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



Guide to the Alumni Association Records, 1888-2008


RG 035





Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Finding aid encoded by Ashley Norberg and Elizabeth Nielsen., 2009


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

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

 
Collection Number:
 

RG 035

 
Creator:
 

Oregon State University. Alumni Association.

 
Title:
 

Alumni Association Records

 
Dates:
 

1888-2008 (inclusive)
1910-1998 (bulk)

 
Quantity:
 

12.5 cubic feet, including 1000 photographs
19 boxes, including 6 oversize boxes
13 microfilm reels

 
Languages:
 

Materials in English. 

 
Summary:
 

The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration, programs and activities, and publications. An alumni organization was established at Corvallis College (now Oregon State University) in 1873.

 

Historical Note

The Alumni Association was founded in February 1873 and the first permananent officers were chosen in June of that year: Hugh M. Finley, President; George F. Burkhart, Vice President; W.F. Herrin, Secretary; and Oscar L. Ison, Treasurer. A list of "Alumni et Alumnae" and current addresses was included in each edition of the college catalogue. In 1914 a formal constitution was adopted that provided for a five-member board. E.B. Lemon became the first regular alumni secretary in 1915 and started the alumni magazine, the OAC Alumnus. In 1926, the alumni magazine became the Oregon State Monthly; it was renamed the Oregon Stater in 1940 and has retained that title since.

In 1929, the alumni office was moved from the Commerce Building to the newly completed Memorial Union. The CH2M Hill Alumni Center was completed on campus in 1997; it was built as a conference and meeting center and as the home of OSU Alumni Association events and administrative offices.

The Alumni Association has been lead by several Alumni Secretaries and Executive Directors, including Godfrey Hoerner, 1919-1921; Zelta Feike Rodenwold, 1921-1926; E.C. Allworth, 1926-1936; George T. Scott, 1936-1938; Warren Reid, 1938-1943; Eunice Courtright, 1943-1946; John Fenner, 1946-1948; Robert Knoll, 1948-1961; Crawford H. ("Scram") Graham, 1961-1978; Donald S. Wirth, 1978-1999; Stephen Smith, 1999-2000; Dwayne Foley, 2000-2004; and Jeffrey S. Todd, beginning in 2004.

Content Description

The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration and activities, and publications. The collection includes the records of individual graduating classes documenting activities during their student years as well as reunions and other special events after graduation. Lists of alumni and alumni directories are part of the collection. Subject files pertaining to notable alumni; faculty, staff, and friends of OSU; special events; and other university-related topics comprise a large component of the collection. The records of special events such as homecoming, class reunions, and the centennial of Oregon State University as well as fundraising for special projects such as a new football stadium and the carillon for the Memorial Union are included in the records. The collection includes extensive materials documenting the Association's publications - the alumni magazine, the Orange and Black, alumni directories, and sets of sound recordings of Oregon State songs. The collection also includes sound recordings by Bob Eberhard of Oregon State basketball games (in about 1957); a speech by Fred Shideler about the value of OSU to the Corvallis community; and an interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II.

Arrangement

The records are arrange in four subgroups: 1. Class Files, 1897-2002; 2. Administrative Files, 1914-2008; 3. Publications, 1929-2005; and 4. Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964.

Subgroup 1 (Class Files) consists of three series: I. Class Records, 1897-1966; Class Reunions, 1923-2002; and III. Alumni Register, June 1923 - June 1932.

Subgroup 2 (Administrative Files) consists of 17 series: I. Constitution and Bylaws, 1914-1990; II. Annual and Biennial Reports, 1938-1972; III. Board Meetings Records, 1941-1995; IV. OSU Federation Meeting Minutes, 1950-1976; V. Homecoming Records, 1948-1968; VI. Portland Information Center Files, 1945-1952; VII. School Songs, 1922-1952; VIII. Special Projects, 1945-1961; IX. OSU Centennial Celebration, 1965-1974; X. Alumni Leader's Manual, circa 1953; XI. OSU Fund, 1960-1978; XII. Correspondence, 1927-1975; XIII. Fiscal Records, 1926-1977; XIV. Sound Recordings, 1949-1991; XV. Scrapbook, 1950-1951; XVI. List of Alumni, undated; and XVII. Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2008.

Subgroup 3 (Publications) consists of four series: I. Alumni Magazine, 1929-1998; II. OSU Scope, 1966-1971; III. Orange and Black, 1938; IV. Alumni Directories, 1910-2005.

The microfilmed records (Subgroup 4) consist of 15 series: I. Class Reunion Files, 1891-1959; III. Reunion Weekends, 1939-1942; IV. Class Financial Records, 1924-1934; V. Reunion Lists, 1923-1925; VI. Reunion Letters, 1905; VII. Alumni Mailing List, 1935; VIII. Reunion Banquets, 1916-1946; XI. Alumni Association, 1942; XII. Class Lists, 1926-1945; XIII. Mailing Lists of Alumni, 1940-1941; XIV. Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence, 1888-1964; XV. Stadium Fund, 1951-1953; XVI. Correspondence, 1938-1953; XVIII. General Files, 1935-1950; and XIX. Memorial Chapel and Carillon Information, 1944-1959. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Transferred from the Alumni Association and the Alumni Relations Office in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2008.

