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Title: Leroy G. Mattley Papers, 1898-1903

ID: MSS Mattley

Primary Creator: Mattley, Leroy G.

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Leroy G. Mattley Papers consist of materials generated and collected by Mattley during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College, primarily pertaining to debate and oration. Mattley earned bachelor's degrees in agriculture and mechanical engineering in 1902.

The Leroy G. Mattley Papers consist of materials generated and collected by Mattley during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). The collection includes programs for debates, orations, and rhetoricals by OAC students; certificates of matriculation for Mattley's enrollment at OAC; handwritten notes on proposed regulations for awarding the President's Cup for debate; and a letter to Mattley from Michigan Agricultural College. The letter notified Mattley that he had been accepted for graduate study in the fall of 1902.

Leroy Garfield Mattley, from Lewisville in Polk County, Oregon, studied agriculture and mechanical engineering at Oregon Agricultural College and graduated in 1902. Mattley died on August 17, 1905.

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were transferred to the Archives from the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections in 2009.

Related Materials: Other debate programs from this time period are part of the Frank E. Hall Collection (MSS Hall). Additional materials pertaining to debate and oration are available in the Speech Communication Department Records (RG 181); Drama, Debate, and Oration Scrapbooks (MSS Drama); Effie L. Wagner Scrapbook of the Women's Debate Tour (MSS WagnerEffie); and the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC).

Preferred Citation: Leroy G. Mattley Papers (MSS Mattley), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Mattley, Leroy G.

College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Debates and debating--Oregon--Corvallis.
Mattley, Leroy G.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History