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Oregon Multicultural Communities Research Collection, 1873-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fernández, Natalia, 1985-
- Title
- Oregon Multicultural Communities Research Collection
- Dates
- 1873-2017 (inclusive)18732017
1960s-2017 (bulk)19602017 - Quantity
- 2.50 cubic feet, (7 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MSS OMCRC
- Summary
- The OMCRC is an artificial collection containing items of interest about multicultural communities within Oregon State University and to a lesser extent, the city of Corvallis, and the state of Oregon.
- 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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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA) assists in preserving the histories and sharing the stories that document Oregon's African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American communities. Established in 2005, the OMA highlights multicultural collections already held in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, serves as a digital resource linking researchers to other institutions or organizations with multicultural archival collections, and builds an archive with records that document Oregon's multicultural communities to reflect how they have contributed to the identity of the state of Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection pertains to multicultural communites both at Oregon State University and across Oregon. The collection contains, but is not limited to, information on the following: campus cultural centers, student solidarity movements, offices and committees dedicated to diversity on campus, building information, protests and unrest pertaining to multicultural communities, and student groups and associations.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oregon Multicultural Communities Research Collection (MSS OMCRC), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The OMCRC is arranged by subject, in alphabetical order.
Acquisition Information
This collection was created by Natalia Fernández, curator and archivist of the Oregon Multicultural Archives. The bulk of the materials were originally in the Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection. They were removed in 2017 to create the OMCRC, with additional materials collected and added by Fernández.
Future Additions
Additions to the collection are expected.
Related Materials
This collection is a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA). Other related collections include the Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection, 2011-2016 and the Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection, ca. 1860-present, which is another artificial collection containing items of interest about Oregon State University and to a lesser extent, the city of Corvallis, and the state of Oregon. The Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital Collection consists of images that document the lives and activities of ethnic minorities in Oregon. Other relevant collections include those documenting OSU admin offices that support diversity at OSU: Affirmative Action Office Records, 1971-2010 (RG 172); Office of Multicultural Affairs Records, 1987-2004 (RG 225); Diversity Development Office, 1998-2002 (RG 228); Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) Records, 1983-1999 (RG 230)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Oregon Multicultural Communities Research Files, 1873-2017Return to Top
Oregon multicultural communities research files contain, but are not limited to, information on the following: campus cultural centers, student solidarity movements, offices and committees dedicated to diversity on campus, building information, protests and unrest pertaining to multicultural communities, and student groups and associations.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1.1 | Affirmative Action
Newspaper articles, fliers, pamphlets, brochures, obituaries, etc.
|
1971-2009 |
| 1.2 | African Americans in Oregon
Newspaper articles, fliers, pamphlets, brochures, "Black Pioneers" publication, email correspondence, etc.
|
1990s-2017 |
| 1.3 | American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
Newspaper articles, newsletter, fliers, brochures, etc.
|
1993-1994 |
| 1.4 | Anti-Discrimination Board
Newspaper articles.
|
1972 |
| 1.5 | Asian Americans in Oregon
Oregon Stater article, event fliers, pamphlets, brochures, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1995-2017 |
| 7.1 | Asian Americans in Oregon
Newspaper articles (oversize).
|
2006-2017 |
| 1.6 | Asian Pacific Cultural Center
Newspaper articles, event fliers, newsletters, Asian/Pacific Island American Association (APIAA) memorandum, etc.
|
1997-2015 |
| 1.7 | Black Cultural Center - Lonnie B. Harris
Newspaper articles, event fliers, pamphlets, brochures, etc.
|
1977-2017 |
| 1.8 | Black Graduate Student Association
Event fliers, email correspondence, meeting minutes, etc.
|
2015-2017 |
| 1.9 | Black History Month
"Historical Perspectives of Blacks in Oregon" report, newspaper articles, newsletters, fliers, Barometer issue 2012, etc.
|
1980-2013 |
| 1.10 | Black Issues Conference
Conference registration brochure.
|
1991 |
| 1.11 | Black Lives Matter Movement at OSU
Newspaper articles, social media posts and groups, email correspondence, photographs, etc.
|
2014-2017 |
| 7.2 | Black Poets Society
Event poster (oversize).
|
2000 |
| 1.12 | Buildings: Carrie Halsell Residence Hall
Building dedication program, dedication speech, newspaper articles, email correspondence, Oregon Stater article, etc.
|
2002-2004 |
| 1.13 | Buildings: William Tebeau Residence Hall
Newspaper articles, building dedication photographs, etc.
|
2014 |
| 1.14 | Castillo, Susan
Newspaper articles.
|
2002-2006 |
| 1.15 | Center for the Study of the First Americans
Newspaper articles, brochures, etc.
|
1991-2001 |
| 1.16 | Centro Cultural César Chávez (CCCC)
Newsletters, event fliers, etc.