Future Additions 

Additions to the collection are expected.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation 

Alumni Association Records (RG 035), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

Additional photographs are available in the Alumni Association Photographs (P 017) and the Oregon Stater Photographs (P 195); motion picture films and videotapes are available in the Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV P 017) (text/html) . The OSU Archives includes many collections assembled and donated by individual alumni as well as the records of other alumni organizations such as the OSU Home Economics Alumni Association Records and the Oregon State University Women's Club Records (text/html) . Materials pertaining to the Oregon State Forestry Alumni Association are part of the Les Lloyd Papers. The Academy for Lifelong Learning Records provide more detailed information about that affiliated organization.

The Oregon State Yank Collection (text/html)  documents the activities of Oregon State alumni during World War II.

The papers of several individuals who served as Director or Executive Secretary of the Association, edited the alumni magazine, or were significantly involved with alumni matters are part of the Archives' holdings: Edward C. Allworth, Chuck Boice (text/html) , Ted Carlson, Crawford Henderson ("Scram") Graham, E.B. Lemon (text/html) , and Edwin T. Reed (text/html) . The George Edmonston Collection includes a variety of materials pertaining to OSU and regional history as well as his role as Editor of the Oregon Stater from 1986 until his retirement in 2005. The alumni magazine is available in the Archives as a separate collection; the Memorabilia Collection (text/html)  includes extensive materials about OSU alumni and a variety of ephemeral items documenting Alumni Association activities.

Subjects

Oregon Agricultural College--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State College--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae--Periodicals.
Oregon State University--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Oregon State University--History.
Carillons--Oregon--Corvallis.
Class reunions--Oregon--Corvallis.
College environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Fund raising--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Students' songs--Oregon--Corvallis.
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Oregon.
Universities and colleges--Public relations--Oregon.
Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
Compact discs.
Ephemera.
Film negatives.
Phonograph records.
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.
Other Creators :
Edmonston, George P.
Poling, Dan Williams.
Shideler, Fred Merle.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Subgroup 1:  Class Files, 1897-2002

Subgroup 1, Class Files, document activities by class year before graduation and reunion events after graduation. They provide biographical information about alumni as well as document student activities, reunions, and special events.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Series I:   Class Records, 1897-1966
 
The Class Records include constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, class wills and prophesies, financial records, lists of members, and scrapbooks for individual classes from the Class of 1902 through the Class of 1967. The Class of 1922 records include eight lapel pins donated by Claude F. Palmer. Of special note are the two scrapbooks for the Class of 1902.
   
Class of 1902, 1897-1952
 
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Minutes, 1898-1902
 
8

Scrapbooks, 1897-1952
 
Two volumes assembled by Gertrude Ewing McElfresh include ephemera and memorabilia from student years of the Class of 1902 as well as reunions; clippings; lists of class members; obituaries; correspondence and 38 photographs. The photographs are primarily of reunion groups and activities and class members after graduation.
   
Class of 1910, circa 1908-1910
 
1

Minutes, 1908-1910
 


Constitution, circa 1908
 


List of class members
   
Class of 1911, 1907-1911
 


Class of 1912 Fiscal Ledger, 1909-1912
   
Class of 1913, 1913
 


Constitution and By-Laws
 


Class Trip Expenses, 1913
   
Class of 1914, 1910-1914
 


Minutes, 1910-1914
 
Also includes minutes from 5th, 25th and 40th class reunions.
 


Constitution and By-Laws
 


Class Prophecy
 


Class Will
 


Class of 1915 Minutes, 1911-1915
   
Class of 1918, 1914-1918
 


Constitution and By-Laws
 


Minutes, 1914-1918
 


Financial Reports
 


Class Elections Ballots
   
Class of 1919, 1915-1919
 


Constitution, 1916
 


Class Will
 


Minutes, 1915-1919
 


Class of 1920 Letter to Dean Bexell, November 20, 1919
   
Class of 1922, 1919-1922
 


Minutes, 1919-1922
 


Lapel Pins
 
Pins have the following lettering, OAC, OAC Alumni, 22, and Orange Owl.
   
Class of 1924, 1919-1924
 


Minutes, 1920-1924
 


Scrapbook Materials, 1919-1922
 
Mounted in Minutes Book.
 


Constitution
   
Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1949, 1919-1922
 


Last Will and Prophecy of the Class of 1924
 


Dance Program, June 7, 1924
 


List of Graduates, 1924
 


Contract between Class of 1924 and J. Leo Fairbanks for painting of mural
 


Class of 1925 Last Will and Testament, June 1925
   
Class of 1926, 1922-1926
 


Cash Ledgers, 1922-1926
   
Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1951
 


Class Will
 


Class Prophecy
 


Commencement and Convocation Programs
   
Class of 1928, 1924-1928
 


Minutes, 1924-1928
 


Class History, 1928
 


Class of 1932 Bank Account Book, 1929-1932
 


Class of 1933 Minutes, 1929-1933
 


Class of 1934 Minutes, 1930-1934
   
Class of 1936, 1932-1996
 


Minutes, 1932-1961
 


Rosters and Reunions, 1981-1996
   
Class of 1941, 1938-1941
 


Minutes, 1938-1941
 


Account Book, 1941
 


Class of 1942 Minutes, 1938-1942
   
Class of 1944, 1940-1944
 


Minutes, 1940-1944
 


Correspondence Class Funds, 1944
 
9

Class of 1952 Scrapbook of Activities, 1948-1952
 
Clippings of activities of class members and other campus events; includes 9 photographs (portraits) of class members and officers.
 
