Harvey L. McAlisterCollection 1805-1950 1893-1946

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Harvey L. McAlisterCollection 1805-1950 1893-1946

The Harvey L. McAlister Collectionconsists of materials assembled by McAlister pertaining to the firstOregon Agricultural College (OAC) football teams in the mid 1890s and theSpanish American War as well as photographs of the OAC campus and studentsin the 1890s. McAlister played on the first OAC football team in 1893 andgraduated with a degree in agriculture in 1897. He was a farmer inLexington, Oregon, until he retired in 1947.

1 cubic foot, including 26photographs; 4 boxes, including 2oversize boxes, and 1 map folder

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McAlister, Harvey L.

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Harvey L. McAlister was known as "Pap Hayseed" during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). McAlister came from Lexington, Oregon (in Morrow County) to OAC in 1893. As a freshman, he played center on the first OAC football team. McAlister attended OAC from 1893 to 1897 and earned a BS in Agriculture. After service in the Spanish-American War, he returned to Lexington where he farmed until his retirement in 1947, when he moved to the Veterans Home in Napa, Californi...

Oregon Agricultural College

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