Guide to the Human Resources Videotapes
1992

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon State University. Dept. of Human Resources.
Title: Human Resources Videotapes
Dates: 1992 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 0.05 cubic foot, including 2 videotapes (1 box)
Collection Number: FV P 223
Summary: The Human Resources Videotapes consist of Making a Difference, a production to give new staff an overview of Oregon State University as an employer that includes footage of OSU staff and administrators.
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

Lois deGeus, Staff Benefits Manager at the time of the production, developed the concept and script; she and Bryan Curb, a senior in the Broadcast Media program, did the videotaping. Curb produced the final tape. The Athletic Department donated use of their production equipment and facilities.

Content Description

The Human Resources Videotapes consist of Making a Difference, produced in August 1992 by Human Resources. Designed to give new staff an overview of Oregon State University as an employer, this production was used from November 1992 through 1995 in the quarterly new employee orientation program. It depicts the OSU mission and how faculty and staff work together to accomplish these common goals. The production includes footage of of the OSU campus in Corvallis and other sites throughout the state; students; and many staff members doing their work. Several staff members and students are interviewed in the production. OSU administrators included in the production are Roy Arnold, John Byrne, Ed Coate, Nancy Howard, George Keller, Phyllis Lee, Jacque Rudolph, Lynn Spruill, and Jo Anne Trow. The outtakes include various bloopers by Roy Arnold, John Byrne, Ed Coate and and other staff and administrators recorded during the videotaping for the production.

The collection consists of two VHS videotapes, the final production (25 minutes) and a tape of outtakes (5 minutes), and a script.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation :  

Human Resources Videotapes (FV P 223), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information :  

The materials were transferred to the Archives in 1996.

Related Materials :  

The Human Resources Records (RG 126) include materials documenting the administration and programs of the Department of Human Resources.


Subjects

  • Personal Names :
  • Arnold, Roy Gary
  • Byrne, John Vincent, 1928-
  • Coate, L. Edwin, 1936-
  • Keller, George H., 1931-
  • Lee, Phyllis S.
  • Trow, Jo Anne J.
  • Corporate Names :
  • Oregon State University--Administration.
  • Oregon State University--Employees.
  • Oregon State University--Students.
  • Subject Terms :
  • Employee orientation--Oregon.
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon--Corvallis-- Employees.
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Videotapes.
    • Other Creators :
    • Curb, Bryan.
    • deGeus, Lois.

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