10

Class of 1967 Scrapbook of Activities, 1966
 
Predominantly clippings and one photograph.
   
Series II:   Class Reunions, 1923-2002
 
Series II documents class reunions for the Class of 1888 through the Class of 1967. Most of the records pertain to reunions from the 1920s through 1970s. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, postcards, brochures, and photographs, primarily of reunion groups. These materials document the activities of Oregon State alumni after their graduation.
 
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Class of 1888, 1926
 


Class of 1889, 1925
 


Class of 1890, 1925-1934
 


Class of 1891, 1925-1941
 


Class of 1892, 1925-1952
 


Class of 1893, 1923-1943
 


Class of 1894, 1923-1944
 


Class of 1895, 1923-1945
 


Class of 1896, 1923-1946
 


Class of 1897, 1937-1947
 


Class of 1898, 1923-1946
 


Class of 1899, 1923-1949
 


Class of 1900, 1923-1970
 


Class of 1901, 1925-1951
 


Class of 1902, 1926-1952
 


Class of 1903, 1930-1953
 


Class of 1904, 1926-1955
 


Class of 1905, 1929-1955
 


Class of 1906, 1925-1956
 


Class of 1907, 1938-1959
 


Class of 1908, 1924-1958
 


Class of 1909, 1924-1969
 


Class of 1910, 1924-1970
 


Class of 1911, 1924-1970
 


Class of 1912, 1923-1963
 


Class of 1913, 1924-1973
 


Class of 1914, 1923-1969
 


Class of 1915, 1925-1966
 


Class of 1916, 1937-1971
 


Class of 1917, 1942-1967
 


Class of 1918, 1923-1968
 
3

Class of 1919, 1931-1969
 


Class of 1920, 1937-1970
 


Class of 1924, 1969
 


Class of 1925, 1950
 


Class of 1926, 1951
 


Class of 1927, 1952
 


Class of 1927, 1952-1987
 
3 folders
 


Class of 1928, 1953
 


Class of 1929, 1954-1969
 
2 folders
 


Class of 1938, 1939
 


Class of 1967, 1977
 


Golden Jubilee Records, 1941-1971
 


Class of 1952 Golden Jubilee Reunion Memory Book, 2002
 
The book includes a program from the reunion, biographical information compiled from questionnaires completed by class members about their student activities and life after graduation, and a list of deceased class members.
 


Class Reunion Files, 1931-1996
 
23 folders
The files include photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and ribbons pertaining to class reunions. Files for the Classes of 1912-1916, 1918, 1921-1932, 1934-1937, 1939, and 1946 are included. Files include 350 photographs (prints and negatives), most of which are reunion groups
 
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Series III:   Alumni Register, June 1923-June 1932
 
The Alumni Register served as a guestbook for alumni who visited campus and includes the date of their visit; name; class year and college; present occupation; home and business addresses; marriage date; number of children; and, for women, maiden name and husband's initials. The entries are chronological by date of visit.

 

Subgroup 2:  Administrative Files, 1914-2008

The Administrative Files document the organization and management of the Association as well as major programs and activities including the annual homecoming events; special projects such as the carillon in the Memorial Union; commemoration of the Oregon State University centennial in 1968-1969; recordings of special events and Oregon State songs; and fundraising through the OSU Fund.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
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3


Series I:   Constitution and Bylaws, 1914-1990
 
Series I includes constitutions and bylaws for the Association dated 1914, 1934, 1941, and 1990.
 


Series II:   Annual and Biennial Reports, 1938-1972
 
The Annual and Biennial Reports include annual reports for 1938-1939 through 1941-1942 with related materials and a biennial report for 1970-1972.
   
Series III:   Board Meetings Records, 1941-1995
 
Series III consists of records of the Association Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and other committees. The materials are from various years and do not represent a continuous or complete record.
 


Minutes, 1941-1942
 


Committee Reports, March 2, 1951
 


Board and Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes, 1977
 


Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1978
 


Board and Executive Committee Meeting Materials, 1994-1995
 


Board Member Directory for 1986-87, 1986
 


Long Range Plan, 1986
 
Report of Long Range Planning Committee to the Board of Directors with draft proposal of long-range plan.
 


Series IV:   OSU Federation Meeting Minutes, 1950-1976
 
Series IV includes meeting minutes, draft constitution, correspondence, and related materials of the Federation, which was established in 1950 to coordinate, implement, and encourage activities of various members groups on behalf of Oregon State and its students. It includes representatives of the Mothers and Dads Clubs, the Alumni Association, the Associated Students (ASOSU), and Century Club.
   
Series V:   Homecoming Records, 1948-1968
 
The homecoming records consist of detailed annual reports of the homecoming weekend activities and programs that include clippings and ephemera. Scrapbooks documenting the 1961, 1962, and 1964 homecoming weekends are also included in the series.
   
Reports, 1948-1968
 


1948-1961
 
4

1962-1968
 
Includes centennial homecoming in 1968.
   
Scrapbooks, 1961-1964
 
11

1961-1962
 
Two volumes include primarily clippings with some ephemera, correspondence, and forms; no photographs.
 
