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President's Office Motion Picture Film and Videotapes, 1961-1996, 1984-1996

Title: President's Office Motion Picture Filmand Videotapes 1961-1996 1984-1996

The President's Office Motion PictureFilm and Videotapes consist of recordings of special events and speechesat Oregon State University (OSU) including the retirements of OSUPresidents Robert W. MacVicar in 1984 and John V. Byrne in 1996 andstatements by Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield and President A.L. Strand atthe signing of the 1961 bill to re-name Oregon State College to OregonState University.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cubic foot, including 1 filmand 7 videotapes; 3 boxes

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv40109 View

A.L. Strand Oral History Collection, 1949-1985, 1980-1982

Title: A.L. Strand Oral HistoryCollection 1949-1985 1980-1982

The A.L. Strand Oral History Collectiondocuments an oral history project conducted in the early 1980s to capturerecollections and remembrances of A.L. Strand, President of Oregon Statefrom 1942 to 1961. The collection includes recordings and transcripts of10 oral history interviews, written remembrances and recollections, andextensive project records.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 cubic foot, including 10audiocassettes and 3 photographs; 3boxes

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87011 View

Shideler, Fred Merle. Fred M. Shideler papers, 1940-1983.

Title: Fred M. Shideler papers, 1940-1983.

Collection primarily consists of subject files. Included is a typescript of a biography of William Jasper Kerr, by Edwin T. Reed; materials pertaining to the retirement of E.B. Lemon and A.L. Strand; records of an oral history project documenting the career of Strand; materials pertaining to the University's Centennial in 1968; a student paper written by Shideler in 1940; and papers presented at annual meetings of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges in 1962 and 1970. Much of the collection consists of drafts of speeches, statements, news releases and correspondence drafted by Shideler for James H. Jensen.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53924559 View

Patent Committee Records, 1917-1963, 1948-1963

Title: Patent Committee Records 1917-1963 1948-1963

The Patent Committee Records document thedevelopment and management of patent policy for Oregon State Universityand include correspondence, reference materials, committee minutes,documents about specific inventions and patent investigations, reports,and patents and patent applications. The Patent Committee was establishedat Oregon State College in the late 1940s.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic foot, including 11 photographs, 2 boxes, including 1 oversize box; 1 microfilm reel

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv86752 View

President's Office Records, 1870-2002

Title: President's Office Records 1870-2002

The President's Office Records reflect the administration of the university and include documentation of policy formulation, publication of statistical information, and review of legal issues.

ArchivalResource: 44.4 cubic ft.; 180 microfilm reels.

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv14721 View

Fred M. Shideler Papers, 1940-1983

Title: Fred M. Shideler Papers 1940-1983

The Shideler Papers document the OSU presidency of James H. Jensen through materials created and assembled by Fred Shideler in his role as head of information services for the University.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 cubic feet

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52675 View

Oregon Pioneers Oral History Collection, 1975-1976, 1975

Title: Oregon Pioneers Oral HistoryCollection 1975-1976 1975

The Oregon Pioneers Oral HistoryCollection consists of 33 interviews conducted primarily in the summer of1975 by Oregon State University students to document various aspects oflocal history from 1880 to 1929 in preparation for the United Statesbicentennial in 1976.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cubic foot, including 31audiocassettes; 2 boxes

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv86288 View

Unsoeld, William Francis, 1926-1979. Willi Unsoeld collection, 1963-1979 (bulk 1963-1965).

Title: Willi Unsoeld collection, 1963-1979 (bulk 1963-1965).

The Willi Unsoeld Collection primarily documents Unsoeld's participation in the 1963 climb of Mt. Everest. The series I newsletters were written by expedition members, including Willi Unsoeld, James R. Ullman, and Norman Dyhrenfurth, between February and June 1963. Series II, Correspondence, consists of OSU president emeritus A.L Strand's fundraising efforts in the summer and fall of 1963 to help offset the medical costs of Unsoeld's treatment for frostbite resulting from the climb. This series also contains other correspondence between Strand and the Unsoelds, 1963-1965. Series III contains newspaper clippings about the 1963 Mt. Everest climb from the Oregonian and Corvallis Gazette-Times newspapers, as well as National Geographic's 1963 articles on the climb, including one co-authored by Unsoeld. Included in one of the articles is a photo of Unsoeld planting the OSC Mountain Club banner on Everest's summit. Series IV consists of a resolution passed by the Oregon Senate honoring Unsoeld after his death in March 1979.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/137301934 View

Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook, 1968

Title: Benton County CourthouseScrapbook 1968

The Benton County CourthouseScrapbook was prepared in 1968 by the Benton County Court to supportnomination of the site as a state historic site. The scrapbook includesphotographs as well as reproductions of historical documents. The BentonCounty Courthouse was built in 1888 in Corvallis, Oregon, and is theoldest courthouse in Oregon still in use for that purpose.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 cubic feet, including 11photographs; 1 oversize box

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv47442 View

President's Office Photographs, 1923-1998, 1935-1995

Title: President's OfficePhotographs 1923-1998 1935-1995

The President's Office Photographsconsist of photographs documenting the activities the presidents of OregonState University, primarily from 1960 through 1995, as well as individualportrait photographs of Oregon State faculty and staff from the 1930sthrough 1960s.

