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Jay William Blair Photographic Collection, circa 1939-1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Blair, Jay William
Title
Jay William Blair Photographic Collection
Dates
circa 1939-1942 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic foot, including 58 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 234
Summary
The Jay William Blair Photographic Collection documents the Oregon State College campus and student activities. Blair attended OSC from 1939 to 1942 and graduated in 1942.
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
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Jay W. Blair of Los Angeles, California, attended Oregon State College from 1939 to 1942 and graduated in 1942 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He was president of Hawley Hall, where he resided, and was a member of the Independent Student Council. After graduation he relocated to Salem, Oregon.

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Content Description

This collection consists primarily of photographic negatives made by Jay W. Blair documenting campus buildings and grounds and student activities during Blair's years at Oregon State College. The collection includes images of Blair and other students; panoramic views of campus and of a military review; and views of campus buildings, construction of the homecoming bonfire, the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house, damage to campus trees by the 1941 ice storm, and the Mary's River dam.

All photographs are 2.75 x 4.5 negatives unless otherwise indicated.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Jay William Blair Photographic Collection (P 234), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the OSU Archives by Gladys Blair (Jay Blair's wife) in 1997.

Related Materials

A portrait photograph of Jay W. Blair is located in the Hawley Hall Collection (P167:60).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: P234:01: East side of Administration Building (Benton Hall) with mature trees
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:02: South side of Administration Building (Benton Hall)
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:03: Panoramic view of the Memorial Union and quad
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:04-P234:05: Women's Building
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:06: East side of Waldo Hall showing circular flower bed
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:07: North side of Chemistry Hall (Gilbert Hall) with parked automobiles
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:08: Library (Kidder Hall)
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:09: West side of Education Hall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:10: Weatherford Hall entrance
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:11: Weatherford Hall tower
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:12: Jay Blair? on lawn southwest of Weatherford Hall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:13-P234:16: Construction and aftermath of Homecoming bonfire near Weatherford Hall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:17: Lower campus gate
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:18: Lower campus path
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:19: East side of Education Hall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:20: Campus panoramic view including the Memorial Union and the Forestry Building (Moreland Hall) taken east from Weatherford Hall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:21: Panoramic view of the Memorial Union taken northeast from Weatherford Hall

    b/w print and negative
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:22: Panoramic view of Bell Field, Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse), and Heating Plant taken southeast from Weatherford Hall

    two b/w prints and negative
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:23: Decorative urn fringed with icicles during the 1941 ice storm
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:24-P234:26: Campus views of tree damage during the 1941 ice storm
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:27: Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:28-P234:34: Military review on intramural fields near tennis courts
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:35: Jay Blair's dorm room?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:36: Sadie Hawkins dance?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:37: Two faculty members posed in academic regalia outdoors
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:38: Jay Blair studying
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:39-P234:42: Jay Blair, dog and friend during a country outing in Corvallis?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:43: Jay Blair in front of a California home?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:44: Man on a slide
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:45: Jay Blair and friends on a country road near Corvallis?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:46: Swan swimming on a river
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:47: Deer grazing
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:48: Sheep in pasture
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:49-P234:50: Turkeys?
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:51: Panoramic view of unidentified town
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:52: Waterfall
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:53-P234:54: Mary's River dam
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: P234:55: Unidentified structure -- dam spillway?
    Container: Box 1

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Subject Terms

  • College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis
  • Military education--Oregon--Corvallis
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Buildings
  • Oregon State College--Students

Geographical Names

  • Marys River (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film negatives
  • Photographic prints
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