Dale Story Scrapbook, 1961-1962

Title: Dale Story Scrapbook, 1961-1962

ID: MSS Story

Primary Creator: Story, Dale Franklin (1942-)

Extent: 0.03 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Dale Story Scrapbook consists of clippings, ephemera, and photographs documenting Story's national cross country championship in 1961 as well as other Oregon State University track and field athletes and events in 1961-1962, including sprinter Norm Monroe. The bulk of the scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings. Several ephemeral items are part of the scrapbook including a program for the Oregon State vs University of Washington dual meet in Corvallis in 1962. The photographs include one b/w print of Story with his NCAA championship trophy and 6 color snapshots taken at meets in the spring of 1962 (not held at Oregon State).

Because of the fragility of the original item, the Dale Story Scrapbook has been digitized as a preservation measure. Access to this digital surrogate of the Dale Story Scrapbook is available upon request or through the SCARC electronic records use kiosk in the SCARC reading room.

Alumnus and long-distance runner Dale Story won the individual title at the 1961 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships and in the process guided Oregon State to its first-ever NCAA team title.

A native of Orange, California, Story enrolled at Oregon State University in 1960 and earned a BS in Wildlife Management in 1965. In his national championship race, Story beat six future Olympians as he ran barefoot in 30-degree weather. During his Oregon State career, Story was a four-year letterman, earned track and field All-American honors in 1962 in the 3-mile run, and set 13 course or meet records. Story and his 1961 cross country teammates were inducted into the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

More Extent Information: 7 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research. Because of the fragility of the original item, the Dale Story Scrapbook has been digitized as a preservation measure. Access to this digital surrogate of the Dale Story Scrapbook is available upon request or through the SCARC electronic records use kiosk in the SCARC reading room.

Related Materials:

Extensive materials pertaining to track and field at Oregon State University from the mid-1960s through 1970s are available in the Berny Wagner Scrapbooks (MSS Wagner). Additional information about track athletes, coaches, and meets, as well as statistics, are available in the Sports Media Guides (PUB 054) for track and field.

Photographs of track and field athletes and events are part of the William Harling Davolt Scrapbook and Photographs (MSS Davolt), Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC), Track and Field Photograph Collection (P 010), G. Herbert Root Photograph Collection (P 127), and Jerry D. Belcher Collection of Oregon Agricultural College Track Photographs (P 128).

Preferred Citation: Dale Story Scrapbook (MSS Story), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Story, Dale Franklin (1942-)

College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Monroe, Norm
Oregon State University--Track and field.
Story, Dale Franklin, 1942-
Track and field athletes--Oregon.
Track and field coaches--Oregon.
University History

Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.