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Albany College Photograph Collection, 1867-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Albany College
Title
Albany College Photograph Collection
Dates
1867-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
about 400 photographs
Collection Number
OLPa005ALB
Summary
Albany College (1867-1940), Oregon was the predecessor to Lewis & Clark College. This collection includes photographs of faculty, students, campus events, and campus buildings of Albany College.
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1867 a group of Presbyterian settlers in Albany, Oregon established the Albany Collegiate Institute. The institute included a college preparatory department, as well as the college itself. In 1925, Albany College sold its centrally located campus to the Albany school district, and relocated to a larger parcel of land southwest of downtown. Financial hardships of economic depression hit the college in the 1930's, and it responded by opening a satellite campus in Portland, hoping to draw students from the larger population base. This plan was so successful that the college decided to relocate permanently to Portland. In 1941 the college acquired the Fir Acres estate in southwest Portland. The estate was originally owned by Lloyd Frank, who had commissioned Herman Brookman to design its buildings and gardens. In 1942 classes began on the new campus, and the college unveiled its new name, Lewis & Clark College. The college has resided on this new campus continuously since 1942.

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Content Description

This collection includes images of Albany College from 1867 to 1941. It includes photographs of students, faculty, trustees, buildings, and events.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

To see digital versions of many of these photographs go to: digitalcollections.lclark.edu

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Albany College Photograph Collection OLPa005ALB, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series separated into the following categories: Box Z1a1.1: Individual Photographs of Albany College Personnel; Box Z1a2.1: Group Photographs of Albany College Personnel; Box Z1a3.1: Group Photographs of Albany College Personnel with Students; Box Z1a4a.1: Individual Photographs of Albany College Students; Box Z1a5.1: Individual and Group Photographs of Albany College Founders and Trustees; Box Z1c.1: Photographs of Albany College Campus Activities; Box Z1b1.1: Photographs of exteriors of Albany College Buildings on Original Campus; Box Z1b1.2: Photographs of exteriors of Albany College Buildings on Monteith Campus; Box Z1b1.3: Photographs of exteriors of Albany College Buildings on Portland Branch; Box Z1b2.1: Photographs of interiors of Albany College Buildings, Original Campus; Box Z1b2.2: Photographs of interiors of Albany College Buildings, Montieth Campus; Box Z1d.1: Photographs of Miscellaneous Albany College Scenes. Photographs within boxes are arranged chronologically when applicable, and alphabetical within year.

Location of Collection

Archives

Acquisition Information

The photographs in this collection are composed of items created by the college for promotional purposes, as well as individual gifts given by multiple donors.

Processing Note

Processed in the1970s. Photographs have been housed in acid free photograph sleeves.

Bibliography

For more information about the history of Albany College see: Montague, Martha Francis. Lewis and Clark College, 1867-1967. Portland, Ore.: Binfords & Mort, 1968.Beckham, Stephen Dow. Lewis and Clark College. Portland, Ore.: Lewis & Clark College, 1991.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Albany (Or.) -- History
  • Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.) -- History

Corporate Names

  • Albany College, 1867-1940

Archives staff
2006

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