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M. B. Spillard Photograph Collection, circa 1910 - 1916

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spillard, M. B.
Title
M. B. Spillard Photograph Collection
Dates
circa 1910 - 1916 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.01 cubic foot, including 16 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 163
Summary
The M. B. Spillard Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College buildings and campus views in the early 1910s.
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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Content Description

The M.B. Spillard Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) buildings and campus views. The collection also includes images of a football game between OAC and the University of Oregon and a freshman football team. Of note is a photographic postcard of the first train from North Bend to Eugene with a message from Walker B. to the members of Phi Delta Sigma fraternity that was sent in May 1916.

The collection includes photographic postcards published by the Pacific Photo Company of Salem, Oregon, and the Pacific Novelty Company of San Francisco.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

M. B. Spillard Photograph Collection (P 163), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series: I. Photographs, circa 1910 - 1916.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1970s.

Processing Note

At the time this finding aid was prepared, the collection did not include the item numbered P163:04. No biographical information is available with the collection regarding M. B. Spillard; research conducted during preparation of this guide using typical resources for students, alumni, and faculty yielded no information about Spillard.

Related Materials

The Special Collections & Archives Research Center holdings include many collections with photographic postcards from the early 20th century. Of special note are the Pacific Photo Company Postcards (P 023) and the Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards (P 283). Numerous collections held by the Center include photographs of campus buildings and views.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Football players--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
  • Oregon Agricultural College--Students.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic postcards.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Pacific Photo Company (Salem, Or.) (creator)
    • Pacific Novelty Co. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2015

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