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Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs, 1965-2008

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs, 1965-2008

Predominant Dates: 1974-2001

ID: P 270

Primary Creator: Holmes, Zoe Ann (1942-)

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs consist of photographs taken by Holmes that predominantly document teaching and research activities of the Nutrition and Food Management Department as well as special events. Holmes was a faculty member in nutrition and food management from 1965 until her retirement in 2002.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Scope and Content Notes

The Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs consist of photographs taken by Holmes that document the teaching and research activities, faculty, and students of the Nutrition and Food Management Department at Oregon State University. The images depict instructional food preparation and class projects, research in campus food laboratories, student research, seminars and symposia, an open house for the OSU Meat Laboratory, examination of food service equipment, annual association meetings, faculty retirement and birthday parties, and department picnics. Images of the Lebanon Strawberry Festival are also included.

The collection includes photographs of the following faculty and staff, in addition to Holmes: Nancy Devore, Dorothy East, Linda Evans, Margaret Fincke, Virginia Harger, Mary Kelsey, Frank Kessel, Jim Leklum, Lorraine Miller, Jean Peters, Jim Ridlington, Elaine Schrumpf, Clara Storvick, Maret Traber, Margy Woodburn, and Beryl Zondagh.

Group photographs of nutrition and foods faculty and of Triad Club members are also included.

The photographs include images of artwork in Bates Hall, Milam Hall, and the Memorial Union. Images depicting architectural details of the Women's Building and its surrounding landscape were made for use in a quilting project.

The bulk of the collection is 2250 digital images on compact discs (6 total). The collection also includes 67 b/w and color prints and 62 color negatives. The digital images were made by scanning of original prints, negatives, or slides. For the digital images, booklets with thumbnail images, filenames, and descriptive information are also included as part of the collection.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Zoe Ann Holmes was Professor of Nutrition and Food Management at Oregon State University from 1974 until her retirement in 2002. Holmes earned her BS (1964) and MS (1965) degrees from Kansas State University and Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. She served as an Instructor and Assistant Professor at OSU from 1965 to 1969 and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas from 1972 to 1974. Her research focused on food production, processing, and preparation.

Holmes was president of the Oregon State University Faculty Senate in 1991.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 2379 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were donated to the Archives by Holmes in 2008 and 2009.

Related Materials: An oral history interview with Holmes is held in the Voices of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 009). Reprints of Holmes' scientific publications are available in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC-Holmes, Zoe Ann." Additional materials documenting the students, faculty, instruction, research, and outreach programs in home economics at Oregon State are available in the College of Home Economics and Education Records (RG 141) and the College of Home Economics Photograph Collection (P 044), College of Home Economics Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV 044), and the College of Home Economics Oral Histories (OH 011). The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include many collections pertaining to home economics faculty, alumni, academic departments, and organizations. These include the Nutrition Research Institute Records (RG 224) and the Clara A. Storvick Papers (MSS Storvick). The Food Science and Technology Department Records (RG 176) document research and teaching activities in food processing at Oregon State.

Preferred Citation: Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs (P 270), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.

Creators

Holmes, Zoe Ann (1942-)

People, Places, and Topics

Food service--Study and teaching--Oregon--Corvallis.
Holmes, Zoe Ann, 1942-
Home economics--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Home economics students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Nutrition--Research.
Oregon State University--Buildings
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University--Research.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. College of Home Economics
Oregon State University. College of Home Economics and Education
Oregon State University. School of Home Economics
Public art--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History

Forms of Material

Born digital.
Compact discs.
Digital images.
Film negatives.
Photographic prints.


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