Alumni Association Records, 1888-2011

By Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Content Notes

Administrative Information

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Forms of Material

Box and Folder Listing

Subgroup 1: Class Files, 1897-2002

Subgroup 1, Class Files, document activities by class year before graduation and reunion events after graduation. They provide biographical information about alumni as well as document student activities, reunions, and special events.

Series 1: Class Records, 1897-1966

The Class Records include constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, class wills and prophesies, financial records, lists of members, and scrapbooks for individual classes from the Class of 1902 through the Class of 1967. The Class of 1922 records include eight lapel pins donated by Claude F. Palmer. Of special note are the two scrapbooks for the Class of 1902.

Sub-Series 1: Class of 1902, 1897-1952

Box-Folder 1.1: Minutes, 1898-1902

Box-Folder 8.1: Scrapbooks, 1897-1952

Two volumes assembled by Gertrude Ewing McElfresh include ephemera and memorabilia from student years of the Class of 1902 as well as reunions; clippings; lists of class members; obituaries; correspondence and 38 photographs. The photographs are primarily of reunion groups and activities and class members after graduation.

Sub-Series 2: Class of 1910, circa 1908-1910

Box-Folder 1.2

Item 1: Minutes, 1908-1910

Item 2: Constitution, circa 1908

Item 3: List of class members

Sub-Series 3: Class of 1911, 1907-1911

Box-Folder 1.3

Sub-Series 4: Class of 1912 Fiscal Ledger, 1909-1912

Box-Folder 1.4

Sub-Series 5: Class of 1913, 1913

Box-Folder 1.5

Item 1: Constitution and By-Laws

Item 2: Class Trip Expenses, 1913

Sub-Series 6: Class of 1914, 1910-1914

Box-Folder 1.6

Item 1: Minutes, 1910-1914

Also includes minutes from 5th, 25th and 40th class reunions.

Item 2: Class Will

Box-Folder 1.7

Item 1: Constitution and By-Laws

Item 2: Class Prophecy

Sub-Series 7: Class of 1915 Minutes, 1911-1915

Box-Folder 1.7

Sub-Series 8: Class of 1918, 1914-1918

Box-Folder 1.8: Minutes, 1914-1918

Box-Folder 1.9

Item 1: Constitution and By-Laws

Item 2: Financial Reports

Item 3: Class Elections Ballots

Sub-Series 9: Class of 1919, 1915-1919

Box-Folder 1.10

Item 1: Constitution, 1916

Item 2: Class Will

Item 3: Minutes, 1915-1919

Sub-Series 10: Class of 1920, 1920

Box-Folder 1.11: Letter to Dean Bexell, November 20, 1919

Sub-Series 11: Class of 1922, 1919-1922

Box-Folder 1.12: Minutes, 1919-1922

Box-Folder 1.13: Lapel Pins

Pins have the following lettering, OAC Alumni, Orange Owl.

Sub-Series 12: Class of 1924, 1919-1924

Box-Folder 1.14

Item 1: Minutes, 1920-1924

Item 2: Scrapbook Materials, 1919-1922

Mounted in Minutes Book.

Item 3: Constitution

Sub-Series 13: Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1949, 1919-1922

Box-Folder 1.15

Item 1: Last Will and Prophecy of the Class of 1924

Item 2: Dance Program, June 7, 1924

Item 3: List of Graduates, 1924

Item 4: Contract between Class of 1924 and J. Leo Fairbanks for painting of mural

Box-Folder 1.16

Item 1: Class of 1925 Last Will and Testament, June 1925

Sub-Series 14: Class of 1926, 1922-1926

Box-Folder 1.17: Cash Ledgers, 1922-1926

Sub-Series 15: Artifacts from time capsule dug up in 1951

Box-Folder 1.18

Item 1: Class Will

Item 2: Class Prophecy

Item 3: Commencement and Convocation Programs

Sub-Series 16: Class of 1928, 1924-1928

Box-Folder 1.19

Item 1: Minutes, 1924-1928

Item 2: Class History, 1928

Sub-Series 17: Class of 1932, 1929-1932

Box-Folder 1.20: Bank Account Book, 1929-1932

Sub-Series 18: Class of 1933

Box-Folder 1.21: Minutes, 1929-1933

Sub-Series 19: Class of 1934

Box-Folder 1.22: Minutes, 1930-1934

Sub-Series 20: Class of 1936, 1932-1996

Box-Folder 1.23

Item 1: Minutes, 1932-1961

Item 2: Rosters and Reunions, 1981-1996

Sub-Series 21: Class of 1941, 1938-1941

Box-Folder 1.24

Item 1: Minutes, 1938-1941

Item 2: Account Book, 1941

Sub-Series 22: Class of 1942

Box-Folder 1.25: Minutes, 1938-1942

Sub-Series 23: Class of 1944, 1940-1944

Box-Folder 1.26

Item 2: Correspondence Class Funds, 1944

Item 1: Minutes, 1940-1944

Box-Folder 9.1: Class of 1952 Scrapbook of Activities, 1948-1952

Clippings of activities of class members and other campus events; includes 9 photographs (portraits) of class members and officers.

Box-Folder 10.1: Class of 1967 Scrapbook of Activities, 1966

Predominantly clippings and one photograph.

Series 2: Class Reunions, 1923-2002

Series II documents class reunions for the Class of 1888 through the Class of 1967. Most of the records pertain to reunions from the 1920s through 1970s. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, postcards, brochures, and photographs, primarily of reunion groups. These materials document the activities of Oregon State alumni after their graduation.

