Corvallis College, the predecessor institution to Oregon State University, was incorporated in 1858 as a coeducational institution of primary and preparatory education. In 1868, Corvallis College was reincorporated as a degree-granting institution of higher education and designated and adopted as the agricultural college of the State of Oregon by the Oregon Legislative Assembly.
The Corvallis College Articles of Incorporation consist of a manuscript copy of the 1868 articles of incorporation and 1875 supplementary articles. The collection also includes a printed 1884 report of a committee investigating the title of the college farm.
The August 1868 Articles of Incorporation were filed on October 2, 1868. The supplementary articles, dated December 30, 1875 and filed on January 3, 1876, address the power of the Board of Trustees to pay debts as well as purchase and sell property. These articles also give the value of Corvallis College property as $13,000 at that time.
The 1884 report on the College Farm describes how the farm was acquired by Corvallis College in 1871, confirms that the title is vested in the Corvallis College, and recommends that the farm be conveyed to the State of Oregon.
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Collection is open for research.
Corvallis College Articles of Incorporation, Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
These items were donated to the Oregon Agricultural College Library by Ida Callahan. They were initially cataloged as part of the Vault Collection and were transferred to the former University Archives in about 2005.
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