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David Robert Marr Photograph Album, circa 1918 - 1922

By Joy Hagler and Elizabeth Nielsen

Collection Overview

Title: David Robert Marr Photograph Album, circa 1918 - 1922

ID: P 232

Primary Creator: Marr, David Robert

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The David Robert Marr Photograph Album consists of photographic prints collected and assembled by Marr, documenting  campus buildings and grounds and student activities during Marr's years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). David R. Marr attending OAC from 1918 to 1922, graduating with a BS in Commerce.

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

Scope and Content Notes

The David Robert Marr Photograph Album consists of photographic prints collected and assembled by David R. Marr, documenting campus buildings and grounds and student activities during Marr's years at Oregon Agricultural College. The collection includes several formal hand-colored campus photos taken by Ball Studio and Howell's Studio of Corvallis; snapshots of the R.O.T.C. Cadet band during their travels in Oregon; and various views of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the Junior Weekend Canoe Fete festivities. Also included are photos of Mt. Hood and waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge taken by Cross and Dimmitt and two postcard photos of the Canadian Rockies.

Of special note are several photographs of the Trysting Tree; interior views of a residence, that is likely the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity; and a hand-colored photograph depicting the Sigma Chi and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity houses and Shepard Hall.  Several snapshots of children, probably taken during the band trips, are also included.  Two photographs show the R.O.T.C. cadet band in front of the Library.

The collection includes 5 loose prints that are not affixed in the album.  These include a hand-colored photograph of the Peacock Float in the Junior Weekend Canoe Fete on the Marys River; postcards of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier (Canada) and Castle Mountain in Banff, Canada; a snapshot of a student crowd on campus; and a photograph of four men (including David Marr) posed in front of a building stairway.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

David R. Marr, of Dundee, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural College from 1918-1922, graduating with a BS in Commerce. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, was involved with the Glee Club during his freshman  year and played cornet in the Orchestra and R.O.T.C. Band during his sophomore through senior years. After graduating it is believed that he was a music and/or band teacher at Shasta Union High School in Redding, California.

Author: Joy Hagler

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: including 93 photographs; 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The album was donated to the University Archives by Bret Speers in 1997.

Related Materials: Several memorabilia items affiliated with Marr are in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC - Marr, David R.".  The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include many collections that provide visual documentation of campus buildings and student activities during the late 1910s and early 1920s.  Of special note are the Pitts Elmore Photographs (P 123), the J. Llewellyn Spriggs Photograph Album (P 285), and the Davis Allen Photographs (P 261).

Preferred Citation: David Robert Marr Photograph Album (P 232), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Marr, David Robert
Ball Studio
Howell's Studio

People, Places, and Topics

College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Bands.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Sigma Phi Epsilon. Oregon Alpha Chapter
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.

Forms of Material

Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
Postcards.


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