County’s History,” in A Pictorial History of Benton County, pp. 72-82. Corvallis: Corvallis Gazette-Times, 2000.

    “Disaster Preparedness: An Essential Function of Libraries and Archives,” In Oregon Library Association Quarterly, Summer 1997

    Review of Picturing Texas: The FSA-OWI Photographers in the Lone Star State, 1935-1943, In Journal of the West, July 1996

    Oregon State University Archives and Records Management Handbook, with Michael Holland, Colene Voll and Elizabeth Nielsen, July 1993; revised editions April 1996 & February 2000

    Selected Presentations

    "Where Collector Meets Scholar: An Archivist's View of the Gerald Williams Collection," presented at the 61st Pacific Northwest History Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, April 18, 2008

    “Portland’s Versatile Stylist: The Architectural Legacy of John V. Bennes,” paper presented at the Architectural Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon, September 9, 2006; revised version presented at the Society of Architectural Historians/Marion Dean Ross Chapter annual meeting, Corvallis, Oregon, October 12, 2007

    “’Born Digital’ University Records and the Institutional Repository – A Work in Progress,” paper presented at the Northwest Archivists annual meeting, Butte, MT, May 20, 2006

    “The Northwest Digital Archives: A Tool for Exploring Our Regional Identity,” paper presented at the 59th annual Pacific Northwest history Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 28, 2006

    Panelist for “EAD and Beyond: Different Consortia, Different Approaches,” session at the Western Round-Up (joint meeting of the Northwest Archivists, Society of California Archivists, Conference of Intermountain Archivists, and the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists), April 16, 2005

Committees

  • Library Committees
    Oregon Explorer Development Team
    ScholarsArchive Working Group
    Professional Associations and Committees

    Society of American Archivists (SAA) -- member since 1983

    Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) -- member since 1989 (charter member)

    Northwest Archivists (NWA) -- member since 1991
    NWA 2008 Nominations Committee
    NWA Education Committee, chair, 2007-present

    State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2004-present

    Oregon Encyclopedia Editorial Board, 2006-present

    Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) Steering Team, 2007-present

    University Service

    OSU Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Committee, 2000-present