Mark Clyde Phillips Collection, circa 1857-1961

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Series 1: Mark Clyde Phillips, 1881-1954 Add to Shelf

Series I is comprised of materials documenting Mark Clyde Phillips' life and work as Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Superintendent of Heating at OAC. Included is correspondence; assorted biographical materials including membership cards for the OSC Faculty Men's Club and the Oregon State Employees Association; a wedding announcement for his marriage to Mayme Crawford; a guest book and biographical sketch from his retirement celebration; a series of diplomas and certificates; a patent certificate for a picture-display cabinet; teaching materials from Phillips' mechanical drawing course; a contract for the installation and maintenance of a boiler at OAC; and several textbooks and pamphlets, some bearing the ownership mark of Grant A. Covell.

Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, 1901-1930 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.2: Biographical Materials, 1922-1949 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 3.1: Certificates and Diplomas, 1892-1919 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.3: Patent Certificate for Picture-Display Cabinet, 1911 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.4: OAC Mechanical Drawing Course Materials, circa 1920 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.5: OAC Boiler Installation and Maintenance Contract, 1919 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.6: Professional Literature and Reference Materials, Heating, circa 1881-1950 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.7: Professional Literature and Reference Materials, Mechanical Engineering, 1923-1954 Add to Shelf

Series 2: Phillips Family, 1861-1961 Add to Shelf

Series II is comprised of materials documenting the Phillips family. Included are genealogical records; an autograph book belonging to Evert Phillips; and a journal containing additional family genealogical information, obituaries for James T. Phillips, and an extensive manuscript account of James T. Phillips' life as an Oregon pioneer between 1855 and 1869. The narrative, likely a transcript of an informal oral history, describes Phillips' immigration from Missouri to Oregon, his work as a blacksmith, gold miner, and freighter, and his marriage to and divorce from his first wife. Included are observations of 1860s Portland, Oregon, early trade and industry in the Pacific Northwest, and 19th century family life. Also included are eight deeds for property in Corvallis, Oregon and two patents held by James T. Phillips. The series also includes four newspapers: The San Francisco Weekly Herald (1861), The Corvallis Gazette (1891), The Benton County Courier (1925), and The Corvallis Gazette-Times (1925). Both 1925 newspapers announce the death of James T. Phillips.

Box-Folder 1.8: Genealogical Records, 1918-1961 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.9: Family Records, circa 1888-1920 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 1.10: James T. Phillips Invention Patents and Property Deeds, 1869-1911 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 3.2: Newspapers, 1861-1925 Add to Shelf

Series 3: Crawford Family, circa 1857-1916 Add to Shelf

Series III is comprised of materials documenting the Crawford family. It includes a list of family marriages and deaths (1864-1961), an autograph and photo album, and a family scrapbook. The album includes photographs and autographs from Crawford family members and family friends, predominately in Illinois and Ohio. The scrapbook is comprised largely of clippings, programs, and brochures collected primarily in New Concord, Ohio and Monmouth, Illinois prior to John Crawford's migration to Oregon. Included are pamphlets and programs for religious services; materials from Monmouth, Muskingum, and Knox Colleges; numerous song, poetry, and news article clippings; and advertisements for performances and events. The scrapbook also includes four pasted-in photographs of John Crawford's funeral, two loose real photo postcards, a humorous letter from a class at Muskingum College, and a loose manuscript poem. It also contains John W. Crawford's teacher's certificate (1857); mementos from Frank H. Crawford (Mayme Crawford's brother); and obituaries for Frank H. Crawford, John W. Crawford, Margaret R. Crawford, William G. Crawford, and several members of the Stevenson family.

Box-Folder 1.11: Genealogical Records, circa 1908 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.1: Autograph and Photo Album, circa 1859 Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 2.2: Family Scrapbook, circa 1857-1916 Add to Shelf

Series 4: Photographs, circa 1878-1935 Add to Shelf

Series IV contains 45 photos comprising 40 unique images. Included are numerous photographs of Mark Clyde Phillips between 1880 and 1930, James T. Phillips, Mary Alice "Mayme" Crawford, Frank Crawford, John W. Crawford, and Laura (Forgey) Phillips. Also included are scenes of the Phillips home and Oregon Agricultural College, a photograph of OAC professor and museum founder John B. Horner, and several images of individuals who are likely unidentified members of the Phillips and Crawford families. Photographers include Crawford & Littler (Albany, Oregon); Hise Studio and Weigand Studio (Corvallis, Oregon); I.G. Davidson Studio, Davies Studio, and Redmond & Jenks (Portland, Oregon); Speery the Artist and W. P. Johnson (Salem, Oregon); and Rainbow Studio (Great Fall, Montana).

Box-Folder 2.3 and 2.4 Add to Shelf

Item 01: Everett (Washington) State Normal School, circa 1888 Add to Shelf

Item 02: James T. Phillips, September 1920 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 prints.

Item 03: Mary Alice "Mayme" Crawford Phillips, circa 1900 Add to Shelf

Item 04: Frank and Mayme Crawford as children, circa 1890 Add to Shelf

Item 05: James T. Phillips, circa 1883 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 prints.

Item 06: Frank Crawford, when he graduated from college, 1898 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 prints.

Item 07: John W. Crawford, circa 1890 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 prints.

Item 08: James T. Phillips, December 1907 Add to Shelf

Item 09: Mayme Crawford as a baby, circa 1884 Add to Shelf

Item 10: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips as a boy, circa 1885 Add to Shelf

Item 11: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 prints.

Item 12: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips as a boy, circa 1885 Add to Shelf

Item 13: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1892 Add to Shelf

Item 14: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1896 Add to Shelf

Item 15: Portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1905 Add to Shelf

Item 16: Real photo postcard portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1910 Add to Shelf

Item 17: Mr. & Mrs. John B. Horner, Golden Jubilee Remembrance, 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 18: Ethel Frances Phillips, age 2 yrs. 5 months, circa 1910 Add to Shelf

Item 19: circa 1878 Add to Shelf

Item 20: Not assigned Add to Shelf

Item 21: Real photo postcard portrait of Mayme Crawford Phillips, circa 1910 Add to Shelf

Item 22: Group of engineering students, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 23: Woman in a car, circa 1920 Add to Shelf

Item 24: Two women in a car, circa 1910 Add to Shelf

Item 25: Postcard to Mayme Crawford showing caricatures of two people, circa 1906 Add to Shelf

Item 26: Unidentified woman in garden next to house, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 27: Unidentified house and barn in rural area, circa 1920 Add to Shelf

Item 28: Unidentified woman in garden next to house, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 29: Unidentified house (Phillips home?), circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 30: Real photo postcard of high sunset over a river and trees, circa 1907 Add to Shelf

Item 31: Unidentified older woman and baby next to fireplace, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 32: OAC Mechanical building, circa 1892 Add to Shelf

Item 33: Portrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1935 Add to Shelf

Item 34: Laura Forgey (Mrs. James T.) Phillips, circa 1907 Add to Shelf

Item 35: Unidentified woman, circa 1910 Add to Shelf

Item 36: Two men and a woman in front of a teepee, circa 1890 Add to Shelf

Item 37: Portrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1915 Add to Shelf

Item 38: Portrait of an unidentified woman (Mrs. John W. Crawford?), circa 1890 Add to Shelf

Item 39: Photo of Mark Clyde Phillips doing a backbend, circa 1895 Add to Shelf

Item 40: Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1895 Add to Shelf

Item 41: Tintype portrait of Mark Clyde Phillips, circa 1880 Add to Shelf