Archives West Finding Aid

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 archivist-prepared description of this collection uses the phrase "Civil War" to refer to the long-standing athletic rivalry between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. A history of this athletic rivalry, and use of the phrase "Civil War" to describe it, is available online in The Origins of the "Civil War" Football Game blog post.

In June 2020, Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray announced that the term "Civil War" will no longer be used by either university because it "represents a connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery."

We acknowledge the racism represented by the use of this phrase and the harm it may cause our users. In order to provide historical context and to enable standardized searching and access across our collections, we have retained the use of this phrase in the collection description.

[Date of acknowledgement: November 2021]

Related Materials

Additional materials pertaining to the 1942 Rose Bowl are part of the Memorabilia Collection and various photographic collections. A scrapbook assembled by Bob Panagis about the 1942 Rose Bowl is available in the Archives. Motion picture films of the game, pre-game activities in Durham, and the team's homecoming are available in the Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 017) and the News and Communications (FV P 057) and Intercollegiate Athletics (FV P 031) moving image collections.

Other collections with materials pertaining to Oregon State football include the Harvey L. McAlister Collection, Oregon State College - New York University Football Game Scrapbooks, and Bill Tomsheck Scrapbook.