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Association of Latin American Students Records, 1994-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Association of Latin American Students (Oregon State University)
- Title
- Association of Latin American Students Records
- Dates
- 1994-1999 (inclusive)19941999
- Quantity
- 1 cubic foot, including 370 photographs and 3 videotapes, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS ALAS
- Summary
- The Association of Latin American Students Records consist of administrative records, scrapbooks, and videotapes documenting the activities of this organization of Oregon State University international students.
- 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, Spanish
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Association of Latin American Students is an organization of international students at Oregon State University primarily from Central and South America, Mexico, and Spain. Their purpose includes promoting community and cohesiveness among Latin American students at OSU, sharing Latin American cultures with the OSU and local communities, and assisting new Latin American students when they arrive at OSU. The organization sponsored an annual Latin Night that featured a dinner, cultural performances, and a dance.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Association of Latin American Students Records consists of admininistrative records; scrapbooks; videotapes; and event programs, posters, and brochures. The administrative records include correspondence, membership and assistance lists, reports, event planning materials, and financial records. Three scrapbooks include photographs, programs, clippings, and ephemera documenting the members and activities of the organization. The three videotapes are VHS format and are recordings of the Latin Night event in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Association of Latin American Students Records, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary and does not include a folder or box list.
Acquisition Information
Materials were transferred by the organization in 1999.
Related Materials
This collection is a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives, which documents the lives and activities of African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American communities of Oregon. Other materials pertaining to international students at Oregon State University are available in the International Education Office Records (RG 164), the English Language Institute Records (RG 234), the Asia University America Program Photographs (P 209), and the Chatter Club - Friendship Internationale Scrapbook.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Oregon--Corvallis.
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Students, Foreign--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Videotapes.
Finding aid
prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2008
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
