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1. 1 2015-09-01T23:12:51-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Administration Building, ca. 1895 10 Administration Building, ca. 1895. This view, looking southwest, was taken a few years after the college moved from its downtown Corvallis location into this building, which is now Benton Hall. The trees on the left are part of the orchard that existed when the original college farm was purchased in 1871. (P25:1330) plain 2015-10-23T20:15:52-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
2. 1 2015-09-01T23:42:10-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Crop Science Building, 1981 7 Crop Science Building, 1981. This building was completed in 1981 as the home of OSU’s crop science program, which included work in wheat and hops breeding. It is one of a few buildings on campus not named for an OSU donor, faculty member or administrator. (P57:6817) plain 2015-10-23T20:17:51-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
3. 1 2015-09-01T16:39:23-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 YMCA, Y Hut, ca. 1920 6 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) plain 2015-10-23T20:21:36-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
4. 1 2015-09-01T23:35:52-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Dearborn Hall, ca. 1950 5 Dearborn Hall, ca. 1950. Constructed in 1949, it was the home of OSU’s electrical engineering program for many years. It was the last of three interconnected buildings on Campus Way; the others were Batcheller and Covell halls. It was named for Richard H. Dearborn, head of the Electrical Engineering Dept. from 1914 to 1934 and Dean of Engineering from 1935 to 1944. (P82:430) plain 2015-10-21T22:30:09-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
5. 1 2015-09-01T16:47:58-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Stock judging pavilion, 1912 5 Stock judging pavilion, 1912. This facility, designed by John Bennes, was used by the Animal Husbandry Department for the showing of animals and to afford students “an opportunity to examine, score, test, and otherwise study the splendid specimens” of the college stock and those of farmers and breeders. Unfortunately the facility burned a few months after completion due to a malfunctioning woodstove. It was replaced with a similar, but more modest, structure. The recently completed (2012) James E. Oldfield Animal Teaching Center, which has a large demonstration area, includes a number of design elements similar to the 1912 pavilion. (P25:1161) plain 2015-10-23T20:24:13-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
6. 1 2015-09-01T23:45:16-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Industrial Building fire, July 1992 5 Industrial Building fire, July 1992. The fire destroyed half of this building, including most of OSU Printing & Mailing Services’ facilities and equipment. The losses were valued at $1.9 million for the building and $4 million in printing equipment. The Industrial Building was originally constructed in 1947 to house the Forest Products Lab. The destroyed portion of the building was reconstructed in 1996, and the entire building was renamed Cascade Hall. (P120, Accession 2009:011) plain 2015-10-23T20:26:40-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
7. 1 2015-09-01T23:43:57-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, ca. 1988 4 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, ca. 1988. Opened in October 1988, it contains a smokestack from the 1909 heating plant that serves as a solar heated air return for the building’s heating system. The building was renamed Owen Hall in 1999, in memory of Professor Thomas Owen, chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. and Dean of Engineering from 1990 until his death in 1997. Today it houses the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. (P3, 1989 Beaver Yearbook photos) plain 2015-10-23T20:45:00-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
8. 1 2015-09-01T23:37:35-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 College Playhouse, ca. 1951 4 College Playhouse, ca. 1951. The old armory and gymnasium building was converted to a playhouse for Oregon State’s excellent theatre program in 1950. It was renamed Mitchell Playhouse in 1961, in memory of C.B. Mitchell, longtime chair of the Speech Dept. and director of the theatre program. The building was used as the playhouse until 1990, when fire safety concerns closed it for that purpose. In 1992 it was restored with gift funds from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, and reopened as the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center. (P16:814) plain 2015-10-23T20:33:46-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
9. 1 2015-10-07T23:01:55-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Cadets in Front of Benton Hall, ca. 1892 4 Cadets in front of Benton Hall, ca. 1892. What is now known as Benton Hall was the first building constructed on the original college farm, and has been the centerpiece of the eastern side of campus ever since. The cadet corps is in formation in front of the building in this photograph, perhaps to welcome the college's new president, John Bloss. In 1872 the college became the first in the Pacific Northwest to offer military instruction. (HC 38) plain 2015-10-21T22:36:05-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
10. 1 2015-09-01T23:38:47-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Chemical Engineering Building, February 1957 4 Chemical Engineering Building, February 1957. The building, designed by Portland architect Herman Brookman, was constructed in 1955. It was named in 1986 for George Gleeson, Dean of Engineering from 1944 to 1970. (P82:17 #2154b) plain 2015-10-23T20:35:58-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
11. 1 2015-09-01T23:39:57-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Oceanography Building, July 1965 4 Oceanography Building, July 1965. Built in 1964, the building was the home of OSU’s rapidly growing oceanography department. It was named Burt Hall in 1987 after Wayne Burt, who was instrumental in establishing OSU’s oceanography program in the 1950s. (P57:3680b) plain 2015-10-23T20:38:12-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
12. 1 2015-09-01T23:09:16-07:00 Larry Landis with OSU Digital Publishing 9d087289d46d0c9b0a147e7761e40d9b5f746896 Mechanical Hall fire aftermath, September 1898 4 Mechanical Hall fire aftermath, September 1898. The fire that destroyed Mechanical Hall the night of September 26, 1898 was a devastating, but temporary, setback for OAC. Though classrooms, shops, athletic facilities, and electrical generating facilities were destroyed, the college persevered. The new gymnasium and armory, already under construction, was completed in early 1899. Through the efforts of regent and former legislator John Apperson, state funds quickly were approved for a new mechanical hall. A new powerhouse was completed in 1900, providing a stable source of electricity for the campus. (P101:517) plain 2015-10-23T20:43:50-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
