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Committee on High School Relations Records, 1931-1956

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State System of Higher Education. Committee on High School Relations.
Title
Committee on High School Relations Records
Dates
1931-1956 (inclusive)
1933-1946 (bulk)
Quantity
0.1 cubic foot, (1 box)
2 microfilm reels
Collection Number
RG 006
Summary
The Committee on High School Relations Records document the activities to provide information to and recruit Oregon high school students for attendance at Oregon State System of Higher Education institutions. The records include correspondence, statistics, annual reports, and related materials.
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 Committee on High School Relations was formed in 1934 in response to confusion among high school students in Oregon about academic and degree programs at the Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) institutions after the formation of OSSHE and reorganization of higher education in Oregon in the early 1930s. E.B. Lemon, Oregon State College Registrar, was chair of the committee and D.V. Poling was the High School Visitor for the OSSHE during the 1930s and 1940s.

The Committee coordinated and administered contacts between the OSSHE institutions and high schools and the recruitment of high school students through visits to Oregon high schools, regional conferences, and the offering of state scholarships.

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Content Description

The Committee on High School Relations Records document the administration and activities of this Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) committee to provide information to high school students about higher education opportunities in Oregon, primarily through high school visits and conferences for high school seniors. The records include correspondence, statistics, annual reports, and related materials.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Committee on High School Relations Records (RG 006), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records are arranged in six series: I. General Correspondence, 1931-1946; II. Committee on Counseling Service, 1934-1937; III. High School Visitations by D.V. Poling; IV. State Scholarships, 1934-1946; V. High School Conferences, 1938-1943; and VI. Reports, 1933-1956.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of the records were acquired by the Archives in the mid-1960s. A volume of annual reports was transferred from the Registrar's Office in 1993.

Related Materials

Additional materials pertaining to the High School Relations Committee are part of the President's Office Records (RG 013). Records of the High School-College Relations Committee for the 1960s and early 1970s are part of the Student Affairs Records (RG 102).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series I: General Correspondence, 1931-1946

    Series I consists of correspondence, narrative and statistical reports, and related materials documenting the activities of the High School Relations Committee. The bulk of the correspondence is with high school administrators. Lists of faculty at Oregon State System of Higher Education insitutions that that had given high school commencement addresses are included. Presentations to conferences and meetings of school administrators and high school principals are part of the series.

  • Description: Series II: Committee on Counseling Service

    Series II consists of reports on guidance conferences for high school teachers and adminstrators held throughout Oregon to provide information about academic and degree programs at OSSHE institutions and

    Dates: 1934-1937
    Container: Reel 1
  • Description: Series III: High School Visitations by D.V. Poling

    Series III includes correspondence from high school admininistrators, reports of numbers of schools visited, and itineraries and schedules for high school visits. This series includes reports by Poling of his visits to high schools throughout the state and his critiques of the graduating seniors and calibre of senior adminstrators.

    Dates: 1934-1943
    Container: Reel 1
  • Series IV: State Scholarships, 1934-1946

    Series IV documents the application and awarding of scholarships for attendance at Oregon State System of Higher Education institutions.

  • Description: Series V: High School Conferences

    Series V consists of correspondence, programs, brochures, reports, and related materials documenting regional conferences for high school seniors held throughout the state of Oregon. The purpose of the conferences were to stimulate interest in higher education among high school students and to provide the students information about academic programs at Oregon State System of Higher Education institutions.

    Dates: 1938-1943
    Container: Reel 2
  • Series VI: Reports, 1933-1956

    The Reports include annual reports of the High School Relations Committee, a draft report on recommendations for high school curricula, and lists of college entrants by county. The annual reports provide detailed information on the activities of the Committee and statistics on number of visits to high schools. Several of the reports are available in both paper form and on microfilm (Feb 1934 and 1937/38 thru 1940/1941). The reports for 1934/35 and 1935/36 are only available on microfilm. The 1933 recommendation to the Chancellor proposes means to convey information to potential students through publications (the catalog) and visitations. This series also includes the Seventh Annual Report (for 1955-1956) of the Oregon State System of Higher Education High School-College Relations Committee.

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Subject Terms

  • High school students--Oregon.
  • Scholarships--Oregon.
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon--Admission.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Faculty.
  • Oregon State College--Students.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Lemon, E.B. (Erwin Bertran), 1889-1979. (creator)
    • Poling, D.V. (Daniel Vandersall) (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Oregon State System of Higher Education. Committee on High School Contacts. (creator)
    • Oregon State System of Higher Education. Committee on High School-College Relations. (creator)
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