By Finding aid prepared by Bryce Henry and Elizabeth Nielsen.
Collection Overview
Title: Speech Communication Department Records, 1918-1996
Predominant Dates: 1930-1975
ID: RG 181
Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Department of Speech Communication
Extent: 1.25 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
The Speech Communication Department Records are arranged in two subgroups: 1. Microfilmed Records, 1921-1969 and 2. Paper Records, 1918-1996. The microfilmed records consist of 9 series: 1. Orations, 1921-1962; 2. Speeches, 1923-1948; 3. Debates, 1930-1956; 4. Army Specialized Training Program, 1943; 5. Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, 1932-1962; 6. Activities Reports, 1928-1958; 7. Correspondence of Earl W. Wells, 1922-1967; 8. Reader's File, 1931-1969; and IX. Report on the Forensic and Dramatic Activities at Oregon State College, 1938.
The paper records (Subgroup 2) are arranged in 10 series: 1. Correspondence, 1952-1985; 2. Delta Sigma Rho Records, 1920-1975; 3. History of the Speech Department, 1918-1989;4. Minutes of Speech Department Meetings, 1959-1970; 5. National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute in English: Advanced Communication Skills, 1965-1968; 6. Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1933-1989; 7. Publication, 1940-1996; 8. Reports, 1949-1974; 9. Scrapbook, 1964-1970; and 10. Subject Files, 1948-1961.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
The Speech Communication Department Records document speech instruction at Oregon State University; speech, debate, and drama activities, especially during the 1920s through 1950s; and the activities of Earl W. Wells as a faculty member and department chair. Speech courses have been taught at Oregon State since its establishment in the late 1860s. The Speech Department was founded in 1920; Earl Wells was department chair from 1952 to 1962.
Scope and Content Notes
The Speech Communication Department Records document speech instruction at Oregon State as well as speech, debate, and drama activities. The Records include orations and speeches, correspondence, reports, organization records, course materials, committee minutes, a scrapbook, and several photographs. Of special note are records of the Oregon State chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, the national honorary society for students in speech communications, and an Institute on Advanced Communications Skills for junior and senior high school English and Speech teachers offered at OSU in summer 1967. The photographs are of the Institute's participants.
The collection includes substantial materials pertaining to forensics and dramatic activities at Oregon State including orations and speeches; annual reports for debate squads during the 1930s through 1950s; and annual activities reports detailing the number of students participating, results of forensics competitions, plays performed, and number of attendees at dramatic productions. Materials pertaining to speech pathology and the Department's clinical activities, especially during the 1930s-1950s, are included in the records.
A significant portion of the microfilmed records (Subgroup 1) consist of the correspondence of Earl W. Wells and document Wells' activities as a faculty member and department chair and his participation in national, regional, and state-wide professional organizations. Some of C.B. Mitchell's correspondence is also included.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Courses in elocution and speech have been taught at Oregon State University since its founding in the 1860s. During the 1890s, these were taught by the Department of Elocution and later by the Department of Public Speaking. The Department of Public Speaking and Dramatics was established in 1920, as the first Speech Department in Oregon, and grew quickly during the 1920s. Courses in "speech correction" were added in the mid-1920s. When higher education in Oregon was re-organized in the early 1930s, responsibility for speech degrees was transferred to the University of Oregon and several faculty moved to establish the program. However, the service department at Oregon State continued to offer courses in debating, extempore speaking, oratory, voice and diction, and radio speech and coordinated an extensive program of forensics and dramatic activities for students.
In 1965-1966, the Speech Department was one of the first departments to offer an undergraduate degree in the new School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1970, the department name was changed to Speech Communication.
C.B. (Charles Buren) Mitchell joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1920 to head the new Department of Public Speaking and Dramatics. Earl W. Wells joined the department at about the same time (1921); he was instrumental in developing the forensics and public speaking program and coached orators who gained national prominence. Wells served as Speech Department Chair from 1952 until his retirement in 1962.
Administrative Information
Creators
Oregon State University. Department of Speech Communication
Delta Sigma Rho. Oregon State College Chapter
Mitchell, C. B. (Charles Buren) (1886-1955)
Oregon State Agricultural College. Department of Public Speaking and Dramatics
Oregon State College. Department of Speech
Oregon State University. Department of Speech
Wells, Earl W. (Earl William) (1898-)
People, Places, and Topics
College and school drama, American--Oregon--Corvallis.
College orations--Oregon State College.
Debates and debating--Oregon--Corvallis.
