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2009 Accessions

Accession 2009:097 (Received 2009-10-26)

OSU Mom's Club Records (MSS)
1933-2006
0.40 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 archives box

This addition to the OSU Mom's Club Records is made up of annual reports, brochures, bylaws, constitutions, correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, membership directories, a newsletter, newspaper clippings, survey materials, and a button. Collected by club president and Junction City unit member Janet Harper, these materials reflect general administrative activities of the club as well as interaction with the OSU Foundation, a survey of members about the scholarship fund, the club's dedication of a new Trysting Tree on campus, and nomination of club member Kathleen Huston as "Oregon Mother of the Year." Also found in this transfer are materials pertaining to reunions organized by Harper of former residents of the Pines cooperative house.

See also accession 2009:067

Accession 2009:075 (Received 2009-08-26)

Henley, Elizabeth W., Collection (MSS)New Collection
1928-1981
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of poems, photographs, publications, and newspaper clippings documenting the writings and life of English Department professor Elizabeth W. Henley. Three of Henley's poems are handwritten and typed out on sheets of paper while others are featured in three published anthologies that were found in this transfer. In addition to portraits of Henley, the photographs (totalling eight prints in all) also depict members of Henley's family and her residence in Corvallis at 826 NW 34th Street.

Born in Bellingham, Washington, Elizabeth W. Henley taught at the University of Washington, Hunter College, and Portland State College before coming to Corvallis in 1959 to work as a professor in the English Department. Active in the OSU Poetry Association on campus, Henley's poems have been published in a number of magazines and anthologies.
Henley died in 1981.

Accession 2009:074 (Received 2009-08-26)

Research Office (RG 170)
1978-2009
6 cubic feet; 6 archives boxes

This accession consists of records generated and collected by the Technology Transfer Office that reflect technology patents developed at OSU that expired or were closed during fiscal year 2009. Primarily made up of confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs) and material transfer agreements (MATs), this accession includes article reprints, contracts, correspondence, invention disclosure forms, newspaper clippings, patent applications, press releases, reports. Among the products and processes that are documented in these records include: the detoxification of toxicants by anaerobic organisms, seed thresher machinery, the detection of tracheal mites in honeybees, cheese production, and doubly-fed motor control.

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Accession 2009:073 (Received 2009-08-21)

Extension Service (RG 111)
1933-1955
0.80 cubic foot; 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession is made up of architectural plans and drawings for various agricultural structures that were compiled and bound into a ledger by the Extension Service as a part of an "Oregon State Building and Equipment Plan Service." Generated mostly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the OSU Department of Agricultural Engineering, the 67 plans featured in this ledger include specifications for the construction of the following structures: dairy barns, smoke houses, nut driers, grain elevators, rural community halls, potato houses, hay sheds, and sheep dipping vats.

See also accessions-2009:044, 2009:036, 2009:029, and 2009:022

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Accession 2009:072 (Received 2009-08-17)

Rauch, Augy H., Collection (MSS)New Collection
1935-1981
2.4 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes

This accession consists of reference materials collected by alumnus Augy Rauch as a part of his work in research and development with the U.S. Plywood Corporation in Lebanon (Oregon) and Seattle. Made up primarily of articles, studies, patent information, conference papers, and publications, this transfer includes several research reports from the OSU Department of Forest Products. Reports and correspondence reflecting Rauch's own research for U.S. Plywood Corp. can also be found interspersed throughout these materials. Research documented in these reports and publications pertain to the testing and manufacture of various wood products (such as hardboard, fiberboard, plywood, veneer, structural particleboard), use of wood glues, and sources of wood from Southeast Asia and South America. August Rauch graduated from the OSC School of Foresty in 1941.

Accession 2009:071 (Received 2009-08-17)

Health and Human Performance, College of. (RG 31)
1929-1981
1.3 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes

This accession consists of scrapbooks assembled by staff and students in the Department of Physical Education for Women that document activities organized by the department, the Women's Athletic Association, and the Women's Recreation Association. In addition to intramural athletic contests, dance performances, campus swimming clubs, and annual events such as the "fun fest" and the spring festival, these scrapbooks also contain information about department faculty, students, and the merger of the two physical education departments (women's and men's) into a single department in 1972. Primarily made up of newspaper clippings, the scrapbooks also include greeting cards, photographs, event programs, and flyers. Also found in this transfer are minutes from Physical Education Department meetings and records from the Department of Physical Education for Women Alumnae Association.

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Accession 2009:070 (Received 2009-08-11)

Fred, Tooley, Photographs (P 278)New Collection
1910-1961
0.03 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This accession consists of photographic images taken and collected by alumnus Fred Tooley that document members of the Class of 1911, campus buildings, Tooley's dormroom, "junior flunk" day, and commencement ceremonies that included the annual alumni banquet. Tooley is pictured in three group shots of the 1911 Class and one featuring him in cap and gown with his mother. Made up of 16 prints in total, this transfer includes two postcards Tooley sent to his sister and Floyd Mason. Also found in this accession is a program for a golden jubilee reunion in 1961 which lists Tooley as having given a presentation on "memories of college days."

Tooley graduated with a degree in horticulture in 1911. He married fellow alumnus Hattie Joy Mason ('14), who is pictured in the group shot of alumni taken in 1961 at the golden jubilee reunion.