Box-Folder 2.1

Item 1: Class of 1888, 1926

Item 2: Class of 1889, 1925

Item 3: Class of 1890, 1925-1934

Item 4: Class of 1891, 1925-1941

Item 5: Class of 1892, 1925-1952

Item 6: Class of 1893, 1923-1943

Item 7: Class of 1894, 1923-1944

Item 8: Class of 1896, 1923-1946

Box-Folder 2.2: Class of 1895, 1923-1945

Box-Folder 2.3

Item 1: Class of 1897, 1937-1947

Item 2: Class of 1898, 1923-1946

Item 3: Class of 1899, 1923-1949

Box-Folder 2.4: Class of 1900, 1923-1970

Box-Folder 2.5

Item 1: Class of 1901, 1925-1951

Item 2: Class of 1902, 1926-1952

Item 3: Class of 1903, 1930-1953

Box-Folder 2.6

Item 1: Class of 1904, 1926-1955

Item 2: Class of 1905, 1929-1955

Box-Folder 2.7

Item 1: Class of 1906, 1925-1956

Item 2: Class of 1907, 1938-1959

Box-Folder 2.8

Item 1: Class of 1908, 1924-1958

Item 2: Class of 1909, 1924-1969

Box-Folder 2.9: Class of 1910, 1924-1970

Box-Folder 2.10

Item 1: Class of 1911, 1924-1970

Item 2: Class of 1912, 1923-1963

Box-Folder 2.11: Class of 1913, 1924-1973

Box-Folder 2.12: Class of 1913, 1924-1973

Box-Folder 2.13: Class of 1914, 1923-1969

Box-Folder 2.14: Class of 1914, 1923-1969

Box-Folder 2.15: Class of 1915, 1925-1966

Box-Folder 2.16: Class of 1915, 1925-1966

Box-Folder 2.17: Class of 1915, 1925-1966

Box-Folder 2.18: Class of 1916, 1937-1971

Box-Folder 2.21: Class of 1917, 1942-1967

Box-Folder 2.22: Class of 1918, 1923-1968

Box-Folder 3.1: Class of 1919, 1931-1969

Box-Folder 3.2: Class of 1920, 1937-1970

Box-Folder 3.3: Class of 1924, 1969

Box-Folder 3.4

Item 1: Class of 1925, 1950

Item 2: Class of 1926, 1951

Box-Folder 3.5: Class of 1927, 1952

Box-Folder 3.6: Class of 1927, 1952-1987

Extent: 3 folders

Box-Folder 3.7: Class of 1927, 1952-1987

Box-Folder 3.8: Class of 1928, 1953

Box-Folder 3.9: Class of 1929, 1954-1969

Extent: 2 folders

Box-Folder 3.10: Class of 1938, 1939

Box-Folder 3.11: Class of 1967, 1977

Box-Folder 3.12: Golden Jubilee Records, 1941-1971

Box-Folder 3.13: Golden Jubilee Records, 1941-1971

Box-Folder 3.14: Golden Jubilee Records, 1941-1971

Box-Folder 3.15: Golden Jubilee Records, 1941-1971

Box-Folder 3.16: Class of 1952 Golden Jubilee Reunion Memory Book, 2002

The book includes a program from the reunion, biographical information compiled from questionnaires completed by class members about their student activities and life after graduation, and a list of deceased class members.

Sub-Series 1: Class Reunion Files, 1931-1996

The files include photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and ribbons pertaining to class reunions. Files for the Classes of 1912-1916, 1918, 1921-1932, 1934-1937, 1939, and 1946 are included. Files include 350 photographs (prints and negatives), most of which are reunion groups

Extent: 23 folders

Box-Folder 3.17: 1912-1913

Box-Folder 3.18: 1915

Box-Folder 3.19: 1916

Box-Folder 3.20: 1918

Box-Folder 3.21: 1921

Box-Folder 3.22: 1922

Box-Folder 3.23: 1923

Box-Folder 3.24: 1924

Box-Folder 3.25: 1925

Box-Folder 3.26: 1926

Box-Folder 3.27: 1927

Box-Folder 3.28: 1928

Box-Folder 3.29: 1929

Box-Folder 3.3: 1930

Box-Folder 3.31: 1931

Box-Folder 3.32: 1932

Box-Folder 3.33: 1934

Box-Folder 3.34: 1935

Box-Folder 3.35: 1936

Box-Folder 3.36: 1937

Box-Folder 3.37: 1938

Box-Folder 3.38: 1939

Box-Folder 3.39: 1946

Box-Folder 3.4: Unidentified

Series 3: Alumni Register, June 1923-June 1932

The Alumni Register served as a guestbook for alumni who visited campus and includes the date of their visit; name; class year and college; present occupation; home and business addresses; marriage date; number of children; and, for women, maiden name and husband's initials. The entries are chronological by date of visit.

Box-Folder 12.1: Register, 1923-1932

Subgroup 2: Administrative Files, 1914-2008

The Administrative Files document the organization and management of the Association as well as major programs and activities including the annual homecoming events; special projects such as the carillon in the Memorial Union; commemoration of the Oregon State University centennial in 1968-1969; recordings of special events and Oregon State songs; and fundraising through the OSU Fund.

Series 1: Constitution and Bylaws, 1914-1990

Series I includes constitutions and bylaws for the Association dated 1914, 1934, 1941, and 1990.

Box-Folder 3.41

Series 2: Annual and Biennial Reports, 1938-1972

The Annual and Biennial Reports include annual reports for 1938-1939 through 1941-1942 with related materials and a biennial report for 1970-1972.

Box-Folder 3.42

Series 3: Board Meetings Records, 1941-1995

Series III consists of records of the Association Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and other committees. The materials are from various years and do not represent a continuous or complete record.

Box-Folder 3.42

Item 1: Minutes, 1941-1942

Item 2: Committee Reports, March 2, 1951

Box-Folder 3.43: Board and Executive Committee Agendas and Minutes, 1977

Box-Folder 3.44: Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1978

Box-Folder 3.45: Board and Executive Committee Meeting Materials, 1994-1995

Box-Folder 3.46: Board Member Directory for 1986-87, 1986

Box-Folder 3.47: Long Range Plan, 1986

Report of Long Range Planning Committee to the Board of Directors with draft proposal of long-range plan.

