Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2002
Linus Pauling (1901-1994), a 1923 OSU graduate and the only recipient of two unshared Nobel Prizes, (Chemistry, 1954; Peace,
1962) undertook a wide range of studies during his seventy-year career as a scientist, humanitarian and peace activist. The
collection, comprised of over five hundred thousand items, contains all of Pauling's personal and scientific papers, research
materials, correspondence, photographs, awards, and memorabilia. Not only does the Pauling archive reflect Linus Pauling's
long and varied scientific career, the presence of Ava Helen Pauling's (1903-1981) papers also indicates their mutual devotion
to world peace and to each other.
Quantity: 4,437 linear feet, 2,230 boxes, 4,111 books
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Bernard Malamud Papers, 1949-2007
Bernard Malamud (1914-1986), a major American novelist and short story writer, taught at Oregon State University from 1949-1961.
A prolific author, he received a Pulitzer Prize (The Fixer, 1966) and two National Book Awards (The Magic Barrel, 1959; The Fixer, 1966) for his work. The Malamud Papers include an assortment of personal correspondence relating to Malamud's tenure as
professor and writer at Oregon State University. In addition, the collection features several boxes of newspaper clippings,
as well as signed first editions and published translations of his books.
Quantity: 20 linear feet, 15 boxes, 130 books
Status: Catalogued, EAD
William Appleman Williams Papers, 1883-2003
William Appleman Williams (1921-1990), an influential American historian and writer, was a member of the History faculty at
Oregon State University from 1968-1986. He is regarded to be a founder of the "revisionist school" of American diplomatic
history. A prolific author, Williams's The Contours of American History (1961), was named, by the Modern Library, one of the 100 best non-fiction books written in English in the twentieth century.
The Williams Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, books, photographs and memorabilia.
Quantity: 20 linear feet, 34 boxes, 31 books
Status: Finding Aid in Revision
Milton Harris Papers, 1925-1996
Milton Harris (1908-1991), a 1926 graduate of Oregon Agricultural College, was a lifelong supporter of OSU who, in 1984, established
the university's first fully-endowed professorship. In 1945, Harris founded his own research laboratory, which later became
a subsidiary of the Gillette Company. A holder of 35 patents and a very active member of the scientific community, Harris
also enjoyed a six-year term as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society.
Quantity: 22 linear feet, 39 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Paul Emmett Papers, 1918-1988
Paul Emmett
(1900-1985), a friend and colleague of Linus Pauling, graduated in 1922 from
Oregon Agricultural College and completed his doctoral work on heterogeneous
catalysis at Caltech in 1925. A major figure in the history of catalysis chemistry, Emmett was
elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1955 and worked at a handful of institutions, including The Johns
Hopkins University, where he chaired the Chemical Engineering Department until his
retirement in 1971. Special Collections houses Emmett's manuscripts, research notebooks,
correspondence and awards.
Quantity: 143 linear
feet, 283 boxes
Status: Finding Aid in Revision
David and Clara Shoemaker Papers, 1930-2000
David P. Shoemaker (1920-1995) served as chairman of the Oregon State University Chemistry department from 1970-1981. Primarily
an X-ray crystallographer, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1947 and enjoyed a long career during which
he was elected to a number of leadership positions within the profession. His wife Clara Brink Shoemaker (1921-2009), received
her doctorate in chemistry in 1950 from Leiden University, where her research focus was also X-ray crystallography. Clara
Brink met David Shoemaker in 1953 while working as a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - the couple
wed in 1955. Clara Shoemaker was promoted to the rank of senior research professor at Oregon State University in 1982 and,
as with her husband, retired as professor emeritus.
Quantity: 39 linear feet, 78 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Ewan Cameron Papers, 1935-1997
Ewan Cameron (1922-1991), was a physician and researcher who, for many years, collaborated closely with Linus Pauling in studying
the potential benefits of treating cancer with megadoses of vitamin C. His papers contain many of the personal and official
letters, research notes, manuscripts, and scientific offprints that he and his estate accumulated over the years 1959-1994,
with the bulk dating to his time of affiliation with the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, 1971-1991.
Quantity: 57 linear feet, 128 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Fritz Marti Papers, 1909-2009
Fritz Marti (1894-1991), was a Swiss-born philosophy professor highly-regarded as an expert on post-Kantian idealism. His
papers contain a significant trove of correspondence, including letters with such figures as Jacques Barzun, Walter Lippman
and John F. Kennedy. The archive likewise features a wide swath of biographical items, research notebooks and unpublished
manuscripts. One particular highlight of the collection is an annotated manuscript of Marti's unpublished translation of F.
W. J. Schelling's The Method of University Studies.
Quantity: 15 linear feet, 29 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Eugene Starr Papers, 1911-1988
Eugene Starr
(1901-1988) enjoyed a widespread reputation as a distinguished scientist and
engineer. A 1923 graduate of Oregon Agricultural College, he achieved international recognition for his work in the fields
of electrical
engineering and nuclear physics. In 1958 Starr was awarded the Department of
the Interior's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, for his work
with the Bonneville Power Administration. Starr's papers include personal
correspondence and scientific reports, with a focus on his work in nuclear
fission and the transmission of high-voltage electricity.
