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RG
075
Oregon State University. Dept. of Political
Science.
Political Science Department
Records
1950-1967
1950-1964
0.1 cubic foot, including 33
photographs
2 boxes
The Political Science Department Records
consist primarily of materials documenting the annual Institute on World
Affairs held at Oregon State College in the 1950s. Political science
courses have been taught at Oregon State since the 1860s.
Materials in
English.
Historical Note:
Courses in political science, political economy, and government have
been taught at Oregon State University since its founding in the 1860s. In
1908, political science courses were taught within the School of Commerce
and a Department of Political Science was established within the School of
Commerce in the 1910s. In the early 1930s, with the establishment of the
Oregon State System of Higher Education, political science became a unit
of the Lower Division and offered a limited number of courses. Political
science at Oregon State expanded significantly during the 1950s and
several faculty were hired. The School of Humanities and Social Sciences
was established in 1959 with the Political Science Department as one of
its units. An undergraduate degree in political science was first offered
in 1966.
The Institute on World Affairs was held annually at Oregon State
College from 1950 through 1959. The event was sponsored by Oregon State
College, Corvallis community groups, and the Oregon Commission for UNESCO
and included convocations, lectures, and discussion groups.
The Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United
Nations with the purpose of educating participants about current events,
diplomacy, and communication. Oregon State University students
participated in Model United Nations conferences in the 1950s through
1970s.
The Political Science Department Records consist primarily of records
and photographs of the Institute on World Affairs held at Oregon State
College in the 1950s. Brochures for several symposia on world affairs held
in the 1960s are also included. Photographs of participants and activities
in the 1964 Model United Nations are part of the collection.
All photographs are b/w prints.
Collection is open for research.
The records are arranged in two series: I. Institute on World Affairs,
1950-1967 and II. Model United Nations Photographs, 1964.
Political Science Department Records (RG 075), Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
The materials were acquired by the Archives in two accessions in 1986
and 1991.
Additions to the collection are expected.
The
Memorabilia
Collection includes additional information about the Political
Science Departments academic programs and faculty as well as the Model
United Nations. The
College
of Liberal Arts Records (RG 143) document academic programs in
humanities and social sciences at Oregon State and include the records of
several other social science departments including anthropology,
economics, history and sociology. The Archives collections also include
Studies in Political Science (PUB 5-34i)
published by the OSU Press. Additional photographs of the Model United
Nations are part of the Gwil Evans Photographic collection (P 082).
Oregon State
University--Students.
United
Nations--Study and teaching.
Oregon State
College. Institute on World Affairs.
College
students--Oregon--Corvallis.
International
relations--Congresses.
Student
activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Photographic prints.
Colleges and
Universities
International
Relations
Student Life
Oregon
Corvallis
Photographs
Series I
Institute on World Affairs
1950-1967
Series I consists primarily of paper records and photographs of the
Institute on World Affairs held at Oregon State College in the 1950s.
Several of the institutes focused on Asia, including Korea and Southeast
Asia; others addressed issues in Africa and the Soviet Union. The records
include brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and the
text of speeches. The photographs are of institute speakers and
participants. The paper records also include brochures for several
symposia on world affairs held at Oregon State University in the
1960s.
1
Paper Records
1950-1967
Photographs
1952-1953
P197:19
2
Dr. Franz Michael and Dr. S.Y.
Wu
1952
P197:20
2
Dr. Claude A. Buss
1953
2 prints
P197:21 - P197:24
2
Unidentified Institute
participants
1953
6 prints
Series II
Model United Nations
Photographs
1964
24 prints
Series II consists of photographs depicting activities and participants
at the 1964 Model United Nations.
P197:01
2
Delegates at work
P197:02
2
The International Court of Justice
hearing a charge against Turkey by Greece
2 prints
P197:03
2
Steve Hutchinson (center) of the
University of Oregon chats with Gil Tolin (right) of Oregon State
University during a session at the Rules Committee
2 prints
P197:04 - P197:05
2
Delegates at work
P197:06
2
Delegates at work at round
tables
2 prints
P197:07
2
OSU delegation, representing China,
listens to debate during a plenary meeting of the General
Assembly
2 prints
P197:08
2
Unidentified speaker
P197:09
2
Exterior of building (not at Oregon
State University)
P197:10
2
Margot Ezekiel votes for China during a
regular meeting of the Economic and Social Council
2 prints
P197:11
2
Delegates for Bolivia and
China
P197:12
2
Barbara Land pauses during session of
the Economic and Financial Committee
P197:13 - P197:14
2
Unidentified work session
P197:15
2
General assembly in a large
coliseum
P197:16
2
Unidentified delegate
2 prints
P197:17
2
Unidentified
speaker
P197:18
2
Delegates in auditorium