President's Office Records of John M. Bloss, 1892-1897
The President's Office Records of John M. Bloss are comprised of correspondence and reports related to the management and operation of the Oregon State Agricultural College between 1892 and 1897. The collection also contains an announcement from the Corvallis Gazette of Bloss' marriage to Mary A. Woods and a transcript of a speech given by Bloss to the Oregon State Horticultural Society.
The microfilmed components of this collection have been digitized and made available online through the links provided below. Additional paper correspondence in Series 1 has been digitized and is available upon request.
Container List
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1892-1897 Add to Shelf
This series is comprised of loose correspondence between Bloss, faculty of the State Agricultural College, the Board of Regents, employees of the State of Oregon, and private citizens. Included in this series are annual reports from the faculty of the college, correspondence regarding an exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair, inquiries from prospective students, requests for Bloss' attendance at various engagements, and communications with educators and community leaders throughout Oregon.
This series also contains bound correspondence dating from the Arnold, Letcher, and Bloss presidencies. The correspondence in this series has been digitized and is available upon request.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, 1892 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.2: Correspondence, January - May, 1893 Add to Shelf
- Microfilmed 1893 correspondence is available online.
- Box-Folder 1.3: Correspondence, June - July, 1893 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.4: Correspondence, 1894 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.5: Correspondence, 1895 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.6: Correspondence, 1896 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.7: Correspondence, 1897 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.8: Correspondence, undated Add to Shelf
- Box-Item 1.9: Bound Correspondence, 1892-1896 Add to Shelf
- Series 2: Marriage Announcement, 1893 Add to Shelf
- This series is comprised of a photocopy of an article from the Corvallis Gazette announcing the marriage of John M. Bloss to Mary A. Woods on September 22, 1893.
- Box-Folder 1.10: Marriage Announcement, September 22, 1893 Add to Shelf
- Series 3: Speeches, 1894 Add to Shelf
- This series is comprised of a transcript of a speech titled "Pollination" given to the Oregon State Horticultural Society in January 1894 by John M. Bloss.
- Box-Folder 1.11: "Pollination.", January 1894 Add to Shelf
- Series 4: Reports, 1893-1894 Add to Shelf
- This series is comprised of reports submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, and information compiled for use by President Bloss. The reports include details of Oregon State Agricultural College student enrollment, budget information, faculty duties and schedules, and course offerings.
- Box-Folder 1.12: Reports to the Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-1894 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.13: Reports to the Secretary of the Interior, 1893-1894 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.14: Administrative Information, undated Add to Shelf