Historical Note
The University Archives was established at Oregon State University in
1961 as a department of the Library. From the early 1970s until 2000, the
Archives was part of the OSU central administration. In 2000, the Archives
became a department of the University Libraries and moved into the Valley
Library in 2003.
Content Description
The University Archives Videotapes consist of two VHS videotape
recordings of television news reports about the Archives and one VHS
videotape prepared by the Archives for University Day in 1994.
One of the television news reports (FV P169:1) is about vandalism at
the OSU Mink Research Center and the subsequent records recovery operation
by OSU Archives staff in June 1991. It includes footage of University
Archivist, Michael Holland. The second news report (FV P169:2), broadcast
in December 1991 by KEZI-TV in Eugene, Oregon, features the donation of
the
Oregon State Yank Collection to the
Archives. It includes footage of Larry Landis and Elizabeth Nielsen.
A Sampler of Motion Picture Films and Video
Holdings of the OSU Archives was prepared for viewing in the
Archives' display at University Day in 1994. It includes duplicates of a
selection of films and videotapes: The Old Grad
Comes Back, 1925; 1942 Rose Bowl pre-Game activities;
This is Oregon State, 1958; the Oregon
State College/University name change ceremony in 1961; and several
Agricultural Experiment Station television public service announcements
from 1985. A VHS use copy of this item is available.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use Copyright, reproduction, and use restrictions may apply to the
videotapes of the television news broadcasts.
Preferred Citation University Archives Videotapes (FV P 169), Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.