Oregon State College Clipping Scrapbooks, 1908-1957

Title: Oregon State College Clipping Scrapbooks, 1908-1957

ID: MSS OSCClippings

Extent: 2.0 cubic feet

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Oregon State College Clippings Scrapbooks consist of clippings from Oregon newspapers, primarily the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Eugene Register-Guard, and Corvallis Gazette-Times. Many of the clippings pertain to the early years of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, the appointment of William Jasper Kerr as Chancellor, and the controversy between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon regarding the consolidation of academic programs and curriculum revisions. Seven scrapbooks exist for the period 1935-1944. The 1952-1957 clippings are not affixed to scrapbook pages.

The contents of the scrapbooks pertain to the curriculum controversy between OSC and the University of Oregon, the "W.J. Kerr Chancellor Controversy, consolidation of OSC and the University of Oregon, W.J. Kerr's appointment as Chancellor, legislative appropriations, and the Board of Higher Eduction.

The Oregon State College Clippings Scrapbooks were formerly in the main library collection.  They were transferred to the Archives in 1979, and other accessions have been added since.

The earliest scrapbooks (1935-1944) and some clippings may have been collected by Adolph Ziefle, Dean of Pharmacy.  Adolph Ziefle, a native of Michigan, came to Oregon Agricultural College in 1914 as head of the Department of Pharmacy. When the department became the School of Pharmacy in 1917, Ziefle was appointed Dean, a position he held until his retirement in 1945.

Other early clippings from the 1930s may have been collected by William Arthur Jensen, Executive Secretary to Oregon State College Presidents Kerr and Peavy.  Jensen came with Kerr when he left Utah State College for OSC in 1907.  Jensen was also a member of the college's administrative council, and served as de facto president of OAC while Kerr was out recuperating. The campus gates were dedicated to Jensen for his strong support of WPA art projects on campus during the 1930s.

The remaining clippings may have been collected by the OSC News Bureau. The News Bureau gathered and distributed college related news.

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: Newspaper clippings scrapbooks that include articles about Oregon State and/or that were written by Oregon State students and published in Oregon newspapers during the period 1918-1951 are available in the Journalism Department Records (RG 091). Clippings pertaining to the presidency of W.J. Kerr are available in the President's Office Records of William Jasper Kerr (RG 013 - SG 07). Many other collections of institutional records, personal papers, and organizational records include clippings files or scrapbooks.

Preferred Citation: Oregon State College Clippings Scrapbooks (MSS OSCClippings), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014.

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