Delta Sigma Rho
Drama--Study and teaching--Oregon--Corvallis.
Forensics (Public speaking)
Oratory--Societies, etc.
Oratory--Study and teaching--Oregon.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Oregon State Agricultural College. Department of Public Speaking and Dramatics
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State College. Department of Speech
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. Department of Speech
Speech--Study and teaching--Oregon.
Speech therapy--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Women--Oregon--Corvallis.
Forms of Material
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.
Box and Folder Listing
- Subgroup 1: Microfilmed Records, 1921-1969
- Subgroup 1 consists of microfilmed Speech Department records documenting speech, debate, and drama activities; the work of Earl. W. Wells as faculty member and department chair; and department administration. The records are primarily for the 1930s thru 1950s and include correspondence, reports, speeches, and orations.
- Series 1: Orations, 1921-1962
- Series 1 consists of the texts of orations given at contests by Oregon State students as well as students from other regional colleges and universities.
- Reel-Folder 1.1: 1921-1930
- Reel-Folder 1.2: 1931-1932
- Reel-Folder 1.3: 1932-1933
- Reel-Folder 1.4: 1933-1934
- Reel-Folder 1.5: 1934-1935
- Reel-Folder 1.6: 1935-1936
- Reel-Folder 1.7: 1936-1937
- Reel-Folder 1.8: 1937-1938
- Reel-Folder 2.8: 1937-1938
- Reel-Folder 2.9: 1938-1939
- Reel-Folder 2.10: 1939-1940
- Reel-Folder 2.11: 1940-1941
- Reel-Folder 2.12: 1941-1942
- Reel-Folder 2.13: 1942-1943
- Reel-Folder 2.14: 1943-1944
- Reel-Folder 2.15: 1944-1945
- Reel-Folder 2.16: 1945-1946
- Reel-Folder 2.17: 1946-1947
- Reel-Folder 2.18: 1947-1948
- Reel-Folder 2.19: 1948-1949
- Reel-Folder 2.20: 1949-1950
- Reel-Folder 2.21: 1950-1951
- Reel-Folder 3.21: 1950-1951
- Reel-Folder 3.22: 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 3.23: 1952-1953
- Reel-Folder 3.24: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 3.25: 1956-1957
- Reel-Folder 3.26: 1957-1958
- Reel-Folder 3.27: 1958-1959
- Reel-Folder 3.28: 1959-1960
- Reel-Folder 3.29: 1960-1961
- Reel-Folder 3.30: 1961-1962
- Reel-Folder 4.30: 1961-1962
- Reel-Folder 4.31: Oratorical Contest Speeches, 1931-1948
- Series 2: Speeches, 1923-1948
- Series 2 consists of speeches presented by Oregon State students at forensics competitions.
- Sub-Series 1: Extempore Speeches, 1923-1938
- Reel-Folder 4.32: 1923-1931
- Reel-Folder 4.33: 1931-1932
- Reel-Folder 4.34: 1932-1933
- Reel-Folder 4.35: 1933-1934
- Reel-Folder 4.36: 1934-1935
- Reel-Folder 4.37: 1935-1936
- Reel-Folder 4.38: 1936-1937
- Reel-Folder 4.39: 1937-1938
- Sub-Series 2: After-Dinner Speeches, 1938-1948
- Reel-Folder 4.40: 1938-1939
- Reel-Folder 4.41: 1939-1940
- Reel-Folder 4.42: 1940-1941
- Reel-Folder 4.43: 1941-1942
- Reel-Folder 4.44: 1942-1943
- Reel-Folder 4.45: 1943-1944
- Reel-Folder 4.46: 1944-1945
- Reel-Folder 4.47: 1945-1946
- Reel-Folder 4.48: 1946-1947
- Reel-Folder 4.49: 1947-1948
- Reel-Folder 4.50: Auto Accident Prevention Contest, 1935
- Contest for freshmen extempore speaking.
- Series 3: Debates, 1930-1956
- Series 3 includes reports of each debating season for the 1930s through mid 1950s documenting the members of the men's and women's debate squads, the number of debates each squad participated in, and the number of debates that were won by Oregon State squads. The series also includes information about the participation of Oregon State squads in the annual West Point Debates.
- Reel-Folder 4.51: Season Reports for Debate Squads, 1930-1956
- Reel-Folder 4.52: Radio Debates, 1937
- Reel-Folder 4.53: West Point Debates, 1947-1951
- Series 4: Army Specialized Training Program, 1943
- Series 4 consists of syllabi, correspondence, and related materials pertaining to speech training in AST 111.
