Alumni Association Records, 1888-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Alumni Association.
Title
Alumni Association Records
Dates
1888-2008 (inclusive)
1910-1998 (bulk)
Quantity
12.5 cubic feet, including 1000 photographs, (19 boxes, including 6 oversize boxes)
13 microfilm reels
Collection Number
RG 035
Summary
The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration, programs and activities, and publications. An alumni organization was established at Corvallis College (now Oregon State University) in 1873.
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

The Alumni Association was founded in February 1873 and the first permananent officers were chosen in June of that year: Hugh M. Finley, President; George F. Burkhart, Vice President; W.F. Herrin, Secretary; and Oscar L. Ison, Treasurer. A list of "Alumni et Alumnae" and current addresses was included in each edition of the college catalogue. 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 was renamed 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 administrative offices.

The Alumni Association has been lead by several Alumni Secretaries and Executive Directors, including Godfrey Hoerner, 1919-1921; Zelta Feike Rodenwold, 1921-1926; E.C. Allworth, 1926-1936; George T. Scott, 1936-1938; Warren Reid, 1938-1943; Eunice Courtright, 1943-1946; John Fenner, 1946-1948; Robert Knoll, 1948-1961; Crawford H. ("Scram") Graham, 1961-1978; Donald S. Wirth, 1978-1999; Stephen Smith, 1999-2000; Dwayne Foley, 2000-2004; and Jeffrey S. Todd, beginning in 2004.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration and activities, and publications. The collection includes the records of individual graduating classes documenting activities during their student years as well as reunions and other special events after graduation. Lists of alumni and alumni directories are part of the collection. Subject files pertaining to notable alumni; faculty, staff, and friends of OSU; special events; and other university-related topics comprise a large component of the collection. The records of special events such as homecoming, class reunions, and the centennial of Oregon State University as well as fundraising for special projects such as a new football stadium and the carillon for the Memorial Union are included in the records. The collection includes extensive materials documenting the Association's publications - the alumni magazine, the Orange and Black, alumni directories, and sets of sound recordings of Oregon State songs. The collection also includes sound recordings by Bob Eberhard of Oregon State basketball games (in about 1957); a speech by Fred Shideler about the value of OSU to the Corvallis community; and an interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Alumni Association Records (RG 035), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arrange in four subgroups: 1. Class Files, 1897-2002; 2. Administrative Files, 1914-2008; 3. Publications, 1929-2005; and 4. Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964.

Subgroup 1 (Class Files) consists of three series: I. Class Records, 1897-1966; Class Reunions, 1923-2002; and III. Alumni Register, June 1923 - June 1932.

Subgroup 2 (Administrative Files) consists of 17 series: I. Constitution and Bylaws, 1914-1990; II. Annual and Biennial Reports, 1938-1972; III. Board Meetings Records, 1941-1995; IV. OSU Federation Meeting Minutes, 1950-1976; V. Homecoming Records, 1948-1968; VI. Portland Information Center Files, 1945-1952; VII. School Songs, 1922-1952; VIII. Special Projects, 1945-1961; IX. OSU Centennial Celebration, 1965-1974; X. Alumni Leader's Manual, circa 1953; XI. OSU Fund, 1960-1978; XII. Correspondence, 1927-1975; XIII. Fiscal Records, 1926-1977; XIV. Sound Recordings, 1949-1991; XV. Scrapbook, 1950-1951; XVI. List of Alumni, undated; and XVII. Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2008.

Subgroup 3 (Publications) consists of four series: I. Alumni Magazine, 1929-1998; II. OSU Scope, 1966-1971; III. Orange and Black, 1938; IV. Alumni Directories, 1910-2005.

The microfilmed records (Subgroup 4) consist of 15 series: I. Class Reunion Files, 1891-1959; III. Reunion Weekends, 1939-1942; IV. Class Financial Records, 1924-1934; V. Reunion Lists, 1923-1925; VI. Reunion Letters, 1905; VII. Alumni Mailing List, 1935; VIII. Reunion Banquets, 1916-1946; XI. Alumni Association, 1942; XII. Class Lists, 1926-1945; XIII. Mailing Lists of Alumni, 1940-1941; XIV. Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence, 1888-1964; XV. Stadium Fund, 1951-1953; XVI. Correspondence, 1938-1953; XVIII. General Files, 1935-1950; and XIX. Memorial Chapel and Carillon Information, 1944-1959. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Alumni Association and the Alumni Relations Office in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2008.

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Related Materials

Additional photographs are available in the Alumni Association Photographs (P 017) and the Oregon Stater Photographs (P 195); motion picture films and videotapes are available in the Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 017). The OSU Archives includes many collections assembled and donated by individual alumni as well as the records of other alumni organizations such as the OSU Home Economics Alumni Association Records and the Oregon State University Women's Club Records. Materials pertaining to the Oregon State Forestry Alumni Association are part of the Les Lloyd Papers. The Academy for Lifelong Learning Records provide more detailed information about that affiliated organization.

The Oregon State Yank Collection documents the activities of Oregon State alumni during World War II.