10

1964
 
Two identical scrapbooks with the same clippings; no photographs.
   
Series VI:   Portland Information Center Files, 1945-1952
 
Series VI consists of reports, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera documenting the Portland Information Center and its activities for current Oregon State student, prospective students, alumni, and friends. The Center participated in recruitment activities and provided information and activities to incoming students the summer before they enrolled at Oregon State.
 
4

Reports, 1945-1952
 


Correspondence, 1948-1949
   
Series VII:   School Songs, 1922-1952
 
Series VII includes correspondence, clippings, and related materials pertaining to the alma mater, fight song, and other school songs. The clippings primarily document the publication of song books by the Alumni Association in the 1920s.
 


Correspondence on Status of Copyrights, 1936-1952
 


General Correspondence, 1922-1942
 
2 folders
 


Clippings, 1922-1924
   
Series VIII:   Special Projects, 1945-1961
 
Series VIII consists of materials documenting several special projects of the Alumni Association including fundraising for a new football stadium, proposals for a World War II memorial chapel, and materials pertaining to the carillon bell system in the Memorial Union, which was installed in 1959. This carillon was dismantled in the mid 1990s and replaced by a digital sound system.
 


Stadium Fund, 1950
   
World War II Memorial Chapel, 1945-1954
 


Correspondence with other universities, 1947-1954
 


Committee By-Laws and other organizing documents, 1949-1950
 


Committee Correspondence, 1945-1950
 


Publicity
   
Carillon, 1955-1976
 


Board of Directors File, 1955-1959
 


Schulmerich Correspondence and Information, 1955-1959
 


Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1955-1959
 


Money, 1955-1959
 


Roberts, Thomas, letter, 1955-1959
 


Spokane Trip, 1959
 


Y Round Table, 1955
 


Publicity, 1956-1959
 


Notes, 1955-1959
 
16

Carillonic Bell Music Rolls, 1959-1976
 
Four carollonic bell music rolls for hourly chimes at the Memorial Union. The rolls inclue the OSU fight song, "Hail to Old OSC", the alma mater, and secular and religious Christmas holiday selections. One of the rolls is a "word roll" with printed words to the alma mater and fight song.
 


Certificate, 1959
 
States that Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. installed a "3-octave, 86-bell Americana Carillon" in the Memorial Union on October 20, 1959.
   
Series IX:   OSU Centennial Celebration, 1965-1974
 
The Centennial Celebration records include agendas, minutes, and memoranda of the university-wide Centennial Committee as well as materials pertaining to selection of the Alumni Centennial Award recipients.
 
4

Centennial Committee, 1965-1974
 
2 folders
 


Alumni Centennial Award, 1968-1969
 
5

Series X:   Alumni Leader's Manual, circa 1953
 
The Alumni Leader's Manual was prepared for the officers and representatives of the Association and includes the constitution and by-laws; policies and procedures; and information about the organization of the Association and its activities, programs, and services.
   
Series XI:   OSU Fund, 1960-1978
 
Series XI includes the first annual report of the Oregon State University Fund, which was established by the Alumni Association in 1959 to receive annual tax-deductible contributions from alumni and friends of OSU. The Comparison Report provides information about the number of donors and dollars received in 1976-1977 and 1977-1978.
 


Annual Report, 1960-1961
 


Comparison Report, September 1978
   
Series XII:    Correspondence, 1927-1975
 
Series XII consists of several pieces of correspondence, primarily incoming, written by or about alumni. Some of the correspondence addresses positions of the Alumni Association on issues at Oregon State.
 


Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1939-1975
 


McKay, J.D., Letter to E.C. Allworth, 1927
 
Regarding the controversy between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon.
   
Series XIII:   Fiscal Records, 1926-1977
 
The Fiscal Records include a few items documenting the income of the organization in the 1920s and 1930s and the Association budgets in the mid-1970s.
 


Deposit Book, 1926-1930
 


Saving Account Book, 1935-1938
 


Insurance Policy, 1930
 


Budget, 1976-1977
   
Series XIV:   Sound Recordings, 1949-1991
 
The sound recordings include 18 vinyl sound disks, 12 reel-to-reel tapes, and 1 cassette tape. Of special note are recordings of the 1949 OSC vs University of Oregon football game; an OSC vs University or Oregon basketball game in about 1957; a speech by Fred Shideler; an interview with Dean of Men Emeritus Dan Poling in 1991 about Oregon State College and Corvallis during World War II; and two sets of recordings of Oregon State songs produced by the Alumni Association in the early 1950s.
 
6

Tape, Class of 1940, 1965?
 
25th Reunion
 


Tape Interview, January 30, 1991
 
Interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II by George Edmonston.
   
Recordings by Bob Eberhard, circa 1957
 
Tapes (4) made by Bob Eberhard (Class of 1957) while student broadcaster on campus radio station.
 


Basketball games
 
vs. Oregon and Univ. of Washington
 


Tau Kappa Epsilon pledges who stole "O" from Skinner's Butte in Eugene
 


Interview with campus spirit chairman
 


Heckart Lodge Trio (3 songs)
 


OSC vs. University of Oregon football game, 1949
 
4 reel-to-reel tapes
 


1915 football team reunion, 1965
 
Also includes recreation of play-by-play for OAC vs Michigan Aggies 1915 football game; 2 reel-to-reel tapes.
 