- Reel-Folder 4.54: General
- Series 5: Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, 1932-1962
- Series 5 consists of documents of the Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, which included representatives from colleges and universities throughout the state. The Association sponsored forensics contests and activities.
- Reel-Folder 4.55: Directories, Bulletins, and Minutes
- Series 6: Activities Reports, 1928-1958
- Series 6 consists of annual reports of dramatics and forensics activities at Oregon State, including the number of participating students; results of forensics competitions; plays performed; and number of attendees at dramatic productions.
- Reel-Folder 4.56: 1928-1929
- Reel-Folder 4.57: 1929-1930
- Reel-Folder 4.58: 1930-1931
- Reel-Folder 4.59: 1931-1932
- Reel-Folder 4.60: 1932-1933
- Reel-Folder 4.61: 1934-1935
- Reel-Folder 4.62: 1935-1936
- Reel-Folder 4.63: 1936-1937
- Reel-Folder 4.64: 1937-1938
- Reel-Folder 4.65: 1938-1939
- Reel-Folder 4.66: 1939-1940
- Reel-Folder 4.67: 1940-1941
- Reel-Folder 4.68: 1941-1942
- Reel-Folder 4.69: 1942-1943
- Reel-Folder 4.70: 1943-1944
- Reel-Folder 4.71: 1944-1945
- Reel-Folder 4.72: 1945-1946
- Reel-Folder 4.73: 1946-1947
- Reel-Folder 4.74: 1947-1948
- Reel-Folder 4.75: 1948-1949
- Reel-Folder 4.76: 1949-1950
- Reel-Folder 4.77: 1950-1951
- Reel-Folder 4.78: 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 4.79: 1952-1953
- Reel-Folder 4.80: 1953-1954
- Reel-Folder 4.81: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 5.81: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 5.82: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 5.83: 1956-1957
- Reel-Folder 5.84: 1957-1958
- Series 7: Correspondence of Earl W. Wells, 1922-1967
- Series 7 consists of correspondence received and sent by Earl W. Wells in his role as a Speech Department faculty member as well as department chair. The series also includes some personal correspondence for Wells, such as that for the Corvallis Rose Society.
- Reel-Folder 5.85: Miscellaneous Current, 1961-1962
- Sub-Series 1: Miscellaneous Past, 1922-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.86: Volume I, 1922-1933
- Reel-Folder 5.87: Volume II, 1935-1940
- Reel-Folder 5.88: Volume III, 1940-1950
- Reel-Folder 5.89: Volume IV, 1950-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.90: Radio and Television, 1954-1958
- Reel-Folder 5.91: Publishing Companies, 1927-1937
- Reel-Folder 5.92: NDEA Brochure Copy, 1966-1967
- Sub-Series 2: Speech Faculty, 1954-1962
- Reel-Folder 5.93: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 5.94: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 5.95: 1956-1957
- Reel-Folder 5.96: 1957-1958
- Reel-Folder 5.97: 1958-1959
- Reel-Folder 5.98: 1959-1960
- Reel-Folder 5.99: 1961-1962
- Reel-Folder 5.100: President Jensen, 1962
- Reel-Folder 5.101: C.B. Mitchell's Personal Correspondence, 1925-1943
- Sub-Series 3: Colby - Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1952-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.102: 1952-1953
- Reel-Folder 5.103: 1953-1954
- Reel-Folder 5.104: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 5.105: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 5.106: 1956-1957
- Reel-Folder 5.107: 1957-1958
- Reel-Folder 5.108: 1958-1959
- Reel-Folder 5.109: 1959-1960
- Reel-Folder 5.110: 1960-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.111: Equipment - General, 1956-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.112: Speech Aptitude and Proficiency Test, 1948-1952
- Reel-Folder 5.113: Speech Correction Extension Vol. I, 1927-1950
- Reel-Folder 5.114: Western Speech Association Vol. III, 1950-1960
- Reel-Folder 5.115: American Association of University Professors, 1946-1962
- Reel-Folder 5.116: American Forensic Association, 1958-1961
- Reel-Folder 5.117: American Red Cross, 1936-1947
- Reel-Folder 5.118: American Speech and Hearing Association, 1936-1963
- Reel-Folder 5.119: Century Club, 1936-1957
- Reel-Folder 5.120: Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Relief, 1936-1946
- Reel-Folder 5.121: Clinical Staff, 1948-1955
- Reel-Folder 5.122: Committee on Scholarship, 1938-1940
- Reel-Folder 5.123: Committee on Teacher Selection, 1940-1948
- Reel-Folder 5.124: Corvallis Boy Scouts, 1936-1938
- Reel-Folder 5.125: Corvallis Camp Fire Girls, 1937-1941
- Reel-Folder 5.126: Corvallis Rose Society, 1958-1960
- Reel-Folder 5.127: Corvallis Summer Recreation and Educational Program, 1935-1937
- Sub-Series 4: Delta Sigma Rho
- Reel-Folder 5.128: Volume I, 1926-1949
- Reel-Folder 6.128: Volume I, 1926-1949
- Reel-Folder 6.129: Volume II, 1951-1955
- Reel-Folder 6.130: Volume III, 1955-1961
- Reel-Folder 6.131: Democratic Party, 1955-1960
- Reel-Folder 6.132: Educational Activities Committee, 1951-1955
- Reel-Folder 6.133: Faculty Council, 1957-1961
- Reel-Folder 6.134: Future Farmers of America, 1936-1960
- Reel-Folder 6.135: Franklin Parent - Teachers Association, 1931-1932
- Reel-Folder 6.136: Faculty Men's Club, 1957-1962
- Reel-Folder 6.137: Graduate Division, 1960
- Reel-Folder 6.138: Inland Empire Education Association, 1928-1930
- Reel-Folder 6.139: Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, 1931-1961
- Reel-Folder 6.140: Liberal Arts Division, 1949-1962
- Reel-Folder 6.141: Order of the Spoon, 1929-1939
- Reel-Folder 6.142: Oregon High School Extempore Speaking and Interpretation Contests, 1925-1932
- Reel-Folder 6.143: Oregon High School Speech League, 1942-1951
- Reel-Folder 6.144: Oregon Speech and Hearing Association, 1949-1962
- Reel-Folder 6.145: Oregon Speech Association, 1931-1950
- Series 8: Reader's File, 1931-1969
- Series 8 consists of department correspondence arranged as reader's files. The correspondence documents the administration of the department, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s.
- Reel-Folder 6.146: Bulletins: Business Office, 1956-1957
- Sub-Series 1: Business Office, 1956-1960
- Reel-Folder 6.147: 1956-1959
- Reel-Folder 6.148: 1959-1960
- Sub-Series 2: Colby - Dean of Liberal Arts, 1946-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.149: 1946-1950
- Reel-Folder 6.150: 1950-1951