Series 4: OSU Federation Meeting Minutes, 1950-1976

Series IV includes meeting minutes, draft constitution, correspondence, and related materials of the Federation, which was established in 1950 to coordinate, implement, and encourage activities of various members groups on behalf of Oregon State and its students. It includes representatives of the Mothers and Dads Clubs, the Alumni Association, the Associated Students (ASOSU), and Century Club.

Box-Folder 3.48

Series 5: Homecoming Records, 1948-1968

The homecoming records consist of detailed annual reports of the homecoming weekend activities and programs that include clippings and ephemera. Scrapbooks documenting the 1961, 1962, and 1964 homecoming weekends are also included in the series.

Sub-Series 1: Reports, 1948-1968

Box-Folder 3.49: 1948

Box-Folder 3.50: 1949

Box-Folder 3.51: 1952

Box-Folder 3.52: 1953

Box-Folder 3.53: 1954

Box-Folder 3.54: 1957

Box-Folder 3.55: 1959

Box-Folder 3.56: 1960

Box-Folder 3.57: 1961

Box-Folder 4.1: 1962

Box-Folder 4.2: 1964

Box-Folder 4.3: 1965

Box-Folder 4.4: 1966

Box-Folder 4.5: 1968

Includes centennial homecoming in 1968.

Sub-Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1961-1964

Box-Folder 11.1: 1961-1962

Two volumes include primarily clippings with some ephemera, correspondence, and forms; no photographs.

Box-Folder 10.1: 1964

Two identical scrapbooks with the same clippings; no photographs.

Series 6: Portland Information Center Files, 1945-1952

Series VI consists of reports, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera documenting the Portland Information Center and its activities for current Oregon State student, prospective students, alumni, and friends. The Center participated in recruitment activities and provided information and activities to incoming students the summer before they enrolled at Oregon State.

Box-Folder 4.6: Reports, 1945-1952

Box-Folder 4.7: Correspondence, 1948-1949

Series 7: School Songs, 1922-1952

Series VII includes correspondence, clippings, and related materials pertaining to the alma mater, fight song, and other school songs. The clippings primarily document the publication of song books by the Alumni Association in the 1920s.

Box-Folder 4.8: Correspondence on Status of Copyrights, 1936-1952

Box-Folder 4.9: General Correspondence, 1922-1942

Extent: 2 folders

Box-Folder 4.11: Clippings, 1922-1924

Series 8: Special Projects, 1945-1961

Series VIII consists of materials documenting several special projects of the Alumni Association including fundraising for a new football stadium, proposals for a World War II memorial chapel, and materials pertaining to the carillon bell system in the Memorial Union, which was installed in 1959. This carillon was dismantled in the mid 1990s and replaced by a digital sound system.

Box-Folder 4.12: Stadium Fund, 1950

Sub-Series 1: World War II Memorial Chapel, 1945-1954

Box-Folder 4.13: Correspondence with other universities, 1947-1954

Box-Folder 4.14: Committee By-Laws and other organizing documents, 1949-1950

Box-Folder 4.15: Committee Correspondence, 1945-1950

Box-Folder 4.16: Publicity

Sub-Series 2: Carillon, 1955-1976

Box-Folder 4.17: Board of Directors File, 1955-1959

Box-Folder 4.18: Schulmerich Correspondence and Information, 1955-1959

Box-Folder 4.19: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1955-1959

Box-Folder 4.20: Money, 1955-1959

Box-Folder 4.21

Item 1: Roberts, Thomas, letter, 1955-1959

Item 2: Spokane Trip, 1959

Item 3: Y Round Table, 1955

Box-Folder 4.22: Publicity, 1956-1959

Box-Folder 4.23: Notes, 1955-1959

Box-Folder 16.1: Carillonic Bell Music Rolls, 1959-1976

Four carollonic bell music rolls for hourly chimes at the Memorial Union. The rolls inclue the OSU fight song, "Hail to Old OSC", the alma mater, and secular and religious Christmas holiday selections. One of the rolls is a "word roll" with printed words to the alma mater and fight song.

Box-Folder 16.2: Certificate, 1959

States that Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. installed a "3-octave, 86-bell Americana Carillon" in the Memorial Union on October 20, 1959.

Series 9: OSU Centennial Celebration, 1965-1974

The Centennial Celebration records include agendas, minutes, and memoranda of the university-wide Centennial Committee as well as materials pertaining to selection of the Alumni Centennial Award recipients.

Box-Folder 4.24: Centennial Committee, 1965-1974

Extent: 2 folders

Box-Folder 4.25: Centennial Committee, 1965-1974

Box-Folder 4.26: Alumni Centennial Award, 1968-1969

Series 10: Alumni Leader's Manual, circa 1953

The Alumni Leader's Manual was prepared for the officers and representatives of the Association and includes the constitution and by-laws; policies and procedures; and information about the organization of the Association and its activities, programs, and services.

Box-Folder 5.1: Manual, 1953

Series 11: OSU Fund, 1960-1978

Series XI includes the first annual report of the Oregon State University Fund, which was established by the Alumni Association in 1959 to receive annual tax-deductible contributions from alumni and friends of OSU. The Comparison Report provides information about the number of donors and dollars received in 1976-1977 and 1977-1978.

Box-Folder 5.2

Item 1: Annual Report, 1960-1961

Item 2: Comparison Report, September 1978

Series 12: Correspondence, 1927-1975

Series XII consists of several pieces of correspondence, primarily incoming, written by or about alumni. Some of the correspondence addresses positions of the Alumni Association on issues at Oregon State.

Box-Folder 5.3: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1939-1975

Box-Folder 5.4: McKay, J.D., Letter to E.C. Allworth, 1927

Regarding the controversy between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon.

Series 13: Fiscal Records, 1926-1977

The Fiscal Records include a few items documenting the income of the organization in the 1920s and 1930s and the Association budgets in the mid-1970s.

