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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Munford,
James Kenneth.
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Title:
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J. Kenneth Munford Collection
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Dates:
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1866-2000 (inclusive)
1930-2000 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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4 cubic feet
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Languages:
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Materials in
English.
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Summary:
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The J. Kenneth Munford Collection consists
of a variety of materials assembled and created by Munford as a student,
teacher, writer and editor, and local historian.
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Biographical Note
Alumnus J. Kenneth Munford was a member of the Oregon State University
faculty from 1939 until his retirement in 1977, with breaks for military
service and further education. A native of Banks, Oregon, Kenneth Munford came
to Corvallis in 1930 as a freshman at Oregon State College. After graduating in
1934 with a degree in education, he served as principal at the Harding
Elementary School in Corvallis (1935-1937) and the junior high school in
Newburg, Oregon (1938-1939) and taught classes at both schools as well. Kenneth
Munford and Helen Marjorie ("Marge") Vannice were married in 1939.
In 1939, Munford became an English instructor at Oregon State College, a
position he held until leaving for military duty in 1941. After receiving a
Doctor of Education degree from Stanford University in 1948, he returned to OSC
as an editor in the Office of Publications. He became Director of Publications
in 1956 and spearheaded formation of the OSU Press in 1961. Active in the OSU
Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi since his initiation in 1934, Munford also served as
chapter President (1963-1964), correspondent for the chapter newsletter, and
later President of the national headquarters (1968-1971) of the honorary
society. In 1986, Munford was awarded Phi Kappa Phi's Distinguished Member
Award.
Munford's interest in John Ledyard began in the mid-1930s while teaching
a fifth-grade Oregon history class. He wrote an article for the
Sunday Oregonian and with the encouragement
of a Portland, Oregon, publisher, he quickly wrote a book,
John Ledyard: An American Marco Polo, which
was published in 1939. Through the years, he began to see that there was much
more of historical value in the Ledyard story than had been revealed in his
1939 book, so Munford began preparing an annotated version of the Ledyard's
journal. He began collaborating with Sinclair Hitchings, Keeper of Prints at
the Boston Public Library, and
John Ledyard's Journal of Captain Cooks's Last
Voyage was published by the OSU Press in 1963.
Munford retired from Oregon State University in 1977, but continued to
be an active writer and supporter of local history. In 1978, he was awarded the
Oregon Historical Society's Henry Clinton Collins Award "for his writings on
local and statewide history."
In 1983, Munford began writing a weekly column on local and regional
history for the
Corvallis Gazette-Times. Thirteen years and
561 columns later, his last column was published on January 15, 1996.
Content Description
Series 1 includes several family photographs and an excerpt from
Munford's mother's diary. The souvenirs of college (series 2) consist primarily
of memorabilia of Munford's first year as an Oregon State College student in
the early 1930s. Series 3 includes texts written by Oregon State College
faculty member, Lillian Jeffreys Petri, that were used and annotated by Marge
Munford when she studied piano with Petri in the late 1930s. Also included in
Series 3 is sheet music for two pieces,
Song Birds in the Twilight Calling and
Sweet Oregon. Series 4 includes radio
scripts and related notes, correspondence, and documentation pertaining to
several radio productions on Oregon history and geography that Munford created
in the mid 1930s and early 1940s.
Series 5 consists of materials pertaining to Munford's research and
writing about John Ledyard. Specifically, these include research notes,
manuscripts, correspondence, publicity, and reviews for a 1937 article about
Ledyard in the Sunday Oregonian; a 1939 book,
John Ledyard: An American Marco Polo; and
the 1963 publication,
John Ledyard's Journal of Captain Cook's Last
Voyage.
Series 7 includes photocopies of all the columns on local and regional
history written by Munford for the
Corvallis Gazette-Times; a subject index and
title list for the columns; and photographs assembled and/or acquired for use
with the column. The photographs include images of various Corvallis landmarks,
especially schools, as well as many individuals of local or regional
significance. Series 8 includes materials pertaining to the early history of
Corvallis College and other local and regional historical topics. The travel
notes (series 9) were written during an extended trip to Maine, Canada, London,
and Europe during the late summer and fall of 1971.
Series 10 consists of materials related to Munford's membership in Phi
Kappa Phi and includes books, correspondence, a handbook, lists of chapter
officers, minutes, newsletters, reports, and an unpublished manuscript on
Munford's 45 years of involvement with the organization. Included among the
subjects addressed in this series are: the 1997 Centennial Conference, the 1980
national Convention in Portland, and Phi Kappa Phi President Ilona
Herlinger.
Series 11 constitutes certificates, awards and plaques presented to
Munford in honor of his work in local history and participation in Phi Kappa
Phi. Organizations that awarded the certificates include: Benton County Board
of Commissioners, Boy Scouts of America, Corvallis Historic Preservation
Advisory Board, Daughters of the American Revolution, Oregon Historical
Society, and Phi Kappa Phi. Series 12 consists of newspaper clippings
pertaining to Munford's involvement in Phi Kappa Phi and a protest lodged by
students over the firing of an English Professor, Frank Harper. Series 13 is a
sound recording,
The Face of Oregon, of the OSU Concert Band,
Madrigal, Glee Clubs, and Choralaires performing several pieces in honor of the
Oregon Centennial, April 23, 1959.