- Reel-Folder 6.151: 1951-1952
- Sub-Series 3: Faculty - Other, 1950-1959
- Reel-Folder 6.152: 1950-1951
- Reel-Folder 6.153: 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.154: 1953-1954
- Reel-Folder 6.155: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 6.156: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 6.157: 1958-1959
- Sub-Series 4: Lemon - Dean of Administration, 1951-1954
- Reel-Folder 6.158: 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.159: 1953-1954
- Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1948-1959
- Reel-Folder 6.160: 1948-1950
- Reel-Folder 6.161: 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.162: 1952-1953
- Reel-Folder 6.163: 1954-1955
- Reel-Folder 6.164: 1955-1956
- Reel-Folder 6.165: 1958-1959
- Reel-Folder 6.166: Self Evaluation Report II, circa 1960
- Reel-Folder 6.167: Other Institutions, 1951-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.168: Physical Plant, 1950-1953
- Sub-Series 6: President Strand, 1931-1952
- Reel-Folder 6.169: 1931-1951
- Reel-Folder 6.170: 1951-1952
- Sub-Series 7: Zeran - Dean of Education, 1952-1961
- Reel-Folder 6.171: 1952
- Reel-Folder 6.172: 1961
- Sub-Series 8: Chronological Reader's File, 1963-1969
- Reel-Folder 6.173: September 1963
- Reel-Folder 6.174: October 1963
- Reel-Folder 6.175: November 1963
- Reel-Folder 6.176: December 1963
- Reel-Folder 6.177: January 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.178: February 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.179: March 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.180: April 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.181: May 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.182: June 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.183: July 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.184: August 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.185: September - October 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.186: November 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.187: December 1964
- Reel-Folder 6.188: January 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.189: February 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.190: March 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.191: April 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.192: May 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.193: June 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.194: July 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.195: August 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.196: September 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.197: October 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.198: November 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.199: December 1965
- Reel-Folder 6.200: January 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.201: February 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.202: March 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.203: April 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.204: May 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.205: June 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.206: September 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.207: October 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.208: December 1966
- Reel-Folder 6.209: January 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.210: February 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.211: March 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.212: April 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.213: May 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.214: June 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.215: July 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.216: August 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.217: September 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.218: October 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.219: November 1967
- Reel-Folder 6.220: December 1967
- Reel-Folder 7.220: December 1967
- Reel-Folder 7.221: January 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.222: February 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.223: March 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.224: April 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.225: May 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.226: June 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.227: July 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.228: August 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.229: September 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.230: October 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.231: November 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.232: December 1968
- Reel-Folder 7.233: January 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.234: February 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.235: March 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.236: April 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.237: May 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.238: June 1969
- Reel-Folder 7.239: December 1969
- Series 9: Report on the Forensic and Dramatic Activities at Oregon State College, 1938
- Series IX consists of a report documenting the speech, debate, and drama activities of the department during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Reel-Folder 7.240: Report on the Forensic and Dramatic Activities at Oregon State College since the Establishment of the Department of Speech, Fall 1920 to Spring 1938
- Subgroup 2: Paper Records, 1918-1996
- Subgroup 2 consists of Speech Communication Department Records in paper form documenting the curriculum, policies and procedures, faculty, and student activities of the department. Of special note are records of Delta Sigma Rho, the national honorary society for students in speech communications, and the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute in English on Advance Communications Skills held at Oregon State in 1967.