ArchivalResource: 0.9 cubic foot, including 1752photographs; 4 boxes, including 1oversize box

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv82556 View

William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Title: William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Journal reprints on evolutionary biology.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM06776-S.xml View

Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection, circa 1865-1999, 1910-1970

Title: Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection circa 1865-1999 1910-1970

The Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection consists of images of Oregon State University presidents from W. A. Finley through Paul Risser from a variety of sources and in various formats, primarily b/w prints. The collection includes multiple images for William Jasper Kerr, George W. Peavy, August L. Strand, and James H. Jensen.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cubic foot, including 300 prints, 7 film negatives, 6 slides, and 1 oil painting; 4 boxes, include 3 oversize boxes

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv08562 View

Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection, 1875-1975, 1915-1965

Title: Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection 1875-1975 1915-1965

The Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection consists of images of military education and cadets at Oregon State from various sources and time periods. Individual images include portraits and group shots of military cadets and officers, as well as reviews, formations, training, and instructional materials. Photographs are arranged chronologically by historical era. Courses in military science have been taught at Oregon State since the early 1870s.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic feet, including 1000 photographs; 13 boxes, including 4 oversize boxes, and 2 map folders

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv35440 View

Leman, Nancy Farwell. A.L. Strand oral history collection, 1949-1985 (bulk 1980-1982).

Title: A.L. Strand oral history collection, 1949-1985 (bulk 1980-1982).

The A.L. Strand Oral History Collection documents an oral history project conducted in the early 1980s to capture recollections and remembrances of A.L. Strand, Oregon State University president from 1942 to 1961. English instructor Nancy Leman led the project in collaboration with Fred Shideler. The collection includes recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews, written remembrances and recollections, reference materials, extensive project records, and several photographs. The project was funded by grants from the OSU Research Council and the OSU Foundation. The collection includes oral history interviews with Margaret L. Fincke, George W. Gleeson, C. Warren Hovland, Richard Hoyt, Jim Lattie, D. Curtis Mumford, Roberta Nelson, Milosh Popovich, Fred Shideler, and G. Burton Wood conducted in 1981-1982. Audiocassette sound recordings are available for all of these interviews except for Fred Shideler. A duplicate audiocassette tape for the Gleeson interview is part of the collection. Transcripts are included in the collection for all these interviews. Nancy Leman conducted all of the interviews with the exception of the interview of Jim Lattie which was done by Fred Shideler and the interviews of G. Burton Wood and Fred Shideler, which were done by Christopher Leman. Written remembrances and recollections prepared by Faith Norris, Martha S. Mumford, and Russell I. Thackrey are also included in the collection. The collection also includes a draft transcript of a group interview with several College of Liberal Arts faculty conducted in 1985. The transcript includes recollections by Chester Garrison, "Scram Graham", C.C. Harris, Ray Hewitt, Walter Kraft, Edward Smith, Loretta Smith, and Austin Walter. A draft transcript of a speech by Strand to the OSU Alumni Association in 1966 after his retirement from Oregon State is also included. The collection does not include these recordings. Correspondence and written recollections from Merrill G. Burlingame, Frank Cowan, Ellsworth Hastings, Mildred Leigh, Marjorie Paisley, John Parker, Ruth Pepper, and Louis A. Spain who were affiliated with Strand at Montana State University are also included and document Strand's activities as a student, faculty member, and administrator at Montana State College. Materials written, received, and assembled by Ruth Carter pertaining to Strand were donated to Nancy Leman for the purposes of this project and included with the collection. The materials include notes and correspondence between Strand and Carter, including poems, and documentation of Carter's efforts to have a campus building named for Strand before his death. The interviews primarily address Strand's relationships with faculty and other administrators and his personal manner, work habits, and management style. Many of the interviewees discuss the development of degree programs in the humanities and social sciences at Oregon State during Strand's presidency. Of special note is an extensive descriptive by G. Burton Wood of Strand's involvement in the development of the cooperative agreement with the Warm Springs Tribe in the 1950s and 1960s. The faculty also describe their own teaching, research, and administrative activities to varying extents. Hoyt describes Strand's relationships and interactions with the legislature and local Corvallis and Benton County governments. All of the interviews, remembrances, and recollections include anecdotes about Strand. Reference materials assembled as part of the project include speeches and writings by Strand; materials pertaining to the Ralph Spitzer case; Fred Shideler's file on Strand; and articles, clippings, and related documentation pertaining to Strand. Project files include correspondence with interviewees and with Strand's son and daughter; project notes; oral history resources; and grant proposals and funding documentation. The photographs consist two portrait prints of Strand and an image of Strand at Mildred Leigh's retirement as director of the Strand Union at Montana State University. All of the images were made in the 1960s.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/463311117 View

Willi Unsoeld Collection, 1963-1979, 1963-1965

Title: Willi Unsoeld Collection 1963-1979 1963-1965

The Willi Unsoeld Collection documents OSU alumnus and faculty member Willi Unsoeld's spring 1963 climb of Mount Everest and the fall 1963 OSU fundraising campaign to defer Unsoeld's medical expenses resulting from the Mount Everest climb. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, financial reports, clippings, and a 1979 Oregon Senate resolution.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 cubic foot; 1 box

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv11643 View