Arrangement
Organized into thirteen series: I. Munford Family; II. Souvenirs of
college; III. Helen Marjorie Munford-Music Studies; IV. Radio Productions; V.
John Ledyard Publications; VI. Scrapbook; VII. Corvallis Gazette-Times Columns;
VIII. Other Publications on OSU and Corvallis History; IX. Travel Notes; X. Phi
Kappa Phi Materials; XI. Certificates and Awards; XII. Newspaper Clippings; and
XIII. Sound Recordings.
Administrative Information
Custodial History Most of these materials were donated by Munford to the Archives during
1996 and 1997. The final donation was accessioned in 2000. The Munford Family
materials, the college memorabilia, and several of the items pertaining to
local history were donated to the Horner Museum in the early 1980s and
subsequently transferred to the Archives in 1996. The
Gazette-Times columns and travel notes were
transferred from the Archives' Memorabilia Collection in 1997.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation J. Kenneth Munford Collection, Oregon State University Archives,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Subjects
| Ledyard,
John, 1751-1789. |
| Corvallis
College--History. |
| Oregon
State College--History. |
| Oregon
State University--History. |
| Phi Kappa
Phi. Oregon State Chapter. |
| Phi Kappa
Phi--History. |
| Benton
County (Or.)--History. |
| Corvallis
(Or.)--History. |
| Oregon--Geography. |
| Oregon--History. |
| Piano--Instruction and
study--Oregon--Corvallis. |
| Radio programs for
children--Oregon. |
| Radio
programs--Oregon. |
| Photographs. |
| Scrapbooks. |
| Sound
recordings. |
| Corvallis
Gazette Times. |
| John
Ledyard |
| Other Creators : |
| Munford,
Helen Marjorie Vannice. |
| Munford,
James Kenneth. |
| Petri,
Lillian Jeffreys. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I:
Munford Family, ca. 1910-1915
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Container(s)
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Diary of Flora M. Munford -
excerpt, 1915
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Photographs, ca. 1910
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Series II:
Souvenirs of College, 1930-1934
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Container(s)
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Photographs, 1931
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Dance Cards
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2 folders
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Grade Reports, 1931-1934
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Handbooks and Information for
Students, 1930-1932
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Financial Records, 1930
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Programs, 1930-1931
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Correspondence, 1930-1931
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Trial Study List, 1930-1931
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Membership Card, 1930/31
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Memorabilia, 1930-1931
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Theater Programs, 1933-1934
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Series III:
Helen Marjorie ("Marge") Munford
- Music Studies, 1924-1953
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Container(s)
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Texts by Lillian Jeffreys
Petri (annotated by Munford)
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Mind Over Muscle, 1924
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The
ABC of Harmony or Music Fundamentals
Correlated, undated
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Music Fundamentals Correlated, Part II, undated
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Sheet Music
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Song Birds in the Twilight Calling, Gilbert
Schaad, 1953
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Sweet Oregon, Henry S DeMoss, 1930
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Series IV:
Radio Productions, 1936-1993
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Container(s)
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Harding School (Corvallis)
Students - "Unfolding the Map of Oregon" on KOAC School of the Air, 1936-1993
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Photographs, 1936 and 1950
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Harding Jr. High School
(Newberg, Oregon) - "Harding is on the Air" on KOAC Junior Matinee
Program, 1939
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"
Hero Tales from Oregon
History" on KOAC School of the Air, 1940
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Staters' Quarter
Hour, 1941
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Series V:
John Ledyard
Publications, 1936-1975
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Container(s)
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Correspondence and
Research, 1936-1946
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John Ledyard:
"
The First American to See
Oregon", published in Sunday
Oregonian, 31 Jan 1937
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Correspondence, notes, and
published article, 1936-1938
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Original copies of published
article
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apx 20x24 in.
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Maps of Travels, ca. 1937
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apx 20x24 in.
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John
Ledyard: An American Marco Polo by Kenneth Munford, published in 1939 by
Binford and Morts
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Published volume
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Manuscript, 1938
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Scrapbook of reviews,
clippings, correspondence and photographs, 1938-1939
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Publishing contract, reviews,
and correspondence, 1938-1954
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Advertisements, 1939
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Dust jackets and advertising
poster, 1939
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apx 20x24 in.
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Photographs of J.K. Gill
window display (prints in scrapbook), 1939
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Mary Ledyard
Correspondence, 1940-1975
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"
Did John Ledyard Witness
Captain Cook's Death?", published in April 1963 Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 1963
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John
Ledyard's Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage, edited by James Kenneth
Munford with an introduction by Sinclair H. Hitchings, published in 1963 by OSU
Press; Oregon State Monographs Studies in History Series no. 3 P
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Published volume
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Gould's notes on Bligh and
unpublished journals, 1962
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Munford-Hitchings
Correspondence, 1963
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3 folders
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Photographs used in
publication, 1963
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A
Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and in Quest of a
North-West Passage between Asia and America, by John Ledyard, 1783
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Journal
of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... (probably written
by 2nd Lt. J. Rickman)
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apx 12x17 in.