The papers of several individuals who served as Director or Executive Secretary of the Association, edited the alumni magazine, or were significantly involved with alumni matters are part of the Archives' holdings: Edward C. Allworth, Chuck Boice, Ted Carlson, Crawford Henderson ("Scram") Graham, E.B. Lemon, and Edwin T. Reed. The George Edmonston Collection includes a variety of materials pertaining to OSU and regional history as well as his role as Editor of the Oregon Stater from 1986 until his retirement in 2005. The alumni magazine is available in the Archives as a separate collection; the Memorabilia Collection includes extensive materials about OSU alumni and a variety of ephemeral items documenting Alumni Association activities.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1:  Class Files, 1897-2002Return to Top

Subgroup 1, Class Files, document activities by class year before graduation and reunion events after graduation. They provide biographical information about alumni as well as document student activities, reunions, and special events.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Class Records
The Class Records include constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, class wills and prophesies, financial records, lists of members, and scrapbooks for individual classes from the Class of 1902 through the Class of 1967. The Class of 1922 records include eight lapel pins donated by Claude F. Palmer. Of special note are the two scrapbooks for the Class of 1902.
1897-1966
Class of 1902
 1897-1952
Box
1
Minutes
 1898-1902
8
Scrapbooks
Two volumes assembled by Gertrude Ewing McElfresh include ephemera and memorabilia from student years of the Class of 1902 as well as reunions; clippings; lists of class members; obituaries; correspondence and 38 photographs. The photographs are primarily of reunion groups and activities and class members after graduation.
1897-1952
Class of 1910
 circa 1908-1910
Box
1
Minutes
 1908-1910
1
Constitution
 circa 1908
1
List of class members
Class of 1911
 1907-1911
Box
1
Class of 1912 Fiscal Ledger
 1909-1912
Class of 1913
 1913
Box
1
Constitution and By-Laws
1
Class Trip Expenses
 1913
Class of 1914
 1910-1914
Box
1
Minutes
Also includes minutes from 5th, 25th and 40th class reunions.
1910-1914
1
Constitution and By-Laws
1
Class Prophecy
1
Class Will
Box
1
Class of 1915 Minutes
 1911-1915
Class of 1918
 1914-1918
Box
1
Constitution and By-Laws
1
Minutes
 1914-1918
1
Financial Reports
1
Class Elections Ballots
Class of 1919
 1915-1919
Box
1
Constitution
 1916
1
Class Will
1
Minutes
 1915-1919
Box
1
Class of 1920 Letter to Dean Bexell
 November 20, 1919
Class of 1922
 1919-1922
Box
1
Minutes
 1919-1922
1
Lapel Pins
Pins have the following lettering, OAC, OAC Alumni, 22, and Orange Owl.
Class of 1924
 1919-1924
Box
1
Minutes
 1920-1924
1
Scrapbook Materials
Mounted in Minutes Book.
1919-1922
1
Constitution
Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1949
 1919-1922
Box
1
Last Will and Prophecy of the Class of 1924
1
Dance Program
 June 7, 1924
1
List of Graduates
 1924
1
Contract between Class of 1924 and J. Leo Fairbanks for painting of mural
Box
1
Class of 1925 Last Will and Testament
 June 1925
Class of 1926
 1922-1926
Box
1
Cash Ledgers
 1922-1926
Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1951
Box
1
Class Will
1
Class Prophecy
1
Commencement and Convocation Programs
Class of 1928
 1924-1928
Box
1
Minutes
 1924-1928
1
Class History
 1928
Box
1
Class of 1932 Bank Account Book
 1929-1932
1
Class of 1933 Minutes
 1929-1933
1
Class of 1934 Minutes
 1930-1934
Class of 1936
 1932-1996
Box
1
Minutes
 1932-1961
1
Rosters and Reunions
 1981-1996
Class of 1941
 1938-1941
Box
1
Minutes
 1938-1941
1
Account Book
 1941
Box
1
Class of 1942 Minutes
 1938-1942
Class of 1944
 1940-1944
Box
1
Minutes
 1940-1944
1
Correspondence Class Funds
 1944
Box
9
Class of 1952 Scrapbook of Activities
Clippings of activities of class members and other campus events; includes 9 photographs (portraits) of class members and officers.
1948-1952
10
Class of 1967 Scrapbook of Activities
Predominantly clippings and one photograph.
1966
Series II: Class Reunions
Series II documents class reunions for the Class of 1888 through the Class of 1967. Most of the records pertain to reunions from the 1920s through 1970s. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, postcards, brochures, and photographs, primarily of reunion groups. These materials document the activities of Oregon State alumni after their graduation.
1923-2002
Box
2
Class of 1888
 1926
2
Class of 1889
 1925
2
Class of 1890
 1925-1934
2
Class of 1891
 1925-1941
2
Class of 1892
 1925-1952
2
Class of 1893
 1923-1943
2
Class of 1894
 1923-1944
2
Class of 1895
 1923-1945
2
Class of 1896
 1923-1946
2
Class of 1897
 1937-1947
2
Class of 1898
 1923-1946
2
Class of 1899
 1923-1949
2
Class of 1900
 1923-1970
2
Class of 1901
 1925-1951
2
Class of 1902
 1926-1952
2
Class of 1903
 1930-1953
2
Class of 1904
 1926-1955
2
Class of 1905
 1929-1955
2
Class of 1906
 1925-1956
2
Class of 1907
 1938-1959
2
Class of 1908
 1924-1958
2
Class of 1909
 1924-1969
2
Class of 1910
 1924-1970
2
Class of 1911
 1924-1970
2
Class of 1912
 1923-1963
2
Class of 1913
 1924-1973
2
Class of 1914
 1923-1969
2
Class of 1915
 1925-1966
2
Class of 1916
 1937-1971
2
Class of 1917
 1942-1967
2
Class of 1918
 1923-1968
3
Class of 1919
 1931-1969
3
Class of 1920
 1937-1970
3
Class of 1924
 1969
3
Class of 1925
 1950
3
Class of 1926
 1951
3
Class of 1927
 1952
3
Class of 1927
3 folders
 1952-1987
3
Class of 1928
 1953
3
Class of 1929
2 folders
 1954-1969
3
Class of 1938
 1939
3
Class of 1967
 1977
3
Golden Jubilee Records
 1941-1971
3
Class of 1952 Golden Jubilee Reunion Memory Book
The book includes a program from the reunion, biographical information compiled from questionnaires completed by class members about their student activities and life after graduation, and a list of deceased class members.
2002
3
Class Reunion Files
23 folders
The files include photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and ribbons pertaining to class reunions. Files for the Classes of 1912-1916, 1918, 1921-1932, 1934-1937, 1939, and 1946 are included. Files include 350 photographs (prints and negatives), most of which are reunion groups
1931-1996
Box
12
Series III: Alumni Register
The Alumni Register served as a guestbook for alumni who visited campus and includes the date of their visit; name; class year and college; present occupation; home and business addresses; marriage date; number of children; and, for women, maiden name and husband's initials. The entries are chronological by date of visit.
June 1923-June 1932