What is Good About OSU, 1970
 
Speech by Fred Shideler to the Chamber of Commerce Forum; reel-to-reel tape.
 


Join the Orange Forces, 1981
 
Two copies of a 45 rpm sound disk of the football fight song. Lyrics are printed on the dust jacket.
 


Songs of Oregon State College, circa 1950
 
Two sets of two 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association, the Music Department and the KOAC radio station. It includes a recording of the Oregon State Creed with words by E.T. Reed and music by Joseph Brye, sung by the Oregon State College A Cappella Choir (directed by Robert Walls). The set also includes Hail to Old OSC sung by the Oregon State College Choir Men and the Alma Mater sung by the Oregon State College Choir. Listening copy available on CD and on online in Best of the Archives (text/html)  digital collection.
 
7

Songs at Oregon State College - Within a Vale of Western Mountains, circa 1953
 
Four sets of three 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association include recordings of the Oregon State College Band and Glee Club performing the OSC Medley, Indiana State Band (March), the Alma Mater, Roadways, Mighty Beavers, Storm King, Hail to Old OSC, Toast to the Team, and March of the Spanish Soldiery. A 33 1/3 rpm edition (1 disk) is also included. Listening copy available on CD and online in Best of the Archives (text/html)  digital collection.
 
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Series XV:   Scrapbook, 1950-1951
 
Alumni Association publicity and promotional projects, clippings about activities, direct mail efforts, and other projects for the period June 1950 through June 1951. Includes clippings; ephemera; copies of mailings; and issues of the alumni magazine.
 
5

Series XVI:   List of Alumni, undated
 
Typewritten list of alumni by class year for Classes of 1870 through 1925; indicates if individual is deceased. The list is undated but may have been prepared in the 1950s or early 1960s.
 


Series XVII:   Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2008
 
Schedule of classes for spring 2008.

 

Subgroup 3:  Publications, 1929-2005

Subgroup 3 consists of records that document the major publications of the Association, the alumni magazine and the alumni directory, as well as the Orange and Black and OSU Scope. Copies of the Orange and Black and the alumni directories are included with these records. Copies of the alumni magazine and OSU Scope are maintained as separate collections.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Series I:   Alumni Magazine, 1929-1998
 
The Alumni Magazine series consists of materials documenting the preparation and distribution of the Association's alumni magazine, the OAC Alumnus, Oregon State Monthly, and Oregon Stater. The records include extensive subject files on prominent alumni, faculty and staff, and special events; letters to the editor; and editorial materials for individual issues. The letters to the editor include letters and photocopies of diaries and family histories sent by alumni who are descendants of Oregon Trial pioneers. Information from the letters was used in a December 1992 Oregon Stater article commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail.
 
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Indexes, 1929-1979
 
Includes indexes for the 1929-1933 and 1976-1979 issues of the alumni magazine.
   
Subject Files
 


Alumni, 1944-1993
 
4 folders
 


Andrus, Governor Cecil D., 1973-1981
 


"Books for Birmingham" campaign, 1989
 


Byrne, John V., 1981-1984
 


CH2M Hill, 1966-1986
 


Edwards, Webley, 1960-1977
 


Englebart, Douglas C., 1986-1987
 


Faculty, 1970-1986
 


Fagans, J. Kenneth, 1972-1975
 


Giustina, N.B. (Nat), 1983
 


Harris, Milton, 1970-1984
 


Homecoming, 1979-1985
 


Jackson, Glenn, 1977-1980
 


Johnson, Bill ('30), stories and reminiscences, ca. 1995
 


Lemon, E.B. Distinguished Alumni Award, 1978-1986
 


MacVicar, Robert W., 1970-1976
 


Obituaries, 1966-1986
 


Open Meetings Law, 1975-1981
 


Oregon Trail Project, 1992
 


Parker, Charles T., 1972-1977
 


Pauling, Linus, 1954-1986
 


Pauling Memorial Publication, 1994
 


Poling, Dan, 1998
 


Prefontaine and Ebba, 1997
 
Track athletes at University of Oregon and OSU.
 


Robertson, Bill ("Ropes"), 1980
 


Starker, T.J., 1962-1983
 


Stewart, L.L. "Stub", 1975-1976
 


Student Life in the Past, undated
 


Trysting Tree, 1983
   
Subject Files (Accession 2000:087), circa 1895-1984
 
Subject files compiled for research purposes by the staff of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. The files pertain to OSU alumni, homecoming celebrations, commencement and graduation ceremonies, and reunions. The files include photographs, newspaper clippings, magazines (especially copies of the Stater), minutes, and correspondence.
 
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A -- Important OSU Alumni
 


Baker, Harry
 


Baker, Terry Wayne
 


Bancroft, Vivian
 


Bandy, Orville
 


Barber, Rex
 


Barnes, John M.
 


Barratt, Jim
 


Bartel, Erv
 


Bartholomew, Frank
 


Batcheller, Oliver
 


Bates, Albert
 


Bates, Mercedes
 


Bauer, Albert
 


Bauer, Bruce
 


Bauer, Walter
 


Baughman, Fred
 


Baum, David
 


Baum, Robert
 


Beamer, Clarence
 


Bean, Bruce
 


Beck, Larry
 


Beck, James
 


Bell, John
 


Bell, Sam
 


Belton, Howard
 


Bennett, Ralph
 


Bennett, William
 


Benson, B.F.
 