Accession 2009:069 (Received 2009-08-10)

Burt, Larry, Papers (MSS)New Collection
1974-2008
17 cubic feet; 17 archives boxes

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by Larry Burt which reflect his work as professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and director of the Western Agricultural Banking School (WABS). In addition to Extension publications authored by Burt and documentation of WABS, this transfer also includes correspondence, course materials, manuals, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, overhead transparencies, reports, sound recordings, survey materials, theses, and videotapes. Among the topics addressed in these materials include: farmers markets, grass burning research, marketing management, and the impact of income of taxes upon agricultural businesses. Items relating to Burt's instruction of Agricultural and Resource Economics classes include sylabi, outlines, course handouts, and exam blanks. Courses represented in these materials include: Management in Agriculture (AREC 211), Agricultural Marketing (AREC 311), and Agricultural Personnel Management (AREC 476). Made up of 83 cassette tapes, the sound recordings document sessions from Pacific Northwest Direct Marketing Conferences. The four VHS videotapes consist of the two titles: "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Planning a Business" and "Sewing for Profit."

Accession 2009:068 (Received 2009-08-07)

Morita, Richard V., Papers
1951-2005
0.10 cubic foot; 2 file folders

This addition to the Richard Morita Papers consists of materials documenting Morita's career in microbiology and oceanography research and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, and photographs. In addition to Morita's receipt of awards, these materials reflect his interaction with colleague Claude Zobell, review of research proposals, and donation of books to the OSU Library. The two photographs depict Morita engaged in research activities, one of which appears to be part of field research he did on the Bikini Atoll in 1950.

Accession 2009:067 (Received 2009-07-29)

Strain, Douglas C., Papers (MSS)New Collection
1914-2007
16 cubic feet; 16 archives boxes

This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by Douglas C. Strain that document his work with the Electro-Scientific Industries Corporation (ESI), participation on various boards and committees, involvement in professional societies, presentations to groups, and receipt of awards/honors. This transfer contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, notebooks, photographs, publications, sound recordings, speeches, and videotapes. Records from ESI include annual reports, newsletters, board meeting minutes, and financial information. Numbering about 850 images in total (700 slides and 150 prints), the photographs depict self portrait shots of Strain, family vacations, ESI employees, Strain as a child, and graphics prepared for metric education and other slide presentations by Strain. The sound recordings consist of eight cassette and one reel-to-reel tape pertaining to Strain family history, the Harris Trust, and the 1969 Instrument Society of America conference. The three videotapes contain footage of a 1991 trip to Hawaii and the retirement of ESI employee Jack Burraston. Materials reflecting Clayton Strain's ('15) student experience at OSU and association with the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Umatilla Club there were also found in this transfer. OSU-related items include commencement programs, photographs, and lists of alumni for class reunions.

Born in Spokane and educated at the California Institute of Technology, Douglas C. Strain worked as a design engineer of pH meters, spectrophotometers, and other medical and communication instrumentation. In 1953, he established Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) in Portland, Oregon, a company specializing in the manufacture of precision instrumentation and laser fabrication systems. Strain served as the president of ESI from 1953 until 1980. Involved in a number of professional societies and advisory bodies, Strain actively supported a number of higher education projects in Oregon that included building campaigns at OSU and Portland State University. Strain died in 2008. Clayton Strain is Douglas' father and co-founder of ESI.

Accession 2009:066 (Received 2009-07-24)

University Housing and Dining Services (RG 145)
1959-2009
0.35 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by University Housing and Dining Services that is made up of annual/quarterly reports, a DVD, newsletters, newspaper clippings, press releases, residence hall handbooks, and a guestbook. Among the handbooks is a guide, "Housing Opportunities at OSU," showing room layout configurations in the various dorm and cooperative houses at OSU. The DVD features a 15-minute film based on the TV show "Trading Rooms" in which two OSU dorm rooms are re-decorated by other students.The guestbook documents visitors to McNary Hall for several events in 1964, 1965, and 1986.

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Accession 2009:065 (Received 2009-07-23)

Kolbe, Ed, Research Notebook (MSS)New Collection
1970-1978
0.15 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of a notebook compiled by Sea Grant commercial fisheries engineer Ed Kolbe that reflects his research on fishing trawler doors. In addition to correspondence between Kolbe and fishing equipment companies and other researchers, this transfer also contains newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, product literature, and articles copied from various magazines and journals. The notebook is divided into sections by particular type of trawler door (bottom, midwater, and combination bottom/midwater) and contains a table of contents. Other OSU faculty represented in this notebook include R. Barry Fisher. This research was part of Sea Grant's Fishing Gear and Methods Development Program.

Edward Robert Kolbe came to OSU in 1974 to fill a position as a commercial fishing/aquaculture systems engineer. Affiliated with Extension Sea Grant and the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Kolbe worked on a range of projects from frozen storage of seafood to a heating process geared specifically toward the development of surimi. In addition to the campus in Corvallis and the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Kolbe has worked for OSU at the Food Innovation Center in Portland and the Seafood Lab in Astoria.

Accession 2009:064 (Received 2009-07-23)

International Education (RG 164)
2007-2008
1.6 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes

This accession consists of records generated by the Office of International Education which document the application and approval of international scholars for permanent immigrant status. Restricted to International Education staff or by approval of the University Archivist.

Accession 2009:063 (Received 2009-07-16)

Garrison, Vera and Olsen, John, Collection (MSS)New Collection
1935-1939
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of items collected by alumni Vera Garrison and John Olsen that document their student experiences at Oregon State College. Made up of commencement materials, dance cards, game programs, greeting cards, a map, newsletters, newspaper clippings, receipts, ticket stubs, and student handbooks, this collection reflects Vera and John's involvement in greek life (the Delta Zeta sorority and Sigma Phi Sigma fraternity, respectively), graduation from OSC in 1939, and attendance at musical, dance, and athletic (football and basketball) events on campus.