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Cover art, blue-line proofs,
title and typeface proofs, 1963
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apx 12x17 in.
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Series VI:
Scrapbook, 1939-1941
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Series VII:
Corvallis
Gazette-Times Columns, 1979-1996
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Container(s)
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Index, 1996
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Catalog of Titles, 1996
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Columns, 1983-1996
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Columns, 1979-1995
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apx 12x17 in.
2 sets
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Photographs, 1883-1994
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View of lower campus and
Corvallis, ca. 1890
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Corvallis railroad
station, ca. 1925
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Cadets in front of water
tower, ca. 1900
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Corvallis water works
tower, ca. 1890
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Shepard Hall, ca. 1908
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Howard McKinley
Corning
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Henry Villard on train;
Gold Spike ceremony, 1883
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Francis A. Chenowith
portrait
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B.F. Irvine and Gertrude
Avery Irvine at Oregon State College, 1939
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B.F. Irvine and Milton C.
Sheely at Oregon State College, 1939
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Ben Holladay
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Esther Campbell
Holladay
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J.W. Nesmith
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Andrew Warren
Moore
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Warren
Groshong, 1994
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Hamilton
Campbell
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Corvallis
Schools, ca. 1900-1945
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7 prints
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Fire in downtown
Corvallis (?), ca. 1930
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Territorial capital in
Corvallis
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Martha Henderson Gross
with "Old Mill Stones" monument, ca. 1927
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Central School and
students, ca. 1890
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Buxton Hotel (Buxton,
Oregon)
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Corvallis riverfront with
sternwheeler at dock, ca. 1915
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Corvallis residence
street "on the road of a thousand wonders"
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Ed Culp
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Aerial view of downtown
Corvallis, 1959
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apx 12x17 in.
Photograph by Western Ways.
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View of Corvallis from
west, 1871
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apx 12x17 in.
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Series VIII:
Other Publications on OSU and
Corvallis History, 1866-1972
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Container(s)
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Early Corvallis College
History (including copies of Columbia Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church
South records, 1866-1893
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apx 12x17 in.
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"
The Boswells of Boswell
Springs", published in Oregon Historical
Quarterly, Winter 1982 (v. 83, no. 4), 1979-1982
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Reference
materials
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Corvallis' 125th Anniversary
Special Edition of Corvallis
Gazette-Times, 1982
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Linn-Benton Partnership
(Thomas Hart Benton and Lewis Fields Linn), 1979-1982
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Rumer, Thomas A.,
Correspondence with, 1988-1992
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The
Wagon Train of '44, 1990
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Series IX:
Travel Notes, 1971
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Series X:
Phi Kappa Phi
Materials, 1934-2000
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Container(s)
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Books:
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi: 1897-1971, Edward Schriver, 1971
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Making Heroes of Scholars: The Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi: 1971-1983, Neal O'Steen, 1985
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Centennial Celebration
Conference, 1997
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Conventions, 1992, 1995
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1980 Convention (Portland,
Oregon) Investment Committee materials, 1980-1981
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Correspondence
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Barrs, James, 1986-1999
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Herlinger,
Ilona, 1982-1993
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Hohenstein,
Walt, 1990-1997
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General, 1977-1997
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Handbook for Phi Kappa Phi
Chapters, undated
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Manuscript:
"
45 Years With Phi Kappa
Phi", 1986
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Memorabilia
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Newsletters, 1961-2000
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OSU Chapter
materials, 1966-1999
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Photographs, Portraits of
Munford for Phi Kappa Phi, ca. 1970, 1995
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Photographer Ball Studio
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Phi Kappa Phi members 1992
Convention
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Series XI:
Certificates/Awards, 1934-1997
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Container(s)
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Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation/Dept. Of the Interior, 1988
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apx 16x20 in.
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Air Force, U.S., 1972
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apx 16x20 in.
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Benton County Board of
Commissioners, 1996-1997
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Benton County Historical
Society, 1992-1993
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Boy Scouts of
America, 1986
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Corvallis Historic
Preservation Advisory Board, 1988-1995
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Daughters of the American
Revolution, 1994-1995
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Kiwanis Club of
Corvallis, 1985
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Oregon Historical
Society, 1979
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apx 16x20 in.
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Phi Kappa Phi, 1934-1977
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Plaques
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National President
1968-1971, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
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Distinguished Member, The
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
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For Meritorious Service
to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 8-24-1977
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Series XII:
Newspaper Clippings, 1931-1971
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Container(s)
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Description
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Frank Harper Protest/Student
Counterculture, 1969-1970
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Phi Kappa Phi, 1931-1971
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Series XIII:
Sound Recordings, 1959
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Container(s)
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Description
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The Face of Oregon, OSU Concert Band,
Madrigal and Glee Clubs, and the Choralaires Oregon Centennial
Concert, April 23, 1959
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