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A Photographic History of Oregon State University
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A Photographic History of Oregon State University
Welcome to A Photographic History of Oregon State University
OSU's Early Years, 1858 - 1889
Builders of a Great University
Architectural Harmony and Function: Development of OSU's Campus
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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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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
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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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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)
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Judy Spoelstra, 1982
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Judy Spoelstra in action against Montana State, 1982. Spoelstra played at OSU for two seasons, 1982 and 1983, earning Kodak All-American second team honors in 1983. She led the team to the 1982 Women’s NIT title and an appearance in the 1983 NCAA tournament. Spoelstra returned to OSU in 1995 to inherit basketball head coaching duties from her former coach, Aki Hill. She coached the team for ten seasons, compiling an overall record of 133 wins and 158 losses. Her teams played in the 1996 NCAA tournament and in the WNIT from 2001 to 2004. Spoelstra received the John R. Wooden Pac-10 conference coach of the year in 2000, and was named to the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. (P57:6979)
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, ca. 1988
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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)
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Winners of the Six-Kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983
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Winners of the six-kilometer Homecoming Fun Run with Benny Beaver, 1983. Sponsored by the Alumni Association Student Council, the fun run is typical of more contemporary homecoming events. (P57:7363)
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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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Women’s track coaches Will Stephens & Joni Huntley, 1981
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Women’s track coach Will Stephens conferring with assistant coach Joni Huntley, 1981. Stephens developed a strong women’s track and field program at Oregon State, assisted by Huntley in 1981. Photo by Mike Shields (P57:6211)
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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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Karl Van Calcar, ca. 1985
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Karl Van Calcar running against Washington State, ca. 1985. Van Calcar, who ran at OSU from 1984-1988, was a five time All-American for Oregon State – three times in track and twice in cross-country. The 1500 and 5000 meter runs and the 3000 meter steeplechase were his specialties. He won the steeplechase at the 1988 NCAA Championships – the last Beaver to win an individual national title before track and field was eliminated. (Photo by Mike Shields, courtesy of OSU Athletic Communications)
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