Both Vera Evelyn Garrison and John William Olsen received undergraduate degrees in 1939. Vera, who also served as president of her sorority, studied secretarial science. John got a degree in engineering and was a diving champion for the OSC swim team. After College, Vera and John married and settled in Nyssa, Oregon.

Accession 2009:062 (Received 2009-07-15)

Poultry Science Department (RG 182)
1915
0.25 cubic foot; 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession consists of a certificate awarded to Oregon Agricultural State College for its exhibit on poultry production at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The framed certificate represents the gold medal level of honors for the exposition, which commemorated the opening up of the Panama Canal.

Accession 2009:061 (Received 2009-07-13)

Harriet's Photograph Collection
1900
0.01 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This accession consists of a photographic print depicting three women identified as "kitchen help" for Oregon Agricultural College. The image most likely documents the inside of Cauthorn Hall, one of two dormitories on campus during the time. Constructed as a men's residence hall in 1892, the building still stands and is currently known as Fairbanks Hall. This image is classified under Harriet's number #43.

Accession 2009:060 (Received 2009-07-10)

Extension Faculty and Staff Oral History Project (OH 14)
2009
0.01 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This accession is made up of materials documenting interviews with Linda Modrell as a part of an oral history project of OSU Extension Faculty and Staff. In addition to a release agreement and a list of questions, this transfer includes three digitally recorded sound files of the interviews. These recordings will be eventually featured online as streaming media files. Copies of these recordings will be made available to patrons upon request.

Alumnus Linda Modrell worked for the Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences as a business services manager off and on from 1961 to 1989. She also worked on health policy at the state level, which included the development of the Oregon Health Plan and the Family Health Assistance Program. Modrell currently serves as a Benton County Commissioner.

Accession 2009:059 (Received 2009-06-29)

Associated Students of OSU (RG 11)
1988-2009
8.2 cubic feet; 8 archives boxes and 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU) that reflect the work of student government at OSU and includes records from the senate branch, various committees and task forces, the ASOSU Student Advocate, and members of the executive branch. In addition to documenting the legislative process and approval of organizational budgets funded by student fees, these materials also pertain to other ASOSU activities that include: revisions of the constitution, involvement with the Oregon Student Association, interaction with state and federal lawmakers, conducting of surveys, monitoring elections, and participation in community organizations focused on issues such as law enforcement and mass transit.The subject files contain correspondence, publications, reports, and various other reference materials documenting ASOSU campaigns and projects relating to financial aid legislation, textbook prices, university policies/procedures, campus child care services, and student health insurance. Also included in this transfer is a display of objects set into a wooden frame that pertains to a bookplate honoring ASOSU's support of the Valley Library Campaign and a poster for the 2009 OSU Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Other RG 11 Records

See also accession 2009:055 and 2009:093

Accession 2009:058 (Received 2009-06-29)

Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Photographs (P 277)New Collection
1918-ca. 1963
0.25 cubic foot; 1 16x20 oversize box

This accession consists of six photographic prints documenting the Beta Tau Beta Club and the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority at Oregon State. Two of the images depict the membership of the club in 1918, while the other four portray the various Corvallis houses where the club and sorority resided. Most of those pictured in the photographs are identified.

First organized in Waldo Hall in 1915, the Beta Tau Beta Club became one of the first local sororities at Oregon State a year later in 1916. Two years after it's formation, BTB became a chapter of the national sorority, Gamma Phi Beta. The chapter disbanded in 1997.

Accession 2009:057 (Received 2009-06-25)

Sigma Delta Chi Honorary Society-OSU Chapter (MSS)New Collection
1921-1965
0.35 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of materials generated by the OSU chapter of the Sigma Delta Chi Honorary Society (for journalism students) and is made up of a constitution, correspondence, membership rosters, publications, and reports. In addition to member management, the correspondence also documents a high school annual contest sponsored by the chapter, the Sigma Delta Chi scholarship award, and letters from the national secretary. The reports generated by the Oregon State chapter list members, treasurers' information, and meeting speakers/topics. There are also reports from the national secretary that were distributed at the 1931 convention. Among the publications in this transfer is a collection of poems and humor featured in the campus newspaper that the chapter published as the booklet "Selections from Smudge from the Pot."

Journalism Department (RG 91)
1932-1989
0.40 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 archives box

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the Journalism Department that document accreditation review and curricular development. In addition to reports prepared as a part of the accreditation process, this transfer also includes syllabi of journalism courses, a Category I proposal for a graduate degree program in scientific and technical communication, and curricular requests submitted to the Oregon State System for Higher Education.

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Accession 2009:056 (Received 2009-06-24)

Fisheries and Wildlife (RG 190)
1997-2003
3.5 cubic feet; 4 archives boxes

This accession consists of materials documenting the development of distance education courses by the OSU Fisheries and Wildlife Department. In addition to reflecting the collection of resource material in the form of images, newspaper clippings, and publications, these records also pertain to the process of research, image selection, and the writing of lecture "scripts" for the courses. Primarily relating to the development of the course "Multicultural Perspectives in Natural Resources" (FW 340), two other classes are represented in these records: Landscapes of the Columbia Basin" (FW 470/570); and the "Biology of Birds." The images assembled as resource material consist of photographic slides (about 600 in total) and photocopies of historic photographs and documents from various archival sources. Videotapes featuring lectures from the three courses were also included in this transfer. Made up of 36 tapes in total (20 VHS and 16 digital video cassettes), the video footage also documents interviews with various subjects (particularly Native American) about western history, culture, and landscapes.

