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Joshua Robert Akers Photograph Collection, 1915-1917
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Akers, Joshua Robert.
- Title
- Joshua Robert Akers Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1915-1917 (inclusive)19151917
- Quantity
- 0.07 cubic feet, including 11 photographs, (2 oversize boxes)
- Collection Number
- P 244
- Summary
- The Joshua Robert Akers Photograph Collection consists of eleven photographic prints collected by alumnus Akers that depict group shots of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students, all of which feature Akers. Akers graduated from OAC in 1917 with a BS in agriculture.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital - 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Joshua Robert Akers studied agriculture at Oregon Agricultural College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1917. During his time at OAC, Akers was involved with the Arcadia Club, the Cadet Band, the OAC Chemists Society, and the College Orchestra. For the Cadet Band he played french horn. Akers went on to work for the aluminum industry in a number of facilities throughout the United States: Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and South Carolina. For his administrative role in managing an aluminum plant during World War II, Akers received recognition by the U.S. Department of Defense for his civilian contribution to the war effort. Akers died in 1965.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Joshua Robert Akers Photograph Collection consists of eleven photographic prints collected by alumnus Akers that depict group shots of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students, all of which feature Akers. The groups portrayed in the images are identified as the OAC Cadet Band and the Arcadia Club. Among the photographs is a panoramic print of the OAC Band at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Joshua Robert Akers Photograph Collection (P 244), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
These photographs were donated in two transfers to the former University Archives in 2002 by Murray Akers, Joshua Robert Akers' son
Processing Note
The panoramic photograph of the Cadet Band was originally described as a part of Harriet's Photograph Collection and was later transferred to this collection when more images were received from the donor.
Related Materials
Other images of Oregon Agricultural College students during the 1910s can be found in collections such as: the Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection (P 139); the Fred Henshaw Photograph Album (P 305); the Willetta Moore Photograph Album (P 269); and the J. Llewellyn Spriggs Photograph Album (P 285). Images of the OAC Cadet Band can also be found in the OSU Band Photographs (P 104). Other views of students in the Arcadia Club are available in the Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Personal Names
- Akers, Joshua Robert.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Alumni and alumnae.
- Oregon Agricultural College--Bands.
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Finding Aid Authors: Karl McCreary.
2021
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