Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Oregon State University
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
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Collection Number:
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Consult repository.
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Creator:
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Alderman Farms.
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Title:
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Alderman Farms Films
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Dates:
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1943-1996 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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0.9 cubic feet
13 film reels (4050 ft.)
9 videotapes
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Languages:
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Materials in English.
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Summary:
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The Alderman Farms Films document the
farming operations of the Alderman Farms, located near Dayton, Oregon, during
the 1940s and 1950s.
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Historical Note
Alderman Farms had its beginning in 1847, when Albert Alderman settled,
cleared and began farming a tract of land in Yamhill County. In 1893 one of
Albert's sons, Ennis (1870-1939), began farming a small piece of land given to
him by his father. In the 1920s, Ennis and his son, Urie (1898-1964), began
expanding the farming operation. Urie, who attended Oregon Agricultural College
from 1919-1921, experimented with new crops, constructed an on-farm frozen food
plant and sawmill, and maintained his own airborne spraying operation. Alderman
Farms peaked in the late 1950s, with at least 3100 acres under cultivation, as
one of the largest row crop farms in Oregon. In addition to the primary farm in
Yamhill County, Alderman Farms cultivated land in Benton, Linn, Marion, and
Klamath Counties. After Urie's death in 1964, much of the Yamhill County farm
was sold to the Carlton Nursery Company in 1971.
Content Description
The Alderman Farm Films were made by Urie S. Alderman. The films are 16
mm, silent, Kodachrome color. Aspects of the farming operation filmed include
planting, harvesting, and processing of corn, beans, strawberries, peaches, and
potatoes; irrigation; barbecues and other social activities; logging and
sawmill operations; political campaigning; and general farm views. VHS
videotape copies exist for selected reels and are indicated in the
inventory.
The manuscript materials include copies of newspaper clippings
pertaining to farming operations, Urie S. Alderman, and L. S. Alderman,
1952-1965; a film list; and a copy of
Last Harvest: The Story of Alderman Farms,
published by Carlton Plants in 1996.
Administrative Information
Custodial History The films, made by Urie S. Alderman, were maintained by the family until
1996, when they were donated to the OSU Archives by Peggy Childs, Jack
Shelburne, and Mary Ann Wiser (nieces and nephew of U. S. Alderman).
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation Alderman Farms Films (P 214), Oregon State University Archives,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Subjects
| Agriculture--Oregon. |
| Farm
life--Oregon. |
| Field
crops--Oregon. |
| Fruit--Harvesting--Oregon. |
| Logging--Oregon. |
| Migrant agricultural
laborers--Oregon. |
| Silent films. |
| Videotapes. |
| Last
harvest. |
| Other Creators : |
| Alderman, Urie S. |
| Schmitz, John. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Container(s)
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Description
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Reel 1:
Potato harvest , undated
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Reel 2:
Cattle, travel,
barbecue, 1943
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Reel 3:
Water tower, garden, cattle
train, 1943
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Reel 4:
Barbecue, Mexican migrant workers
show, Dean Johnson, 1944
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Reel 5:
Corn, beans, barbecue, pump, bus
travel, undated
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Reel 6:
Corn, helicopter, politics,
employee cafeteria, undated
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Reel 7:
Aerial views, farm, sawmill,
peaches, silo, undated
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Reel 8:
Sawmill, pump, cake,
logging, undated
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Reel 9:
Stearman plane, bean planting,
corn, 1950
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Reel 10:
Strawberries, planting,
harvesting, packaging (processing plant) , 1950
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Reel 11:
Strawberries, water, hoeing,
processing plant, undated
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Reel 12:
Beans, freezing (processing
plant), garden , undated
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Reel 13:
Stearman plane, bean planting,
corn, 1950
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Newspaper clippings pertaining to
Alderman Farms, U.S. Alderman, and L.S. Alderman; film list, and
Last Harvest: The Story of Alderman Farms,
written by John Schmitz and published by Carlton Plants. , 1952-1965 and 1996
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