ORErg091.xml Guide to the Journalism Department Records 1918-1988 Oregon State University Journalism Department Records Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; revised by Elizabeth Nielsen. Oregon State University Libraries, University Archives 2008
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RG 091 Oregon State University. Dept. of Journalism. Journalism Department Records 1918-1988 1.35 cubic feet 2 boxes 11 microfilm reels The Journalism Department Records document the undergraduate and graduate instruction programs in technical journalism at Oregon State University. The records also include materials pertaining to the reorganization of higher education in Oregon in the early 1930s and the controversy between the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the 1920s regarding the offering of journalism degrees at OAC. Materials in English. Historical Note:

Journalism courses were first offered at Oregon Agricultural College during the 1914/15 school year, and the Department of Industrial Journalism was created in 1918. The department's purpose was to train students "who wish to take positions on farm and trade journals, newspapers, and other publications, especially where writing on industrial subjects such as Agriculture, Home Economics, and Engineering is required" (1919/20 OAC Catalogue). On three occasions during the 1920s, the State Board of Higher Curricula was requested to consider restricting or eliminating industrial journalism at Oregon State.

During the 1930s and 1940s, journalism at Oregon State was administered jointly with the program at the University of Oregon as part of the higher education reorganization in Oregon. In 1969, departmental majors were offered for the first time; subsequently, thirty technical minors were added. In 1992, the Journalism Department was eliminated as part of university wide budget reductions.

Department chairs have included Frank Snow, 1928; Maynard Brown, 1929; Charles D. Byrne, 1929-1932; Fred M. Shideler, 1932-1967; Fred Zwahlen, 1967-1989; and Jon Franklin, 1989-1991.

The Journalism Department Records document the development of undergraduate and graduate instruction programs in technical (industrial) journalism at Oregon State University. The records include materials pertaining to the reorganization of higher education in Oregon in the early 1930s and the controversy between the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College in the 1920s regarding the offering of journalism degrees of OAC.

Much of the collection consists of microfilmed scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from Oregon newspapers. The clippings are of articles about Oregon State and/or ones written by Oregon State students for the newspapers. Many of the scrapbooks have accompanying subject indexes.

The remainder of the collection was created or assembled by department chair Fred Zwahlen and includes materials pertaining to accreditation and special events, including the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention in Corvallis in 1983; subject files pertaining to curriculum, faculty, budgets, and graduates and advisees; and materials assembled for the Journalism Advisory Council. Of particular note in the subject files are materials regarding former Oregon Governor Tom McCall's position at OSU in the early 1970s.

Also of note in the collection are sound recordings of Associated Press science writer and editor, Alton Blakeslee; New York Times science writer, Sandra Blakeslee (with KOAC reporter Shirley Howard); Oregonian editor, J. Richard Nokes, and KGW-TV News Director, Ed Godfrey recorded in 1970-1971.

Collection is open for research. Access to materials in Series VII and VIII pertaining to journalism advisees is restricted and subject to review by the University Archivist.

The records are arranged in nine series: I. Briefs and Statements, 1920-1928; II. Clippings on OSSHE Budget and Survey of Higher Education, 1930-1931; III. Miscellaneous, 1921-1925; IV. Oregon Newspaper Scrapbooks, 1918-1951; V. Accreditation, 1977-1988; VI. Special Event Records, 1979-1988; VII. Subject Files, 1966-1988; VIII. Journalism Advisory Council, 1988; and IX. Sound Recordings, 1970-1971.

Journalism Department Records (RG 091), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Transferred in several accessions from the 1960s through 1995.

Photographs pertaining to the Journalism Department can be found in the Journalism Department Photographic Collection (P 208) and in Harriet's Collection. The Beaver Yearbook (P 003) and Barometer (P 035) Photographic Collections include photographs taken by student photojournalists. The Archives includes the papers or records of several journalism faculty, alumni journalists, and journalism organizations, including Fred M. Shideler, Frank H. Bartholomew, Ted Carlson, Hope Chamberlin, A. Freeman Mason, and Theta Sigma Phi (Alpha Eta Chapter).

