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A Photographic History of Oregon State University
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Class reunion attendees, June 1926. Class reunions became popular in the 1920s, and were often planned to be close to commencement. This reunion tent hosted members of graduating classes from 1904 through 1907. They were viewing “old time pictures and mementoes.” The alumni included (from left) A.G. Bouquet, Anne Ewing Wayson, Harry Auld, Minette Phillips Espy, Phillip Gearhart, Madeline Nichold, Sam Graf, Fred Roth, Floyd Rowland, Harold G. Rumbraugh, Letha Rickard Porter, and Fred Ewing. The Golden Jubilee Reunion, the Alumni Association’s primary reunion, brings together members of the graduating class from fifty years ago. (HC 1102)
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Literary Societies Picnic, May 30, 1910
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Literary societies picnic, May 30, 1910. Members of the Pierian (women) and Jeffersonian (men) literary societies gathered for this picnic at the end of the 1909-10 school year. Although membership in the societies was segregated by gender, they conducted occasional joint meetings and social events. (P116:12)
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Class reunion attendees, June 1926. Class reunions became popular in the 1920s, and were often planned to be close to commencement. This reunion tent hosted members of graduating classes from 1904 through 1907. They were viewing “old time pictures and mementoes.” The alumni included (from left) A.G. Bouquet, Anne Ewing Wayson, Harry Auld, Minette Phillips Espy, Phillip Gearhart, Madeline Nichold, Sam Graf, Fred Roth, Floyd Rowland, Harold G. Rumbraugh, Letha Rickard Porter, and Fred Ewing. The Golden Jubilee Reunion, the Alumni Association’s primary reunion, brings together members of the graduating class from fifty years ago. (HC 1102)
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Theta Sigma Phi Members Performing a Stunt in Front of the Memorial Union, 1938
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Theta Sigma Phi members performing a stunt in front of the Memorial Union, 1938. Theta Sigma Phi is a national professional society for women in journalism and communications. It was created in 1909 by female journalism students at the University of Washington. Oregon State’s Alpha Eta chapter was established in 1924, replacing a predecessor organization called The Scribe. The national organization, now known as the Association for Women in Communications, allowed men to become members in 1972. (HC 1182)
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Delta Zeta Sorority Members on a Jeep, 1943
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Delta Zeta sorority members on a Jeep, 1943. The sorority was the second-place winner in a campus war bond contest. Oregon State’s Chi chapter of Delta Zeta was installed in 1919 and went inactive in 1977. Its members included Mercedes Bates, who became a vice president of General Mills. (P25:2008)
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Oregon State Housemothers, ca. 1950
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Oregon State Housemothers, ca. 1950. Greek houses and housing co-operatives employed housemothers, who served “in loco parentis” for those living groups, acting as administrator, supervisor, social coordinator, and sometime confidante. One of the most famous housemothers affiliated with Oregon State was Florence Kincaid Naismith, widow of James Naismith, who is credited with inventing the game of basketball in 1892. She served as housemother for the Delta Delta Delta sorority from 1941 to 1947. Housemothers also had their own organization – the Resident Hostess Club of Oregon State College. It was created in 1948, and the members met monthly to discuss common issues and problems at the living groups, and to plan social events for the residents. The club had a close connection with the Dean of Women. The club disbanded about 1968. (P25:2715)
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“Beaver Machine” Homecoming Display, 1951
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“Beaver Machine” Homecoming display, 1951. OSU’s Greek community has been a major participants in OSU’s Homecoming festivities for many decades. On of their traditions has been the creation of signs and displays in front of their houses -- some of them were elaborate feats of engineering. (P125:1)
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Oregon Governor Tom McCall confers with OSU symphony conductor Bernard Gilmore, Feb. 12, 1969
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Oregon Governor Tom McCall confers with OSU symphony conductor Bernard Gilmore, Feb. 12, 1969. McCall was rehearsing with the orchestra for a performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. McCall was the narrator for the performance of the classic tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday. (P92:1250)
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“Beemer for B&T Senator” campaign sign, ca. 1972
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“Beemer for B&T Senator” campaign sign, ca. 1972. Each spring the Memorial Union and Library quads sprout dozens of campaign signs for candidates running for ASOSU offices. Mary Lou Beemer successfully ran to represent the School of Business and Technology. (P195)
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Delta Upsilon fraternity’s 60th anniversary celebration invitation, January 1982
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Delta Upsilon fraternity’s 60th anniversary celebration invitation, January 1982. Linus Pauling was the keynote speaker for the fraternity’s celebration. Pauling was a member of the fraternity during his student days at OAC. The OAC chapter was chartered on Jan. 14, 1922. (MC–Delta Upsilon)
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Wilma Mankiller with the Officers of the OSU Native American Student Association, Fall 1988
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Wilma Mankiller with the officers of the OSU Native American Student Association, Fall 1988. The Native American Student Association sponsors the OSU Powwow. Mankiller, third from the right, was the chief of the Cherokee Nation, a position she held from 1985 to 1995. She was on campus in the Fall of 1988 to lecture and attend the OSU Powwow. She returned to lecture again at OSU in April 2007. (P94, Accession 97:100)