Box-Folder 5.5

Item 1: Deposit Book, 1926-1930

Item 2: Saving Account Book, 1935-1938

Item 3: Insurance Policy, 1930

Item 4: Budget, 1976-1977

Series 14: Sound Recordings, 1949-1991

The sound recordings include 18 vinyl sound disks, 12 reel-to-reel tapes, and 1 cassette tape. Of special note are recordings of the 1949 OSC vs University of Oregon football game; an OSC vs University or Oregon basketball game in about 1957; a speech by Fred Shideler; an interview with Dean of Men Emeritus Dan Poling in 1991 about Oregon State College and Corvallis during World War II; and two sets of recordings of Oregon State songs produced by the Alumni Association in the early 1950s.

Box 7

Box-Folder 6.1: Tape, Class of 1940, 1965?

25th Reunion

Box-Folder 6.2: Tape Interview, January 30, 1991

Interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II by George Edmonston.

Box-Folder 6.3: OSC vs. University of Oregon football game, 1949

4 reel-to-reel tapes

Box-Folder 6.4: 1915 football team reunion, 1965

Also includes recreation of play-by-play for OAC vs Michigan Aggies 1915 football game; 2 reel-to-reel tapes.

Box-Folder 6.5: What is Good about OSU, 1970

Speech by Fred Shideler to the Chamber of Commerce Forum; reel-to-reel tape.

Box-Folder 6.6: Join the Orange Forces, 1981

Two copies of a 45 rpm sound disk of the football fight song. Lyrics are printed on the dust jacket.

Box-Folder 6.7: Songs of Oregon State College, circa 1950

Two sets of two 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association, the Music Department and the KOAC radio station. It includes a recording of the Oregon State Creed with words by E.T. Reed and music by Joseph Brye, sung by the Oregon State College A Cappella Choir (directed by Robert Walls). The set also includes Hail to Old OSC sung by the Oregon State College Choir Men and the Alma Mater sung by the Oregon State College Choir.

Sub-Series 1: Recordings by Bob Eberhard, circa 1957

Tapes (4) made by Bob Eberhard (Class of 1957) while student broadcaster on campus radio station.

Box-Folder 6.8

Item 1: Basketball games

vs. Oregon and Univ. of Washington

Item 2: Tau Kappa Epsilon pledges who stole "O" from Skinner's Butte in Eugene

Item 3: Interview with campus spirit chairman

Item 4: Heckart Lodge Trio (3 songs)

Box-Folder 7.1: circa 1953

Four sets of three 78 rpm sound disks produced by the Oregon State College Alumni Association include recordings of the Oregon State College Band and Glee Club performing the OSC Medley, Indiana State Band (March), the Alma Mater, Roadways, Mighty Beavers, Storm King, Hail to Old OSC, Toast to the Team, and March of the Spanish Soldiery. A 33 1/3 rpm edition (1 disk) is also included.

Series 15: Scrapbook, 1950-1951

Alumni Association publicity and promotional projects, clippings about activities, direct mail efforts, and other projects for the period June 1950 through June 1951. Includes clippings; ephemera; copies of mailings; and issues of the alumni magazine.

Box-Folder 13.1

Series 16: List of Alumni, undated

Typewritten list of alumni by class year for Classes of 1870 through 1925; indicates if individual is deceased. The list is undated but may have been prepared in the 1950s or early 1960s.

Box-Folder 5.6

Series 17: Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2008

Schedule of classes for spring 2008.

Box-Folder 5.7

Subgroup 3: Publications, 1929-2005

Subgroup 3 consists of records that document the major publications of the Association, the alumni magazine and the alumni directory, as well as the Orange and Black and the alumni directories are included with these records. Copies of the alumni magazine and OSU Scope are maintained as separate collections.

Series 1: Alumni Magazine, 1929-1998

The Alumni Magazine series consists of materials documenting the preparation and distribution of the Association's alumni magazine, the Oregon State Monthly, and Oregon Stater. The records include extensive subject files on prominent alumni, faculty and staff, and special events; letters to the editor; and editorial materials for individual issues. The letters to the editor include letters and photocopies of diaries and family histories sent by alumni who are descendants of Oregon Trial pioneers. Information from the letters was used in a December 1992 Oregon Stater article commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail.

Box-Folder 5.8: Indexes, 1929-1979

Includes indexes for the 1929-1933 and 1976-1979 issues of the alumni magazine.

Sub-Series 1: Subject Files

Box-Folder 5.9: Alumni, 1944-1993

Extent: 4 folders

Box-Folder 5.10: Alumni, 1944-1993

Box-Folder 5.11: Alumni, 1944-1993

Box-Folder 5.12: Alumni, 1944-1993

Box-Folder 5.13: Andrus, Governor Cecil D., 1973-1981

Box-Folder 5.14: "Books for Birmingham" campaign, 1989

Box-Folder 5.15: Byrne, John V., 1981-1984

Box-Folder 5.16: CH2M Hill, 1966-1986

Box-Folder 5.17: Edwards, Webley, 1960-1977

Box-Folder 5.18: Englebart, Douglas C., 1986-1987

Box-Folder 5.19: Faculty, 1970-1986

Box-Folder 5.20: Fagans, J. Kenneth, 1972-1975

Box-Folder 5.21: Giustina, N.B. (Nat), 1983

Box-Folder 5.22: Harris, Milton, 1970-1984

Box-Folder 5.23: Homecoming, 1979-1985

Box-Folder 5.24: Jackson, Glenn, 1977-1980

Box-Folder 5.25: Johnson, Bill ('30), stories and reminiscences, ca. 1995

Box-Folder 5.26: Lemon, E.B. Distinguished Alumni Award, 1978-1986

Box-Folder 5.27: MacVicar, Robert W., 1970-1976

Box-Folder 5.28: Obituaries, 1966-1986

Box-Folder 5.29: Open Meetings Law, 1975-1981

Box-Folder 5.30: Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Box-Folder 5.31: Parker, Charles T., 1972-1977

Box-Folder 5.32: Pauling, Linus, 1954-1986

Box-Folder 5.33: Pauling Memorial Publication, 1994

Box-Folder 5.34: Poling, Dan, 1998

Box-Folder 5.35: Prefontaine and Ebba, 1997

Track athletes at University of Oregon and OSU.