 Blakeslee, Alton L. Blakeslee, Sandra. McCall, Tom, 1913-1983. Nokes, J. Richard. Zwahlen, Fred C., 1924- Howard, Shirley Jean, 1928- Oregon State System of Higher Education. Oregon State University--Faculty. Oregon Agricultural College. Dept. of Industrial Journalism. Oregon State College. Dept. of Journalism. Journalism--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon. American newspapers--Oregon. Audiotapes. Scrapbooks. Colleges and Universities Journalism Oregon Corvallis Scrapbooks Sound Recordings Series I Briefs and Statements 1920-1928

Series I pertains to attempts by the University of Oregon in the 1920s to discontinue or reduce the courses in industrial journalism at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) and OAC's responses.

 1 Correspondence 1920-1922 1 Statements on Industrial Journalism at Oregon Agricultural College 1920 1 Correspondence regarding establishment of a Sigma Delta Chi chapter at OAC 1920-1921 1 Correspondence regarding the OAC industrial edition of the Albany Herald 1921 1 Statements by OAC deans and extension agents, editors of student publications, and farm paper and other editors on the value of industrial journalism training 1922 1 Statement by the University of Oregon regarding alleged violations of rulings by the State Board of Higher Curriculum by Oregon State Agricultural College 1928 Series II 1 Clippings on OSSHE Budget and Survey of Higher Education 1930-1931

Series II contains newspaper clippings about the Oregon State System of Higher Educations' budget and the survey of higher education in Oregon in the early 1930s which led to the reorganization of higher education and the transfer of academic programs between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon.

 Series III Miscellaneous 1921-1925

Series IIII pertains to attempts by the University of Oregon in the 1920s to discontinue or reduce the courses in industrial journalism at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) and OAC's responses.

 1 Briefs, statements, and studies, pertaining to elimination of Industrial Journalism at Oregon State Agricultural College undated 1 Correspondence from editors of Oregon farm journals and newspapers 1921-1925 1 Correspondence from graduates of Oregon Agricultural College who studied Industrial Journalism 1925 1 President Kerr's response to the Board of Higher Curricula regarding the University of Oregon's petition to eliminate or reduce Industrial Journalism at Oregon Agricultural College April 15, 1922 Series IV Oregon Newspaper Scrapbooks 1918-1951

Series IV consists of 68 newspaper clippings scrapbooks that include articles about Oregon State and/or that were written by Oregon State students for the newspapers. Indexes are available for some of the scrapbooks. A few of the volumes have handwritten indexes. The scrapbooks are only available on microfilm; the indexes are available in original paper form.

 Indexes 1923-1940 box 1 Oregonian and Portland News 1923-1924 box 1 Oregonian 1928-1931 box 1 Oregon Journal 1930-1931 box 1 Oregonian 1931-1932 box 1 Oregon Journal 1931-1937 box 1 Oregonian 1934-1937 box 1 Oregon Journal 1937-1939 box 2 Oregon Journal 1939-1940 reel 2 Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1918-1921 reel 2 Corvallis Gazette-Times and Benton Courier 1920-1921 reel 2 Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1921-1922 reel 2 Corvallis Gazette-Times and Benton Courier 1921-1922 reel 3 Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1922-1923 reel 3 Corvallis Gazette-Times and Benton Courier 1922-1923 reel 3 Oregonian and Portland News 1923-1924 reel 3 Oregon Journal and Portland Telegram 1923-1924 reel 3 Gazette Times and Benton Courier 1923-1924 reel 3 Oregonian and Portland News 1924-1925 reel 3 Oregon Journal and Portland Telegram 1924-1925 reel 3 Corvallis Gazette-Times 1924-1925 reel 4 Oregonian and Portland News 1925-1926 reel 4 Oregon Journal and Portland Telegram 1925-1926 reel 4 Corvallis Gazette-Times 1925-1926 reel 4 Oregonian and Portland News 1926-1927 reel 4 Oregon Journal 1926-1927 reel 5 Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1929-1930 reel 5 Oregonian 1929-1931 reel 5 Oregon Journal 1930-1931 reel 5 Portland News and Portland Telegram 1930-1931 reel 5 Oregonian 1931-1932 reel 6 Oregonian 1933-1934 reel 6 Oregon Journal 1933-1934 reel 6 Oregonian 1934-1935 reel 6 Oregon Journal 1934-1935 reel 6 Oregonian 1935-1936 reel 6 Oregon Journal 1935-1936 reel 6 Oregonian 1936-1937 reel 6 Oregon Journal 1936-1937 reel 7 Oregonian 1937-1938 reel 7 Oregon Journal 1937-1938 reel 7 Oregonian 1938-1939 reel 7 Oregon Journal 1938-1939 reel 7 Oregonian 1939-1940 reel 7 Oregon Journal 1939-1940 reel 7 Oregonian 1940-1941 reel 8 Oregonian 1941-1942 reel 8 Oregon Journal 1941-1942 reel 8 Oregonian 1942-1943 reel 8 Oregon Journal 1942-1943 reel 8 Oregonian and Oregon Journal 1943-1944 reel 8 Oregonian 1944-1945 reel 8 Oregon Journal 1944-1945 reel 9 Oregonian 1946-1947 reel 9 Oregon Journal 1946-1947 reel 9 Oregonian 1947-1948 reel 9 Oregon Journal 1947-1948 reel 9 Oregonian 1948-1949 reel 9 Oregon Journal 1948-1949 reel 9 Oregonian 1949-1950 reel 9 Oregon Journal 1949-1950 reel 10 Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1919-1920 reel 10 Oregon Journal and Portland Telegram 1926-1927 reel 10 Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1927-1928 reel 10 Oregonian 1928-1929 reel 10 Oregon Journal, Portland Telegram and Portland News 1928-1929 reel 11 Oregon Journal 1931-1932 reel 11 Oregonian 1932-1933 reel 11 Oregon Journal 1932-1933 and 1940-1941 reel 11 Oregonian 1945-1946 reel 11 Oregon Journal 1945-1946 reel 11 Oregonian 1950-1951 reel 11 Oregon Journal 1950-1951 Series V Accreditation 1977-1988

