Historical Note
The Office of University Publications began in 1912.The office
publishes a variety of University publications, including the university's
General Catalog; department and college
brochures and pamphlets; student housing guides; posters and recruitment
materials; and promotional items for special events.
Edwin T. Reed was the first college editor and served until 1943.
Subsequent directors of the office included Delmer Goode, 1943-1956; J.
Kenneth Munford, 1956-1977; Gwil Evans, 1977-1979; Tom Sanders, 1979-1984;
Jeffrey Grass, 1984-2000; and Tina Chovanec, beginning in 2000.
Until 2000, the head of University Publications was also the director
of the OSU Press.
Content Description
The University Publications Photographs consist of images taken or
assembled by the publications staff for use in OSU catalogs, brochures,
posters, and other publications as well as in OSU Press publications. The
images depict the wide variety of academic and research programs;
students, faculty, staff, and administrators; campus buildings and views;
Oregon scenes; athletics; and student life. Most of the images are not
specifically identified.
The photographs include images of students and faculty in classrooms,
laboratories, and on field trips and excursions; Corvallis street scenes,
public buildings, and businesses; and special events such as commencement,
homecoming, Pet Day, and Mom's and Dad's Weekends. Many of the images
depict student activities and programs, student housing, fraternities and
sororities, ROTC, recreational activities, and intramurals. Photographs of
minority students, cultural activities, and the students, faculty, and
activities of the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) are included.
The collection has images of notable speakers, performers, and other
campus guests including Robert Packwood, Jesse Jackson, Jay Leno, the
Harlem Globetrotters, and the Crazy 8's.
Photographers are not identified for most images; however, images by
Robert W. Henderson, Walter Boychuk, Howard Sands, and the Oregon Highway
Department are part of the collection.
The collection includes a variety of formats: black and white prints,
negatives, and contact sheets; color slides; color prints and negatives;
nitrate negatives; and a glass positive.