Barometer Photographs, 1950-1970
This collection is comprised of photographs taken for use in Oregon State University's newspaper, The Daily Barometer. The collection features images of many events and organizations from around campus. Included are photos of fraternity and sorority functions, ROTC programs, Homecoming, fine arts programs, and Barometer staffmembers.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
Prints and negatives in Box 02 are restricted due to their fragility. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, or email us at scarc@oregonstate.edu.
Prints in Box 01 are open for research.
We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-racist Actions Statement online.
Please be aware that language used to describe an image in this collection is racist and may be disturbing or activating. Specifically, image 32 describes a “slave sale” held in 1965.
We acknowledge the racism represented by this language and the harm it may cause our users. Providing access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes or behavior depicted therein.