Office of University Publications and OSU Press records, 1907-1995.

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Office of University Publications and OSU Press records, 1907-1995.

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Records pertain to the Office of University Publications, the OSU Press, and its predecessor. Subgroup 1, series I, Reorganization, 1926-1935, relates to the reorganization of higher education in Oregon. Series II, News Releases and Publications, 1907-1940, includes materials submitted to Oregon newspapers and publications, as well as information about and artwork pertaining to Oregon State College publications. Other series in Subgroup 1 include Series III. Typing Jobs, 1929-1937; Series IV. General Subject File, 1908-1995; Series V. Index of Publications; and Series VI. Correspondence. Subgroup 2 consists of two series. Series I, Birds of Oregon, 1940 includes the edited typescript and illustrations to the monograph. It was number two in the Studies in Zoology Series and published by what later became the OSU Press. Series II contains materials relating to the journal, Improving College and University Teaching, published 1953-1978 and edited by Delmer M. Goode. Included is general correspondence from that entire time period as well as author correspondence, manuscripts, and edition mock-ups from 1975-1978 for both the journal and yearbook.

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