13. 1 2015-10-05T21:22:23-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Cadet Corps and Band in Formation on Lawn in Front of the Administration Building, 1916 3 Cadet Corps and band in formation on lawn in front of the Administration Building, 1916. Colonel McAlexander, Commandant of Cadets, is in the front row, far left. (HC 85) plain 2015-10-23T20:46:02-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
14. 1 2015-10-07T22:48:57-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Students and Faculty Assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905 3 Students and faculty assembled in the Administration Building, ca. 1905. The assembly hall, sometimes referred to as the chapel, was located in the middle of the second floor of what is now Benton Hall. In the first few years after the building was opened, the space was used for chapel services, which students were required to attend. It was also used for general assemblies, as well as lectures and musical performances. This area later became the library reading room. (P16:699) plain 2015-10-23T20:46:54-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
15. 1 2015-10-07T22:52:26-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Waldo Hall Reception, ca. 1910 3 Waldo Hall reception, ca. 1910. Waldo Hall included a large living room area that was suitable for events such as this reception. Some of the columns are still visible on Waldo Hall’s second floor. (P25:1220) plain 2015-10-21T22:33:42-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
16. 1 2015-10-05T20:58:53-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Construction of Quonset Huts, July 1946 3 Construction of Quonset huts, July 1946. These were constructed on the south side of the Engineering Laboratory (Graf Hall) – one of many locations where Quonset huts were used on campus. A few of the Quonset huts built during this time period remain on campus today, most notably the Naval ROTC Armory. (HC 932) plain 2015-10-23T20:48:25-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
17. 1 2015-10-07T22:44:03-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Students Sunbathing on the Roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962 3 Students sunbathing on the roof of Snell Hall, ca. 1962. OSU students to this day “catch some rays” on the first warm and sunny days in the spring. Snell Hall was used as a women’s residence hall from 1958 to 1973. (P57:1152) plain 2015-10-23T20:49:19-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
18. 1 2015-10-05T22:38:37-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Students Working with Farm Equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912 3 Students working with farm equipment in the Farm Mechanics Building, ca. 1912. The building featured space for demonstration and operation of heavy farm equipment, machinery for testing farm equipment, and included a wide variety of representative machines. The 1914-15 college catalog stated “all of this expensive equipment is available to students in Farm Mechanics in the regular and short course work.” This building is Gilmore Hall today. (P47:1) plain 2015-10-23T21:03:22-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
19. 1 2015-10-07T22:50:07-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Residents in the Margaret Snell Hall Living Room, ca. 1925 3 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) plain 2015-10-21T22:38:26-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
20. 1 2015-10-05T22:35:14-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Teaching in the New Wing of the Home Economics Building, January 1954 3 Teaching in the new wing of the Home Economics Building, January 1954. This new wing and remodeled parts of the existing building provided students with a wide range of facilities, including food, nutrition, textiles and home furnishing laboratories and spaces for family meal service instruction and food demonstration. (P 82:42 #1574) plain 2015-10-23T21:07:29-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
21. 1 2015-10-05T22:06:21-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 Dedication of the Chemistry Building, December 2, 1939 2 Dedication of the Chemistry Building, December 2, 1939. President Peavy (front row, right), Governor Charles Sprague (front row, center) Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter (second row, second from left) and members of the State Board of Higher Education attended the dedication of the building – one of a handful of buildings built at any public higher education campus in Oregon in the 1930s. Board member Beatrice Walton Sackett is in the front row, left. Linus Pauling (not pictured) was also at the building’s dedication. (P16:733) plain 2015-10-23T21:16:31-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
22. 1 2015-10-05T22:07:52-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 View of the Library Quad and West Campus, ca. 1930 2 View of the Library quad and west campus, ca. 1930. This photo shows several of the buildings constructed during Kerr’s administration, including the Men’s Dormitory (Weatherford Hall), the Memorial Union (dome is visible), Agriculture Hall, the Women’s Building, the Home Economics Building, Snell Hall, the Commerce Building, the Library, and the Bandstand. (P17:31) plain 2015-10-23T21:18:40-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
23. 1 2015-10-07T22:18:26-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 OSU Antarctic Station, 1974 2 OSU Antarctic Station, 1974. OSU oceanographers studied Antarctic under-ice water temperature, currents and salinity as part of a National Science Foundation research grant. The four-member team lived in one of the ten feet by twelve feet huts in the photo; the other served as their workspace. In September and October 1974, the crew experienced air temperatures with a wind chill of more than minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This photo first appeared in the January 1975 Oregon Stater. (P57:4948) plain 2015-10-07T23:45:13-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29
24. 1 2015-10-05T22:04:57-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29 New Kerr Library and the Old Bandstand, 1963 2 New Kerr Library and the old Bandstand, 1963. This photograph depicts the “old” and “new” OSU – the bandstand, which was a class gift and built in 1910, and the new library, which opened in 1963, representing the modern research university. The bandstand was demolished soon after this photograph was taken. (P82:45 #2814) plain 2015-10-23T21:11:17-07:00 Keenan Ward 2cdcd8d7f43837000f1c46b62b720aeba303ca29