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1952-1985
- Series 1 consists of correspondence received and sent from the department and documents the policies and procedures of the department, facilities, faculty, and courses. The fall letter to the Speeech Department from Earl W. Wells, Department Chair, introduces new and returning faculty, summarizes department policies and procedures, and lists advising responsibilities.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Fall letter to members of Speech Department, 1952-1961
- Box-Folder 1.2: Policy and Historical, 1955-1967
- Box-Folder 1.3: General Speech Department Correspondence, 1968-1985
- Series 2: Delta Sigma Rho Records, 1920-1975
- Series 2 consists of records of the Oregon State University chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, the national honorary society for students in speech communications. The records include constitutions, correspondence, membership lists, initiation rituals, and financial records.
- Box-Folder 1.4: Account ledger and finances, 1931-1947
- Box-Folder 1.5: Correspondence, 1920-1934
- Box-Folder 1.6: Correspondence, 1954-1972
- Box-Folder 1.7: Initiation rituals, 1941-1967
- Box-Folder 1.8: Membership lists, 1929-1953
- Box-Folder 1.9: Procedures and constitutions, 1966-1975
- Box-Folder 1.10: Sample membership cards, 1932-1953
- Series 3: History of the Speech Department, 1918-1989
- Series 3 consists of research notes on the history of the department compiled by Thurston Doler. The notes include correspondence as well as photocopies from the Beaver yearbook. Several short essays on the history of the Speech Department are also part of the series.
- Box-Folder 1.11: Research notes, 1918-1989
- Box-Folder 1.12: Essays, 1966-1982
- Series 4: Minutes of Speech Department Meetings, 1959-1970
- Series 4 consists of minutes of department meetings and compilations of the minutes of the Executive Committee and the Department Staff. These compilations consists of copies of the minutes that have been clipped and re-assembled by topic. A list of topics is in the front of the first folder for each. The Executive Committee minutes include materials relevant to the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute at OSU in 1967.
- Box-Folder 1.13: Department meeting, 1959-1960
- Box-Folder 1.14: Executive committee, 1964-1970
- Box-Folder 1.15: Executive committee, 1964-1970
- Box-Folder 1.16: Staff meetings, 1964-1970
- Box-Folder 1.17: Staff meetings, 1964-1970
- Series 5: National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute in English: Advanced Communication Skills, 1965-1968
- Series 5 consists of the records of an National Defence Education Act (NDEA) Institute in English on Advance Communication Skills offered at Oregon State University. The 8-week course, from June 26 through August 18, 1967, was attended by 32 junior and senior high school English and Speech teachers. The program focussed on the multiple and interdisciplinary aspects of human communication skills. The records include the proposal, plan of operation, and final report; course materials; correspondence; brochures and clippings; lists of participants; and a group photograph of the participants.