|
2011-2017 |
| 1.17 | Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Newspaper articles, pamphlets, etc.
|
1991-1998 |
| 1.18 | Colegio César Chávez
Newspaper article.
|
2006 |
| 2.1 | Cultural Centers - General
Event fliers.
|
2015-2017 |
| 7.3 | Cultural Centers and Student Groups - General
Event posters (oversize).
|
2010-2017 |
| 2.2 | Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Program
News paper articles, program brochure, memoranda, event fliers, etc.
|
1993-2017 |
| 2.3 | Diversity and Cultural Engagement, Office of
Email correspondence, event fliers, memoranda, etc.
|
2015-2017 |
| 2.4-2.5 | Diversity and Social Justice
Oregon Stater magazine, Barometer issues and articles, email correspondence, memoranda, event fliers, social media posts, newspaper articles, etc. Materials pertaining to the OSU Office of Institutional Diversity.
|
2015-2017 |
| 2.6 | Educational Opportunities Program
Newsletters, event invitations, brochures, memoranda, graduation program, student correspondence, event fliers, faculty forms, etc.
|
1969-1995 |
| 2.7 | Ethnic Studies Department
Newspaper articles, event floers, course offerings, program brochures for: Asian American, Chicaho/a, African American, and Native American studies at OSU, etc.
|
2000-2017 |
| 2.8-2.10 | Ettihad Cultural Center
Social media posts and pages, email correspondence, event fliers, newspaper articles, extensive photographs, etc.
|
2012-2017 |
| 3.1 | Farm Labor
Event brochures, newspaper articles, photographic essay, etc.
|
1943-1999 |
| 7.4 | Farm Labor
Event posters (oversize).
|
1999 |
| 3.2 | Halsell Ward, Carrie Beatrice
High school and college transcripts, yearbook photos, newspaper articles, Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers chapter, email correspondence, etc.
|
1915-2015 |
| 3.3 | Hispanic Student Union
Constitution, conference booklet, event fliers, member and officer lists, retreat iteneraries, etc.
|
1994-2003 |
| 7.5 | Hispanic Student Union
Event poster (oversize).
|
1994 |
| 3.4 | International Programs
Event tickets, program brochures, contact sheets, fliers, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1995-2007 |
| 3.5 | International Research and Development, Office of (OIRD)
Program brochures, history of the office, memoranda, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1991-1998 |
| 3.6 | International Students
Email correspondence, "No Strangers Within Our Gates" brochure, program brochures, newspaper articles, letter correspondence, event programs and fliers, etc.
|
1928-2017 |
| 3.7 | International Teacher Development Program
Program bulletins and magazines.
|
1963-1970 |
| 3.8 | International Week
Event pamphlets and fliers.
|
1947-1965 |
| 3.9 | INTO OSU
Program pamphlet.
|
2011 |
| 3.10 | International Students of Oregon State University (ISOSU)
Constutition, event fliers, pamphlets, brochures, etc.
|
1993-2017 |
| 7.6 | International Students of Oregon State University (ISOSU)
Posters (oversize).
|
2010 |
| 3.11 | Issues and Celebrations of Diversity
Newspaper articles, event fliers, Barometer issues, email correspondence, letters from University President Ed Ray, etc.
|
1969-2017 |
| 7.7 | Issues and Celebrations of Diversity
Barometer issues (oversize).
|
2016-2017 |
| 4.1 | King, Martin Luther Day
Newspaper articles, event fliers and brochures, OSU celebrations of MLK, etc.
|
1968-2017 |
| 7.8 | King, Martin Luther Day
Event posters (oversize).
|
1989-2017 |
| 4.2 | Latinos in Oregon
Newspaper articles, event fliers, photographs, programs and brochures, etc.
|
2001-2017 |
| 7.9 | Latinos in Oregon
Barometer Issue (oversize).
|
2016-2017 |
| 4.3 | Miles College: Book Drive, Birmingham, Alabama (Books for Birmingham Project)
Newspaper articles, correspondence, pamphlets, report containing photographs, etc.
|
1963-1964 |
| 4.4 | Minorities and Special Service Programs, Office of (OMSSP)
"Independent Analysis of OSU OMSSP" report.
|
1970 |
| 4.5 | Minority Education Offices
Event fliers, newspaper articles, cultural pamphlets, etc.
|
1997-2003 |
| 7.10 | Minority Education Offices
Event poster (oversize).
|
1999 |
| 4.6 | Minority Scholars
Program participant list, pamphlet, newsletter.
|
1989-1994 |
| 4.7 | Morita, Richard Y
Curriculum Vitae (CV), career autobiography.
|
1941-1995 |
| 4.8 | Modoc War
Newspaper articles, legal research notes, "Events Leading to the Modoc War" report.
|
1873-1959 |
| 4.9 | Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanos de Atzlan (MECHA)
Newsletter, newspaper articles, event fliers, etc.