Subgroup 2:  Administrative Files, 1914-2008Return to Top

The Administrative Files document the organization and management of the Association as well as major programs and activities including the annual homecoming events; special projects such as the carillon in the Memorial Union; commemoration of the Oregon State University centennial in 1968-1969; recordings of special events and Oregon State songs; and fundraising through the OSU Fund.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
3
Series I: Constitution and Bylaws
Series I includes constitutions and bylaws for the Association dated 1914, 1934, 1941, and 1990.
1914-1990
3
Series II: Annual and Biennial Reports
The Annual and Biennial Reports include annual reports for 1938-1939 through 1941-1942 with related materials and a biennial report for 1970-1972.
1938-1972
Series III: Board Meetings Records
Series III consists of records of the Association Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and other committees. The materials are from various years and do not represent a continuous or complete record.
1941-1995
Box
3
Minutes
 1941-1942
3
Committee Reports
 March 2, 1951
3
Board and Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes
 1977
3
Meeting Minutes and Agendas
 1978
3
Board and Executive Committee Meeting Materials
 1994-1995
3
Board Member Directory for 1986-87
 1986
3
Long Range Plan
Report of Long Range Planning Committee to the Board of Directors with draft proposal of long-range plan.
1986
Box
3
Series IV: OSU Federation Meeting Minutes
Series IV includes meeting minutes, draft constitution, correspondence, and related materials of the Federation, which was established in 1950 to coordinate, implement, and encourage activities of various members groups on behalf of Oregon State and its students. It includes representatives of the Mothers and Dads Clubs, the Alumni Association, the Associated Students (ASOSU), and Century Club.
1950-1976
Series V: Homecoming Records
The homecoming records consist of detailed annual reports of the homecoming weekend activities and programs that include clippings and ephemera. Scrapbooks documenting the 1961, 1962, and 1964 homecoming weekends are also included in the series.
1948-1968
Reports
 1948-1968
Box
3
1948-1961
4
Includes centennial homecoming in 1968.
1962-1968
Scrapbooks
 1961-1964
Box
11
Two volumes include primarily clippings with some ephemera, correspondence, and forms; no photographs.
1961-1962
10
Two identical scrapbooks with the same clippings; no photographs.
1964
Series VI: Portland Information Center Files
Series VI consists of reports, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera documenting the Portland Information Center and its activities for current Oregon State student, prospective students, alumni, and friends. The Center participated in recruitment activities and provided information and activities to incoming students the summer before they enrolled at Oregon State.
1945-1952
Box
4
Reports
 1945-1952
4
Correspondence
 1948-1949
Series VII: School Songs
Series VII includes correspondence, clippings, and related materials pertaining to the alma mater, fight song, and other school songs. The clippings primarily document the publication of song books by the Alumni Association in the 1920s.
1922-1952
Box
4
Correspondence on Status of Copyrights
 1936-1952
4
General Correspondence
2 folders
 1922-1942
4
Clippings
 1922-1924
Series VIII: Special Projects
Series VIII consists of materials documenting several special projects of the Alumni Association including fundraising for a new football stadium, proposals for a World War II memorial chapel, and materials pertaining to the carillon bell system in the Memorial Union, which was installed in 1959. This carillon was dismantled in the mid 1990s and replaced by a digital sound system.
1945-1961
Box
4
Stadium Fund
 1950
World War II Memorial Chapel
 1945-1954
Box
4
Correspondence with other universities
 1947-1954
4
Committee By-Laws and other organizing documents
 1949-1950
4
Committee Correspondence
 1945-1950
4
Publicity
Carillon
 1955-1976
Box
4
Board of Directors File
 1955-1959
4
Schulmerich Correspondence and Information
 1955-1959
4
Miscellaneous Correspondence
 1955-1959
4
Money
 1955-1959
4
Roberts, Thomas, letter
 1955-1959
4
Spokane Trip
 1959
4
Y Round Table
 1955
4
Publicity
 1956-1959
4
Notes
 1955-1959
16
Carillonic Bell Music Rolls
Four carollonic bell music rolls for hourly chimes at the Memorial Union. The rolls inclue the OSU fight song, "Hail to Old OSC", the alma mater, and secular and religious Christmas holiday selections. One of the rolls is a "word roll" with printed words to the alma mater and fight song.
1959-1976
16
Certificate
States that Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. installed a "3-octave, 86-bell Americana Carillon" in the Memorial Union on October 20, 1959.
1959
Series IX: OSU Centennial Celebration
