Barometer Campus Newspaper, 1896-2014

Collection Overview

Title: Barometer Campus Newspaper, 1896-2014

ID: PUB 015-11b

Primary Creator: Orange Media Network (Oregon State University)

Extent: 2.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Barometer Campus Newspaper is arranged in two series: 1. Original Issues, 1896-1970 and 2. Microfilmed Issues, 1896-2014.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Barometer Campus Newspaper consists of Oregon State University’s student-published newspaper and documents the full range of campus programs and activities, as well as local and regional news and events. The first issue -- The College Barometer -- was published in March 1896 in a magazine format. In 1906, a weekly publication in a newspaper format was launched and by 1923 the Daily Barometer was published every weekday during the academic year.

Many issues of the Barometer are available online in Oregon Digital. Comprehensive digitization of the campus newspaper began in 2020 and will continue until completed; issues are added to the site regularly.

Scope and Content Notes

The Barometer Campus Newspaper consists of Oregon State University’s student-published newspaper. The content was written and edited by Oregon State students and includes news articles, editorials, and advertisements. The Barometer documents the full range of campus programs and activities including academic and research initiatives, student activities, athletics, campus buildings and facilities, as well as local and regional news and events. Through most of its history, the campus newspaper was published under the Daily Barometer masthead. Other titles have been the College Barometer, OAC Barometer, Barometer, Summer Barometer, and most recently The Baro.

Comprehensive digitization of all issues of the campus newspapers began in 2020 and will continue until completed. Full-text-searchable access is available online through Oregon Digital; issues are added to the site regularly.

A subject index and a personal names index for the period 1896-1980 are available online in Oregon Digital and in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The first issue of the campus newspaper was published on March 16, 1896 as The College Barometer; publication continued monthly during the academic year in a magazine format until 1906. In the fall of 1906, The College Barometer became a weekly publication in a newspaper format; semi-weekly publication began in December 1909. A daily newspaper was launched in 1923 and the title changed to The Daily Barometer to reflect this expanded publication. The Summer Barometer was published weekly during the summer term. In 2016, the campus newspaper reduced print publication to a weekly, The Baro, and delivered daily news online through the Orange Media Network website. Publication of the Barometer was discontinued in 1898 due to the Spanish-American War, but was revived in 1900. Publication continued through both the first and second World Wars.

Author: Elizabeth Nielsen and Chris Petersen

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 4 boxes, including 3 oversize boxes; 102 microfilm reels

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The Barometer Campus Newspaper was received regularly on distribution by the University Archives from the 1960s through 2011 and by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center beginning in 2014.

Related Materials:

The Story of the Oregon State College Barometer Manuscript (MSS Barometer) is a compilation of information about the student newspaper and its contents from the publication's establishment in 1896 through the 1940s; the manuscript was prepared by Journalism Professor, C.J. McIntosh in the late 1940s.

Documentation of the administration, management, and funding of the campus newspaper is available in the Student Media (RG 239), Associated Students of Oregon State University (RG 011), and Educational Activities Committee (RG 293) Records. The Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) includes special issues of the campus newspaper, numerous clippings, and ephemeral items.

Photographs published in the Barometer are available in the Barometer Photographs (P 035), Harriet’s Photograph Collection (P HC), and numerous other photographic collections in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings.

The Barometer is also available on microfilm in the Valley Library’s microfilm collection with the call number LH 1 .O7. A full run of original issues of the Barometer are available in the History of OSU Book Collection in Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Preferred Citation: Barometer Campus Newspaper (PUB 015-11b), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information:

The former University Archives created microfilm reels 1-26 in the 1960s-1970s; in 1982, the Oregon Newspaper Project at the University of Oregon microfilmed 20 bound volumes of the Barometer that are identified as reels 27-46. The Oregon Newspaper Project continued microfilming of the Barometer through 2014, when microfilming of the campus newspaper was suspended. The University Archives had security copies of reels 1-50 created from use copies in the early 1990s; beginning with reel 51, the Oregon Newspaper Project provided security reels to Oregon State University that are maintained by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Bound issues of the Barometer from the 1906-1907 and 1908-1909 thru 1913-1914 academic years were un-bound in 2020 for digitization and the issues retained for this archival collection.

Original issues of the newspaper from the 1990s to early 2000s that had been retained by the University Archives and described in earlier inventories and guides were removed from the collecton in 2020 to be used for digitization.

Creators

Orange Media Network (Oregon State University)
Associated Students of Oregon State College
Associated Students of Oregon State University.
Oregon State University. Office of Student Media
Oregon State University. Student Media Committee
Oregon State University. Student Publications Committee

People, Places, and Topics

College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College student newspapers and periodicals--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corvallis (Or.)--Newspapers.
Oregon Agricultural College--Sports.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Oregon State College--Sports.
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State University--Sports.
Oregon State University--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student publications--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Original Issues, 1896-1970

Series 1 consists of selected original published issues of the Barometer spanning from the early years in a magazine format to publication as a daily newspaper. Most of these issues are held as part of this collection because of notable headlines or events that are chronicled in the paper. All original published issues are available in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center's History of OSU Book Collection with the call number LH1 .O7.