Quantity: 115 linear
feet, 235 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Roger Hayward Papers, 1899-2007
Roger Hayward (1899-1979) was a talented artist, architect and inventor who collaborated extensively with Linus Pauling as
illustrator of many of Pauling's books and journal publications. Hayward is also remembered as an expert on the subject of
optics who played an important role in the development of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. His papers contain a large volume
of correspondence, dozens of manuscripts and a number of sketchbooks that document both his artistic skill and his scientific
acumen.
Quantity: 15 linear feet, 33 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Collections
The history of the atomic era is a major collecting interest for the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections.
The Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Collections consist of the vast History of Atomic Energy Collection, the smaller Hacker
Nuclear Affairs and Maki Nuclear Power Collections, and the unprocessed Hanford Site Forty-Year Environmental Data Collection.
Quantity: 4 Collections, 294 linear feet
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Collections: History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1896-1991. Barton C. and Sally L. Hacker Nuclear Affairs Collection, 1938-2002. Leonard M. Maki Nuclear Power Collection, 1936-1975. Hanford Site Forty-Year Environmental Data Collection, 1943-1986.
Historians of Science Collections
The writers of history are a recent collecting focus for the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections. To date
the Historians of Science Collections include the catalogued papers of Tom Hager, author of the 1995 biography Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling, as well as the uncatalogued papers of two distinguished scholars - 2006 Sarton medalist Mary Jo Nye and OSU Professor Emeritus
Paul Farber, former chair of the OSU History Department.
Quantity: 1 Catalogued Collection, 2 Unprocessed Collections
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Collections: Tom Hager Papers, 1985-2006.
History of Science Books and Dissertations, 1575-2002
Located in the Douglas Strain Reading Room, this growing collection documents the development of science and technology within the past 150 years, with a particularly
strong focus on quantum physics and chemistry. Highlights of the collection include Niels Bohr's doctoral thesis; the first
edition of Marie Curie's Traite de Radioactivite; and the first and only edition of Avogadro's Hypothesis.
Quantity: 237 linear feet, 1,919 items
Status: Catalogued, EAD
McDonald Collection, 2041-1763 BC, ca. 960-1941 AD
In the early 1930s, Mary McDonald (1848-1935), concerned with the preponderance of scientific and technical books at most
land grant universities, donated a rare book collection to the Oregon State University library. In 1934 the McDonald Rare
Book Room was established with gifts to the library of items from her collection. Since then, the McDonald endowment has enabled
the acquisition of over 2,000 rare books and fine bindings. Included in the collection are numerous incunabula (books printed
before 1501) and pre-1600 manuscripts. Among the exceedingly rare items housed in the McDonald Collection is Bernard de Gordon's
Lilium Medicinae, Lyons, 1480, as well as three cuneiform tablets, the oldest of which dates to 2041 BCE.
Quantity: 55 linear
feet, 2,680 items
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Philosophy of Nature Books, 1811-1993
The collection's focus is on material that illuminates the ways in
which humans have conceptualized their place in the natural world as well as their
relationship to nature, both individually and as societies. The theme is inclusive, but takes
as its central core the reconceptualization of humans and nature that occurred
during the 19th century with the ideas and discoveries of, among others, Kant,
Darwin, and Huxley. The collection also documents the effects of industrialization on
Western society. Comprised chiefly of books and manuscripts, the Philosophy of Nature Collection was acquired through
the generosity of a grant from Michal and William Rieckmann.
Quantity: 25 linear feet, 80 items
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Nursery and Seed Trade Catalogues, 1832-1966
The Nursery and Seed
Trade Catalogues represent a comprehensive resource for researchers
interested in the history of agricultural nurseries. The collection consists primarily of flower and seed catalogues,
most of which were printed in Great Britain, Holland and the US between the years 1832-1950. The materials provide a historical
record of prices, seed sources, and descriptions of plants and seeds offered for sale by nurserymen and growers over time.
Quantity: 30 linear
feet, 51 boxes, 23 bound volumes
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Canine Research Collection, 1869, 1873, 1881-2008
In the fall of 2000, Noreen Cartwright donated her personal collection of rare and antique dog
books to the OSU Libraries Special Collections. That gift formed the nucleus of a Canine Research Collection to which additional
donations have been made by
like-minded individuals. The collection provides opportunities for research on the history of canines in art and literature,
the development of specific dog breeds, current issues in canine genetics, developments in training methods and the history
of major dog show competitions, among many other related topics.
Quantity: 386 linear feet
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Wilson Room Collection, 1493, 1592-1908
The Wilson Room Collection holds an assortment of literature, historical texts, artifacts, and antiques from Britain's 18th
and 19th centuries. Norman and Glenville Wilson spent many years travelling in Britain and indulging their mutual interest
in British history. Norman joined the Oregon State University faculty in 1947, teaching English composition and literature
until his retirement in 1968. Glenville worked for the USDA Forest Service office in Corvallis for 20 years. Their donation
to the library provides an important resource for scholars interested in Georgian and Victorian history.
Quantity: 12 linear feet, 310 items
Status: Catalogued, EAD
Apollo Moon Missions Photographs, 1971-1972
The Apollo Moon Missions Photographs collection documents the Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 manned space expeditions
to the lunar surface. The OSU photographs represent a duplicate of the original photographs collection, which has been catalogued
and digitized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Links to the NASA finding aids and images are as follows:
Apollo 15, Apollo 16, Apollo 17
Quantity: 36 linear feet, 73 boxes
Status: Catalogued, EAD