|
1995-2004 |
| 5.1 | Multicultural Affairs, Office of
Newsletters, memoranda, newspaper articles, pamphlets, Promotind Ethnic and Cultural Diversity at OSU timeline, fliers, policy statements, email correspondence, OSU Teach-In Teaching Guide and Bibliography, etc.
|
1992-2006 |
| 5.2 | Muslim Americans in Oregon
Newspaper articles.
|
2017 |
| 7.11 | Muslim Americans in Oregon
Barometer issues (oversize).
|
2016-2017 |
| 5.3-5.4 | Native Americans in Oregon
Report: "History, Culture, and Geographic Location of teh Confederated Tribes of the Grand Rhonde Community of Oregon", tribal and cultural pamphlets, Oregon Farmer issue, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians calendars: 2012, 2015; event fliers, newspaper articles, Native Americans in Marine Science Program information,tribal homelands map, treaty reservation map, event brochures, newsletters, bulletins, memoranda, photographs, Indigenous People's Day Proclamation, Standing Rock solidarity, etc.
|
1960-2017 |
| 5.5 | Native American Longhouse Eena Haws
Newsletters, event fliers, social media groups and posts, photographs, brochures, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1992-2017 |
| 7.12 | Native American Longhouse Eena Haws
Event posters (oversize).
|
2000-2006 |
| 5.6 | Native American Student Association
Event fliers and guidelines, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1993-1999 |
| 5.7 | Omega Delta Phi
"History of Omega Delta Phi Inc. at OSU" report, pamphlets, national constitution, 3rd place Brennan Cup Outstanding Chapter Award, correspondence, etc.
|
1999-2001 |
| 5.8 | Ovando, Carlos J
Newspaper article.
|
1991 |
| 5.9 | Pesticides
Annual report: Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides, newspaper articles, memoranda, etc.
|
1964-2015 |
| 5.10 | Race Relations
Event fliers, newspaper articles, email correspondence, etc.
|
1969-2017 |
| 6.1 | Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Program
Program brochures, Diversity achievements of the SMILE program, program informational fliers, events calendars, newspaper articles, memoranda, SMILE high school graduation statistics, etc.
|
1994-2006 |
| 6.2-6.3 | Solidarity at OSU
Newspaper articles and photos, student sentiments following 2016 presidential election, OSU President Ed Ray meeting with students, open letters, memoranda, email correspondence, OSU Sanctuary University resolution and status, solidarity with Standing Rock, President Donald Trump, Modern Racism course, campus walkout info, travel ban perspectives, racism on OSU campus, student unity, social media posts and groups, etc.
|
1969-2017 |
| 7.13 | Solidarity at OSU
Barometer issues (oversize).
|
2016-2017 |
| 6.4 | Student Affairs, Division of
Statement of vison, Campus compact, pamphlets, development goals, newsletter, brochures, newspaper articles, informational fliers, event fliers, etc.
|
1987-2017 |
| 7.14 | Student Affairs, Office of
Event posters (oversize).
|
undated |
| 6.5 | Student, Immigrant
Petition to U.S. Department of Labor for Approval as School for Immigrant Students.
|
1924 |
| 6.6 | Student Protests
Peaceful protest against violence July 2016, Student march and peaceful protest of election of Donald Trump as president Nov. 2016, Walkout and rally against inauguration of Donald Trump Jan. 2017, etc.
|
2016-2017 |
| 6.7 | Student Unrest - Andros, Dee - Oregon State System of Higher Education
Correspondence, Report: "A Discussion of Student Unrest", Oregon Stater issue, newspaper articles, etc.
|
1968 |
| 6.8 | Tebeau, William
Perserverance: A History of African Americans in Oregon's Marion and Polk Counties book chapter about Tebeau, newspaper articles, obituaries, etc.
|
2008-2013 |
| 6.9 | United Black Student Association
Event fliers and information.
|
1989-1991 |
| 6.10 | Warm Springs Reservation
Memorandums, OSU Delegation Visit agenda, etc.
|
1992-2009 |
| 6.11 | Women of Color Coalition at OSU
Event and informational fliers, email correspondence, Presidents Council on the Status of Women information, mentorship program application, memoranda, social media posts, etc.
|
2014-2017 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- African Americans--Oregon.
- Asian Americans--Oregon.
- Asian students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Hispanic American college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Indians of North America--Oregon.
- Multicultural education--Oregon.
- Multiculturalism--Oregon.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Asian & Pacific Cultural Center.
- Oregon State University. Centro Cultural César Chávez.
- Oregon State University. Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.
- Oregon State University. Native American Longhouse.
Form or Genre Terms
- Local histories.
- Obituaries.
- Pamphlets.
- Posters.
- Printed ephemera.
Finding Aid Authors: Aimee Hisey.
2017
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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