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Oregon State University

Larry Landis

University Archivist

The Valley Library

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: (541) 737-0540
Fax: (541) 737-0541
Primary Duties: Direct the University Archives and Records Management program and the Special Collections department.
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Primary sources research, OSU history, historic photographs, preservation of archival materials, university records retention schedule, historic preservation issues

Brief CV

  • 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
    Digital collections; historic photography; OSU history, especially campus development and architecture; architect John V. Bennes
Exceptional Merit Award, 2004, Oregon State University Libraries
OSU Professional Faculty Excellence Award, 2005, Oregon State University
Oregon Heritage Excellence Award, 2007, Oregon Heritage Commission

Publications and More

  • "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
    "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

Committees

  • Oregon Explorer Development Team
    ScholarsArchive Working Group
    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, 2007-2010 Oregon Digital Newspaper Program Advisory Board, 2009-present
    OSU Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Committee, 2000-present OSU Extension Centennial Committee, 2010-2011

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