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Education Collection, 1757-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon Historical Society
Title
Education Collection
Dates
1757-2015 (inclusive)
1850-1970 (bulk)
Quantity
25 cubic feet, (49 document cases and 5 flat boxes)
Collection Number
Mss 1504
Summary
Collection created by the Oregon Historical Society and documenting education primarily in Oregon, with emphasis on Portland. Includes programs, scrapbooks, flyers, newsletters, student class work, curriculum, representative textbooks, reports, reminiscences, and other ephemera. Subjects include: colleges, universities, primary and secondary schools, teachers, and educational organizations.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English, Chinese
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Since its founding in 1898, the Oregon Historical Society has collected ephemera of all kinds, most of it documenting the history of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. In the mid-20th century, librarians at the Society began organizing these materials into what became known as "Topical Collections." One such collection, the Education Collection, collated various items related to schools, students, teachers, and educational associations.

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Content Description

Collection created by the Oregon Historical Society and documenting education primarily in Oregon, with emphasis on Portland. Includes programs, scrapbooks, flyers, newsletters, student class work, curriculum, representative textbooks, reports, reminiscences, and other ephemera. Subjects include: colleges, universities, primary and secondary schools, teachers, and educational organizations. Most of the materials are printed, however there are also many original manuscript materials, including school assignments and records of organizations, such as the minutes of the Parent Teacher Association of Portland's Failing School, 1944-1950.

Among the original manuscript materials are class assignments by Oscar Beck, a student at the University of Oregon in the early 20th century. Also included are a number of school registers, with lists of students and grades, most notably from Portland Public Schools in the early 20th century. Scrapbooks from students at the University of Oregon and Portland's Washington High School in the 1900s and 1910s include photographs, dance cards, invitations, and diverse ephemera.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Education Collection, Mss 1504, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Colleges and Universities, 1856-2008
  • Series B: Public schools, primary and secondary, 1825-2015
  • Series C: Private schools, primary and secondary and trade schools, 1853-2005
  • Series D: Educational associations and organizations, 1881-1977
  • Series E: Teaching profession, 1855-1963
  • Series F: Curriculum, 1864-1990
  • Series G: Textbooks, 1827-1959
  • Series H: School work, 1757-1951
  • Series "I": General materials, 1854-1988

Acquisition Information

The collection was assembled from a variety of sources by the Oregon Historical Society

Future Additions

Materials are added to the collection from time to time

Processing Note

The collection was re-processed in 2009

Related Materials

Examples of Oregon students' school work from around 1905 can be found in the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Records, Mss 1609, Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Additional scrapbooks of students can be found in the Manners and Customs Collection, Mss 1522.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Education--Oregon.
  • Schools--Oregon.
  • Teachers--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Historical Society (creator)
  • Benson Polytechnic High School (Portland, Or.)
  • Failing School (Portland, Or.)
  • Lincoln High School (Portland, Or.)
  • Portland High School (Portland, Or.)
  • University of Oregon
  • Washington High School (Portland, Or.)

Geographical Names

  • Eugene (Or.)--Social life and customs.
  • Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Catalogs
  • Dance cards
  • Photographs
  • Printed ephemera
  • Programs
  • Scrapbooks

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Beck, Oscar--Archives. (creator)
    • Veatch, John C.--Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Geoff Wexler; collection processed by Susan Atkin
2009

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