The Centennial Celebration records include agendas, minutes, and memoranda of the university-wide Centennial Committee as well as materials pertaining to selection of the Alumni Centennial Award recipients.
1965-1974
Box
4
Centennial Committee
2 folders
 1965-1974
4
Alumni Centennial Award
 1968-1969
Box
5
Series X: Alumni Leader's Manual
The Alumni Leader's Manual was prepared for the officers and representatives of the Association and includes the constitution and by-laws; policies and procedures; and information about the organization of the Association and its activities, programs, and services.
circa 1953
Series XI: OSU Fund
Series XI includes the first annual report of the Oregon State University Fund, which was established by the Alumni Association in 1959 to receive annual tax-deductible contributions from alumni and friends of OSU. The Comparison Report provides information about the number of donors and dollars received in 1976-1977 and 1977-1978.
1960-1978
Box
5
Annual Report
 1960-1961
5
Comparison Report
 September 1978
Series XII: Correspondence
Series XII consists of several pieces of correspondence, primarily incoming, written by or about alumni. Some of the correspondence addresses positions of the Alumni Association on issues at Oregon State.
1927-1975
Box
5
Miscellaneous Correspondence
 1939-1975
5
McKay, J.D., Letter to E.C. Allworth
Regarding the controversy between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon.
1927
Series XIII: Fiscal Records
The Fiscal Records include a few items documenting the income of the organization in the 1920s and 1930s and the Association budgets in the mid-1970s.
1926-1977
Box
5
Deposit Book
 1926-1930
5
Saving Account Book
 1935-1938
5
Insurance Policy
 1930
5
Budget
 1976-1977
Series XIV: Sound Recordings
The sound recordings include 18 vinyl sound disks, 12 reel-to-reel tapes, and 1 cassette tape. Of special note are recordings of the 1949 OSC vs University of Oregon football game; an OSC vs University or Oregon basketball game in about 1957; a speech by Fred Shideler; an interview with Dean of Men Emeritus Dan Poling in 1991 about Oregon State College and Corvallis during World War II; and two sets of recordings of Oregon State songs produced by the Alumni Association in the early 1950s.
1949-1991
Box
6
Tape, Class of 1940
25th Reunion
1965?
6
Tape Interview
Interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II by George Edmonston.
January 30, 1991
Recordings by Bob Eberhard
Tapes (4) made by Bob Eberhard (Class of 1957) while student broadcaster on campus radio station.
circa 1957
Box
6
Basketball games
vs. Oregon and Univ. of Washington
6
Tau Kappa Epsilon pledges who stole "O" from Skinner's Butte in Eugene
6
Interview with campus spirit chairman
6
Heckart Lodge Trio (3 songs)
Box
6
OSC vs. University of Oregon football game
4 reel-to-reel tapes
1949
6
1915 football team reunion
Also includes recreation of play-by-play for OAC vs Michigan Aggies 1915 football game; 2 reel-to-reel tapes.
1965
6
What is Good About OSU
Speech by Fred Shideler to the Chamber of Commerce Forum; reel-to-reel tape.
1970
6
Join the Orange Forces
Two copies of a 45 rpm sound disk of the football fight song. Lyrics are printed on the dust jacket.
1981
6
Songs of Oregon State College
Two sets of two 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association, the Music Department and the KOAC radio station. It includes a recording of the Oregon State Creed with words by E.T. Reed and music by Joseph Brye, sung by the Oregon State College A Cappella Choir (directed by Robert Walls). The set also includes Hail to Old OSC sung by the Oregon State College Choir Men and the Alma Mater sung by the Oregon State College Choir. Listening copy available on CD and on online in Best of the Archives digital collection.
circa 1950
7
Songs at Oregon State College - Within a Vale of Western Mountains
Four sets of three 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association include recordings of the Oregon State College Band and Glee Club performing the OSC Medley, Indiana State Band (March), the Alma Mater, Roadways, Mighty Beavers, Storm King, Hail to Old OSC, Toast to the Team, and March of the Spanish Soldiery. A 33 1/3 rpm edition (1 disk) is also included. Listening copy available on CD and online in Best of the Archives digital collection.
circa 1953
Box
13
Series XV: Scrapbook
Alumni Association publicity and promotional projects, clippings about activities, direct mail efforts, and other projects for the period June 1950 through June 1951. Includes clippings; ephemera; copies of mailings; and issues of the alumni magazine.
1950-1951
5
Series XVI: List of Alumni
Typewritten list of alumni by class year for Classes of 1870 through 1925; indicates if individual is deceased. The list is undated but may have been prepared in the 1950s or early 1960s.
undated
5
Series XVII: Academy of Lifelong Learning
Schedule of classes for spring 2008.
2008

