Unique at OSU

Collections of digitized documents, photographs, maps and data that have been described and organized by OSU Libraries to make them more widely accessible for researchers, students, and the general public. Search the collections or browse the lists below.

Middle East Water Collection 9000 items on the subjects of politics and water in the Middle East.

Archives

• Fine Arts Print CollectionFine Arts Print CollectionWorld Vision: Selections From the OSU Department of Art Fine Arts Print Collection
  (Image credit: Bolivar Gaudin, Uruguay, Dialogo,10/150, Lithography, 23.25" x 16/75")
• Oregon State Baseball CentennialOregon State Baseball CentennialPhotographs, video, ephemera, essays and statistics documenting more than 100 years of OSU baseball players, coaches, and teams.
• The Best of Archives Collection The Best of Archives CollectionQuick access to some of the best of the OSU Archives Collection.
• Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection Braceros in Oregon Photograph CollectionThe 102 photographs in this collection document the activities of Oregon's Bracero workers--their cultivation and harvesting work in the fields and orchards as well as the farm labor camps in which they lived.
• Northwest Digital Archives Northwest Digital ArchivesThe Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) provides enhanced access to archival and manuscript materials at 16 repositories in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington through a union database of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids.
• Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital Collection Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital CollectionThe Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital Collection consists of images that document the lives and activities of ethnic minorities in Oregon. The images are drawn from the archival collections that form the Oregon Multicultural Archives.
• Rising Flood Waters: 1964 Corvallis Rising Flood Waters: 1964 CorvallisThe "1964 Corvallis Flood" features 59 oblique photographs flown by Western Ways, Inc. on Dec. 23, 1964. These images were taken when the Willamette River stood at 23' and document the extensive flooding in Corvallis area.
• ScholarsArchive @ OSUScholarsArchive @ OSUA permanent means for faculty members and students to store their research and teaching output, to make the information widely available and for the institution to maintain its historical record.
• Oregon Maps

Natural Resources

• Oregon Explorer Oregon ExplorerInformation to help local citizens and policymakers make better decisions about Oregon's natural resources.
  • Imagery Explorer Imagery ExplorerImagery to provide resource practitioners and the general public with a different perspective on Oregon.
  • Land Use Explorer Land Use ExplorerInformation to help local citizens, policymakers, and community groups learn about Oregon's past, current and future land use and enable more informed land use decisions.
  • North Coast Explorer North Coast ExplorerInformation to help local citizens and policymakers make better decisions about natural resources, including salmon and watersheds in Oregon's North Coast region.
  • Umpqua Basin ExplorerUmpqua Basin ExplorerInformation to help local citizens and policymakers make better decisions about natural resources, including watersheds and fish populations, in Oregon's Umpqua Basin.
  • Wildfire Risk ExplorerWildfire Risk ExplorerInformation to help Oregon citizens, communities, and land management agencies prioritize resources and reduce wildfire risk.
  • Willamette Basin ExplorerWillamette Basin ExplorerInformation to help local citizens and policymakers make better decisions about land and water use in Oregon's Willamette River Basin.
• OSU Herbarium Type SpecimensOSU Herbarium Type SpecimensThe OSU Herbarium has digitized the original descriptions (known as protologues) and pressed specimens of 750 Oregon plant taxa represented in their type collection.
• Pacific Northwest Stream SurveyPacific Northwest Stream SurveyThis collection comprises 1000+ photographs taken between 1934 and 1945 by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries. The researchers who took these photos inventoried Spring Chinook Salmon spawning and rearing habitat in 390 Columbia River Basin streams.
• U.S. Forest Service Research LegacyU.S. Forest Service Research LegacyThe USDA Forest Service has conducted research as well as managed our national forests for 100 years. This collection of documents provides access to some of the earliest reports from the USDA Forest Service Research Stations.
• Middle East Water CollectionMiddle East Water Collection9000 items on the subjects of politics and water in the Middle East.
• The Gerald W. Williams CollectionThe Gerald W. Williams CollectionThe collected historic photographs, personal papers, and research library of Gerald "Jerry" Williams, former national historian for the U.S. Forest Service.
• The Water Conflict and Cooperation BibliographyThe Water Conflict and Cooperation BibliographyInterest in water conflict and cooperation is increasing worldwide. In order to provide searchable access to current literature on this topic, the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database has developed this bibliography.
• 1992 ODFW Oregon Rocky Shore Aerial Photography Survey1992 ODFW Oregon Rocky Shore Aerial Photography SurveyAerial photos of Oregon's intertidal zone taken at low-tide.

Special Collections

• It's in the Blood! A Documentary History of Linus Pauling, Hemoglobin and Sickle Cell AnemiaIt's in the Blood!Explores Linus Pauling's research into how the blood works at the molecular level in addition to other vital discoveries about immunology, sickle-cell anemia, genetics, evolution, and human health.
• Linus Pauling and the Nature of the Chemical Bond: A Documentary HistoryLinus Pauling & the Nature of the Chemical BondChronicles Linus Pauling's discoveries and investigations of the chemical bond with a forty-nine page Narrative that tells the story as it happens and other primary materials.
• Linus Pauling Research NotebooksLinus Pauling Research NotebooksThe notebooks contain many of Pauling's laboratory calculations and experimental data, as well as scientific conclusions, ideas for further research and numerous autobiographical musings.
• Linus Pauling and the Race for DNALinus Pauling & the Race for DNAUtilizing over 800 scanned documents, photographs, audio clips and video excerpts, this website narrates the breathless details of the pursuit of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
• Linus Pauling Awards, Honors, and MedalsLinus Pauling Awards, Honors, and MedalsLinus Pauling, an OSU alum was among the most decorated of American scientists. This digital collection is a record of the medals, citations, diplomas and other recognitions awarded to Pauling.

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