Horner Museum Oral HistoryCollection 1964-1992 1979-1991

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Horner Museum Oral HistoryCollection 1964-1992 1979-1991

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The Horner Museum Oral History Collectionconsists of approximately 290 oral history interviews conducted orassembled by the Horner Museum on a variety of topics including OregonState University faculty, students, and academic departments; Corvallisand Benton County, Oregon; forestry in Oregon; the diversification of aresource-based economy in Bend and Deschutes County, Oregon; NativeAmericans and ethnic minorities; and the establishment of the CH2M Hillengineering firm.

17.75 cubic feet, including 681audiocassettes and 200 photographs; 34 boxes

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Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

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Established by Oregon Agricultural College and Professor John Horner in 1925, the Museum of the Oregon Country was a place where people could "see the world" without leaving Corvallis, Oregon. It was renamed the John B. Horner Museum of the Oregon Country in 1936, three years after he died, and became commonly known as the Horner Museum. The museum housed an eclectic mix of artifacts, photographs, and archival materials; had an active oral history program from the late 1970s through...

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