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Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes, 1942-1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Alumni Association.
- Title
- Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes
- Dates
- 1942-1998 (inclusive)19421998
1952-1969 (bulk)19521969 - Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, including 25 motion picture film reels and 8 videotapes, (2 boxes and 9 film cans)
- Collection Number
- FV P 017
- Summary
- The Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes consist of moving image materials created or assembled by the Oregon State University Alumni Association. They include promotional films; recordings of special events, such as commencement and OSU centennial activities; films of football games; footage honoring Oregon State alumni; and videotapes of alumni award presentations.
- Repository
-
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
An alumni organization was established at OSU (then Corvallis College) in 1875; John Bryson (Class of 1874) was the first president. In 1914 a formal constitution was adopted that provided for a five-member board. E.B. Lemon became the first regular alumni secretary in 1915 and started the alumni magazine, the OAC Alumnus. In 1926, the alumni magazine became the Oregon State Monthly; it became the Oregon Stater in 1940 and has retained that title since.
In 1929, the alumni office was moved from the Commerce Building to the newly completed Memorial Union. The CH2M Hill Alumni Center was completed on campus in 1997; it was built as a conference and meeting center and as the home of OSU Alumni Association events and its administrative offices.
Oregon State University commemorated the centennnial of its founding during the 1968-1969 academic year with a variety of events.
Oregon State football teams played in the 1942, 1957, and 1965 Rose Bowls, at the end of the 1941, 1956, and 1964 football seasons. The 1942 Rose Bowl was relocated from the west coast to Durham, North Carolina.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes consist of moving image materials created or assembled by the Oregon State University Alumni Association. The collection includes promotional films, such as the 1958 production, This is Oregon State, and recordings of special events, such as commencement, OSU centennial activities, and the first television course in Oregon taught by Chemistry Professor, Wendell Slabaugh. The bulk of the motion picture films are of Oregon State football games in the 1950s and early 1960s. Also of note are films about the 1964 football season and the homecoming banquet for the 1942 Rose Bowl team.
Several alumni are featured in the films and videotapes, including Terry Baker, Henry L. Bauer, Robert D. Cess, Hope Chamberlin, Ronald T. Miller, and Warren Washingon. The videotapes include recordings of several alumni award presentations in the 1990s and 1991 productions honoring the Class of 1941 and the Class of 1966.
All of the films are 16 mm; most are b/w. The bulk of the videotapes are VHS format; one is a 1/2" open reel videotape.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 017), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Motion Picture Films, 1942-1969 and II. Videotapes, 1974-1998. All items have been assigned individual numbers.
Acquisition Information
The videotapes were transferred in several accessions from 1995 to 1998.
Future Additions
Additions to the collection are expected.
Related Materials
Adminstrative records and photographs of the Alumni Association are available in the Alumni Relations Records (RG 035) and Photographs (P 017). Numerous other films of Oregon State football games and teams are part of the Intercollegiate Athletics Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 031).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Motion Picture Films, 1942-1969Return to Top
The Motion Picture Films consist of promotional productions; recordings of special events, such as commencement and OSU cenntennial activities; and films of football games and related events. The promotional productions include a short film about OSU broadcast during intermission of the General Electric College Bowl television broadcast in 1962 and This is Oregon State. The films include a recording of the first chemistry course taught via television in 1957 and A Day in the Life of Terry Baker produced by KATU-TV. The bulk of the films are of Oregon State College football games in the 1950s and early 1960s; a recording of a television program about the 1964 football season leading up to Oregon State's 1965 trip to the Rose Bowl; and the 1942 Rose Bowl homecoming banquet.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | FV P017:01: OSU film for General Electric College
Bowl broadcast
From CBS television; this is likely the short film about OSU that was
broadcast during intermission of the College Bowl broadcast with OSU
contestants; 25 feet; b/w; no sound.
|
1962 |
| 1 | FV P017:02:
This is Oregon
State
Produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association and several
student organizations and funded by the Class of 1947, this color 16 mm
file (with sound) includes a general introduction to the College as well
as profiles of each academic school, student activities, and athletics.
VHS use copy available.
|
1958 |
| 1 | FV P017:05: Oregon State College
Commencement
300 feet; b/w.
|
1954 |
Oregon State University
Centennial |
1968-1969 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | FV P017:06: Parade
Color; 200 feet.
|
October 26, 1968 |
| 1 | FV P017:07: Centennial Charter Day Convocation
Dinner |
October 26, 1968 |
| 1 | FV P017:27:
The Possible
Dream
Produced by KGW-TV, Portland, and Pacific NW Bell, the film provides an
overview of campus and campus activities; color; 1000 feet. Additional
copies in the Continuing Higher Education Motion Picture Films (FV P
048).
|
1968-1969 |
| Box | ||
| 1 | FV P017:08: Unidentified magnetic sound
track
2 reels
|
1954 |
| can | FV P017:14: Chemistry course taught by Wendell
Slabaugh on closed-circuit television
Dr. Wendell Slabaugh taught the first television course for credit from
a college or university in Oregon in the Spring of 1957. The course,
Chemistry 201, was closed-circuit from the studio in Shepard Hall to
viewing rooms in Dearborn Hall. Bill Rush of the Division of Continuing
Education filmed this presentation in April of 1957 from one corner of the
studio to preserve this "Oregon first". The course was produced by Prof.