- Sub-Series 1: Correspondence, 1966-1967
- Box-Folder 1.18: Dr. Milton Valentine's NDEA Institute correspondence, 1966-1967
- Box-Folder 1.19: Exhibit requests, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.20: General correspondence, 1967-1968
- Box-Folder 1.21: Participant and alternate rejection letters, 1967
- Sub-Series 2: Course Materials, 1965-1967
- Box-Folder 1.22: Psychology of Reading, undated
- Box-Folder 1.23: Various courses, 1965-1967
- Sub-Series 3: Finances, 1966-1968
- Box-Folder 1.24: 4 Column Book, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.25: Dr. Valentine's expenditure receipts and related correspondence, 1966-1968
- Box-Folder 1.26: Stipend information and related correspondence, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.27: Newspaper clippings and brochures, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.28: Participant lists, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.29: Participant group photograph, 1967
- Extent: 2 prints and 1 120 negative
- Sub-Series 4: Reports, 1965-1967
- Box-Folder 1.30: Plan of Operation, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.31: Proposal for NDEA Summer Institute in Advanced Communication Skills, 1965-1967
- Box-Folder 1.32: Final Report, 1967
- Box-Folder 1.33: Schedules, 1967
- Series 6: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1933-1989
- Series 6 consists of the records of department committees, student organizations, and conferences and includes materials pertaining to forensics at Oregon State during the 1930s-1950s.
- Box-Folder 1.34: Curriculum Committee, undated
- Box-Folder 1.35: Dramatics Committee, 1959
- Box-Folder 1.36: Executive Committee, 1969-1970
- Box-Folder 1.37: Oregon High School Drama Conference, 1959-1963
- Box-Folder 1.38: Oregon Speech Association, 1960
- Sub-Series 1: Forensics, 1933-1954
- Box-Folder 1.39: Associated Students, Forensic Division - accounting ledger, 1934-1949,
- Box-Folder 1.40: Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament of Champions, 1950-1952
- Box-Folder 1.41: Pacific Forensic League events, 1933-1954
- Box-Folder 1.42: Philosophies Committee, undated
- Box-Folder 1.43: Seminars Committee - School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1961
- Box-Folder 1.44: Speech Chair Search Committee, 1988-1989
- Box-Folder 1.45: Television Committee, 1958
- Series 7: Publications, 1940-1996
- Series 7 includes the program for the Model United Nations of the Far West 40th annual session; clippings; and a newsletter to theater departments at Oregon community colleges regarding a theater festival.
- Box-Folder 1.46: Model United Nations 40th Annual Session conference book, 1990
- Box-Folder 1.47: Newspaper Clippings, 1940-1996
- Box-Folder 1.48: Oregon Community College Festival newsletter, 1977
- Series 8: Reports, 1949-1974
- Series 8 consists of reports, primarily from the 1950s and early 1960s, documenting the academic programs and activities of the Speech Department.
- Box-Folder 2.1: Accreditation - Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, 1960
- Box-Folder 2.2: Annual Reports, 1957-1962
- Box-Folder 2.3: Biennial Reports, 1956-1962
- Box-Folder 2.4: The Philosophy and Future of Drama at Oregon State College, circa 1961
- Box-Folder 2.5: Policies and Procedures, 1960s-1974
- Box-Folder 2.6: Report on Extempore, Impromptu, Experimental, and Discussion at Oregon State College, 1949-1950
- Box-Folder 2.7: Report on the Model United Nations of OSU, 1964
- Box-Folder 2.8: Speech Screening Test, 1954-1960
- Box-Folder 2.9: Text Evaluation, circa 1962
- Box-Folder 2.10
- Item 1: Student Speech Activities at Oregon State College, undated
- Item 2: A Statement on Operational Principles for the Department of Speech, undated
- Item 3: Future Quarters for Department of Speech at Oregon State College, undated
- Series 9: Scrapbook, 1964-1970
- Series 9 consists of a scrapbook assembled by the Speech Communication Department documenting Oregon State University theater productions, KBVR-TV programs, workshops, department faculty news, campus free-speech regulations, and a performance by a visiting San Francisco Mime Troupe. The scrapbook is predominantly newspaper clippings; it also includes brochures and flyers. The scrapbook was originally housed in a three-ring binder.
- Extent: 2 folders
- Box-Folder 2.11: Scrapbook, 1964-1968
- Box-Folder 2.12: Scrapbook, 1968-1970
- Series 10: Subject Files, 1948-1961
- Series 10 consists of materials documenting speech courses and activities pertaining to live television. The series also includes biographical information for Paul Knoll, a Speech Department faculty member from 1927 until his death in 1957.
- Box-Folder 2.13: Biographical file on Paul X. Knoll, 1948-1957
- Box-Folder 2.14: Speech 111 course materials, undated
- Box-Folder 2.15: Television - live, 1961
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