Series V documents accreditation of the department by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in 1977 and 1985.

 1 Accreditation and Evaluations 1984-1988 1 Materials (portion of) Assembled for Site Visit 1984 1 Pre-Visit Report 1977 Series VI Special Event Records 1979-1988

Series VI contains special event records from the 1983 annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication held in Corvallis and from the department's 75th anniversary activities in 1988.

 1-2 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication - 1983 Annual Convention in Corvallis 1979-1983 2 folders 1 75th Anniversary 1988 Series VII Subject Files 1966-1988

Series VII consists of subject files pertaining to advising, affirmative action, budgets, curriculum, faculty, and graduates. Many of the materials were created or assembled by department chair, Fred Zwahlen.

 1 Affirmative Action Plan 1974 1 Budgets 1980-1981 (including Program Improvement Requests for 1981-1983) 1 Correspondence 1985-1988 1 Curriculum and Instruction 1973-1979 1 Department Brochure 1982 1 List of Graduates 1968 1 Technical Journalism - Advisees and Minors 1980

Restricted and subject to review by the University Archivist.

 1 Budgets 1977-1979 1 CETA position 1978 1 Curriculum Proposal for M.S. in Technical Writing 1977 2 folders Faculty 1 McCall, Tom 1973-1975 1 Scheel, Jean 1976-1977 1 Shideler, Fred 1969-1975 1 Smith, Robert Burr ("Bob") 1978-1979

Environmental and wildlife photography.

 2 Faculty - General 1967-1977 1 Forestry annual report 1980 1 Journalism 110 study guide undated 1 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) Board of Directors 1978-1979 1 Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures 1972-1976 1 Liberal Education by Kenneth D. Patterson 1966 1 Anderson, N. Christian (Chris) 1988

Alumnus.

 2 Teaching Assignments 1977-1980 Series VIII 1 Journalism Advisory Council 1988

Series VIII consists of an information book assembled for the Journalism Advisory Council. It includes summary and promotional information about the department and includes a curriculum proposal for a master's degree in scientific and technical communication, budget information, a site visit report, a list of journalism advisees, and a paper by Edwin J. Peterson, Black Hats: The Inevitable Garb of Lawyers and Reporters.

Access to materials pertaining to journalism advisees is restricted and subject to review by the University Archivist.

 Series IX 1-2 Sound Recordings 1970-1971

The sound recordings consist of 13 reel-to-reel tape recordings, primarily of journalists. Several of the tapes are of Alton Blakeslee (Associated Press Science Writer) with Fred Zwahlen and Sam Bailey. The tapes also include recordings of Sandra Blakeslee (Science Writer with the New York Times), Science Journalism in the '70s, with KOAC radio reporter Shirley Howard; a news seminar with Richard Nokes of the Oregonian and Ed Godfrey of KGW; and a Professor of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin (Tickener?).