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Accession 2009:055 (Received 2009-06-24)

Associated Students of OSU (RG 11)
1976-2008
0.70 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession consists of materials generated by the Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU) that include bills/resolutions, budget requests/proposals, bylaws, confirmation statements, constitutions, correspondence, handbooks, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, statutes, and student guidebooks. Primarily reflecting the work of the Graduate and Undergraduate Senates, these records also document other ASOSU bodies such as the Student Government Committee, Executive Committee, Student Academic and Activities Committee, and the Committee on Committees. Among specific issues addressed in these records include student fee funds for the OSU Queer Resource Center and the "Raising Reser" project for expanding the stadium.

Other RG 11 Records

See also accession 2009:059 and 2009:093

Accession 2009:054 (Received 2009-06-22)

Stout, Ben, Papers (MSS)New Collection
1959-2006
5.6 cubic feet; 6 archives boxes

This accession consists of materials collected and generated by Ben Stout that documents his work for the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement Inc. (NCASI), publication of research, conference and workshop presentations, interaction with other academic colleagues, and peer review of research. The materials in this transfer are comprised of article reprints, correspondence, maps, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, reports, and research data. Topics reflected in Stout's writings and presentations include forest monitoring programs, declines in pine growth, forest growth simulation, and height-diameter studies of trees as a sign of site productivity. Correspondents represented in these papers reflect a mix of fellow academics, foresters, governmental agencies, natural resource oriented organizations, and State Representative Liz VanLeeuwen. Reference materials making up about one-third of this accession and consist of reports, publications, newspaper clippings, maps, and articles that document a variety of forestry, ecology, and resource management topics. In addition to the controversy of listing the spotted owl and marbled murrelet as protected endangered species in Oregon, topics covered in these materials include: global warming, historical overviews of the timber industry in Oregon, the Harvard Research Forest, and the cumulative effects of forest practices in Oregon.

Receiving forestry degrees from West Virginia University and Harvard, Benjamin Stout worked as the manager of Harvard's Black Rock Research Forest from 1950 until 1958. Involved in the study of hardwood silviculture, biophysical relationships in trees, and analysis of complex ecological systems, Stout continued his career at Rutgers University (1959-1978) and then served as dean of the School of Forestry at the University of Montana (1978-1985). In 1985 Stout came to Oregon to assume the position as national manager of the Air Quality/Forest Health program of NCASI in Corvallis. Retiring from NCASI in 1988, Stout remained active in research and writing, holding a courtesy appointment in the OSU College of Forestry from 1988 to 2002. In addition to a number of journal articles and reports, Stout also authored the book "The Northern Spotted Owl-An Oregon View." Stout died in 2007.

Accession 2009:053 (Received 2009-06-19)

OSU Home Economics Alumni Association (MSS)
1982-1996
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box

This addition to the OSU Home Economics Alumni Association records is made up of brochures, bylaws, correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, membership lists, newsletters, and treasurer's reports. Aside from details of the administration of the association, these materials document long-range planning, fundraising, reunion programs, and the Bates Hall Family Study Center.

Full finding aid available in PDF format.

EAD finding aid available in Northwest Digital Archives.

Accession 2009:052 (Received 2009-06-18)

4-H Moving Images Collection (P 146)
2009
0.02 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of a DVD featuring film footage shot as a newsreel by KOAC TV of a "wagon trek" from Jacksonville to Corvallis organized by the 4-H in honor of the 1959 Oregon state centennial. Running about 11 minutes in total, the film includes imagery of the trek participants walking on Interstate 5, performing wagon wheel maintenance, attending to their horses, and relaxing at various encampments. A 10-minute slide show of still photographic images of the trek are also featured on this DVD and includes group shots of 4-H members active in 1959, parades of trek participants through towns along the route, and cooking at the encampments.The background music accompanying the film is from the recording "The Face of Oregon." Written and composed by Music Director Robert Walls and other OSU faculty, the "Face of Oregon" was recorded in April 1959 to observe Oregon's centennial. There was no original sound reel recorded for the newsreel footage.

Organized by the Jackson County 4-H Empire Builders Club and Extension Agents Glenn Klein and Marilou Garner Perris, the 225-mile wagon trek took 13 days to complete. With a total of five covered wagons, the trek included members of the Douglas and Curry County 4-H Clubs. A 50th reunion gathering of trek participants took place on June 13th, 2009.

Accession 2009:051 (Received 2009-06-18)

Army ROTC (RG 58)
1966-1967
0.50 cubic foot; 1 14x18 oversize box

This accession consists of a scrapbook made up of photographs and newspaper clippings reflecting the Army ROTC program in 1966/67. In addition to group and portrait shots of cadets in uniform, the scrapbook images and clippings document various groups within the program including the Black Bayonet Drill Team, the Raiders, the Drum and Bugle Corps, the Rifle Team, and the Army ROTC Women's Sponsor Corps. Activities depicted in the photographs include spring field exercises, summer camp, drill competitions, and classroom instruction. Two illustrations in the style of the "Peanuts" comic strip are also featured in this scrapbook.

