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Clifford L. Smith Photograph Collection, 1916-1919

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Smith, Clifford L. (Clifford Lovejoy), 1907-
Title
Clifford L. Smith Photograph Collection
Dates
1916-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.01 cubic foot, including 33 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 037
Summary
The Clifford L. Smith Photograph Collection consists of images assembled by Smith that document student life at Oregon Agricultural College in the late 1910s. Smith earned a B.S. from Oregon State in 1929 and joined the faculty in the early 1940s.
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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Biographical Note

Clifford Lovejoy Smith was born February 23, 1907 in Kerby, Oregon. He attended Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in 1925-1929 and received a B.S. in Dairy Husbandry in 1929. Smith was an active student at OAC and a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Smith earned graduate degrees from Kansas State University (M.S., 1930) and the University of Wisconsin (Ph.D. 1959) and joined the faculty of Oregon State College in the early 1940s. He was a founding board member of the E.R. Jackman Foundation and a member of the Steak and Chop Club. Smith retired from Oregon State University on June 30, 1969 at the age of 62. He died at the age of 84 on March 8, 1991, and the “Clifford Smith Memorial Agricultural Honors Scholarship” was created in 1992 in his honor by his family.

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Content Description

The Clifford L. Smith Photograph Collection consists of photographs assembled by Smith that document student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the late 1910s. Several photos are pictures of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house and members. A number of photos also show many early traditions at Oregon Agricultural College, including the rook bonfire and rook-sophomore tug-of-war at the millrace. All of the items in the collection are photographic or postcard prints.

These images were made several years before Smith attended OAC; he may have acquired them through his connection with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Clifford L. Smith Photograph Collection (P 037), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series: I. Photographs.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1960s.

Related Materials

The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes numerous collections of photographs of student life and activities at Oregon Agricultural College in the late 1910s. Photographs of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity are available in the Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College (P 164) and the Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection (P 034) among others. The Steak and Chop Club Records (MSS Steak) document the establishment of the organization and Clifford Smith's participation.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Lambda Chi Alpha.
  • Oregon Agricultural College--Students.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints.

Finding aid prepared by Ryan Atwood.
2014

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