Guide to the Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films
circa 1955

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station.
Title: Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films
Dates: circa 1955 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 0.03 cubic foot, including 1 film (1 box)
Collection Number: FV P 029
Summary: The Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films consist of one film of the John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station near Astoria, Oregon.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

Languages: Materials in English. 

Historical Note

The John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station was established near Astoria in 1913 as a branch station of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station; it was closed in 1973.

Content Description

The Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films consist of one film of the John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station, labeled as FV P029:1. The black and white, silent film includes footage of the station facilities and staff (unidentified); test plots, and dairy cattle. It is approximately 7 minutes long.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation :  

Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films (FV P 029), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information :  

The film was transferred by the College of Agricultural Sciences in 1987.

Related Materials :  

Further documentation of the John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station is available in the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 25) and Photographs (P 29).

Subjects

  • Corporate Names :
  • Oregon State College. John Jacob Astor Branch Experiment Station.
  • Subject Terms :
  • Agricultural experiment stations--Oregon--Astoria.
  • Agriculture--Research--Oregon--Astoria.
  • Dairy cattle--Oregon--Astoria.
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Silent films.

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    Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
    2007