Barometer Campus Newspaper

Barometer Campus Newspaper, 1896-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Orange Media Network (Oregon State University)
Title: Barometer Campus Newspaper
Dates: 1896-2014 (inclusive)
18962014
Quantity: 2.00 cubic feet, (4 boxes, including 3 oversize boxes; 102 microfilm reels)
Collection Number: PUB 015-11b
Summary: The Barometer Campus Newspaper consists of Oregon State University’s student-published newspaper and documents the full range of campus programs and activities, as well as local and regional news and events. The first issue -- The College Barometer -- was published in March 1896 in a magazine format. In 1906, a weekly publication in a newspaper format was launched and by 1923 the Daily Barometer was published every weekday during the academic year.
Many issues of the Barometer are available online in Oregon Digital. Comprehensive digitization of the campus newspaper began in 2020 and will continue until completed; issues are added to the site regularly.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The first issue of the campus newspaper was published on March 16, 1896 as The College Barometer; publication continued monthly during the academic year in a magazine format until 1906. In the fall of 1906, The College Barometer became a weekly publication in a newspaper format; semi-weekly publication began in December 1909. A daily newspaper was launched in 1923 and the title changed to The Daily Barometer to reflect this expanded publication. The Summer Barometer was published weekly during the summer term. In 2016, the campus newspaper reduced print publication to a weekly, The Baro, and delivered daily news online through the Orange Media Network website. Publication of the Barometer was discontinued in 1898 due to the Spanish-American War, but was revived in 1900. Publication continued through both the first and second World Wars.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Barometer Campus Newspaper consists of Oregon State University’s student-published newspaper. The content was written and edited by Oregon State students and includes news articles, editorials, and advertisements. The Barometer documents the full range of campus programs and activities including academic and research initiatives, student activities, athletics, campus buildings and facilities, as well as local and regional news and events. Through most of its history, the campus newspaper was published under the Daily Barometer masthead. Other titles have been the College Barometer, OAC Barometer, Barometer, Summer Barometer, and most recently The Baro.

Comprehensive digitization of all issues of the campus newspapers began in 2020 and will continue until completed. Full-text-searchable access is available online through Oregon Digital; issues are added to the site regularly.

A subject index and a personal names index for the period 1896-1980 are available online in Oregon Digital and in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Barometer Campus Newspaper (PUB 015-11b), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Barometer Campus Newspaper is arranged in two series: 1. Original Issues, 1896-1970 and 2. Microfilmed Issues, 1896-2014.

Acquisition Information

The Barometer Campus Newspaper was received regularly on distribution by the University Archives from the 1960s through 2011 and by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center beginning in 2014.

Processing Note

The former University Archives created microfilm reels 1-26 in the 1960s-1970s; in 1982, the Oregon Newspaper Project at the University of Oregon microfilmed 20 bound volumes of the Barometer that are identified as reels 27-46. The Oregon Newspaper Project continued microfilming of the Barometer through 2014, when microfilming of the campus newspaper was suspended. The University Archives had security copies of reels 1-50 created from use copies in the early 1990s; beginning with reel 51, the Oregon Newspaper Project provided security reels to Oregon State University that are maintained by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Bound issues of the Barometer from the 1906-1907 and 1908-1909 thru 1913-1914 academic years were un-bound in 2020 for digitization and the issues retained for this archival collection.

Original issues of the newspaper from the 1990s to early 2000s that had been retained by the University Archives and described in earlier inventories and guides were removed from the collecton in 2020 to be used for digitization.

Related Materials

The Story of the Oregon State College Barometer Manuscript (MSS Barometer) is a compilation of information about the student newspaper and its contents from the publication's establishment in 1896 through the 1940s; the manuscript was prepared by Journalism Professor, C.J. McIntosh in the late 1940s.

Documentation of the administration, management, and funding of the campus newspaper is available in the Student Media (RG 239), Associated Students of Oregon State University (RG 011), and Educational Activities Committee (RG 293) Records. The Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) includes special issues of the campus newspaper, numerous clippings, and ephemeral items.

Photographs published in the Barometer are available in the Barometer Photographs (P 035), Harriet’s Photograph Collection (P HC), and numerous other photographic collections in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings.