Box-Folder 5.36: Robertson, Bill ("Ropes"), 1980

Box-Folder 3.37: Starker, T.J., 1962-1983

Box-Folder 5.38: Stewart, L.L. "Stub", 1975-1976

Box-Folder 5.39: Student Life in the Past, undated

Box-Folder 5.40: Trysting Tree, 1983

Sub-Series 2: Subject Files (Accession 2000:087), circa 1895-1984

Subject files compiled for research purposes by the staff of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. The files pertain to OSU alumni, homecoming celebrations, commencement and graduation ceremonies, and reunions. The files include photographs, newspaper clippings, magazines (especially copies of the Stater), minutes, and correspondence.

Box 17

Folder 1: A -- Important OSU Alumni

Folder 2: Baker, Harry

Folder 3: Baker, Terry Wayne

Folder 5: Bancroft, Vivian

Folder 6: Bandy, Orville

Folder 7: Barber, Rex

Folder 8: Barnes, John M.

Folder 9: Barratt, Jim

Folder 10: Bartel, Erv

Folder 11: Bartholomew, Frank

Folder 12: Batcheller, Oliver

Folder 13: Bates, Albert

Folder 14: Bates, Mercedes

Folder 15: Bauer, Albert

Folder 16: Bauer, Bruce

Folder 17: Bauer, Walter

Folder 18: Baughman, Fred

Folder 19: Baum, David

Folder 20: Baum, Robert

Folder 21: Beamer, Clarence

Folder 22: Bean, Bruce

Folder 23: Beck, Larry

Folder 24: Beck, James

Folder 25: Bell, John

Folder 26: Bell, Sam

Folder 27: Belton, Howard

Folder 28: Bennett, Ralph

Folder 29: Bennett, William

Folder 30: Benson, B.F.

Folder 31: Bertsch, Howard

Folder 32: Birkie, William

Folder 33: Blair, Dean

Folder 34: Blakely, Jud

Folder 35: Blakely, Mrs. Martin (Frieda Linder)

Folder 36: Blitz, William

Folder 37: Bohren, A.K.

Folder 38: Bothwell, Lindley

Folder 39: Brandis, John

Folder 40: Breese, Mel

Folder 41: Bregger, John

Folder 42: Briggs, John

Folder 43: Briggs, Mark

Folder 44: Brodie, Renton K.

Folder 45: Broten, George Arthur

Folder 46: Brown, Delmar

Folder 47: Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Richard

Folder 48: Brown, Robert

Folder 49: Brumfield, Kirby

Folder 50: Bruns, George

Folder 51: Byrne, John "Jack"

Folder 52: Byrne, John V.

Folder 53: Carl, Irene

Folder 54: Carl, Marion

Folder 55: Carlson, John

Folder 56: Carpenter, Ken

Folder 57: Carter, Lloyd

Folder 58: Carter, M. Joe

Folder 59: Casey, Kathleen

Folder 60: Cheldelin, V.

The contents of this folder have been scanned and are available upon request.

Folder 61: Chiu, Arthur

Folder 62: Christiansen, C.C.

Folder 63: Clark, Herman

Folder 64: Clarke, Loyal

Folder 65: Class Reunions

Folder 66: Clement, Boyd

Folder 67: Cole, Leland

Folder 68: Coleman, Ralph

Folder 69: Collegemates (Collegemates Luncheon Gatherings)

Folder 70: Colvig, Vance DeBar (Pinto)

Folder 71: Conklin, Robert

Folder 72: Cook, John Earl

Folder 73: Cooper, Mrs. James A. (Grace Starr)

Folder 74: Corbett, O.W.

Folder 75: Cordial, Jim

Folder 76: Corso, Hope Chamberlin

Folder 77: Counts, Mel

Folder 78: Cowgill, Clara

Folder 79: Cowgill, Helen

Folder 80: Crandall, Cliff

Folder 81: Crawford, Thomas

Folder 82: Crimmins, Jerry

Folder 83: Cronemiller, Lynn F.

Folder 84: Cross Country (1961 NCAA Champions)

Folder 85: Cummings, Orville

Folder 86: Cutler, William

Folder 87: Davis, Donald

Folder 88: Davies, Henry

Folder 89: Day, Edgar Allen

Folder 90: Day, John

Folder 91: Dixon, James

Folder 92: DeBoest, Henry F.

Folder 93: Delzell, Thomas

Folder 94: Demith, Jimmy

Folder 95: DeSylvia, Tom

Folder 96: Dezendorf, Nelson

Folder 97: Dimick, Roland E.

Folder 98: Dodge, Ray

Folder 99: Dooley, Ed

Folder 100: Dorsey, Dean

Folder 101: Downie, Hal

Folder 102: Drew, Preston

Folder 103: Dudley, Darle W.

Folder 104: Durden, Don

Folder 105: Dybuik, Russell

Folder 106: Dyer, Joseph M.

Folder 107: Eaton, Robert

Folder 108: Ebeling, Dick W.

Folder 109: Eckman, Don

Folder 110: Edwards, M. Lowell (Wife-Margaret Watt)

Folder 112: Edwards, Webley

Folder 113: Eggers, Johnny

Folder 114: Elder, Terry B.

Folder 115: Eldredge, Don

Folder 116: Eldredge, Kenneth R.