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Accession 2009:050 (Received 2009-06-16)

Williams, Gerald, Collection (MSS)
ca. 1870-2003
0.80 cubic foot; 2 index boxes; 1 1217 oversize box and 1 archives box

This addition to the Gerald Williams Collection is made up of photographic images collected by Williams that include postcards, tintypes, stereographs, and photographic prints. Numbering about 500 images in total, the views in this transfer primarily document natural landscapes throughout Oregon and Washington, but also include town streetscapes, logging/fishing activities, hot springs resort areas, bridges, and wildlife. Among the Oregon geographical sites featured in these images include the Siltez River, Crater Lake, the Oregon Caves, and the Columbia Gorge. Other subjects of interest among these images include depictions of U.S. Army Spruce Production Division logging camps, a CCC camp near Mist, Oregon, sites relating to U.S. presidents, and a series of views commemorating Ezra Meeker and Oregon Trail Monuments across the country. Some of the postcards are images taken by Medford photographer Frank Patterson.The eight tintypes are portraits of unidentified people. This transfer also includes a film and 3 ticket stubs for U.S. presidential inaugural events. The film reel is an episode of the TV show "Lassie" entitled "Cry of the Wild."

Accession 2009:049 (Received 2009-06-12)

Madsen, Victor, Papers (MSS)New Collection
1964-1998
1.8 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes

This accession consists of materials generated by Physics Professor Victor Madsen reflecting his research and teaching career. Primarily made up of research notes, this transfer also includes article reprints, conference papers/presentations, correspondence, exam questions, lecture notes, reference materials, and research data. Topics of research covered in these materials include inelastic scattering, charge-exchange reactions, the Ramsauer Model for netron total cross sections, and causality with noncausal optical potentials. Course materials in the form of lecture notes and exam questions represent physics classes 462, 478, 569, and 656.

Coming to the Physics Department in 1963, Victor A. Madsen began his career at OSU working with other physicists on the OSU Cyclotron. Madsen's most noteworthy research involved the analysis of inelastic scattering and charge-exchange reactions. In addition to an induction into the American Physical Society in honor of his work, Madsen also received the Milton Harris Award in Basic Research at OSU in 1985. He frequently collaborated with scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Forschungszentrum (Germany). As an instructor, Madsen is recognized as an innovator in teaching through the use of participatory student projects in his mathematical physics courses. After retiring in 1997, Madsen remained active on campus as a teacher and administrator. He died in 2008.

Accession 2009:048 (Received 2009-06-01)

University Publications (P 94)
1987-2006
2 cubic feet; 2 Archives boxes

This accession consists of photographic images taken by University Publications staff for use in various brochures, banners, reports, and websites. Made up of about 3500 photographs in total (3000 slides/transparencies, 400 negatives, 100 prints/proof sheets), these images depict faculty, students, campus buildings, scenic landscapes throughout Oregon, student cultural events, and views of the OSU Cascades campus in Bend. About half of the images in this transfer are portrait shots of OSU faculty/staff and students many of which are identified by name. There are also images described as "graphic elements" that portray a variety of posed objects and activities representing academic disciplines, agriculture, and texture.

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Accession 2009:047 (Received 2009-05-26)

Sea Grant Program (RG 201)
1966-2000
1 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession is made up of press releases generated by the OSU Sea Grant program that were distributed through the OSU News and Communications Office and issued as announcements to be read on radio stations. Clippings from various Oregon newspapers about Sea Grant projects and general oceanic research by OSU faculty were also found in this transfer.

Other RG 201 Records

See also accessions- 2009:025 and 2009:092

Accession 2009:045 (Received 2009-05-18)

Henderson, Robert W., Papers (MSS)
1933-2005
2 cubic feet; 2 archives boxes; 1 12x10 and 1 20x24 oversize

This accession is an addition to the Robert W. Henderson Papers documenting Henderson's work for the Agricultural Experiment Station as well as his experience as an undergraduate at Oregon State in the 1930s. Materials include correspondence, event programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, reports, sound recordings, speeches, student papers, and tags for photographer access to events. Nearly half of this accession pertains to Henderson's work as chief advisor for the cooperative research program between Oregon State College and Kasetsart University in Thailand from 1959 to 1960. These items include correspondence and news clppings about articles and essays by Henderson critical of American foreign aid programs in Thailand. Respondents documented in these letters include political figures Richard Nixon, Wayne Morse, and Hubert Humphrey. The early development of the Peace Corps Program is also addressed in these materials. Correspondence pertaining to Henderson's work with the USDA Rubber Plant Investigations Lab and Cornell University during World War II can also be found in this transfer.

Numbering a total of about 500 images (350 prints and 150 negatives), the photographs depict Thai visitors to OSU engaged in dance, agricultural research in Thailand, the OSU Marching Band playing at football games, views of campus, OSU band practice, and Hillary Clinton's visit to OSU in 1996. The sound recordings mostly document Agricltural Research and Advisory Council and Triad Club meetings and are made up of 6 cassette tapes and one reel-to-reel tape. Items from Henderson's student years include class notes, research papers, a grade report, a flyer for his presidential candidancy, photographs, and event programs of campus activities.

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Kofoid, Orville, Journals (MSS)New Collection
1942-1950
0.10 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession is made up of four journals maintained by alumnus and associate professor in civil engineering Orville Kofoid that reflect his work as an engineer. Many of the entries in these journals describe Kofoid's consultancy work on concrete strength analysis in bridges, warehouses, piers, and other structures in the Puget Sound and Portland region. These diaries also contain details recorded by Kofoid regarding his non-work life: lawn work, car maintenance, social engagements, and home construction projects.

