Corvallis College benefit broadside, 1859.

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Corvallis College benefit broadside, 1859.

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The Corvallis College Benefit Broadside publicizes a program of vaudeville performances, music, and a blackface minstrel act on women's rights presented on December 31, 1859 as a benefit for Corvallis College. Two copies of the broadside are included in the collection.

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Corvallis College

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Corvallis College, the predecessor institution to Oregon State University, was incorporated in 1858 as a coeducational institution of primary and preparatory education. Plagued by financial instability, the College changed hands several times and added college-level coursework in the 1860s. In 1868, Corvallis College was designated and adopted as the agricultural college of the State of Oregon by the Oregon Legislative Assembly and given land grant status. The December 31, 1859 issue (number 48)...