Subgroup 3:  Publications, 1929-2005Return to Top

Subgroup 3 consists of records that document the major publications of the Association, the alumni magazine and the alumni directory, as well as the Orange and Black and OSU Scope. Copies of the Orange and Black and the alumni directories are included with these records. Copies of the alumni magazine and OSU Scope are maintained as separate collections.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Alumni Magazine
The Alumni Magazine series consists of materials documenting the preparation and distribution of the Association's alumni magazine, the OAC Alumnus, Oregon State Monthly, and Oregon Stater. The records include extensive subject files on prominent alumni, faculty and staff, and special events; letters to the editor; and editorial materials for individual issues. The letters to the editor include letters and photocopies of diaries and family histories sent by alumni who are descendants of Oregon Trial pioneers. Information from the letters was used in a December 1992 Oregon Stater article commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail.
1929-1998
Box
5
Indexes
Includes indexes for the 1929-1933 and 1976-1979 issues of the alumni magazine.
1929-1979
Subject Files
Box
5
Alumni
4 folders
 1944-1993
5
Andrus, Governor Cecil D.
 1973-1981
5
"Books for Birmingham" campaign
 1989
5
Byrne, John V.
 1981-1984
5
CH2M Hill
 1966-1986
5
Edwards, Webley
 1960-1977
5
Englebart, Douglas C.
 1986-1987
5
Faculty
 1970-1986
5
Fagans, J. Kenneth
 1972-1975
5
Giustina, N.B. (Nat)
 1983
5
Harris, Milton
 1970-1984
5
Homecoming
 1979-1985
5
Jackson, Glenn
 1977-1980
5
Johnson, Bill ('30), stories and reminiscences
 ca. 1995
5
Lemon, E.B. Distinguished Alumni Award
 1978-1986
5
MacVicar, Robert W.
 1970-1976
5
Obituaries
 1966-1986
5
Open Meetings Law
 1975-1981
5
Oregon Trail Project
 1992
5
Parker, Charles T.
 1972-1977
5
Pauling, Linus
 1954-1986
5
Pauling Memorial Publication
 1994
5
Poling, Dan
 1998
5
Prefontaine and Ebba
Track athletes at University of Oregon and OSU.
1997
5
Robertson, Bill ("Ropes")
 1980
5
Starker, T.J.
 1962-1983
5
Stewart, L.L. "Stub"
 1975-1976
5
Student Life in the Past
 undated
5
Trysting Tree
 1983
Subject Files (Accession 2000:087)
Subject files compiled for research purposes by the staff of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. The files pertain to OSU alumni, homecoming celebrations, commencement and graduation ceremonies, and reunions. The files include photographs, newspaper clippings, magazines (especially copies of the Stater), minutes, and correspondence.
circa 1895-1984
Box
17
A -- Important OSU Alumni
17
Baker, Harry
17
Baker, Terry Wayne
17
Bancroft, Vivian
17
Bandy, Orville
17
Barber, Rex
17
Barnes, John M.
17
Barratt, Jim
17
Bartel, Erv
17
Bartholomew, Frank
17
Batcheller, Oliver
17
Bates, Albert
17
Bates, Mercedes
17
Bauer, Albert
17
Bauer, Bruce
17
Bauer, Walter
17
Baughman, Fred
17
Baum, David
17
Baum, Robert
17
Beamer, Clarence
17
Bean, Bruce
17
Beck, Larry
17
Beck, James
17
Bell, John
17
Bell, Sam
17
Belton, Howard
17
Bennett, Ralph
17
Bennett, William
17
Benson, B.F.
17
Bertsch, Howard
17
Birkie, William
17
Blair, Dean
17
Blakely, Jud
17
Blakely, Mrs. Martin (Frieda Linder)
17
Blitz, William
17
Bohren, A.K.
17
Bothwell, Lindley
17
Brandis, John
17
Breese, Mel
17
Bregger, John
17
Briggs, John
17
Briggs, Mark
17
Brodie, Renton K.
17
Broten, George Arthur
17
Brown, Delmar
17
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
17
Brown, Robert
17
Brumfield, Kirby
17
Bruns, George
17
Byrne, John "Jack"
17
Byrne, John V.
17
Carl, Irene
17
Carl, Marion
17
Carlson, John
17
Carpenter, Ken
17
Carter, Lloyd
17
Carter, M. Joe
17
Casey, Kathleen
17
Cheldelin, V.
17
Chiu, Arthur
17
Christiansen, C.C.
17
Clark, Herman
17
Clarke, Loyal
17
Class Reunions
17
Clement, Boyd
17
Cole, Leland
17
Coleman, Ralph
17
Collegemates (Collegemates Luncheon Gatherings)
17
Colvig, Vance DeBar (Pinto)
17
Conklin, Robert
17
Cook, John Earl
17
Cooper, Mrs. James A. (Grace Starr)
17
Corbett, O.W.
17
Cordial, Jim
17
Corso, Hope Chamberlin
17
Counts, Mel
17
Cowgill, Clara
17
Cowgill, Helen
17
Crandall, Cliff
17
Crawford, Thomas
17
Crimmins, Jerry
17
Cronemiller, Lynn F.
17
Cross Country (1961 NCAA Champions)
17
Cummings, Orville
17
Cutler, William
17
Davis, Donald
17
Davies, Henry
17
Day, Edgar Allen
17
Day, John
17
Dixon, James
17
DeBoest, Henry F.
17
Delzell, Thomas
17
Demith, Jimmy
17
DeSylvia, Tom
17
Dezendorf, Nelson
17
Dimick, Roland E.
17
Dodge, Ray
17
Dooley, Ed
17
Dorsey, Dean
17
Downie, Hal
17
Drew, Preston
17
Dudley, Darle W.
17
Durden, Don
