Lory Johnston Collection, 1946-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Johnston, Lory Maurice.
Title
Lory Johnston Collection
Dates
1946-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.20 cubic feet, including 27 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS Johnston
Summary
The Lory Johnston Collection is comprised of materials collected by alumnus Lory Johnston that document his student experience at Oregon State College. This collection is made up of photographs, dance cards, event programs, newsletters, a newspaper, registration receipts, a sign, a student directory, student handbooks, and ticket stubs. Johnston attended OSC from 1947 to 1950.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Born in California and raised in the midwest, Lory Maurice Johnston attended Oregon State College from 1947 to 1950. Majoring in business, Johnston left OSC without finishing his degree to enlist in the U.S. Navy and went on serve as a pilot during the Korean War. When he returned to the U.S., Johnston continued his education at Cornell University where he studied hotel and restaurant management. With this training, he went on to help his father Wilson manage the Elbo Room Bar and Sea Breeze Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Elbo Room was the hub of the spring break culture that began to form in the 1950s and the bar was immortalized in the 1960 novel (and later a film of the same title) "Where The Boys Are." Johnston inherited the bar from his father and continued to run it as a family business. He also managed other restaurants in the area such as Trader Jack's and Maori Village. He died in 2006.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Lory Johnston Collection is comprised of materials collected by alumnus Lory Johnston that document his student experience at Oregon State College. This collection is made up of photographs, dance cards, event programs, newsletters, a newspaper, registration receipts, a sign, a student directory, student handbooks, and ticket stubs. These items primarily relate to Johnston's social life at OSC, reflecting his attendance at dances and athletic games.

The photographs, consisting of 27 prints, mostly depict Johnston as a part of group shots with his fellow Phi Gamma Delta brothers and at dances with other attendees. Among these images are a few portrait shots of OSC alumna Jean Hathaway, including one with her and Johnston.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Lory Johnston Collection (MSS Johnston), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives by Michael Johnston in 2015. Michael is Lory Johnston's son.

Related Materials

Other collections from Oregon State College alumni in the Special Collections and Archives that reflect their student experience during the mid to late 1940s include: the Dona Dinsdale Papers (MSS Dinsdale); the Richard W. Gilkey Photographs (P 252); the Jacquelin F. Holland Papers (MSS Holland); and the Wanda F. Hardin Fruits Memoirs (MSS Fruits).

Documentation relating to the OSU chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity can also be found in the Greek Life Office Records (RG 223); the Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection (P 034); the News and Communication Services Photograph Collection (P 057); the Smith and Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College (P 164); the F. A. Gilfillan Papers (MSS Gilfillan); and the Robert Crookham and Marjorie Enos Scrapbook (MSS CrookhamEnos).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis--Social life and customs.
  • Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.

Personal Names

  • Johnston, Lory Maurice.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Students.
  • Phi Gamma Delta.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Dance cards.
  • Photographic prints.