Harold Livingston of the Speech Department with a crew of 12 students. In
the Fall of 1957, KOAC-TV went on the air and Dr. Slabaugh taught the same
course as part of the Interinstitutional Televised Teaching Project. b/w;
1000 feet.
|
April 1957 |
| 1 | FV P017:26:
A Day in the Life
of Terry Baker
Produced by KATU-TV; presented to the OSU Alumni Association by Joe
Fisher Ford, Portland, Oregon; b/w; 1000 feet.
|
October 5, 1963 |
Football |
1942-1964 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | FV P017:03: Oregon State vs Kansas
2 reels
|
1957 |
| 1 | FV P017:09: Rose Bowl Homecoming Banquet
Color, 16 mm, approx. 300 ft; includes footage of banquet and of OSC vs
University of Oregon football game in November 1941 and the campus
celebration that followed.
|
1942 |
| can | FV P017:15: Oregon State vs University of
Idaho
b/w; 1500 feet
|
1954 |
| can | FV P017:16: Oregon State vs Michigan
State
Filmed by George B. Cox of Corvallis, Oregon; b/w; poor condition due
to shrinkage; 1200 feet.
|
October 4, 1952 |
| can | FV P017:17: Oregon State vs UCLA
Duplication master and DVD use copy available; b/w; 2000 feet.
|
1955 |
| can | FV P017:18: Oregon State vs Brigham Young
University
b/w; 1400 feet; poor condition due to shrinkage.
|
1955 |
FV P017:19: Oregon State vs University of
California
b/w; 1400 feet
|
1955 | |
| can | FV P017:20 - FV P017:21: Unidentified games
b/w; poor condition due to shrinkage; 1300 feet each.
|
|
| can | FV P017:22: Coaching film
b/w; 1500 feet.
|
circa 1950s |
| can | FV P017:23: Oregon State vs Stanford
University
b/w; 1100 feet; poor condition due to shrinkage
|
1955 |
| can | FV P017:24: Oregon State vs University of
Utah
b/w; 1000 feet
|
September 21, 1963 |
| can | FV P017:25: Unidentified game
b/w; 1000 feet.
|
circa 1950s |
| can | FV P017:28:
OSU All the
Way
Kinescope recording of a television program on the 1964 OSU football
season leading to OSU playing the 1965 Rose Bowl; b/w; with sound; 1800
feet. Credits list Bruce King and Marlan Holland. Includes footage of
Tommy Prothro and highlights from games throughout the season. Bruce King
was Sports Director/Anchor at KEZI-TV in Eugene from 1960-1965; Marlan
Holland played football for the University of Oregon in the 1950s,
including the 1958 University of Oregon Rose Bowl team. The program was
likely produced and broadcast by KEZI-TV.
|
1964 |
Series II: Videotapes, 1974-1998Return to Top
The videotapes include recordings of several alumni award presentations and the dedication of the Benton Hall Clock Tower, a gift of the Class of 1988; productions honoring the classes of 1941 and 1966; and a 1974 interview of Hope Chamberlin, a journalist and author who graduated from Oregon State College in 1938. All of the videotapes are VHS format, except for the Chamberlin interview which is on 1/2" open reel.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | FV P017:10: E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award
Ceremony; Robert D. Cess, recipient |
May 11, 1991 |
| 2 | FV P017:11:
Class of 1941
Through the Years
Produced by the Alumni Association for the 50th reunion of the Class of
1941.
|
1991 |
| 2 | FV P017:12:
Class of
1966
Produced by Thomas A. Cooper for the 25th reunion of the Class of
1966.
|
1991 |
| 2 | FV P017:13: Benton Hall Clock Tower
Dedication |
1989 |
| 2 | FV P017:29: Alumni Awards
E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award to Henry L. Bauer.
|
May 21, 1994 |
| 2 | FV P017:30: E.B. Lemon Award Dinner
Warren Washington, award recipient.
|
May 17, 1996 |
| 2 | FV P017:31: Presentation of OSU Distinguished Alumni
Award to Ronald T. Miller |
April 24, 1998 |
| 2 | FV P017:32: Interview of Hope Chamberlin by Shirley
Howard of KOAC
1/2" open reel format
|
1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
- Commencement ceremonies--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Football--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Television in higher education--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Baker, Terry
- Chamberlin, Hope
- Washington, Warren M.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College--Students.
- Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
- Oregon State University--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Oregon State University--Students.
- Rose Bowl (Football game)
Form or Genre Terms
- Motion pictures (visual works).
- Silent films.
- Videotapes.
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Slabaugh, Wendell H. (creator)
Finding aid
prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2008
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