17
Dybuik, Russell
17
Dyer, Joseph M.
17
Eaton, Robert
17
Ebeling, Dick W.
17
Eckman, Don
17
Edwards, M. Lowell (Wife-Margaret Watt)
17
Edwards, Webley
17
Eggers, Johnny
17
Elder, Terry B.
17
Eldredge, Don
17
Eldredge, Kenneth R.
17
Ellison, Vern
17
Emmett, Paul
17
Erickson, Minton
17
Ewalt, Robert
17
Exley, Jerry
17
Fenner, John
17
Finlay, Gordon
17
Fisher, Jim
17
Floberg, Ralph
17
Forde, Diane Lund
17
Foster, Lyle W.
17
Francis, Joe
17
Fugate, Raymond
17
Funk, Arnold
17
Gabrielson, Ira
17
Garland, Charles
17
Geary, Edward A.
17
Gellatly, John
17
General
17
Getty, Leonard C.
17
Gianella, Vincent P.
17
Gilkey, Richard
17
Gill, Amory
17
Gill, Harold
17
Gill, Slats
17
Gillet, Ira
17
Gillette, Dean
17
Gilley, R. Stevens
17
Giustina, N.B.
17
Godman, John
17
Goodall, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Homes)
17
Gotta, Jack
17
Graduation Class Photos
 circa 1890s
17
Graham, C.H.
17
Graham, Jackson
17
Gray, Gene
17
Gray, John
17
Grayson, Mark
17
Griffen (Dr.)
17
Griffen, Z. Wayne
17
Gross, Calvin E.
17
Grosz, Walter
17
Groves, Frank
17
Hageman, Leo
17
Hall, John H.
17
Halverson, William
17
Hamill, Robert
17
Hansen, Julia Butler
17
Hardie, Stewart
17
Harris, Milton
17
Hart, Frederick
17
Harvey, Morris
17
Hatfield Mark O. (U.S. Senator)
17
Hathaway, Mark
17
Hattan, Elton
17
Hawley, Norman
17
Hayes, Dalebert Edward
17
Hayner, C.T.
17
Hays, Donald
17
Head, J. Al
17
Head, S. Conrad
17
Hedges, Frank Robert
17
Helmer, Oscar M.
17
Henniger, Jean Floyd
17
Heywood, Eunice
17
Hildebrandt, Lou
17
Hill, D.D.
17
Hill, Fred
17
Hirstel, Bob
17
Hoffman, E. Neil
17
Hogan, Brooks
17
Holcomb, Glenn
17
Hollandsworth, Helen
17
Hollingsworth, Guilford
17
Holt, Mrs. Curtis (Isabella Downs)
17
Holt, Howard
17
Homecoming Materials
 1955-1969
17
Hood, Gordon
17
Houghton, E.W.
17
Howie, George
17
Huggins, M.M.
17
Hughes, Henry
17
Hulsman, Helen (Mrs. Walter Kelly)
17
Humphrey, Lloyd
17
Hurd, Owen
17
Jackson, Glenn
17
Jarvis, Joe
17
Jenkins, Gay Harding
17
Jensen, James H.
17
Jewett, Leonard G.
17
Johnson, Alton
17
Johnson, Dick
17
Johnson, Hilbert
17
Johnson, Wilfred
17
Joy, Barnard
17
Joy, Clifford
17
Kallander, R.M.
17
Keema, Bud
17
Keene, Roy S.
17
Keep, Barney
17
Kerr, Robert Todd
17
Kerr, William Jasper
17
Kiefer, Harry J.
17
King, Jean
17
Kipper, Louis
17
Kirk, William
17
Kirkpatrick, H.L.
17
Kleinschmidt, Arthur
17
Knoll, Robert
17
Kofoid, Marvin
17
Lafferty, Chester
17
Lange, Kenneth
17
Laythe, Leo
17
Lear, Gene
17
Leihy, Charles Willard
17
Lemon, E.B.
17
Lewis, Ed
17
Lieuallen, Roy Elwayne
17
Lincoln, Richard
17
Lowden, Merle
17
Lowe, Paul
17
Lowry, Hugh R.
17
Lumm, Marjorie
17
Lundeen, Robert
17
Lundstron, A.A.
17
McCallister/Finley (5-generations at OSU)
17
McCollum, Charles
17
McCullough, John Price
17
McCullogh, Walter
17
McDaniel, Hobart
17
McKay, Douglas
17
McMicken, Craig
17
McMurdo, Scott
17
MacVicar, Robert
17
Madden, Sally
17
Mann, Dave
17
Maple, Howard
17
Maris, Homer
17
Maser, Clifford
17
Meechan, Charles
18
Meek, Fred
18
Memorial Union
18
Merryfield, Fred
18
Miller, Helen
18
Miller, Mark
18
Miller, Richard A.
18
Moeller, Therald
18
Moir, David
18
Moore, Harriet
18
Moore, Spencer
18
Morris, Homer
18
Morris, James
18
Morris, Walter
18
Mosby, David Clayton
18
Mulligan, Joe
18
Munford, Ken
18
Murphy, Donald
18
Nance, Donald
18
Narver, John
18
Narver, Ursel
18
North, William
18
Oakes, Charles Ernest
18
Odell, Norman
18
Orell, Bernard
18
Ossey, B.A.
18
Ott, Walter
18
Palmer, Claude
18
Pape, Dean
18
Paulson, Norris
18
Penrose, George
18
Perry, Grant W.
18
Pierson, Lenn
18
Pierce, Robert
18
Pihas, John
18
Pine, W.D.
18
Pittam, William
18
Poling, Dan
18
Powell, George "Gap"
18
Powell, James
18
Powell, Virgil A.A.
18
Prahl, Charles
18
Proppe, William
18
Proudfit, Arthur
18
Prusinski, Robert
18
Ramsey, Frank
18
Ramsey, Fred
18
Rau, Robert
18
Rave, W.J.
18
Reed, Claude
18
Reed, Robin
18
Reed, Steve and Mary
18
Reynolds, Charles
18
Reynolds, Jay
18
Reynolds, Jean Hall
18
Rice, Edna
18
Rieke, Forrest and Mary
18
Riley, Earl
18
Robertson, Bill (Ropesole)
18
Rocha, Ephriam
18
Rodgers, Fred
18
Roe, Robert
18
Rogers, Emsley
18
Roll, Leslie
18
Root, Robert
18
Roth, Vincent
18
Ruegg, Robert
18
Rumbaugh, Harold
18
Rushing, Robert
18
Rutherford, Harry
18
Salishan
18
Salser, Carl W.
18
Sabin, Lynn
18
Sarna, S.S.
18
Saubert, Jean
18
Saylor, Ralph
18
Schissler, Paul
18
Schmidt, Adolph
18
Schoth, Harry
18
Schulein, Joesph
18
Schmulmerich, Wes
18
Scott, George
18
Sears, Ernest
18
Sears, Vic
18
Seiler, Don
18
Severson, Win
18
Sewell, Elain Kollins
18
Shaw, Clayton
18
Shideler, Fred
18
Shy, G. Milton
18
Sidor, Ed
18
Siegrist, Ron
18
Slater, Jack
18