Folder 117: Ellison, Vern

Folder 118: Emmett, Paul

Folder 119: Erickson, Minton

Folder 120: Ewalt, Robert

Folder 121: Exley, Jerry

Folder 122: Fenner, John

Folder 123: Finlay, Gordon

Folder 124: Fisher, Jim

Folder 125: Floberg, Ralph

Folder 126: Forde, Diane Lund

Folder 127: Foster, Lyle W.

Folder 128: Francis, Joe

Folder 129: Fugate, Raymond

Folder 130: Funk, Arnold

Folder 131: Gabrielson, Ira

Folder 132: Garland, Charles

Folder 133: Geary, Edward A.

Folder 134: Gellatly, John

Folder 135: General

Folder 136: Getty, Leonard C.

Folder 137: Gianella, Vincent P.

Folder 138: Gilkey, Richard

Folder 139: Gill, Amory

Folder 140: Gill, Harold

Folder 141: Gill, Slats

Folder 143: Gillet, Ira

Folder 144: Gillette, Dean

Folder 145: Gilley, R. Stevens

Folder 146: Giustina, N.B.

Folder 147: Godman, John

Folder 148: Goodall, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Homes)

Folder 149: Gotta, Jack

Folder 150: Graduation Class Photos, circa 1890s

Folder 151: Graham, C.H.

Folder 152: Graham, Jackson

Folder 153: Gray, Gene

Folder 154: Gray, John

Folder 155: Grayson, Mark

Folder 156: Griffen (Dr.)

Folder 157: Griffen, Z. Wayne

Folder 158: Gross, Calvin E.

Folder 159: Grosz, Walter

Folder 160: Groves, Frank

Folder 161: Hageman, Leo

Folder 162: Hall, John H.

Folder 163: Halverson, William

Folder 164: Hamill, Robert

Folder 165: Hansen, Julia Butler

Folder 166: Hardie, Stewart

Folder 167: Harris, Milton

Folder 168: Hart, Frederick

Folder 170: Harvey, Morris

Folder 171: Hatfield Mark O. (U.S. Senator)

Folder 172: Hathaway, Mark

Folder 173: Hattan, Elton

Folder 174: Hawley, Norman

Folder 175: Hayes, Dalebert Edward

Folder 176: Hayner, C.T.

Folder 177: Hays, Donald

Folder 178: Head, J. Al

Folder 179: Head, S. Conrad

Folder 180: Hedges, Frank Robert

Folder 181: Helmer, Oscar M.

Folder 182: Henniger, Jean Floyd

Folder 183: Heywood, Eunice

Folder 184: Hildebrandt, Lou

Folder 185: Hill, D.D.

Folder 186: Hill, Fred

Folder 187: Hirstel, Bob

Folder 188: Hoffman, E. Neil

Folder 189: Hogan, Brooks

Folder 190: Holcomb, Glenn

Folder 191: Hollandsworth, Helen

Folder 192: Hollingsworth, Guilford

Folder 193: Holt, Mrs. Curtis (Isabella Downs)

Folder 194: Holt, Howard

Folder 195: Homecoming Materials, 1955-1969

Folder 197: Hood, Gordon

Folder 198: Houghton, E.W.

Folder 199: Howie, George

Folder 200: Huggins, M.M.

Folder 201: Hughes, Henry

Folder 202: Hulsman, Helen (Mrs. Walter Kelly)

Folder 203: Humphrey, Lloyd

Folder 204: Hurd, Owen

Folder 205: Jackson, Glenn

Folder 206: Jarvis, Joe

Folder 207: Jenkins, Gay Harding

Folder 208: Jensen, James H.

Folder 209: Jewett, Leonard G.

Folder 210: Johnson, Alton

Folder 211: Johnson, Dick

Folder 212: Johnson, Hilbert

Folder 213: Johnson, Wilfred

Folder 214: Joy, Barnard

Folder 215: Joy, Clifford

Folder 216: Kallander, R.M.

Folder 217: Keema, Bud

Folder 218: Keene, Roy S.

Folder 219: Keep, Barney

Folder 220: Kerr, Robert Todd

Folder 221: Kerr, William Jasper

Folder 222: Kiefer, Harry J.

Folder 223: King, Jean

Folder 224: Kipper, Louis

Folder 225: Kirk, William

Folder 226: Kirkpatrick, H.L.

Folder 227: Kleinschmidt, Arthur

Folder 228: Knoll, Robert

Folder 229: Kofoid, Marvin

Folder 230: Lafferty, Chester

Folder 231: Lange, Kenneth

Folder 232: Laythe, Leo

Folder 233: Lear, Gene

Folder 234: Leihy, Charles Willard

Folder 235: Lemon, E.B.

Folder 236: Lewis, Ed

Folder 237: Lieuallen, Roy Elwayne

Folder 238: Lincoln, Richard

Folder 239: Lowden, Merle

Folder 240: Lowe, Paul

Folder 241: Lowry, Hugh R.

Folder 242: Lumm, Marjorie

Folder 243: Lundeen, Robert

Folder 244: Lundstron, A.A.

Folder 245: McCallister/Finley (5-generations at OSU)

Folder 246: McCollum, Charles

Folder 247: McCullough, John Price

Folder 248: McCullogh, Walter

Folder 249: McDaniel, Hobart

Folder 250: McKay, Douglas

Folder 251: McMicken, Craig

Folder 252: McMurdo, Scott

Folder 253: MacVicar, Robert

Folder 254: Madden, Sally

Folder 255: Mann, Dave

Folder 256: Maple, Howard

Folder 257: Maris, Homer

Folder 258: Maser, Clifford

Folder 259: Meechan, Charles

Box 18

Folder 1: Meek, Fred

Folder 2: Memorial Union

Folder 3: Merryfield, Fred

Folder 4: Miller, Helen

Folder 5: Miller, Mark

Folder 6: Miller, Richard A.

