ORU_Ax156.xml Guide to the Hector MacPherson Papers 1918; 1925 MacPherson (Hector) papers Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Hector MacPherson papers Oregon State Board of Higher Curricula Macpherson, Hector, 1875-1970 Ax 156 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1 manuscript box 1918; 1925 Hector MacPherson (1875-1970) was a professor at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University), a member of the Oregon state legislature, and was co-sponser of the Zorn-MacPherson School Moving Bill of 1932. The collection (1918; 1925) contains correspondence and documents related to Kansas Agricultural College and William Jasper Kerr, and also papers related to curricular matters between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon. English . 1

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 Kerr, William Jasper, 1863-1947 Kerr, William Jasper, 1863-1947 Oregon Agricultural College--Curricula Oregon Agricultural College--History--20th century Oregon Agricultural College--Faculty. University of Oregon University of Oregon Oregon State Board of Higher Curricula Universities and colleges--Curricula--Oregon Universities and colleges--Oregon--Corvallis Education, Higher--Oregon--Corvallis Education, Higher--Oregon--Eugene Education, Higher--Curricula--Oregon--Eugene Education, Higher--Curricula--Oregon--Corvallis Universities and colleges--Oregon--Eugene Colleges and Universities

Hector MacPherson (1875-1970) was a professor in economics and sociology at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) "from 1911 until 1926, when he resigned to offer his services to the movement for reorganization of higher education in Oregon."

"He was elected to the [Oregon] state legislature in 1927, 1929, and 1939. [He] led an initiative petition on the November 1932 general election ballot, known as the Zorn-Macpherson School Moving Bill, that provided for the consolidation of the University of Oregon and Oregon State College, and moving of other higher education campuses."

[Source: Finding aid for the MacPherson Family History, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.]

One file of letters and documents concerns an employment offer made to William Jasper Kerr, for the presidency of Kansas Agricultural College (1918).

A second file relates to a controversy over curricular matters between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon, adjudicated by the Board of Higher Curricula (1925).

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