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Corvallis College Benefit Broadside, 1859
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Corvallis College Benefit Broadside
- Dates
- 1859 (inclusive)18591859
- Quantity
- 0.02 cubic foot, (1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- Summary
- The Corvallis College Benefit Broadside publicizes a program of vaudeville performances, music, and a blackface minstrel act on women's rights presented on December 31, 1859 as a benefit for Corvallis College.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Corvallis College, the predecessor institution to Oregon State University, was incorporated in 1858 as a coeducational institution of primary and preparatory education. Plagued by financial instability, the College changed hands several times and added college-level coursework in the 1860s. In 1868, Corvallis College was designated and adopted as the agricultural college of the State of Oregon by the Oregon Legislative Assembly and given land grant status.
The December 31, 1859 issue (number 48) of the Oregon Weekly Union includes a notice that a company of amateur performers will give a benefit entertainment for Corvallis College that evening and states, "It is rumored that some of our prominent citizens will appear."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Corvallis College Benefit Broadside publicizes a program of vaudeville performances, music, and a blackface minstrel act on women's rights presented on December 31, 1859 as a benefit for Corvallis College. Two copies of the broadside are included in the collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
The broadside is available in the Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital Collection at: http://digitalcollections.library.oregonstate.edu/u?/cultural,148
Preferred Citation
Corvallis College Benefit Broadside, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
The broadside was found by Mr. Gerhard, of Albany, Oregon, in 1889. According to the November 27, 1889 Albany Democrat (reprinted in the November 29, 1889 Corvallis Gazette), Mr. Gerhard planned to send the poster to Oregon Agricultural College to be "placed among its curiosities."
Acquisition Information
The broadside was transferred to the University Archives from the OSU Libraries Special Collections in 2005.
Related Materials
This item is a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives.
Materials pertaining to Corvallis College are available in the Board of Trustees (RG 33) Records; the Columbia Conferenceof the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Collection; and the William A. Finley Scrapbook.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African Americans--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Corvallis College.
Geographical Names
- Corvallis (Or.)--Social life and customs.
Form or Genre Terms
- Broadsides.
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2007
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
