President’s Office Records of B.L. Arnold, 1888-1892
The President’s Office Records of B.L. Arnold consist of correspondence related to the operation and management of the State Agricultural College of Oregon from 1888-1892 and an 1892 obituary for B. L. Arnold. Arnold was the second President of the State Agricultural College (now Oregon State University), a position he held from 1872 to 1892.
The microfilmed components of this collection have been digitized and made available online through the links provided below.
Container List
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1888-1892 Add to Shelf
This series contains correspondence between B. L. Arnold and members of the State Agricultural College Board of Regents, various state and federal officials, and private citizens concerning the management and operation of the State Agricultural College of Oregon between 1888 and 1892. Subjects discussed include availability of military officers for service as instructors, faculty candidates, course offerings, budgets, and upkeep of the college grounds. Additional correspondence from the Arnold presidency can be found in the President's Office Records of John M. Bloss, Series I.
The full contents of this series are available online through Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, 1888-1889 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.2: Correspondence, 1890 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.3: Correspondence, 1891-1892 Add to Shelf
- Series 2: Obituary, 1892 Add to Shelf
This series contains a photocopy of B. L. Arnold's obituary published in The Corvallis Gazette on February 12, 1892.
The full contents of this series are available online through Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 1.4: Obituary of B. L. Arnold, 1891-1892 Add to Shelf