The collection consists of photographs
and slides taken by Sam Blackwell, instructor at Lane Community College. The
images are of buildings and classroom activities in Continuing Education and
Adult Education classes at the LCC main campus, Downtown Center, LCC at
Florence, LCC at Cottage Grove, and the Community Learning Centers.
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
Samuel E. Blackwell was born in 1917 in Amarillo, Texas. He received a
B.S. in Business Administration, 1939, from Abilene Christian College and an
M.S. in Public Relations and Advertising from the School of Journalism at
Syracuse University in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army, 1942-1946. Sam
Blackwell died in 2005.
He taught at Lane Community College from 1968 to 2000. He taught
communication skills in the English/Language Arts Department from 1968-1986 and
co-authored a textbook for the course. He taught photography in the Mass
Communications Department from 1968-1971 and in Adult Education (Continuing
Education) from 1972-2000.
He traveled extensively. As an instructor for TraveLearn, a
travel/study program of Continuing Education, he taught photography and led
tours to Alaska, Egypt, and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
Blackwell had a professional photography career in the aerospace,
commercial, industrial, advertising, illustrative, and public relations fields.
He has won numerous professional awards for journalism, photography, teaching,
and volunteerism.
Sam Blackwell died in 2005.
Content Description
The Samuel Blackwell Photographs and Papers contain black/white and
color photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and color slides taken on the
campuses of Lane Community College. This is an exceptional collection of images
of both classroom activities and exterior views of buildings and grounds on
most LCC locations.
The collection is particularly strong in views of classroom activities
taken at Continuing Education and Adult Education classes at the Downtown
Center in 1989 and 1990. The collection also contains numerous images taken at
the open houses for the LCC center in Florence and for the Community Learning
Centers. The photographs of the main campus include images of the construction
of the Performing Arts Building as well as exterior views of the campus in
winter and spring.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
There are no access restrictions. The collection is open for
research.
Restrictions on Use :
Permission to reprint or publish the photographs and slides must be
obtained from the LCC Archives.
Preferred Citation :
Sam Blackwell Photographs and Papers, 1969-2001 (M-004), Lane
Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The collection is divided into six series. Most of the photographs are
arranged by photographic roll retaining the roll numbers assigned by Sam
Blackwell.
Series A: Autobiography and Writings, 1981-1983
Series B: Photographs, Adult Education and Continuing Education
Classes at the LCC Downtown Center, 1989-1998
Series C: Photographs, LCC at Cottage Grove and Florence,
1993-1999
Series D: Photographs, Community Learning Centers, 1994-2001
Series E: Photographs, LCC Main Campus, 1969-1983
Series F: Slides, LCC at Florence, Cottage Grove, Downtown Center, and
Main Campus, 1969-1997
Acquisition Information :
Records were donated by Sam Blackwell to the college archives in five
accessions between 2000 and 2002.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series A: Autobiography and
Writings, 1981-1983
This series contains a brief biography of Blackwell and two
articles written by him.
Collection is open to the public.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box-Folder
2/21
Autobiography
undated
2/21
Article, "Do You Have That Burned Out Feeling?" in Focus
on Productivity, No. 3
1981
2/21
Article: "Communication Skills Program Still Among
Nation's Best" in Focus on Productivity, No.10
Series B: Photographs, Adult Education and
Continuing Education Classes at the LCC Downtown Center, 1989-1998
This series contains photographs and negatives of scenes of
Continuing Education / Adult Education classes at the LCC Downtown Center. The
images depict students in classrooms and participating in activities in a
variety of courses offered by the Adult Education program. The collection also
includes a series of photographs taken at the LCC Downtown Center open house on
November 14, 1989.