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YMCA, Y Hut, ca. 1920
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Y-Hut, ca. 1920. Built to accommodate a larger YMCA presence on campus during World War I, the Y-Hut was located from 1918 to 1927 where the Memorial Union is today. It was erected by the National War Work Council of the YMCA. The Y-Hut was removed in early 1927 to make way for the MU. The YWCA remained in Shepard Hall. (HC 1208)
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Celebrating OSC's Victory over NYU, 1928
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Coach Paul Schissler (left) and football team member Howard Maple receiving a trophy from Portland Mayor George Baker, celebrating OSC's victory over New York University, 1928. Oregon State concluded an up-and-down season in 1928 by traveling 3,000 miles to play the much heralded New York University Violets in Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, November 29. The 25-13 Beaver victory, considered one of college football's biggest upsets of the season, was called "one of the prettiest games of the year to watch" by a New York sportswriter. On the team's return trip, crowds at LaGrande, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland and Corvallis greeted the victors. The trophy awarded by Mayor Baker was inscribed, "To Oregon State College by the citizens of Portland presented in commemoration of the football victory, Oregon State College over New York University Yankee Stadum, New York O.S.C. 25 - N.Y.U. 13 November 29, 1928 (HC 918)
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall Living Room, ca. 1925
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Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall living room, ca. 1925. Snell Hall (Ballard Extension Hall) opened in 1921 as residence hall for women. Like Waldo Hall, it included a large, comfortable common living room area complete with fireplace. This image appeared in the 1926 Beaver yearbook. (P16:995)
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Coach Paul Schissler Receiving a Trophy Celebrating OSC's Victory Over New York University, 1928
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Coach Paul Schissler (left) and football team member Howard Maple receiving a trophy from Portland Mayor George Baker, celebrating OSC's victory over New York University, 1928. Oregon State concluded an up-and-down season in 1928 by traveling 3,000 miles to play the much heralded New York University Violets in Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, November 29. The 25-13 Beaver victory, considered one of college football's biggest upsets of the season, was called "one of the prettiest games of the year to watch" by a New York sportswriter. On the team's return trip, crowds at LaGrande, Pendleton, The Dalles, Portland and Corvallis greeted the victors. The trophy awarded by Mayor Baker was inscribed, "To Oregon State College by the citizens of Portland presented in commemoration of the football victory, Oregon State College over New York University Yankee Stadium, New York O.S.C. 25 - N.Y.U. 13 November 29, 1928 (HC 918)
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Canning Berries in the Horticultural Products Canning Lab, ca. 1920
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Canning berries in the Horticultural Products canning lab, ca. 1920. The second floor of the Horticultural Products Building included this seventy-two foot long canning room. An addition to the building in 1924 provided a new space of nearly 2,800 square feet for the canning lab and included two complete lines of canning machinery. (HC 936)
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School of Forestry Tree Nursery, 1925
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School of Forestry Tree Nursery, 1925. The School of Forestry established this tree nursery soon after the Forestry Building (Moreland Hall) was built in 1917. In 1925 the nursery contained nearly 100 species. Many of the trees in the large grove south of Moreland Hall are remnants of this nursery. (HC 849)
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Local Business Exposition, 1929
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Local business exposition, 1929. Oregon State has a long history of hosting special events, both affiliated and not affiliated with the school. This exposition, held in the arena portion of the Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) featured many local businesses, especially auto dealers. (Courtesy Benton County Historical Society, #20020910018)
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Class reunion attendees, June 1926. Class reunions became popular in the 1920s, and were often planned to be close to commencement. This reunion tent hosted members of graduating classes from 1904 through 1907. They were viewing “old time pictures and mementoes.” The alumni included (from left) A.G. Bouquet, Anne Ewing Wayson, Harry Auld, Minette Phillips Espy, Phillip Gearhart, Madeline Nichold, Sam Graf, Fred Roth, Floyd Rowland, Harold G. Rumbraugh, Letha Rickard Porter, and Fred Ewing. The Golden Jubilee Reunion, the Alumni Association’s primary reunion, brings together members of the graduating class from fifty years ago. (HC 1102)
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Rockne at OAC Summer Session Coaching School, ca. 1927
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Rockne at OAC summer session coaching school, ca. 1927. Rockne is wearing the leather football helmet. To his left is OAC football coach Paul Schissler. The fieldwork part of Rockne’s class took place at Bell Field. In the background are the Forestry Building and Men’s Gymnasium. (HC 22)
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Dean Ava Milam and Graduate Student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927
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Dean Ava Milam and graduate student Caroline Chen, ca. 1927. Chen, who was from Peking (now Beijing), was one of the first home economics graduate students from China to attend Oregon State. Milam developed strong relationships with many Pacific Rim countries, including China, Korea, and Japan, and many students came to Oregon State because of her work in those countries. (MSS – Ava Milam Clark Papers)
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