Born in Portland, Oregon in 1909, Orville Kofoid graduated from Oregon State College in 1932 with a BS in civil engineering. Working for the Oregon State Highway Department from 1932 until 1939, Kofoid occasionally worked on projects at OSC "on loan" from the state. From 1940 to 1946, Kofoid worked for the 13th Naval District Headquarters (Seattle) In 1947, Kofoid came back to Corvallis to work as an associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department, a post he held until 1966.

Accession 2009:044 (Received 2009-05-13)

Extension Service (RG 111)
1975-2005
0.65 cubic foot; 2 document boxes

This accession consists of materials documenting participation in state and national organizations by 4-H program coordination staff and is made up of correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, publications, reference materials, reports, and presentations. Among the organizations and projects reflected in these records include: the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education; the National School-Age Care Alliance; the Oregon School-Age Care, Enrichment and Recreation Project; the Coalition of Community Learning Centers; the Governor's Commission on Youth; and the Ford Family Foundation. Also found in this transfer is a copy of the Annual 4-H Youth Development Enrollment report for fiscal year 1995.

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See also accessions - 2009:022; 2009:029; and 2009:036

4-H Photographs (P 146)
1998-2005
0.50 cubic foot; 1 archives box and 1 16x20 oversize box

This accession consists of photographs taken by Extension Service staff that document participation in 4-H activities such as the annual National 4-H Congress, the "Know Your State Government" program, and various other programs thoroughout Oregon. Made up of 191 images in total (56 prints, 8 negatives, and 127 slides), about 23 of the photographs were drymounted for display and include captions. These images pertain to National 4-H Congresses and the "Know Your State Government" program. The remaining prints, negatives, and slides document participation in gardening (Wildlife Stewards?), animal management (chickens and rabbits), and arts/crafts programs.

Century Club Records (MSS)
1983-1984
0.05 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This addition to the Century Club Records is made up of the slide presentation "Can't Do Without OSU." Produced by the club as a promotional tool for the university, the presentation includes a script, letter from club president Art Koski, and an order form. The presentation consists of 80 slides in total.

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Accession 2009:043 (Received 2009-05-11)

KOAC Radio and Television (RG 15)
1933-1934
0.08 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This accession consists of a bound volume collecting biographical profiles of faculty at Oregon State College, the University of Oregon, Southern Oregon State College, Eastern Oregon State College, and the Oregon Normal School (currently Western Oregon University). Prepared as a series called "Who's Who on the Faculties" for announcement on the KOAC radio station, these profiles contain colorful descriptions of their subjects that include information on their educational backgrounds, hobbies, personalities, and research. Among the 34 OSC faculty featured in these profiles include the followng: George Hyslop, Kate Jameson, Frank Magruder, Lucy Lewis, Edwin Reed, Sara Watt Prentiss, Adolph Ziefle, Paul Maris, and J. L. Fairbanks.

See also accessions-2009:014 and 2009:038

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Accession 2009:042 (Received 2009-05-11)

Mattley, Leroy G., Papers (MSS)New Collection
1898-1903
0.04 cubic foot; 4 file folders

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by alumnus Leroy Mattley and includes speech debate programs, notes about the President's Cup prize for debate, certificates of matriculation, and a letter. The letter pertains to Mattley's acceptance to Michigan Agricultural College for graduate study. Hailing from Lewisville in Polk County, Oregon, Leroy Mattley graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1902. He studied agriculture and mechanical engineering.

Accession 2009:041 (Received 2009-05-06)

OSU Folk Club (MSS)
2009
2.3 cubic feet; 2 23x31 oversize boxes

This addition to the OSU Folk Club Records consists of 11 display panels created in honor of the club's centennial in 2008. The panels document various club events, interest groups within the organization, the club's scholarship for OSU students, club officers, the downtown Corvallis thrift shop operated by members, and grant funds to community groups made by the club. Primarily made up of newspaper clippings reproduced and dry mounted on foamcore, the panels also contain photographic prints and graphs. Also included in this transfer are two copies of a brochure for the club's May lucheon where the panels were presented and a framed photograph of an early club meeting.

Accession 2009:040 (Received 2009-05-05)

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (RG 173)
1973-1982
0.15 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession is made up of copies of the OSU School of Oceanography "Exposure" Newsletter, which highlight developments in ocean technology research.

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Accession 2009:039 (Received 2009-04-27)

Entomology Department (RG 27)
1896-1926
0.70 cubic foot; 2 6x8 index card boxes

This accession consists of handwritten and typed notes generated by Entomology Extension Agents and department faculty documenting field observations of insects in various locales throughout Oregon, donated specimens received by the college, and reports by farmers of crop and plant infestations. Arranged roughly in alphabetical order by the Latin name (but sometimes by the common name) of the insects, the notes describe various physical details such as coloring, size, life cycle, mating habits, and the flora affected. In addition to the physiology and behavior of the insects, these notes also contain information on pesticide formulations/experiments, pest surveys, geographical distribution, and drawings/sketches of the insects and the impact of their infestation. Farms referenced in these notes are identified by owner and nearest town. Among the entomologists represented in the notes include Louis Gentner, A. L. Lovett, H.F. Wilson, and J. Wilcox.