Folder 7: Moeller, Therald

Folder 8: Moir, David

Folder 9: Moore, Harriet

Folder 10: Moore, Spencer

Folder 11: Morris, Homer

Folder 12: Morris, James

Folder 13: Morris, Walter

Folder 14: Mosby, David Clayton

Folder 15: Mulligan, Joe

Folder 16: Munford, Ken

Folder 17: Murphy, Donald

Folder 18: Nance, Donald

Folder 19: Narver, John

Folder 20: Narver, Ursel

Folder 21: North, William

Folder 22: Oakes, Charles Ernest

Folder 23: Odell, Norman

Folder 24: Orell, Bernard

Folder 25: Ossey, B.A.

Folder 26: Ott, Walter

Folder 27: Palmer, Claude

Folder 28: Pape, Dean

Folder 29: Paulson, Norris

Folder 30: Penrose, George

Folder 31: Perry, Grant W.

Folder 32: Pierson, Lenn

Folder 33: Pierce, Robert

Folder 34: Pihas, John

Folder 35: Pine, W.D.

Folder 36: Pittam, William

Folder 37: Poling, Dan

Folder 38: Powell, George "Gap"

Folder 39: Powell, James

Folder 40: Powell, Virgil A.A.

Folder 41: Prahl, Charles

Folder 42: Proppe, William

Folder 43: Proudfit, Arthur

Folder 44: Prusinski, Robert

Folder 45: Ramsey, Frank

Folder 46: Ramsey, Fred

Folder 47: Rau, Robert

Folder 48: Rave, W.J.

Folder 49: Reed, Claude

Folder 50: Reed, Robin

Folder 51: Reed, Steve and Mary

Folder 52: Reynolds, Charles

Folder 53: Reynolds, Jay

Folder 54: Reynolds, Jean Hall

Folder 55: Rice, Edna

Folder 56: Rieke, Forrest and Mary

Folder 57: Riley, Earl

Folder 58: Robertson, Bill (Ropesole)

Folder 59: Rocha, Ephriam

Folder 60: Rodgers, Fred

Folder 61: Roe, Robert

Folder 62: Rogers, Emsley

Folder 63: Roll, Leslie

Folder 64: Root, Robert

Folder 65: Roth, Vincent

Folder 66: Ruegg, Robert

Folder 67: Rumbaugh, Harold

Folder 68: Rushing, Robert

Folder 69: Rutherford, Harry

Folder 70: Salishan

Folder 71: Salser, Carl W.

Folder 72: Sabin, Lynn

Folder 73: Saubert, Jean

Folder 74: Saylor, Ralph

Folder 75: Schissler, Paul

Folder 76: Schmidt, Adolph

Folder 77: Schoth, Harry

Folder 78: Schulein, Joesph

Folder 79: Schmulmerich, Wes

Folder 80: Scott, George

Folder 81: Sears, Ernest

Folder 82: Sears, Vic

Folder 83: Seiler, Don

Folder 84: Severson, Win

Folder 85: Sewell, Elain Kollins

Folder 86: Shaw, Clayton

Folder 87: Shideler, Fred

Folder 88: Shy, G. Milton

Folder 89: Sidor, Ed

Folder 90: Siegrist, Ron

Folder 91: Slater, Jack

Folder 92: Slinger, Robert

Folder 93: Smith, Lawrence

Folder 94: Sowers, Philip

Folder 95: Spaur, George

Folder 96: Stanley, Edwin

Folder 97: Starker, Thurman

Folder 98: Starr, Eugene

Folder 99: Strand, A.L.

Folder 100: Swan, L.L.

Folder 101: Swan, Robert G.

Folder 102: Sweeney, Pat

Folder 103: Tartar, Herman Vance

Folder 104: Taylor, Ray

Folder 105: Thelan, Marilyn (Stout)

Folder 106: Thieleman, R.H.

Folder 107: Thomas, Dale

Folder 108: Thompson, Robert

Folder 109: Torrey, Dan

Folder 110: Turner, Art

Folder 111: Turner, Hester

Folder 112: Tuthill, Lewis

Folder 113: Unidentified Photos

Folder 114: Valley, Wayne

Folder 115: Valenti, Paul

Folder 116: Vincent, George

Folder 117: Vinyard, Harold

Folder 118: Wallace, Albert

Folder 119: Wardell, George

Folder 120: Warren, Charles

Folder 121: Wallace, Edwin

Folder 122: Wann, Harry

Folder 123: Weartherford, Mark

Folder 124: Weber, B.W.

Folder 125: Wei, C.K. Jui

Folder 126: Weimar, Virginia

Folder 127: Wellman, Harry

Folder 128: Wenstrom, Chuck

Folder 129: Werner, Richard

Folder 130: West, Flavius

Folder 131: White, George

Folder 132: White, Robert

Folder 133: Whiteside, Harold

Folder 134: Wiesner, Sue

Folder 135: Wilbur, Marvin

Folder 136: Williamson, Clyde

Folder 137: Wilkinson, Ron

Folder 138: Withycombe, James

Folder 139: Wood, Lavelle

Folder 140: Woodford, William

Folder 141: Yadon, John

Folder 142: Yerian, Ted

Folder 143: Young, Roy

Folder 144: Zarosinski, Donald

Box-Folder 14.1: Letters to the Editor, 1987

Extent: 10 folders

Box-Folder 14.2: Letters to the Editor, 1988

Box-Folder 14.3: Letters to the Editor, 1989

Box-Folder 14.4: Letters to the Editor, 1990

Box-Folder 14.5: Letter to the Editor, 1991-1993

Box-Folder 14.6: Letters to the Editor, 1988-1994

Box-Folder 14.7: Letters to the Editor, 1990-1995

Box-Folder 14.8: Letters to the Editor, 1995-1996

Box-Folder 14.9: Letters to the Editor, 1997-1999

Box-Folder 14.10: Letters to the Editor, 1990-1997

Box-Folder 14.11: Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Extent: 7 folders

Box-Folder 14.14: Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Box-Folder 14.15: Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Box-Folder 14.16: Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Box-Folder 14.17: Letters to the Editor - Oregon Trail Project, 1992

