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Student Activities Photograph Collection, 1910-1968

Overview of the Collection

Title
Student Activities Photograph Collection
Dates
1910-1968 (inclusive)
1930-1960 (bulk)
Quantity
0.05 cubic foot, including 35 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 045
Summary
The Student Activities Photograph Collection consists of Oregon State University student group photos and images of students engaged in a number of activities. Photographs of members and officers of Mortar Board, Blue Key, and the Dad's Club are included in the collection.
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

The Oregon State Chapter of the Blue Key Honor Society was established in 1934 to recognize male students with a strong academic background and who demonstrated "superior leadership and unselfish commitment to others". Women became eligible for membership in 1977; prior to that time, Mortar Board was the comparable organization at Oregon State for women students.

The Mortar Board Honor Society was established at Oregon State College in 1933 as a senior honor society for women, recognizing scholarship, leadership, and service. The Oregon State (Cap and Gown) Chapter has won seven Chapter of Excellence Awards from the national organization. In 1975, Mortar Board began accepting men and by 1978 the Oregon State chapter had three male members.

The Oregon State University Dad's Club was founded in October of 1933 during a time of financial difficulty and insufficient enrollment at Oregon State College. With an aim toward recruitment, the Dad's Club organized events (at times in association with the Mothers Club) as well as awarded scholarships in order to increase prospective student interest in attending Oregon State. The Club was active into the 1980s.

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Content Description

The Student Activities Photograph Collection is an artificial collection of photographs documenting student activities at Oregon State University. The bulk of the collection consists of group photographs of student organizations, including the Blue Key Honor Society and Mortar Board Honor Society. Images of members and officers of the Dad's Club are also part of the collection.

Dan Poling, Dean of Men from 1947 to 1972, is pictured with members of the Blue Key Honor Society and the Dad's Club.

The collection includes images made by Howell's Studio and Hise Studio in Corvallis; all the items in the collection are b/w photographic prints.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Student Activities Photograph Collection (P 045), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Student Activities Photographs have been arranged in one series: I. Student Activities Photographs, 1910-1968.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were acquired by the University Archives in the 1960s and 1970s; the source of the photographs is not known.

Related Materials

The Special Collections & Archives Research Center's holdings include the records of a number of student groups and honor societies affiliated with the University including the Mortar Board Scrapbooks and Blue Key Fraternity Records. Additional materials pertaining to Blue Key and Mortar Board are available in the Dean of Men Records (RG 134), Dean of Women's Office Records (RG 057), and the Student Affairs Records (RG 102). Photographs of student organizations and activities are available in many other collections held by the Special Collections & Archives Research Center.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Clubs--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Personal Names

  • Poling, Dan Williams.

Corporate Names

  • Blue Key (Fraternity). Oregon State University Chapter.
  • Mortar Board (Society). Oregon State University Chapter.
  • Oregon State University--Students.
  • Oregon State College--Societies, etc.
  • Oregon State College--Students.
  • Oregon State University--Societies, etc.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Hise Studio. (photographer)
    • Howell's Studio. (photographer)

Finding aid prepared by Megan Guerre.
2014

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