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Accession 2009:038 (Received 2009-04-22)

KOAC-Radio and Television (RG 15)
1932-2000
2.7 cubic feet; 3 archives boxes

This accession is made up of materials generated and collected by the KOAC radio and TV stations that consist of award certificates/plaques, correspondence, historical outlines, maps, newspaper clippings, notes, policy notebooks, program/operators' logs, press releases, publications, reports, scripts, and a speech. Among the subjects addressed in these records include: radio program development, KOAC radio anniversary observances, coverage of OSU athletic events, the conversion to color TV-coverage, interaction with Oregon Public Broadcasting, and legal action against an Arizona radio station over frequency space. About half of the correspondence is made up of letters of support (originally called fan mail) to the KOAC radio station when faced with budget cuts that threatened it's closure in 1932. The maps outline KOAC broadcasting coverage. Documenting the World War II era, the program logs include details regarding the suspension of radio broadcasting following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

See also accessions-2009:014 and 2009:043

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KOAC Photographs (P 207)
1929-1974
0.70 cubic foot; 2 document boxes and 1 lantern slide box

This accession consists of photographic images taken by James Morris and other KOAC staff that document operations at the KOAC radio and TV stations on campus. Made up of about 700 images in total (350 prints, 301 negatives, 28 slides, 21 glass lantern slides), the photographs depict live KOAC radio/TV broadcasts, KOAC staff, equipment in the studios at Covell Hall, associated radio facilities such as the transmitter tower, scenes from various "School of the Air" programs, electrical and other technical information on charts/graphs, station identification imagery, and shots from the 50th anniversary celebration for the station in 1972. In addition to portraits of James Morris, there are also images of Morris' wife and son at their home in Corvallis as well as what appears to be shots from a trip outside of the U.S. Also included in this transfer are 8x10 publicity stills of musicians, actors, and radio personalities that reflect National Public Radio programming.

Accession 2009:037 (Received 2009-04-20)

OSU Home Economics Club (MSS)New Collection
1924-1974
1.6 cubic feet; 1 archives box and 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession consists of materials generated by the OSU Home Economics Club that includes constitutions, correspondence, event brochures, financial records, flyers, a guestbook, handbooks, meeting minutes, membership lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, scrapbooks, and reports. In addition to documenting club membership and activities such as the Home Economics Spring Honors luncheon and the silver tea fundraiser, these materials also reflect various club committee activity pertaining to tours, program planning, faculty relations, and finance. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, minutes, and event brochures. Meeting minutes can also be found in notebooks compiled annually by the club presidents. Some of the materials in this transfer dating from the 1960s and 1970s refer to the club as a student chapter of both the Oregon Home Economics Association and the American Home Economics Association.

Accession 2009:036 (Received 2009-04-16)

Extension Service (RG 111)
1957-2007
1.3 cubic feet; 1 archives box, 1 document box, and 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession consists of materials generated and collected by Extension Service staff at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Primarily made up of annual reports documenting Warm Springs Reservation Extension activities, this transfer also includes a comprehensive plan, contracts, cooperative agreements, an exhibit panel, a guestbook, newspaper clippings, photographs, research reports, and a student thesis. Among the agreements and contracts is a memorandum of understanding between the Warm Springs tribes and OSU signed in 1991. The research detailed in the reports pertain to water resources and education. Other than group shots of the Warm Springs Extension staff, the 6 photographic prints depict tribal youth researching cattle.The thesis, authored by OSU Forest Science student Dawn Anzinger, is entitled: "Big Huckleberry Ecology and Forest Succession in the Mount Hood National Forest and Warm Springs Reservation." The exhibit panel contains a caption for the "Warm Springs Stockman" publication and two attached Extension circulars.

See also accessions-2009:022 and 2009:029

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Accession 2009:035 (Received 2009-04-01)

Betts, Frederick, Scrapbook (MSS)New Collection
1927-1930
0.45 cubic foot; 1 14x18 oversize box

This accession consists of a scrapbook assembled by alumnus Frederick Betts that documents his student experience at Oregon Agricultural College. Primarily made up of photographs, the scrapbook also contains dance cards, decals, event programs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, receipts, report cards, and student election campaign materials. Much of the scrapbook reflects Betts' involvement with the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and includes views of the SPE house (both interior and exterior shots), Betts' frat brothers, SPE's winning Homecoming parade float, the house mother, and the ceremony of "bowing before the ghost." Other items relating to SPE include newsletters and materials collected at the fraternity's national conclave meeting in Seattle. There are also images in the scrapbook that depict a football game, flooding in downtown Corvallis, cadet formations, a snowball fight, a track and field event, crew practice, and recreation on the Willamette/Mary's Rivers. Raised in Seattle, Betts studied business at Oregon Agricultural College during the 1926/27 and 1927/28 school years.

Full finding aid available in PDF format.

EAD finding aid available in Northwest Digital Archives.

Accession 2009:034 (Received 2009-03-27)

Oregon Stater Photographs (P 195)
1968-2001
0.50 cubic foot

This accession consists of photographic images taken by OSU Alumni Association staff for use in the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. Made up of about 1450 images in total (500 prints, 650 negatives, and 300 slides), these photographs document various events organized by the OSU Alumni Association that include class reunions, alumni award recognition ceremonies, regional picnic gatherings, and association board meetings. Other campus activities depicted in these images include the construction of the CH2M Hill Alumni Center, OSU Hawaii Club Luau Night, a student demonstration/boycott of OSU, dedication of the Stevens Natatorium, launch of the research vessel Wecoma, athletic contests, commencement ceremonies, and Homecoming Weekend activities. Alumni and faculty documented in these images include: Paul Risser, Bill Tomsheck, "Scram" Graham, Warren Washington, Bob Reichart, and Pierre Bowman.