Box-Folder 14.18: General Correspondence, 1952-1958

Extent: 3 folders

Box-Folder 14.19: General Correspondence, 1967-1991

Box-Folder 14.20: General Correspondence, 1988-1994

Box-Folder 14.21: Photo Contest, 1973-1974

Box-Folder 14.22: Press Releases, 1964-1982

Box-Folder 14.23: Costs, 1962-1984

Extent: 2 folders

Box-Folder 14.24: Costs, 1962-1984

Box-Folder 14.25: Student Publications Committee, 1976

Box-Folder 14.26: Tom Bennett Manuscripts for World War II Stories, 1991

Box-Folder 14.27: "The House the Thrill Kids Built" manuscript by Alex Petersen, 2000

Sub-Series 3: Oregon Stater Article Files, 1987-1998

Materials generated and collection by the Oregon Stater staff in the course of writing and editing the alumni magazine. The files include transcripts of interviews, article drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and publications. Most of the files are for a particular magazine issue; others are for specific topics.

Box 18

Folder 145: February 1988 issue

Folder 146: October 1988 issue

Folder 147: December 1988 issue

Folder 148: September 1989 issue

Folder 149: December 1989 issue

Folder 150: September 1990 issue

Folder 151: February 1991 issue (World War II)

Folder 152: April 1991 issue

Folder 153: June 1991 issue

Folder 154: September 1991 issue

Folder 155: October 1991 issue

Folder 156: April 1992 issue

Folder 157: April 1994 issue

Folder 158: December 1994 issue

Folder 159: February 1995 issue

Folder 160: April 1995 issue

Folder 161: June 1995 issue

Folder 162: September 1995 issue

Folder 163: OSU connections with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), 1994

Folder 164: Draft articles from Tom Bennett, 1995-1996

Folder 165: History of the Beaver yearbook, 1994

Folder 166: Awards and Alumni Fellows (J.W. "Bud" Forrester), 1991

Folder 167: History of the OSU Alumni Association, 1990

Box-Folder 19.1: William Jasper Kerr, 1995

Box-Folder 19.2: Various Interviews, 1990

Box-Folder 19.3: General, 1987-1998

Extent: 3 folders

Series 2: OSU Scope, 1966-1971

Series II consists of correspondence, memos, notes, and mock-ups pertaining to this quarterly newsletter for alumni and friends of OSU that was published by the Department of Information.

Extent: 2 folders

Box-Folder 19.4: OSU Scope, 1966-1970

Box-Folder 19.5: OSU Scope, 1966-1971

Series 3: Orange and Black, 1938

Four copies of the Orange and Black, a pictorial history of Oregon State College published by the Alumni Association in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of OSC. Edited by Richard Charles (Dick) Gearhart, it includes a narrative history and photographs of the campus, student activities and traditions, athletics, and living organizations. According to the title-page inscription, it is "A record of the first seventy years in the life of Oregon State College -- the illustrated story of her growth to the 'major industry in the State', complete with the changing life and activity of her students and alumni." Promotional materials for the Orange and Black are available in the Memorabilia Collection. The E.T. Reed Papers include materials pertaining to a substantial revision of the publication that Reed worked on from 1938 until his death; it was never published. Additional information about the preparation, publication, and distribution is available in the microfilmed records (Series XVIII. General Files). The Orange and Black is available online.

Box-Folder 15.1: Orange and Black, 1938

Series 4: Alumni Directories, 1910-2005

Series IV consists of alumni directories published by the Association. During the 1940s and 1950s, alumni directories were published as part of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. Other lists of alumni are available in Subgroup 1 (Series III. Alumni Register) and Subgroup 2 (Series XVI. List of Alumni).

Box-Folder 19.6: 1910

Box-Folder 19.7: 1913

Extent: 3 copies

Box-Folder 19.8: 1917

Extent: 3 copies

Box-Folder 19.9: 1922

Box-Folder 19.10: 1925

Extent: 3 copies

Box-Folder 19.11: Class of 1965, 1967

Box-Folder 19.12: 2005

Includes published volume and CD with electronic version of alumni membership. The published directory includes lists by name, school (or college), class year, and current location.

Subgroup 4: Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964

Subgroup 4 consists of records that were microfilmed in 1969. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII in this subgroup. Some of the documents on microfilm are available in paper form in other subgroups. The records document the full range of Association activities including class reunions and special events, publications, and fundraising. Most of the microfilm does not include folder targets.

Series 1: Class Reunion Files, 1891-1959

Reel 1: 1891-1906

Reel 2: 1907-1926

Reel 3: 1926-1959

Series 3: Reunion Weekends, 1939-1942

Reel 3

Series 4: Class Financial Records, 1924-1934

Reel 3

Series 5: Reunion Lists, 1923-1925

Reel 3

Series 6: Reunion Letters, 1905

Reel 3

Series 7: Alumni Mailing List, 1935

Reel 4

Series 8: Reunion Banquets, 1916-1946

Reel 4

Series 11: Alumni Association, 1942

Reel 4

Series 12: Class Lists, 1926-1945

Reel 4

Series 13: Mailing Lists of Alumni, 1940-1941

Reel 4

Series 14: Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence, 1888-1964

Reel 4

Series 15: Stadium Fund, 1951-1953

Reel 4-6

Series 16: Correspondence, 1938-1953

Reel 6-9

Series 18: General Files, 1935-1950

Series XVIII includes accounting and administrative records; materials pertaining to Association publications (the alumni magazine and Orange and Black; narrative reports; correspondence; and reports regarding controversies between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon.

Reel 9-13

Series 19: Memorial Chapel and Carillon, 1944-1959

Series XIX includes materials pertaining to the proposed memorial chapel and the carillon for the Memorial Union. Correspondence with other universities regarding campus chapels and religious programs is part of this series.

Reel 13

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