Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection, 1916

Collection Overview

Title: Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection, 1916

ID: P 139

Primary Creator: Taylor, Armond C.

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is arranged in one series: 1. Photographs, 1916.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of various buildings at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) buildings and campus views assembled by Taylor. Armond C. Taylor attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1913-1917 and earned a degree in forestry in 1917.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Scope and Content Notes

The Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) buildings and campus views assembled by Taylor during his student years at OAC. The collection includes several images of military cadets marching on lower campus. Of special note is a campus view looking west depicting Waldo Hall and the road and sidewalk that are now Jefferson Avenue. All of the postcards were published by the Patton Postcard Company.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 21 photographic postcards; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1960s.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings include numerous collections with photographic postcards from this time period depicting campus buildings and views as well as many other photographs of campus buildings. Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) and the Buildings Photographic Collection (P 016) provide extensive photographic documentation of campus. Other collections with photographic postcards from this time period are the Pacific Photo Company Postcards (P 023), C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection (P 109), James G. Arbuthnot Photograph Collection (P 191), and the Harold Troxel Vedder Photograph Collection (P 190).

Preferred Citation: Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection (P 139), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Photographs, 1916

Series I consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College buildings and campus views. Subsequent names for the buildings are given following the description of each item.

Item P139:01: Science Hall: Later Education Hall; now Joyce Collin Furman Hall.
Item P139:02: Armory: Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.
Item P139:03: Lower Campus
Item P139:04: Lower Campus
Item P139:05: Mines Building: Now Batcheller Hall.
Item P139:06: Agriculture Hall and Bandstand: Now Strand Agricultural Hall.
Item P139:07: Armory: Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.
Item P139:08: Benton Hall
Item P139:09: Machine Shops: Later Production Technology; now Merryfield Hall.
Item P139:10: Dairy Building: Later Social Science; now Gilkey Hall.
Item P139:11: Agriculture Hall: Now Strand Agricultural Hall; greenhouses in foreground.
Item P139:12: Machine Shops: Later Production Technology; now Merryfield Hall.
Item P139:13: Campus looking west toward Waldo Hall: Shows road and sidewalk at current location of Jefferson Avenue.
Item P139:14: Cadets marching on lower campus
Item P139:15: Cadets marching on lower campus
Item P139:16: Cadets marching on lower campus
Item P139:17: Cadets marching on lower campus
Item P139:18: Cadet Band on lower campus: Benton Hall and Station Building (Women's Center) in background.
Item P139:19: Mechanical Hall: Later Apperson Hall; now Kearney Hall.
Item P139:20: Shepard Hall
Item P139:21: Mechanical Hall: Later Apperson Hall; now Kearney Hall.