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Failing and Beekman Oratory Contest records
Failing and Beekman Oratory Contest
UA 126
0.75 linear feet
2 containers
1903-1931
The Failing and Beekman student oratory contest at the University of Oregon began with an endowment established in 1883 by Henry Failing and C.C. Beekman that awarded two yearly prizes. The collection contains collected hand-written and typed orations by students, some with notations.
1 volume, 1 manuscript box
English
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2
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University of Oregon
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Oregon--Eugene
Education, Higher--Oregon--Eugene
Universities and colleges--Oregon--Eugene
College students--Oregon--Eugene
College orations--University of Oregon
Oratory--Competitions--Oregon--Eugene
Student Life
Orations
The Failing and Beekman student oratory contest began with an endowment of 1,600 in 1883 by Henry Failing and C.C. Beekman.The contest provided two prizes of $150 and $100 for the best orations delivered by members of each year's graduating class. A third fund was established in 1944 by Mrs. W. F. Jewett for a third-prize award of $50.
Sources: Old Oregon, Vol. XXV, No. 9. May 1944; UO Catalogue, 1889-1890.
The collection contains one volume of hand-written and typed orations by students, with notations, from 1903-1931, and one volume plus loose files of typed student orations from 1941-1946.
Guide to the Failing and Beekman Oratory Contest Records
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