Mattie Avery graduated from Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in 1892. The granddaughter of Corvallis pioneer, Joseph C. Avery, Mattie was born in Paisley, Oregon, in 1873 and apparently attended St. Mary's Academy in Portland before enrolling at OAC.
Avery married John Fulton in 1897 and lived in Corvallis until her death in 1962 while visiting in California. John Fulton, also an 1892 graduate of OAC, was a professor of chemistry at Oregon State from 1892 until his retirement in 1940. Fulton was an avid photographer and the OSU Archives photographic collections include many images attributed to him. It is not known if he made any of the photographs in this album.
The Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album consists of photograph prints assembled by Mattie Avery. The title page is inscribed "Mattie C. Avery, St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon; June 10, 1887". The images represent a wide range of subjects and most are not identified. Subjects depicted in the photographs include views of buildings in Scotland and England; Arlington, Virginia and Mount Vernon; a military camp; a geyser and waterfall (likely at Yellowstone National Park); Celilo Falls and other views of the Columbia River Gorge; and two images of Oregon Agricultural College buildings.
The Oregon Agricultural College photographs include an image of the original Corvallis College building in downtown Corvallis and a view of the original Mechanical Hall on the site of the current campus. This image also includes Alpha Hall in the background and a garden of the college farm in the foreground.
Collection is open for research.
Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album (P 265), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Materials pertaining to the Avery family are available in the Memorabilia Collection.