Bertsch, Howard
 


Birkie, William
 


Blair, Dean
 


Blakely, Jud
 


Blakely, Mrs. Martin (Frieda Linder)
 


Blitz, William
 


Bohren, A.K.
 


Bothwell, Lindley
 


Brandis, John
 


Breese, Mel
 


Bregger, John
 


Briggs, John
 


Briggs, Mark
 


Brodie, Renton K.
 


Broten, George Arthur
 


Brown, Delmar
 


Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
 


Brown, Robert
 


Brumfield, Kirby
 


Bruns, George
 


Byrne, John "Jack"
 


Byrne, John V.
 


Carl, Irene
 


Carl, Marion
 


Carlson, John
 


Carpenter, Ken
 


Carter, Lloyd
 


Carter, M. Joe
 


Casey, Kathleen
 


Cheldelin, V.
 


Chiu, Arthur
 


Christiansen, C.C.
 


Clark, Herman
 


Clarke, Loyal
 


Class Reunions
 


Clement, Boyd
 


Cole, Leland
 


Coleman, Ralph
 


Collegemates (Collegemates Luncheon Gatherings)
 


Colvig, Vance DeBar (Pinto)
 


Conklin, Robert
 


Cook, John Earl
 


Cooper, Mrs. James A. (Grace Starr)
 


Corbett, O.W.
 


Cordial, Jim
 


Corso, Hope Chamberlin
 


Counts, Mel
 


Cowgill, Clara
 


Cowgill, Helen
 


Crandall, Cliff
 


Crawford, Thomas
 


Crimmins, Jerry
 


Cronemiller, Lynn F.
 


Cross Country (1961 NCAA Champions)
 


Cummings, Orville
 


Cutler, William
 


Davis, Donald
 


Davies, Henry
 


Day, Edgar Allen
 


Day, John
 


Dixon, James
 


DeBoest, Henry F.
 


Delzell, Thomas
 


Demith, Jimmy
 


DeSylvia, Tom
 


Dezendorf, Nelson
 


Dimick, Roland E.
 


Dodge, Ray
 


Dooley, Ed
 


Dorsey, Dean
 


Downie, Hal
 


Drew, Preston
 


Dudley, Darle W.
 


Durden, Don
 


Dybuik, Russell
 


Dyer, Joseph M.
 


Eaton, Robert
 


Ebeling, Dick W.
 


Eckman, Don
 


Edwards, M. Lowell (Wife-Margaret Watt)
 


Edwards, Webley
 


Eggers, Johnny
 


Elder, Terry B.
 


Eldredge, Don
 


Eldredge, Kenneth R.
 


Ellison, Vern
 


Emmett, Paul
 


Erickson, Minton
 


Ewalt, Robert
 


Exley, Jerry
 


Fenner, John
 


Finlay, Gordon
 


Fisher, Jim
 


Floberg, Ralph
 


Forde, Diane Lund
 


Foster, Lyle W.
 


Francis, Joe
 


Fugate, Raymond
 


Funk, Arnold
 


Gabrielson, Ira
 


Garland, Charles
 


Geary, Edward A.
 


Gellatly, John
 


General
 


Getty, Leonard C.
 


Gianella, Vincent P.
 


Gilkey, Richard
 


Gill, Amory
 


Gill, Harold
 


Gill, Slats
 


Gillet, Ira
 


Gillette, Dean
 


Gilley, R. Stevens
 


Giustina, N.B.
 


Godman, John
 


Goodall, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Homes)
 


Gotta, Jack
 


Graduation Class Photos, circa 1890s
 


Graham, C.H.
 


Graham, Jackson
 


Gray, Gene
 


Gray, John
 


Grayson, Mark
 


Griffen (Dr.)
 


Griffen, Z. Wayne
 


Gross, Calvin E.
 


Grosz, Walter
 


Groves, Frank
 


Hageman, Leo
 


Hall, John H.
 


Halverson, William
 


Hamill, Robert
 


Hansen, Julia Butler
 


Hardie, Stewart
 


Harris, Milton
 


Hart, Frederick
 


Harvey, Morris
 


Hatfield Mark O. (U.S. Senator)
 


Hathaway, Mark
 


Hattan, Elton
 


Hawley, Norman
 


Hayes, Dalebert Edward
 


Hayner, C.T.
 


Hays, Donald
 


Head, J. Al
 


Head, S. Conrad
 


Hedges, Frank Robert
 


Helmer, Oscar M.
 


Henniger, Jean Floyd
 


Heywood, Eunice
 


Hildebrandt, Lou
 


Hill, D.D.
 


Hill, Fred
 


Hirstel, Bob
 


Hoffman, E. Neil
 


Hogan, Brooks
 


Holcomb, Glenn
 


Hollandsworth, Helen
 


Hollingsworth, Guilford
 


Holt, Mrs. Curtis (Isabella Downs)
 


Holt, Howard
 


Homecoming Materials, 1955-1969
 


Hood, Gordon
 


Houghton, E.W.
 


Howie, George
 


Huggins, M.M.
 


Hughes, Henry
 


Hulsman, Helen (Mrs. Walter Kelly)
 


Humphrey, Lloyd
 


Hurd, Owen
 


Jackson, Glenn
 


Jarvis, Joe
 


Jenkins, Gay Harding
 


Jensen, James H.
 


