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Oregon State University Mountain Club Records, 1947-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- OSU Mountain Club (Corvallis, Or.)
- Title
- Oregon State University Mountain Club Records
- Dates
- 1947-1975 (inclusive)19471975
- Quantity
- 1.25 cubic feet, (3 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MSS MountainClub
- Summary
- The Oregon State University Mountain Club Records document the mountaineering, skiing, and mountain rescue activities of this student organization. Founded as the OSC Suski Club in 1947, the club became the basis for the OSU Outdoor Program established about 1971.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The OSC Suski Ski Club was founded in 1947 as a student organization to promote skiing. In November 1947, the club members voted to change the name to the OSC Mountain Club and include other outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing. The club sponsored ski outings to Cascade ski areas, such as Hoodoo, and participated in ski races with other colleges and universities. It also sponsored mountain climbs, instruction classes on climbing, and films and lectures. Club members often participated in mountain rescue activities. The club published a newsletter, the Local Yodel.
The outdoor activities of the club became the basis for the OSU Outdoor Program, established about 1971, which is now the Outdoor Recreation Center. The OSU Mountain Club currently holds monthly meetings.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The two scrapbooks, which cover 1948-1957 and 1962, consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, flyers, sample newsletters, and ephemeral items documenting the club's skiing, mountaineering, and rescue activities, as well as activities of the club's current and former members.
The constitution probably dates from the early 1960s. Meeting minutes date from 1947-1950, 1953-1954, and 1967-1969. Holdings of the club's newsletter, the Local Yodel, are from 1949-1952, 1954, 1962, and 1967-1971. Many of the issues from 1949-1952 are located in the first scrapbook. The Mountain Rescue Association materials (1959-1975) include correspondence, Corvallis Unit member lists, photographs of practice rescues and other information.
The miscellaneous materials include correspondence between Willi Unsoeld, Barry Corbett, and others regarding a mountaineering film Corbett was planning (1959-1960); and annual organization review forms from the Student Activities Committee (1971/72-1973/74).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oregon State University Mountain Club Records, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Records are organized into five series: 1. Scrapbooks; 2. Constitution and Meeting Minutes; 3. Newsletter; 4. Mountain Rescue Association Materials; and 5. Miscellaneous Materials. Most series are arranged chronologically.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Oregon--Corvallis
- Mountaineering--Oregon--Societies, etc.
- Mountaineering--Search and rescue operations--Oregon
- Skis and skiing--Oregon
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvalis
Personal Names
- Unsoeld, William Francis, 1926-
Corporate Names
- Mountain Rescue Association
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- OSC Mountain Club (Corvallis, Or.)
Finding aid prepared by Lawrence
A. Landis.
1996
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