The Barometer is also available on microfilm in the Valley Library’s microfilm collection with the call number LH 1 .O7. A full run of original issues of the Barometer are available in the History of OSU Book Collection in Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Original Issues, 1896-1970Return to Top

Series 1 consists of selected original published issues of the Barometer spanning from the early years in a magazine format to publication as a daily newspaper. Most of these issues are held as part of this collection because of notable headlines or events that are chronicled in the paper. All original published issues are available in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center's History of OSU Book Collection with the call number LH1 .O7.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1.1	Commencement Edition	June 1896
1.2	1897 and 1898 issues Includes the October 1897, February 1898, and June 1898 issues.	1897-1898
1.3	Souvenir Edition 2 copies	June 1900
1.4	1903-1904 issues Includes the November 1903, December 1903, March 1904, April 1904, and June 1904 issues.	1903-1904
1.5	1905 issues Includes the January 1905 and May 1905 issues.	1905
1.6	Souvenir Number 2 copies	June 1905
1.7	1905 issues Includes October 1905, November 1905, and December 1905 issues.	1905
1.8	1906 issues Includes January 1906, February 1906 (Military Issue), April 1906, and May 1906.	1906
1.9	Football Number	1907
2.1	1906-1907 issues Issues published weekly from September 22, 1906 thru June 8, 1907. One issue each month was designated as the "monthly issue" and includes more reports from Oregon Agricultural College clubs and organizations. The March 16, 1907 issue includes an article about the 11th anniversary of the Barometer.	1906-1907
2.2	1908-1909 issues Includes issues from September 28, 1908 thru June 15, 1909.	1908-1909
2.3	1909-1910 issues Includes issues from October 5, 1909 thru June 11, 1910.	1909-1910
3.1	1910-1911 issues Includes issue for October 1, 1910 thru June 10, 1911. Began semi-weekly publication with the December 4th issue.	1910-1911
3.2	1911-1912 issues Includes issues for September 30, 1911 thru June 5, 1912.	1911-1912
3.3	1912-1913 issues Includes issues for September 25, 1912 thru June 4, 1913.	1912-1913
3.4	1913-1914 issues Includes issues for September 24, 1913 thru June 3, 1914. The April 1st isse was the Scandal Number and the May 12th issue was the Miner's Edition.	1913-1914
4.1	Selected issues from 1915-1929 Consists of 23 issues of the Barometer published in 1915-1929 including the Co-Ed edition which was published in May from 1915 thru 1918.	1915-1929
4.2	Selected issues from 1932-1941 Consists of 6 issues of the Daily Barometer published in 1932-1941; several issues have front-page stories pertainng to Oregon State Presidents, William Jasper Kerr and George Peavy.	1932-1941
4.3	Selected issues from 1943-1964 Consists of 36 issues of the Daily Barometer published in 1943-1964 -- primarily issues published in the post-war years of 1947-1951. One issue, published on Saturday November 23, 1963, pertains to President John F. Kennedy's assasination.	1943-1964
4.4	Selected issues from 1969-1970 This folder includes about 20 issues of the Daily Barometer published in the summer of 1969 and during the 1969-1970 academic year that document student protests during this period.	1969-1970