Jewett, Leonard G.
 


Johnson, Alton
 


Johnson, Dick
 


Johnson, Hilbert
 


Johnson, Wilfred
 


Joy, Barnard
 


Joy, Clifford
 


Kallander, R.M.
 


Keema, Bud
 


Keene, Roy S.
 


Keep, Barney
 


Kerr, Robert Todd
 


Kerr, William Jasper
 


Kiefer, Harry J.
 


King, Jean
 


Kipper, Louis
 


Kirk, William
 


Kirkpatrick, H.L.
 


Kleinschmidt, Arthur
 


Knoll, Robert
 


Kofoid, Marvin
 


Lafferty, Chester
 


Lange, Kenneth
 


Laythe, Leo
 


Lear, Gene
 


Leihy, Charles Willard
 


Lemon, E.B.
 


Lewis, Ed
 


Lieuallen, Roy Elwayne
 


Lincoln, Richard
 


Lowden, Merle
 


Lowe, Paul
 


Lowry, Hugh R.
 


Lumm, Marjorie
 


Lundeen, Robert
 


Lundstron, A.A.
 


McCallister/Finley (5-generations at OSU)
 


McCollum, Charles
 


McCullough, John Price
 


McCullogh, Walter
 


McDaniel, Hobart
 


McKay, Douglas
 


McMicken, Craig
 


McMurdo, Scott
 


MacVicar, Robert
 


Madden, Sally
 


Mann, Dave
 


Maple, Howard
 


Maris, Homer
 


Maser, Clifford
 


Meechan, Charles
 
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Meek, Fred
 


Memorial Union
 


Merryfield, Fred
 


Miller, Helen
 


Miller, Mark
 


Miller, Richard A.
 


Moeller, Therald
 


Moir, David
 


Moore, Harriet
 


Moore, Spencer
 


Morris, Homer
 


Morris, James
 


Morris, Walter
 


Mosby, David Clayton
 


Mulligan, Joe
 


Munford, Ken
 


Murphy, Donald
 


Nance, Donald
 


Narver, John
 


Narver, Ursel
 


North, William
 


Oakes, Charles Ernest
 


Odell, Norman
 


Orell, Bernard
 


Ossey, B.A.
 


Ott, Walter
 


Palmer, Claude
 


Pape, Dean
 


Paulson, Norris
 


Penrose, George
 


Perry, Grant W.
 


Pierson, Lenn
 


Pierce, Robert
 


Pihas, John
 


Pine, W.D.
 


Pittam, William
 


Poling, Dan
 


Powell, George "Gap"
 


Powell, James
 


Powell, Virgil A.A.
 


Prahl, Charles
 


Proppe, William
 


Proudfit, Arthur
 


Prusinski, Robert
 


Ramsey, Frank
 


Ramsey, Fred
 


Rau, Robert
 


Rave, W.J.
 


Reed, Claude
 


Reed, Robin
 


Reed, Steve and Mary
 


Reynolds, Charles
 


Reynolds, Jay
 


Reynolds, Jean Hall
 


Rice, Edna
 


Rieke, Forrest and Mary
 


Riley, Earl
 


Robertson, Bill (Ropesole)
 


Rocha, Ephriam
 


Rodgers, Fred
 


Roe, Robert
 


Rogers, Emsley
 


Roll, Leslie
 


Root, Robert
 


Roth, Vincent
 


Ruegg, Robert
 


Rumbaugh, Harold
 


Rushing, Robert
 


Rutherford, Harry
 


Salishan
 


Salser, Carl W.
 


Sabin, Lynn
 


Sarna, S.S.
 


Saubert, Jean
 


Saylor, Ralph
 


Schissler, Paul
 


Schmidt, Adolph
 


Schoth, Harry
 


Schulein, Joesph
 


Schmulmerich, Wes
 


Scott, George
 


Sears, Ernest
 


Sears, Vic
 


Seiler, Don
 


Severson, Win
 


Sewell, Elain Kollins
 


Shaw, Clayton
 


Shideler, Fred
 


Shy, G. Milton
 


Sidor, Ed
 


Siegrist, Ron
 


Slater, Jack
 


Slinger, Robert
 


Smith, Lawrence
 


Sowers, Philip
 


Spaur, George
 


Stanley, Edwin
 


Starker, Thurman
 


Starr, Eugene
 


Strand, A.L.
 


Swan, L.L.
 


Swan, Robert G.
 


Sweeney, Pat
 


Tartar, Herman Vance
 


Taylor, Ray
 


Thelan, Marilyn (Stout)
 


Thieleman, R.H.
 


Thomas, Dale
 


Thompson, Robert
 


Torrey, Dan
 


Turner, Art
 


Turner, Hester
 


Tuthill, Lewis
 


Unidentified Photos
 


Valley, Wayne
 


Valenti, Paul
 


Vincent, George
 


Vinyard, Harold
 


Wallace, Albert
 


Wardell, George
 


Warren, Charles
 


Wallace, Edwin
 


Wann, Harry
 


Weartherford, Mark
 


Weber, B.W.
 


