G. Herbert Fredell Photographic Collection, 1918-1919

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Fredell, G. Herbert (George Herbert)
Title
G. Herbert Fredell Photographic Collection
Dates
1918-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.02 cubic foot, including 52 photographs, (2 boxes, including 1 oversize box )
Collection Number
P 204
Summary
The G. Herbert Fredell Photograph Collection documents student activities, campus buildings, and military education Oregon Agricultural College in 1918-1919. Fredell attended OAC in the late 1910s and early 1920s and graduated in 1924.
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
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

George Herbert Fredell, of Anaconda, Montana, attended Oregon Agricultural College for 4 academic years (1918/19, 1919/20, 1922/23, and 1923/24) and graduated in 1924 with a B.S. in Agriculture, specializing in Markets and Marketing. He was active in a variety of student activities including being a member of the Vigilance Committee for the 1919/20 academic year.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This photographic collection consists of photographic prints collected and assembled by Herbert Fredell documenting student activities during Fredell's freshman and sophomore years at Oregon Agricultural College (1918/19 and 1919/20), especially the Freshman-Sophomore Tug-of-War and the initiation of the Vigilance Committee. The collection also includes images of the Student Army Training Corps; ROTC Company E for the year 1918/19, of which Fredell was a member (published on page 350 of the 1920 Beaver); campus buildings; the Corvallis railroad station; and the Corvallis Baptist Church.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

G. Herbert Fredell Photographic Collection (P 204), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

These photographs were donated by Ida Dietz, Fredell's daughter.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Military education--Oregon--Corvallis
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings

Geographical Names

  • Corvallis (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints