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C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection, 1909-1910

By Finding aid prepared by Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection, 1909-1910

ID: P 109

Primary Creator: Vincent, Chester Andrus

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is arranged in 1 series: I. Photographs, 1909-1910.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards documenting student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) assembled by Vincent. Chester Andrus Vincent attended OAC in 1906-1910 and earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1910.

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

Scope and Content Notes

The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards documenting student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) assembled by Vincent during his student years. The collection includes several images of military cadets and two images of campus work days. Of special note are images of the 1909 orchestra, the domestic science band, and construction of the new armory (now McAlexander Fieldhouse).

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

Chester Andrus Vincent entered the Oregon Agricultural College in 1906 and graduated in 1910 with a degree in civil engineering. He was born on April 1, 1889, in Troutdale, Oregon, and died December 17, 1972, in Los Gatos, California at the age of 83.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 11 photographic postcards; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1960s.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center includes many collections with photographs documenting Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students during the first decade of the 20th century. Of special note are the following collections assembled by students who also attended OAC in 1906-1910: Frances Alva Aitken Collection (MSS Aitken), F. Ross Brown Papers (MSS BrownFRoss), Vane G. Gibson Collection (MSS Gibson), Beulah Gilkey Collection (MSS GilkeyB), and Bertha Herse Collection (MSS Herse).

Preferred Citation: The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection (P 109), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Vincent, Chester Andrus

People, Places, and Topics

College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Vincent, Chester Andrus

Forms of Material

Photographic postcards.


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Photographs, 1909-1910
Series I consists of photographs of student life at the Oregon Agricultural College
Box-Folder 1.1
Item P109:01: Orchestra, 1909
Includes Cole, Vincent, Utzinger, and McGinnes.
Item P109:02: Domestic Science Band, circa 1909
At Agriculture Fair; standing in front of Waldo Hall.
Item P109:03: Basketball team, 1910
Class of 1912 champions.
Item P109:04: New Armory under construction, 1910
Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.
Item P109:05: Military Cadets regimental review, circa 1909
Item P109:06: Campus Work Day, May 27, 1910
Students working on campus landscaping; cutting trees.
Item P109:07: Military Cadets on lower campus, circa 1909
Item P109:08: Junior Flunk Day, May 20, 1909
Women wearing hats.
Item P109:09: Work Day, May 27, 1910
Bandstand.
Item P109:10: Review of OAC Cadet Regiment by Col. G.K. McGunnegle, May 6, 1910
Item P109:11: Cadets passing in review, circa 1910

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