Alumni Relations (RG 35)
1978-2004
0.50 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession consists of materials reflecting the publication of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine and includes correspondence, drafts of articles, newspaper clippings, notes, reference materials, and sound recordings. In addition to documenting the process of designing the layout for the Oregon Stater and the logistics of getting them printed/mailed, these records also pertain to story research, budgetary management, and the business plan involved in the conversion of the Oregon Stater to a magazine format. Made up of 8 cassette tapes, the sound recordings document interviews with alumni Dan Poling and Dean Pape; "Scram" Graham's retirement party; basketball games; campus radio in 1958; and a performance by the "Heckart Lodge Trio."

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OSU Alumni Association Moving Images Collection (P 17)
1999-2003
0.40 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession is made up of 12 VHS videotape recordings of campus events generated by the OSU Alumni Association and the Office of University Advancement. In addition to documenting focus group research of OSU alumni and donors, these tapes also depict E.B. Lemon Award dinners, a diversity training workshop, OSU Hawaii Club's Luau Night, and the rededication of a plaque at the Phi Delta house honoring Bill Corvallis and Stanley McGuire. There is also a tape containing footage of the 1957 Rose Bowl game and a film produced by the Alumni Association about Douglas Strain entitled "The Everyday Philanthropist."

Accession 2009:032 (Received 2009-03-25)

Agricultural and Resource Economics (RG 128)
1909-2008
27.6 cubic feet; 28 archives boxes

This accession consists of information collected and compiled by the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department documenting agricultural and livestock production in Oregon. Among the products represented in these statistics include annual harvest data of grass seed, grains, fish, cattle, berries, mint oil, orchard fruits, and nuts. About two-thirds of this transfer is organized into OAIN (Oregon Agricultural Information Network) files that are arranged chronologically by year and then by county. These files are primarily made up of computer printouts containing statistical data but also consist of notes, newsletters, and reports on the estimated value of agricultural production by particular county. The other one-third of this accession consists of Extension Service publications and data housed in three-ring binders that have been placed into file folders. Titles and other information found on these binders have been placed on the folders. The publications include Commodity Data Sheets and Oregon County and State Agricultural Estimate reports. Surveys of statistics about irrigation use, nursery/greenhouse production, and vineyard cultivation were also found in this accession.

Due to sensitive economic information about individual businesses that may have been collected in these files during the compilation of the data, access to files in this accession more recent than 30 years are subject to review by the Archives. The publications in boxes 27 and 28 summarizing much of this data are completely open for research.

Accession 2009:031 (Received 2009-03-17)

OSU Foundation (RG 144)
2007
0.20 cubic foot; 1 document box

This accession consists of publications and planning documentation generated by the OSU Foundation that reflect the Campaign for OSU fundraising drive. Pertaining to the campaign launch and gala event on October 26th 2007, the planning records were compiled and placed into a notebook that includes presenter scripts, event timelines, seating diagrams, invitations samples, a cd featuring images of the event, a program, a dinner menu, a concept storyboard layout, and details of the anticipated "guest experience" at the event. The publications include a copy of the Winter 2008 edition of the "Oregon State" alumni magazine and brochures about the campaign individually oriented toward each of OSU's major colleges.

OSU Foundation Photographs (P 178)
1985-1999
0.05 cubic foot; 1 document box and 1 12x17 oversize box

This accession is made up of photographs collected by the OSU Foundation that document the Trysting Tree Golf Course and alumni Bill Tomsheck and Cappi Brown. Numbering 37 prints and 22 negatives in all, the images of the golf course primarily depict its construction and 1988 dedication. Among these images are two display panels featuring five views of the dedication ceremony mounted onto board that include caption information.The images of Tomsheck and Brown are portrait shots. Photographs of unidentified people visiting the wreck of the Peter Iredale near Astoria on the Oregon Coast were also found. Their connection to Tomsheck and Brown is not specified.

OSU Foundation Moving Images Collection (P 178)
2008
0.02 cubic foot; 1 archives box

This accession is made up of a DVD produced by the OSU Foundation on the history of the Trysting Tree Golf Course entitled "Trysting Tree Golf Club: 20th Anniversary." Featuring commentary by former OSU President John Byrne, horticulture professor Tom Cook, a current member of the Woman's Golf Team, and Corvallis Councilman Hal Brauner, the DVD details the historical development of the course and it's support of the OSU Turf Management Program. The running time is about 6 minutes.

Accession 2009:030 (Received 2009-03-13)

Library (RG 9)
1965
0.02 cubic foot; 1 file folder

This accession consists of a slide presentation orienting students to the services and resources of the OSU Library that was prepared by the Self Learning Center in the College of Forestry. Made up of 78 images in total, the slides mostly depict students doing research at various places in the library and include examples of catalog cards and floor plan layouts.There was no script found for this presentation.

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Accession 2009:029 (Received 2009-03-12)

Extension Service (RG 111)
1976-2004
3.5 cubic feet; 2 suitcase/trunk units and 1 20x24 oversize box

This accession consists of tabletop displays developed by the Extension Service for use by the 4-H Program as travelling educational tools. Three of the four displays illustrate handicraft techniques (puppet-making, leather, and fiber arts), while the other pertains to methods in fusible tailoring. In addition to panels containing text captions and examples of tailored fabric samples and craftwork, the display "kits" also include leader guides/handbooks and photographs depicting kids making crafts. Most of the images are housed in two albums though a few are separately framed in mats. Also included in this transfer is a proclamation from Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski declaring October 2004 as "4-H in Oregon Month."