Series 2: Microfilmed Issues, 1896-2014Return to Top

Series 2 consists of 102 reels of 35 mm microfilm of issues of the Barometer Campus Newspaper through 2014. Issues of the Summer Barometer are not included for all years on the microfilm. On some reels, the issues are not in exact chronological order. The Valley Library's microfilm collection also includes a full run of the microfilmed Barometer. Security copies of the microfilm (which are camera negatives for more recent reels) are held by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Reel
01	March 1896 - May 1904	1896-1904
02	May 1904 - April 26, 1911	1904-1911
03	April 29, 1911 - October 12, 1917	1911-1917
04	October 16, 1917 - September 23, 1922	1917-1922
05	September 23, 1922 - May 22, 1924	1922-1924
06	May 23, 1924 - May 11, 1926	1924-1926
07	May 12, 1926 - April 18, 1928	1926-1928
08	April 19, 1928 - March 12, 1930	1928-1930
09	March 13, 1930 - March 2, 1932	1930-1932
10	March 3, 1932 - April 5, 1934	1932-1934
11	April 6, 1934 - May 30, 1936	1934-1936
12	August 18, 1936 - May 27, 1938	1936-1938
13	May 27, 1938 - May 11, 1940	1938-1940
14	May 14, 1940 - May 20, 1942	1940-1942
15	May 21, 1942 - March 1, 1946	1942-1946
16	March 1, 1946 - May 6, 1948	1946-1948
17	May 7, 1948 - October 1, 1949	1948-1949
18	September 30, 1949 - April 4, 1953	1949-1953
19	April 3, 1953 - May 24, 1955	1953-1955
20	May 25, 1955 - January 31, 1958	1955-1958
21	February 1, 1958 - May 24, 1960	1958-1960
22	May 25, 1960 - February 24, 1962	1960-1962
23	February 27, 1962 - November 21, 1963	1962-1963
24	November 22, 1963 - November 23, 1965	1963-1965
25	November 30, 1965 - June 1, 1967	1965-1967
26	June 21, 1967 - May 9, 1969	1967-1969
27	September 25, 1968 - March 5, 1970	1968-1970
28	March 6, 1970 - May 7, 1971	1970-1971
29	May 11, 1971 - July 18, 1972	1971-1972
30	July 20, 1972 - May 2, 1973	1972-1973
31	May 3, 1973 - February 6, 1974	1973-1974
32	February 7, 1974 - October 28, 1974	1974
33	October 29, 1974 - August 12, 1975	1974-1975
34	September 25, 1975 - May 6, 1976	1975-1976
35	May 7, 1976 - February 17, 1977	1976-1977
36	February 18, 1977 - November 9, 1977	1977
37	May 10, 1977 - May 12, 1978	1977-1978
38	May 13, 1978 - November 30, 1978	1978
39	December 1, 1978 - April 25, 1979	1978-1979
40	April 26, 1979 - November 12, 1979	1979
41	November 12, 1979 - April 1, 1980	1979-1980
42	April 2, 1980 - October 16, 1980	1980
43	October 17, 1980 - February 18, 1981	1980-1981
44	February 19, 1981 - August 11, 1981	1981
45	September 24, 1981 - January 18, 1982	1981-1982
46	January 19, 1982 - March 10, 1982	1982
47	April 1, 1982 - October 6, 1982	1982
48	October 7, 1982 - February 16, 1983	1982-1983
49	February 17, 1983 - August 11, 1983	1983
50	September 22, 1983 - January 23, 1984	1983-1984
51	January 24, 1984 - May 25, 1984	1984
52	May 30, 1984 - November 30, 1984	1984
53	December 3, 1984 - April 29, 1985	1984-1985
54	April 30, 1985 - November 12, 1985	1985
55	November 13, 1985 - April 14, 1986	1985-1986
56	April 15, 1986 - November 4, 1986	1986
57	November 5, 1986 - April 20, 1987	1986-1987
58	April 21, 1987 - October 39, 1987	1987
59	November 2, 1987 - May 10, 1988	1987-1988
60	May 11, 1988 - February 16, 1989	1988-1989
61	February 17, 1989 - November 9, 1989	1989
62	November 10, 1989 - August 23, 1990	1989-1990
63	September 20, 1990 - April 23, 1991	1990-1991
64	April 24, 1991 - March 3, 1992	1991-1992
65	March 4, 1992 - February 19, 1993	1992-1993
66	February 22, 1993 - February 14, 1994	1993-1994
67	February 15, 1994 - June 3, 1994	1994
68	June 23, 1994 - June 2, 1995	1994-1995
69	June 22, 1995 - June 7, 1996	1995-1996
70	June 26, 1996 - May 6, 1997	1996-1997
71	May 7, 1997 - June 5, 1998	1997-1998
72	June 24, 1998 - June 4, 1999	1998-1999
73	June 23, 1999 - December 1999	1999
74	January 2000 - June 2000	2000
75	July 2000 - December 2000	2000
76	January 2001 - June 2001	2001
77	July 2001 - December 2001	2001
78	January 2002 - June 2002	2002
79	June 26, 2002 - December 6, 2002	2002
80	January 2003 - June 2003	2003
81	July 2003 - December 2003	2003
82	January 2004 - August 2004	2004
83	September 2004 - June 2005	2004-2005
84	June 2005 - December 2005	2005
85	January 2006 - June 2006	2006
86	June 2006 - December 2006	2006
87	January 2007 - June 2007	2007
88	June 2007 - November 2007	2007
89	January 2008 - June 2008	2008
90	July - December 2008	2008
91	January 2009 - June 2009	2009
92	July 2009 - December 2009	2009
93	January 2010 - June 2010	2010
94	June 23, 2010 - December 3, 2010	2010
95	January 2011 - June 2011	2011
96	July 2011 - December 2011	2011
97	January 10, 2012 - June 17, 2012	2012
98	June 27, 2012 - December 31, 2012	2012
99	January 1, 2013 - June 7, 2013	2013
100	June 26, 2013 - December 6, 2013	2013
101	January 7, 2014 - June 14, 2014	2014
102	June 25, 2014 - December 5, 2014	2014

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College student newspapers and periodicals--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student publications--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

Associated Students of Oregon State College (creator)
Oregon Agricultural College--Sports.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Oregon State College--Sports.
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State University--Sports.
Oregon State University--Students.

Geographical Names

Corvallis (Or.)--Newspapers.

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Associated Students of Oregon State University. (creator)
- Oregon State University. Office of Student Media (creator)
- Oregon State University. Student Media Committee (creator)
- Oregon State University. Student Publications Committee (creator)

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