Collection is open to the public. Permission to reprint or publish
the photographs and slides must be obtained from the LCC Archives.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box-Folder
1/1
Roll 1, Upholstery, Court Reporting, Swedish Massage,
Drawing
October 9-10,
1989
1/1
Roll 2, Calligraphy, Investment, Cartooning,
Signing
October 9,
1989
1/1
Roll 3, Chinese Brush, German, Travel Agency,
Clownology
October 10-11,
1989
1/1
Roll 4, Floristry, Kung Fu, Photography Field Trip,
Spanish, Grocery Checking, Photography
October 11-16,
1989
1/1
Roll 5, French, Welding
October 17,
1989
1/1
Roll 6, Metalsmithing, Fly Tying, Sculpture
October 17,
1989
1/1
Roll 7, Water Color, Doll Making, Piano, Wood
Sho
October 18,
1989
1/1
Roll 8, Machine Quilting, Classical Cuisine,
Automotive
October 19,
1989
1/1
Roll 9, Baby and You, Clogging
October 23,
1989
1/2
Roll 10, Wok Cooking, Bookkeeping, Computers
October 23-25,
1989
1/2
Roll 11, Computers, Machine Shop, Karate
October 25,
1989
1/2
Roll 12, Jazz Dancing, Fiddling, Photo Boards at Home
Show
October 25-26,
1989
1/2
Roll 13, LCC-Downtown Center, EMT, Small Engine Repair,
Guitar
October
29-November 1, 1989
1/2
Roll 14, Pottery, Massage, Downtown Center at
night
November 1-3,
1989
1/2
Roll 15, Ballroom Dancing, Eugene Tree
Identification
November 9-11,
1989
1/2
Roll 16, CPR, Water Color, Oil Painting, First
Aid
November 11-18,
1989
1/2
Roll 17, Open house at the Downtown Center
November 14,
1989
1/2
Roll 18, Computers, Downtown Center, Calculators,
Computers, Dreikursian (child guidance)
February
1990
1/3
Roll 19, Dreikursian (child guidance), Nurses
Aide
February
1990
1/3
Roll 20, Hand Guns
February
1990
1/3
Roll 21, Dog Training, Wood Carving, Plumbing,
Electricity
February
1990
1/3
Roll 22, Ice Skating, Gymnastics, Ballet
April
1990
1/3
Roll 23, Pool, Bicycle Repair, Antiques,
Collectibles
April
1990
1/3
Roll 24, Motorcycles
May 6,
1990
1/3
Roll 25, Continuing Ed staff
June 5,
1990
1/3
Roll 26, Continuing Ed staff
June 8,
1990
1/3
Roll 27, Canoeing, Golf
July 12-16,
1990
1/4
Roll 28, Golf, Driver’s Ed, Fish keeping
June 16-18,
1990
1/4
Roll 29, Scuba Diving
October,
1990
1/5
Roll 30, Stained Glass
November
1990
1/5
Roll 30A, Downtown Center Open House
November 1990,
January 1991
1/5
Roll 31, Magic-Fun Workshop
January
1991
1/5
Roll 32, Hoof Care of Horses, Herbs – Winter Gardening
February 9-11,
1991
1/5
Roll 33, Harmonica, Wildflower Walk
April 30, May 1,
1991
1/6
Roll 34, Art & Science of Wine
May
1991
1/6
Roll 35, Business Education Center, Deli, Bookstore,
Counseling, Small Business Development
November
1991
1/6
Roll 36, Adult Basic Education, Continuing Education,
Adult Basic and Secondary Education
November
1991
1/7
Roll 37, Grocery Checking
July
1992
1/7
Roll 38, Tennis
July
1992
1/7
Roll 39, Mexican Cooking, Silk Screening, Graphic
Design
November
1992
1/8
Roll 40, Stained Glass
May
1993
1/8
Roll 41, Tractor and Agricultural Machinery
Safety
May1993
1/8
Roll 42, Interior Design
June
1993
1/9
Roll 43, Belly Dancing
June
1993
1/9
Roll 44, Bagpipes
June
1993
1/10
Roll 46, Court Reporting, Tax Preparation, DTC
Exterior
March
1994
1/10
Roll 47, Grocery Checkout, Supervisory
Management
April
1994
1/10
Roll 48, DTC Exterior, Supervisory
Management
April
1994
1/10
Roll 49, Open House
May 20,
1994
1/11
Roll 50, Construction, residential, commercial
buildings, Europe and Beyond, on your own
August
1994
1/12
Roll 52, Ballet Dancing
February
1995
1/12
Roll 53, Drumming
February
1995
1/12
Roll 54, Paramedic
March
1996
1/13
Roll 56, House and Garden Show
March
1997
1/13
Roll 57, Mexican Cooking
May
1997
1/14
Roll 58, Espresso coffee, Spanish class
August
1997
1/14
Roll 59, Lane County Fair, Continuing Education, Student
Activity Time
This series contains black/white and color prints and negatives
taken of buildings on the Lane main campus including images of buildings under
construction. There are numerous photographs of the construction of the
Performing Arts Building in 1973-1974. There are also several images of the
campus in winter, covered with snow, and in spring, with trees and flowers in
bloom.
Collection is open to the public. Permission to reprint or publish
the photographs and slides must be obtained from the LCC Archives.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box-Folder
2/13
LCC Main Campus, Administration Building and fountain
1981-1983
2/12
LCC Main Campus, Buildings, concrete structures used to
support buildings
1971
2/13
LCC Main Campus, Center Building, east side
1981-1982
2/14
LCC Main Campus, Construction
1970
2/15, 17; 3 (oversize)
LCC Main Campus, Performing Arts Building Construction
1973-1974
2/16
LCC Main Campus, Roof Patterns
1970
3 (oversize)
LCC Main Campus, Spring, Center Building and Bristow
Square, flowers and cherry trees in bloom
1981
4 (oversize)
LCC Main Campus, Winter, sign at entrance in the snow
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
