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Ronald V. and John G. Hogg Papers, 1918-1922

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Ronald V. and John G. Hogg Papers, 1918-1922

ID: MSS Hogg

Primary Creator: Hogg, Ronald V. (1898-1994)

Extent: 0.4 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Hogg Papers consist of four series: I. Class Notebooks, 1918-1922; II. Certificates and Postcard, 1918-1922; III. Directories, 1921-1922; and IV. Photographs, circa 1920.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Hogg Papers consist primarily of class notebooks and photographs created by brothers Ronald V. and John G. Hogg while they were students in agriculture at Oregon Agricultural College in 1918-1922.

Scope and Content Notes

The Hogg Papers consist primarily of class notebooks and photographs created by brothers Ronald V. and John G. Hogg. The class notebooks are for a variety of agriculture courses including agricultural economics, bee culture, crop production, farm accounts, hippology, and horticulture; science courses including anatomy, botany, chemistry, and zoology; as well as English, American government, library practice, and camp cooking. Of special note are a botany class taught by Helen Gilkey in 1918, recipes in the camp cooking notebook, and references to the current (at the time) war in Europe (World War I) in a military science course on war aims.

The certificates are for the membership in the Oregon Chapter of Alpha Zeta, the agriculture honor society, and a postcard to Ronald V. Hogg confirming his admission to Oregon Agricultural College in 1918. The directories consist of the 1921 and 1922 issues of the OAC Directory,which lists all students and faculty, and a directory of all chapters of the Alpha Zeta fraternity issued in 1922.

The photographs consist of nitrate negatives depicting the Hogg family farm and the farm's award-winning pigs, campus buildings, a vacation to the coast, and an exhibit of Oregon agricultural products at an unidentified event (perhaps the Oregon State Fair). It is possible the photographs were made by Ronald Hogg for the photograph class he took in fall 1922.

An addition to the Hogg Papers (Accession 2008:064) is made up of paperwork and photographs documenting the military service of Ronald and John Hogg. The 6 photographs are panoramic prints of cadet and officer group shots at Oregon Agricultural College, the Central Officers Training School at Camp Gordon (Georgia), and the San Francisco Presidio. John is identified in all of the images, while Ronald is featured only in one of the shots on the OAC campus. The two documents consist of a honorable discharge issued for Ronald and an identification card for John while stationed at Camp Gordon.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Ronald Valentine Hogg, from Salem, Oregon, enrolled at Oregon Agricultural College in 1918 and graduated in 1923 with a BS in agriculture. His older brother, John Glenn Hogg, attended from 1917 to 1922 and earned a BS in agriculture in 1922. Both were members of the Alpha Zeta agriculture honor society. They were sons of a Salem farmer who bred prize-winning pigs; they returned to Salem after graduation. Both men died in Salem, John in 1985 and Ronald in 1994.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 54 photographs; 2 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: Collection transferred to the Archives by the OSU Foundation in 2007.

Related Materials: The College of Agricultural Science Records (RG 158) include extensive materials pertaining to agricultural education in Oregon, as well as the Alpha Zeta Oregon State Chapter Records (MSS AlphaZeta). The papers of George L. Crookham Papers (MSS Crookham) and the James A. Blodgett Photographs and Ephemera (MSS Blodgett) document agriculture courses at Oregon State College in the 1920s and 1930s.

Preferred Citation: Ronald V. and John G. Hogg Papers (MSS Hogg), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Hogg, Ronald V. (1898-1994)
Alpha Zeta
Hogg, John G. (1896-1985)

People, Places, and Topics

Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Alpha Zeta. Oregon State Chapter
Gilkey, Helen M., 1886-1972
Hogg, Ronald V., 1898-1994
Natural Resources
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Pacific Coast (Or.)
Swine--Breeding--Oregon--Salem.
University History
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Oregon.

Forms of Material

Nitrate negatives.


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