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College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs, 1892-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences.
Title
College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs
Dates
1892-2001 (inclusive)
1940-2001 (bulk)
Quantity
1 cubic foot, including 1247 photographs, (8 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes)
Collection Number
P 036
Summary
The College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs were taken or assembled by College staff and faculty to document the Oregon State University's academic and research programs in agriculture; Branch Experiment Stations in Oregon; faculty, students, and alumni; international programs; and special events, conferences, and workshops. The bulk of the images are b/w prints and color slides; the collection also includes nitrate and glass negatives; some film negatives; and a few color prints.
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
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Historical Note

In 1868, the Oregon Legislature designated Corvallis College as the state's agricultural college, and in 1870 Corvallis College began its agricultural curriculum. The next year the college acquired its first farm (now Lower Campus), purchased for the school by the citizens of Benton County. In 1873 the college issued its first agricultural research bulletin, and a decade later the college established a Department of Agriculture, which was the first in the Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established on the campus farm in 1888, and in 1894 the first Farmers' Short Course was offered.

In 1908, the General Department of Agriculture was reorganized into a professional School of Agriculture, and included departments in Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, and Poultry Husbandry. Additional departments were added in the 1910s and 1920s. By 1928, the School included ten departments, and degree programs were offered in General Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Horticultural Products. The School established a Ph.D. program in 1932, and conferred is first doctorate in 1935. From 1931 until 1965, the dean of the School of Agriculture also served as director of both the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Extension Service. In 1983, the name of the School was changed to the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Deans have included A. B. Cordley, 1908-1931; William A. Schoenfeld, 1931-1950; F. E. Price, 1950-1965; Wilbur T. Cooney, 1965-1979; Ernest J. Briskey, 1979-1987; Roy G. Arnold, 1987-1991; Conrad J. Weiser, 1991-1994; and Thayne R. Dutson, 1994-2008.

Emile F. Pernot was hired by Oregon Agricultural College in 1890 to teach photography and take photographs for the Experiment Station. Through his pioneering work in microphotography, he developed an interest in bacteriology, and was named the first chair of the Bacteriology Deparment in 1900. In 1910 Pernot was named bacteriologist for the city of Portland.

The E.R. Jackman Foundation, an affiliate of the Oregon State University Foundation, supports the academic and research programs of the College.

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Content Description

The College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs document Oregon State University's academic and research programs in agriculture; Branch Experiment Stations in Oregon; College faculty, students, and alumni; international programs; and special events, conferences, and workshops. The collection includes glass negatives of crops, plants and other agricultural topics that may be have been used for teaching as well as images taken in 1913 by bacteriologist Emile Pernot of farms and slaughter houses in Benton County. The photographs of Experiment Stations document facilities, windstorm damage at the North Willamette Experiment Station, and views of branch stations near Astoria and in Moro County.

The largest component of the collection is a group of about 900 color slides, many taken in 2001, that depict students and faculty participating in instruction and research activities and include images of farms, research facilities, class field trips, university events, and students and faculty.

Many photographs of individual faculty, staff, and students are included as well as faculty, student, and alumni groups. Images of attendees at conferences and workshops as well as the Oregon Dairy Manufacturers Association meeting are part of the collection.

Photographs of the Kasetsart University campus in Thailand; classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities; and Oregon State faculty, Kasetsart University faculty and administrators, and Thai students document the cooperative program between Kasetsart University and Oregon State College in the 1950s and 1960s.

Many of the photos from the 1980s were taken or assembled by the staff of the E.R. Jackman Foundation; they depict Jackman Foundation Board members and staff; College administrators; awards presentations and special events; and students and faculty.

Photographers include Robert W. Henderson, Emile Pernot, J.D. Vertrees, and Dennis Wolverton.

The largest component of the collection is color slides; the remainder is primarily b/w prints. The collection also includes nitrate and glass negatives, b/w film negatives, and color prints.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs (P 036), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection consists of two subgroups: 1. Individually Numbered Photographs and 2. Unnumbered Photographs.

Subgroup 1 includes 8 series: I. Glass Negatives of Crops and Plants, 1892 - circa 1900; II. Photographs taken by Emile Pernot, 1913; III. Kasetsart University, 1953-1960; IV. Experiment Stations, Visiting Groups, and Individuals, circa 1931-1975; V. Oregon Dairy Manufacturers Association, circa 1941; VI. Agricultural Chemistry Department Faculty and Staff, circa 1950-1970; VII. Nye Computer Center Dedication, 1983-1986; and VIII. Photographs separated from College of Agricultural Sciences Records, 1933-1965.

Subgroup 2 includes 6 series: I. Ag Appreciation Dinner, 1989; II. Awards Reception, 1988; III. Students, Faculty, and Alumni, circa 1950-1991; IV. E.R. Jackman Foundation, circa 1910 - circa 1995; V. Experiment Station Buildings, 1977; and VI. Academic Programs, 1980-2001.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the Archives in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2007.

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Related Materials

Many other OSU Archives' collections include College of Agricultural Sciences photographs, including the Station Bulletin Illustrations (P 019); Extension Bulletin Illustrations Photograph Collection (P 020); Agricultural Experiment Station Photographs (P 029); Extension Service Photographs (P 062); and Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photographs (P 120); and the Experiment Station Publications Photographic Collection (P 132). Harriet's Collection includes many images depicting the research, insruction, and outreach activities of the College.

The Robert W. Henderson Photographs (P 098) is an extensive collection of images documenting OSU agricultural programs.

The College of Agricultural Sciences Records (RG 158) document teaching, research (through the Agricultural Experiment Station), and extension programs in agriculture at Oregon State University.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Agricultural experiment stations--Oregon.
  • Agriculture--Oregon.
  • Agriculture--Thailand.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Crops--Oregon.
  • Fruit-culture--Oregon.
  • Livestock--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Mahāwitthayālai Kasētsāt.
  • North Willamette Agricultural Experiment Station.
  • Oregon Dairy Manufacturers' Association.
  • Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
  • Oregon State University--Faculty.
  • Oregon State University--Students.
  • Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film negatives.
  • Glass negatives.
  • Nitrate negatives.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Slides.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Henderson, Robert W. (Robert Wesley), 1914- (creator)
    • Pernot, E. F. (Emile Francis), b. 1859 (creator)
    • Vertrees, J.D. (creator)
    • Wolverton, Dennis. (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • E.R. Jackman Foundation. (creator)
    • Oregon Agricultural College. School of Agriculture. (creator)
    • Oregon State Agricultural College. School of Agriculture. (creator)
    • Oregon State College. School of Agriculture, (creator)
    • Oregon State University. School of Agriculture. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2008

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