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Joe O. Mattson Photograph Collection, 1923-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Mattson, Joe O.
Title
Joe O. Mattson Photograph Collection
Dates
1923-1924 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.02 cubic foot, including 38 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 145
Summary
The Joe O. Mattson Photograph Collection consists of images taken and assembled by Mattson that document student life at Oregon Agricultural College in the mid-1920s. Mattson attended Oregon Agricultural College from the fall of 1923 through the fall of 1925.
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

Joe O. Mattson attended Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) for two academic years plus a term, from the fall of 1923 through the fall of 1925, as a student in Commerce. Mattson was born as Oliver Philip Mattson on November 17, 1903, in Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at OAC with that name. Most references to Mattson in student publications from his student years use the name Joe Mattson. He was using the name Joe O. Mattson when the photographs were donated to Oregon State in 1974. Mattson died in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on November 1, 1988.

Mattson was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and on the staff of the Barometer campus newspaper.

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Content Description

The Joe O. Mattson Photograph Collection consists of images taken and assembled by Mattson documenting student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the mid-1920s. Most of the images date from Mattson's sophomore year at OAC in 1923-1924. The images depict the sophomore-rook tug of war, the homecoming bonfire, and football and basketball players. Detailed descriptions of the photographs and recollections of the events depicted in them were provided in a letter written by Mattson that accompanied the photographs. A copy of the letter is available with the photographs. The photographs are arranged in the order they are described in the accompanying letter.

Several of the images are available online; links to the online versions are available from the detailed description of the photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

The Joe O. Mattson Photograph Collection (P 145), 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, 1923-1924.

Custodial History

Mattson sent the photographs to the Oregon State University Alumni Association in 1974.

Acquisition Information

The Alumni Association transferred the photographs to the Archives in 1974 or later.

Processing Note

When the collection was received in the 1970s, the Archives assigned item numbers (P145:xx) to the photographs in a different order than that provided by the donor. In 2015, the photographs were re-arranged into the order in which they were described by the donor. Consequently, the images are not listed in this guide in numerical order by their P145:xx item number.

Related Materials

Mattson's original letter describing the photographs is part of the Memorabilia Collection (MC-Tradition). The Special Collections & Archives Research Center has many collections that document student life during the early-mid 1920s, including the George J. and Florence Badura Collection (MSS Badura), Claud L. Booth Photograph Album (P 300), and Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs (P 258).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Football.
  • Oregon Agricultural College--Students.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints.

Finding aid prepared by Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2015

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