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RG
067
Jeffersonian Literary Society (Oregon Agricultural
College)
Jeffersonian Literary Society
Records
1897
0.01 cubic foot
1 box
The Jeffersonian Literary Society Records
consist of the constitution and by-laws and a program for this student
organization at Oregon Agricultural College.
Materials in
English.
Historical Note:
The Jeffersonian Literary Society was formed in 1896 by Oregon
Agricultural College men students to develop public speaking skills. The
society was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. The society was active
until about 1912.
The Jeffersonian Literary Society Records consist of a printed
Constitution and By-Laws and a program of the society in the College
Chapel on April 17, 1897. The constitution and by-laws include the initial
constitution established in 1896, amendments made in 1897, and a list of
society members as of March 1897. The April 1897 program included
presentations of a poem, essay, orations, declamations, and a farce in
addition to performances by the orchestra.
Collection is open for research.
Jeffersonian Literary Society Records (RG 067), Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Photographs of the Jeffersonian Literary Society for 1909-1910 are
available in Harriet's Collection (HC 1289). The Archives collections
include the records of several other literary societies, including the
Adelphian,
Amicitia,
Athenian,
Feronian,
Hesperian
Lyceum,
Sorosis,
Websterian,
and Zetagathean Literary Societies. Additional materials pertaining to the
literary societies are available in the
Memorabilia
Collection (MC-Literary Societies); information about debating
and forensics is also available in the
Memorabilia
Collection and the Speech Communication Department Records (RG
181).
Oregon
Agricultural College--Students.
Literature--Societies,
etc.
Student
activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Colleges and
Universities
Student Life
Corvallis