Wei, C.K. Jui
 


Weimar, Virginia
 


Wellman, Harry
 


Wenstrom, Chuck
 


Werner, Richard
 


West, Flavius
 


White, George
 


White, Robert
 


Whiteside, Harold
 


Wiesner, Sue
 


Wilbur, Marvin
 


Williamson, Clyde
 


Wilkinson, Ron
 


Withycombe, James
 


Wood, Lavelle
 


Woodford, William
 


Yadon, John
 


Yerian, Ted
 


Young, Roy
 


Zarosinski, Donald
 
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Letters to the Editor, 1987-1999
 
10 folders
 


Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992
 
7 folders
 


General Correspondence, 1952-1994
 
3 folders
 


Photo Contest, 1973-1974
 


Press Releases, 1964-1982
 


Costs, 1962-1984
 
2 folders
 


Student Publications Committee, 1976
 


Tom Bennett Manuscripts for World War II Stories, 1991
 
1

Sample mock-up and galley proof, 1964
 
For the September/October issue.
 
14

"The House the Thrill Kids Built" manuscript by Alex Petersen, 2000
   
Oregon Stater Article Files, 1987-1998
 
Materials generated and collection by the Oregon Stater staff in the course of writing and editing the alumni magazine. The files include transcripts of interviews, article drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and publications. Most of the files are for a particular magazine issue; others are for specific topics.
 
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February 1988 issue
 


October 1988 issue
 


December 1988 issue
 


September 1989 issue
 


December 1989 issue
 


September 1990 issue
 


February 1991 issue (World War II)
 


April 1991 issue
 


June 1991 issue
 


September 1991 issue
 


October 1991 issue
 


April 1992 issue
 


April 1994 issue
 


December 1994 issue
 


February 1995 issue
 


April 1995 issue
 


June 1995 issue
 


September 1995 issue
 


OSU connections with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), 1994
 


Draft articles from Tom Bennett, 1995-1996
 


History of the Beaver yearbook, 1994
 


Awards and Alumni Fellows (J.W. "Bud" Forrester), 1991
 


History of the OSU Alumni Association, 1990
 
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William Jasper Kerr, 1995
 


Various Interviews, 1990
 


General, 1987-1998
 
3 folders
 


Series II:   OSU Scope, 1966-1971
 
2 folders
Series II consists of correspondence, memos, notes, and mock-ups pertaining to this quarterly newsletter for alumni and friends of OSU that was published by the Department of Information.
 
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Series III:   Orange and Black, 1938
 
Four copies of the Orange and Black, a pictorial history of Oregon State College published by the Alumni Association in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of OSC. Edited by Richard Charles (Dick) Gearhart, it includes a narrative history and photographs of the campus, student activities and traditions, athletics, and living organizations. According to the title-page inscription, it is "A record of the first seventy years in the life of Oregon State College -- the illustrated story of her growth to the 'major industry in the State', complete with the changing life and activity of her students and alumni." Promotional materials for the Orange and Black are available in the Memorabilia Collection. The E.T. Reed Papers include materials pertaining to a substantial revision of the publication that Reed worked on from 1938 until his death; it was never published. Additional information about the preparation, publication, and distribution is available in the microfilmed records (Series XVIII. General Files). The Orange and Black is available online (text/html) .
   
Series IV:    Alumni Directories, 1910-2005
 
Series IV consists of alumni directories published by the Association. During the 1940s and 1950s, alumni directories were published as part of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. Other lists of alumni are available in Subgroup 1 (Series III. Alumni Register) and Subgroup 2 (Series XVI. List of Alumni).
 
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1910
 


1913
 
3 copies
 


1917
 
3 copies
 


1922
 


1925
 
3 copies
 


Class of 1965, 1967
 


2005
 
Includes published volume and CD with electronic version of alumni membership. The published directory includes lists by name, school (or college), class year, and current location.

 

Subgroup 4:  Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964

Subgroup 4 consists of records that were microfilmed in 1969. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII in this subgroup. Some of the documents on microfilm are available in paper form in other subgroups. The records document the full range of Association activities including class reunions and special events, publications, and fundraising. Most of the microfilm does not include folder targets.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Series I:   Class Reunion Files, 1891-1959
 
reel
1


1891-1906
 
2

1907-1926
 
3

1926-1959
 


Series III:   Reunion Weekends, 1939-1942
 


Series IV:   Class Financial Records, 1924-1934
 


Series V:   Reunion Lists, 1923-1925
 


Series VI:   Reunion Letters, 1905
 
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Series VII:   Alumni Mailing List, 1935
 


Series VIII:   Reunion Banquets, 1916-1946
 


Series XI:   Alumni Association, 1942
 


Series XII:   Class Lists, 1926-1945
 


Series XIII:   Mailing Lists of Alumni, 1940-1941
 


Series XIV:   Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence, 1888-1964
 
4-6

Series XV:   Stadium Fund, 1951-1953
 
6-9

Series XVI:   Correspondence, 1938-1953
 
9-13

Series XVIII:   General Files, 1935-1950
 
Series XVIII includes accounting and administrative records; materials pertaining to Association publications (the alumni magazine and Orange and Black; narrative reports; correspondence; and reports regarding controversies between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon.
 
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Series XIX:   Memorial Chapel and Carillon, 1944-1959
 
Series XIX includes materials pertaining to the proposed memorial chapel and the carillon for the Memorial Union. Correspondence with other universities regarding campus chapels and religious programs is part of this series.