Slinger, Robert
18
Smith, Lawrence
18
Sowers, Philip
18
Spaur, George
18
Stanley, Edwin
18
Starker, Thurman
18
Starr, Eugene
18
Strand, A.L.
18
Swan, L.L.
18
Swan, Robert G.
18
Sweeney, Pat
18
Tartar, Herman Vance
18
Taylor, Ray
18
Thelan, Marilyn (Stout)
18
Thieleman, R.H.
18
Thomas, Dale
18
Thompson, Robert
18
Torrey, Dan
18
Turner, Art
18
Turner, Hester
18
Tuthill, Lewis
18
Unidentified Photos
18
Valley, Wayne
18
Valenti, Paul
18
Vincent, George
18
Vinyard, Harold
18
Wallace, Albert
18
Wardell, George
18
Warren, Charles
18
Wallace, Edwin
18
Wann, Harry
18
Weartherford, Mark
18
Weber, B.W.
18
Wei, C.K. Jui
18
Weimar, Virginia
18
Wellman, Harry
18
Wenstrom, Chuck
18
Werner, Richard
18
West, Flavius
18
White, George
18
White, Robert
18
Whiteside, Harold
18
Wiesner, Sue
18
Wilbur, Marvin
18
Williamson, Clyde
18
Wilkinson, Ron
18
Withycombe, James
18
Wood, Lavelle
18
Woodford, William
18
Yadon, John
18
Yerian, Ted
18
Young, Roy
18
Zarosinski, Donald
Box
14
Letters to the Editor
10 folders
 1987-1999
14
Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project
7 folders
 1992
14
General Correspondence
3 folders
 1952-1994
14
Photo Contest
 1973-1974
14
Press Releases
 1964-1982
14
Costs
2 folders
 1962-1984
14
Student Publications Committee
 1976
14
Tom Bennett Manuscripts for World War II Stories
 1991
1
Sample mock-up and galley proof
For the September/October issue.
1964
14
"The House the Thrill Kids Built" manuscript by Alex Petersen
 2000
Oregon Stater Article Files
Materials generated and collection by the Oregon Stater staff in the course of writing and editing the alumni magazine. The files include transcripts of interviews, article drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and publications. Most of the files are for a particular magazine issue; others are for specific topics.
1987-1998
Box
18
February 1988 issue
18
October 1988 issue
18
December 1988 issue
18
September 1989 issue
18
December 1989 issue
18
September 1990 issue
18
February 1991 issue (World War II)
18
April 1991 issue
18
June 1991 issue
18
September 1991 issue
18
October 1991 issue
18
April 1992 issue
18
April 1994 issue
18
December 1994 issue
18
February 1995 issue
18
April 1995 issue
18
June 1995 issue
18
September 1995 issue
18
OSU connections with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
 1994
18
Draft articles from Tom Bennett
 1995-1996
18
History of the Beaver yearbook
 1994
18
Awards and Alumni Fellows (J.W. "Bud" Forrester)
 1991
18
History of the OSU Alumni Association
 1990
19
William Jasper Kerr
 1995
19
Various Interviews
 1990
19
General
3 folders
 1987-1998
Box
19
Series II: OSU Scope
2 folders
Series II consists of correspondence, memos, notes, and mock-ups pertaining to this quarterly newsletter for alumni and friends of OSU that was published by the Department of Information.
1966-1971
15
Series III: Orange and Black
Four copies of the Orange and Black, a pictorial history of Oregon State College published by the Alumni Association in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of OSC. Edited by Richard Charles (Dick) Gearhart, it includes a narrative history and photographs of the campus, student activities and traditions, athletics, and living organizations. According to the title-page inscription, it is "A record of the first seventy years in the life of Oregon State College -- the illustrated story of her growth to the 'major industry in the State', complete with the changing life and activity of her students and alumni." Promotional materials for the Orange and Black are available in the Memorabilia Collection. The E.T. Reed Papers include materials pertaining to a substantial revision of the publication that Reed worked on from 1938 until his death; it was never published. Additional information about the preparation, publication, and distribution is available in the microfilmed records (Series XVIII. General Files). The Orange and Black is available online.
1938
Series IV: Alumni Directories
Series IV consists of alumni directories published by the Association. During the 1940s and 1950s, alumni directories were published as part of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. Other lists of alumni are available in Subgroup 1 (Series III. Alumni Register) and Subgroup 2 (Series XVI. List of Alumni).
1910-2005
Box
19
1910
19
3 copies
 1913
19
3 copies
 1917
19
1922
19
3 copies
 1925
19
Class of 1965
 1967
19
Includes published volume and CD with electronic version of alumni membership. The published directory includes lists by name, school (or college), class year, and current location.
2005

