Pernot Family Photographic Collection, circa 1870-1940

Title: Pernot Family Photographic Collection, circa 1870-1940

ID: P 220

Primary Creator: Pernot family

Extent: 0.05 cubic feet

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Pernot Family Photographic Collection documents members of the Pernot and Coote families and includes images of the Oregon Agricultural College campus and faculty. Emile Pernot taught photography at Oregon Agricultural College beginning in 1890 and became the first chair of the Bacteriology Department in 1900. He married Edith Coote, daughter of OAC horticulturist George Coote.

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

Collection includes copy photographs of Pernot Family and Coote Family members, Oregon Agricultural College, and Corvallis. Also includes one original albumen print. Some of the photographs were taken by OAC faculty member Emile Pernot. Negatives exist for all photographs.

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

Emile F. Pernot was born in New York in 1859. He accompanied his brother, Henry, to Oregon in 1889, and together they opened a photography business. In 1890 Pernot was hired by Oregon Agricultural College to teach photography and to take photographs for the Experiment Station. Through his pioneering work in microphotography, he developed an interest in bacteriology, and was named the first chair of the Bacteriology Department in 1900. In 1910 Pernot was named bacteriologist for the city of Portland. He married Edith Coote, daughter of OAC horticulturalist George Coote. Pernot died in 1927.

John F. "Jack" Pernot and Frederick E. Pernot were sons of Eugene Pernot (another of Emile Pernot's brothers). John was born in 1890 and graduated from OAC in 1910 with a degree in Forestry. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service until his accidental death in 1914. Frederick was also born in 1890, and graduated from OAC in 1910 in Engineering. He taught electrical engineering at the University of California, and died in 1968.

Several other photographic collections include photographs taken by Emile Pernot, including the OSU Historical Photographic Collection (P 25), the College of Agricultural Sciences Photographic Collection (P 36), the Alice Kidder Evans Photographs (P 144), and Harriet's Photographic Collection.

Other collections include photographs of Pernot Family members: Emile Pernot, Faculty and Staff Photographic Collection (P 46) and Harriet's Collection (#3, #413, #612, and #1573); Edith (Coote) Pernot, OSU Historical Photographic Collection (P 25) and Harriet's Collection (#612 & #1229); and John F. Pernot, Harriet's Collection (#1573). See also MC - Pernot, Emile F., and MC - Pernot, Mabel.

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials:

Several other photographic collections include photographs taken by Emile Pernot, including the Oregon State University Historical Photographs (P 025), the College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs (P 036), the Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection (P 144), and Harriet's Photographic Collection (P HC).

Other collections with photographs of Pernot Family members include: Emile Pernot Faculty and Staff Photograph Collection (P 046) and Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) HC0003, HC0413, HC0612, and HC1573; Edith (Coote) Pernot, Oregon State University Historical Photographs (P 025) and Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) HC0612 and HC1229; and John F. Pernot, Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) #1573. See also OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC-Pernot, Emile F.," and "MC-Pernot, Mabel."

Oral history interviews with Mabel Pernot, daughter of Emile Pernot, are held in the Oral Histories of the Oregon State University Microbiology Department (OH 024) and College of Home Economics Oral Histories (OH 011).

Preferred Citation: Pernot Family Photographic Collection (P 220), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before Decemeber 11, 2015.

Pernot family
Pernot, E. F. (Emile Francis) (1859-)

Ball Studio
College buildings--Oregon.
Coote, George, 1842-1908
Coote family
Corvallis (Or.)
Gardner, W. S. (Winfield S.), 1863-1933
Local History
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Pernot family
Willamette River (Or.)

Albumen prints.
Film negatives.
Photographic prints.