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George A. Sense Photographs, 1930-1931
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sense, George A., 1910-1978.
- Title
- George A. Sense Photographs
- Dates
- 1930-1931 (inclusive)19301931
- Quantity
- 0.03 cubic feet, including 52 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 249
- Summary
- The George A. Sense Photographs consist of images created and assembled by Sense as a student at Oregon State College and document his student experience in Corvallis, Oregon. Sense attended Oregon State College for one academic year in 1930-1931.
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
George A. Sense attended Oregon State College for one academic year in 1930-1931 studying civil engineering. He was a member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, but lived with other students in a Corvallis boarding house. Sense played on the freshman football team.
George Andrew Sense was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on August 27, 1910, and grew up in Berkeley, California. He returned to Berkeley after one year at Oregon State because of the Depression. He subsequently attended the University of California and served in World War II. Sense lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for several years before his death. He died in El Paso, Texas on November 14, 1978.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The George A. Sense Photographs consist of images created, assembled, and annotated by Sense to document his experience as a student at Oregon State College (OSC) in 1930-1931. The collection includes snapshots of Sense and his roommates, friends, and other football players; the Rook Bonfire; campus buildings and the OSC President's home on campus; the Marys River "swimming hole" and Brook Lane in Corvallis; the First Methodist Church across from lower campus; and the boarding house where Sense lived -- identified as the home of Mrs. Alvin Ball at 2019 Van Buren. A formal professional photograph of the freshman football team is also included.
Of special note in the collection are unique, candid images of the assembly of materials, construction, and oversight of the bonfire built by the freshmen ("rook") students for homecoming in the fall of 1930. The photographs of Sense's fellow students include football players Henry Hughes, from Hawaii, and Coquelle Thompson, from Siletz, Oregon.
The images were identified and dated by Sense.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
George A. Sense Photographs (P 249), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
These materials were donated to the former University Archives in 2003 by George's son, Richard G. Sense.
Processing Note
We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online.
The creator used the names “Chief Thompson” and “Honolulu Hughes” in annotations on the photographs to identify two Oregon State students. These names have not been used in the archivist-prepared description of the collection; however they have been retained on the original photographs.
[Date of acknowledgement: May 2021]
Related Materials
The Special Collections and Archives Research Center is the steward of many collections created by Oregon State students that document their student experience. These include the following collections assembled by students who attended Oregon State in the early 1930s and are contemporaneous with George Sense's photographs: the Alice Ash Smith Photograph Collection (P 212), Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album (P 297), and Floyd and Lilly Nordgren Edwards Collection (MSS EdwardsFloyd).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Football players--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College--Buildings.
- Oregon State College--Football.
- Oregon State College--Students.
Geographical Names
- Marys River (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Finding Aid Authors: Elizabeth Nielsen.
2021
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
