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Lory Johnston Collection, 1946-1950

By Karl McCreary

Collection Overview

Title: Lory Johnston Collection, 1946-1950

ID: MSS Johnston

Primary Creator: Johnston, Lory Maurice

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2015

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Lory Johnston Collection is comprised of materials collected by alumnus Lory Johnston that document his student experience at Oregon State College. This collection is made up of photographs, dance cards, event programs, newsletters, a newspaper, registration receipts, a sign, a student directory, student handbooks, and ticket stubs. Johnston attended OSC from 1947 to 1950.

Scope and Content Notes

The Lory Johnston Collection is comprised of materials collected by alumnus Lory Johnston that document his student experience at Oregon State College. This collection is made up of photographs, dance cards, event programs, newsletters, a newspaper, registration receipts, a sign, a student directory, student handbooks, and ticket stubs. These items primarily relate to Johnston's social life at OSC, reflecting his attendance at dances and athletic games.

The photographs, consisting of 27 prints, mostly depict Johnston as a part of group shots with his fellow Phi Gamma Delta brothers and at dances with other attendees. Among these images are a few portrait shots of OSC alumna Jean Hathaway, including one with her and Johnston.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Born in California and raised in the midwest, Lory Maurice Johnston attended Oregon State College from 1947 to 1950. Majoring in business, Johnston left OSC without finishing his degree to enlist in the U.S. Navy and went on serve as a pilot during the Korean War. When he returned to the U.S., Johnston continued his education at Cornell University where he studied hotel and restaurant management. With this training, he went on to help his father Wilson manage the Elbo Room Bar and Sea Breeze Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Elbo Room was the hub of the spring break culture that began to form in the 1950s and the bar was immortalized in the 1960 novel (and later a film of the same title) "Where The Boys Are." Johnston inherited the bar from his father and continued to run it as a family business. He also managed other restaurants in the area such as Trader Jack's and Maori Village. He died in 2006.

Author: Karl McCreary

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 27 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives by Michael Johnston in 2015. Michael is Lory Johnston's son.

Related Materials:

Other collections from Oregon State College alumni in the Special Collections and Archives that reflect their student experience during the mid to late 1940s include: the Dona Dinsdale Papers (MSS Dinsdale); the Richard W. Gilkey Photographs (P 252); the Jacquelin F. Holland Papers (MSS Holland); and the Wanda F. Hardin Fruits Memoirs (MSS Fruits).

Documentation relating to the OSU chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity can also be found in the Greek Life Office Records (RG 223); the Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection (P 034); the News and Communication Services Photograph Collection (P 057); the Smith and Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College (P 164); the F. A. Gilfillan Papers (MSS Gilfillan); and the Robert Crookham and Marjorie Enos Scrapbook (MSS CrookhamEnos).

Preferred Citation: The Lory Johnston Collection (MSS Johnston), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid replaces information about the collection that was placed online in 2015.

Creators

Johnston, Lory Maurice

People, Places, and Topics

College students--Oregon--Corvallis--Social life and customs.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Johnston, Lory Maurice
Oregon State College--Students.
Phi Gamma Delta

Forms of Material

Dance cards.
Photographic prints.


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