Subgroup 4:  Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964Return to Top

Subgroup 4 consists of records that were microfilmed in 1969. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII in this subgroup. Some of the documents on microfilm are available in paper form in other subgroups. The records document the full range of Association activities including class reunions and special events, publications, and fundraising. Most of the microfilm does not include folder targets.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Class Reunion Files
 1891-1959
Reel
1
1891-1906
2
1907-1926
3
1926-1959
Reel
3
Series III: Reunion Weekends
 1939-1942
3
Series IV: Class Financial Records
 1924-1934
3
Series V: Reunion Lists
 1923-1925
3
Series VI: Reunion Letters
 1905
4
Series VII: Alumni Mailing List
 1935
4
Series VIII: Reunion Banquets
 1916-1946
4
Series XI: Alumni Association
 1942
4
Series XII: Class Lists
 1926-1945
4
Series XIII: Mailing Lists of Alumni
 1940-1941
4
Series XIV: Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence
 1888-1964
4-6
Series XV: Stadium Fund
 1951-1953
6-9
Series XVI: Correspondence
 1938-1953
9-13
Series XVIII: General Files
Series XVIII includes accounting and administrative records; materials pertaining to Association publications (the alumni magazine and Orange and Black; narrative reports; correspondence; and reports regarding controversies between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon.
1935-1950
13
Series XIX: Memorial Chapel and Carillon
Series XIX includes materials pertaining to the proposed memorial chapel and the carillon for the Memorial Union. Correspondence with other universities regarding campus chapels and religious programs is part of this series.
1944-1959

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Carillons--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Class reunions--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Fund raising--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Students' songs--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Oregon.
  • Universities and colleges--Public relations--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Alumni and alumnae.
  • Oregon State College--Alumni and alumnae.
  • Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae--Periodicals.
  • Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
  • Oregon State University--Centennial celebrations, etc.
  • Oregon State University--History.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Audiocassettes.
  • Audiotapes.
  • Compact discs.
  • Ephemera.
  • Film negatives.
  • Phonograph records.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Scrapbooks.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Edmonston, George P. (creator)
    • Poling, Dan Williams. (creator)
    • Shideler, Fred Merle. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2009

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