Box-Folder 1.1: Commencement Edition, June 1896
Box-Folder 1.2: 1897 and 1898 issues, 1897-1898: Includes the October 1897, February 1898, and June 1898 issues.
Box-Folder 1.3: Souvenir Edition, June 1900: 2 copies
Box-Folder 1.4: 1903-1904 issues, 1903-1904: Includes the November 1903, December 1903, March 1904, April 1904, and June 1904 issues.
Box-Folder 1.5: 1905 issues, 1905: Includes the January 1905 and May 1905 issues.
Box-Folder 1.6: Souvenir Number, June 1905: 2 copies
Box-Folder 1.7: 1905 issues, 1905: Includes October 1905, November 1905, and December 1905 issues.
Box-Folder 1.8: 1906 issues, 1906: Includes January 1906, February 1906 (Military Issue), April 1906, and May 1906.
Box-Folder 1.9: Football Number, 1907
Box-Folder 2.1: 1906-1907 issues, 1906-1907: Issues published weekly from September 22, 1906 thru June 8, 1907. One issue each month was designated as the "monthly issue" and includes more reports from Oregon Agricultural College clubs and organizations. The March 16, 1907 issue includes an article about the 11th anniversary of the Barometer.
Box-Folder 2.2: 1908-1909 issues, 1908-1909: Includes issues from September 28, 1908 thru June 15, 1909.
Box-Folder 2.3: 1909-1910 issues, 1909-1910: Includes issues from October 5, 1909 thru June 11, 1910.
Box-Folder 3.1: 1910-1911 issues, 1910-1911: Includes issue for October 1, 1910 thru June 10, 1911. Began semi-weekly publication with the December 4th issue.
Box-Folder 3.2: 1911-1912 issues, 1911-1912: Includes issues for September 30, 1911 thru June 5, 1912.
Box-Folder 3.3: 1912-1913 issues, 1912-1913: Includes issues for September 25, 1912 thru June 4, 1913.
Box-Folder 3.4: 1913-1914 issues, 1913-1914: Includes issues for September 24, 1913 thru June 3, 1914. The April 1st isse was the Scandal Number and the May 12th issue was the Miner's Edition.
Box-Folder 4.1: Selected issues from 1915-1929, 1915-1929: Consists of 23 issues of the Barometer published in 1915-1929 including the Co-Ed edition which was published in May from 1915 thru 1918.
Box-Folder 4.2: Selected issues from 1932-1941, 1932-1941: Consists of 6 issues of the Daily Barometer published in 1932-1941; several issues have front-page stories pertainng to Oregon State Presidents, William Jasper Kerr and George Peavy.
Box-Folder 4.3: Selected issues from 1943-1964, 1943-1964: Consists of 36 issues of the Daily Barometer published in 1943-1964 -- primarily issues published in the post-war years of 1947-1951. One issue, published on Saturday November 23, 1963, pertains to President John F. Kennedy's assasination.
Box-Folder 4.4: Selected issues from 1969-1970, 1969-1970: This folder includes about 20 issues of the Daily Barometer published in the summer of 1969 and during the 1969-1970 academic year that document student protests during this period.

Series 2: Microfilmed Issues, 1896-2014

Series 2 consists of 102 reels of 35 mm microfilm of issues of the Barometer Campus Newspaper through 2014. Issues of the Summer Barometer are not included for all years on the microfilm. On some reels, the issues are not in exact chronological order. The Valley Library's microfilm collection also includes a full run of the microfilmed Barometer. Security copies of the microfilm (which are camera negatives for more recent reels) are held by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Reel 01: March 1896 - May 1904, 1896-1904
Reel 02: May 1904 - April 26, 1911, 1904-1911
Reel 03: April 29, 1911 - October 12, 1917, 1911-1917
Reel 04: October 16, 1917 - September 23, 1922, 1917-1922
Reel 05: September 23, 1922 - May 22, 1924, 1922-1924
Reel 06: May 23, 1924 - May 11, 1926, 1924-1926
Reel 07: May 12, 1926 - April 18, 1928, 1926-1928
Reel 08: April 19, 1928 - March 12, 1930, 1928-1930
Reel 09: March 13, 1930 - March 2, 1932, 1930-1932
Reel 10: March 3, 1932 - April 5, 1934, 1932-1934
Reel 11: April 6, 1934 - May 30, 1936, 1934-1936
Reel 12: August 18, 1936 - May 27, 1938, 1936-1938
Reel 13: May 27, 1938 - May 11, 1940, 1938-1940
Reel 14: May 14, 1940 - May 20, 1942, 1940-1942
Reel 15: May 21, 1942 - March 1, 1946, 1942-1946
Reel 16: March 1, 1946 - May 6, 1948, 1946-1948
Reel 17: May 7, 1948 - October 1, 1949, 1948-1949
Reel 18: September 30, 1949 - April 4, 1953, 1949-1953
Reel 19: April 3, 1953 - May 24, 1955, 1953-1955
Reel 20: May 25, 1955 - January 31, 1958, 1955-1958
Reel 21: February 1, 1958 - May 24, 1960, 1958-1960
Reel 22: May 25, 1960 - February 24, 1962, 1960-1962
Reel 23: February 27, 1962 - November 21, 1963, 1962-1963
Reel 24: November 22, 1963 - November 23, 1965, 1963-1965
Reel 25: November 30, 1965 - June 1, 1967, 1965-1967
Reel 26: June 21, 1967 - May 9, 1969, 1967-1969
Reel 27: September 25, 1968 - March 5, 1970, 1968-1970
Reel 28: March 6, 1970 - May 7, 1971, 1970-1971
Reel 29: May 11, 1971 - July 18, 1972, 1971-1972
Reel 30: July 20, 1972 - May 2, 1973, 1972-1973
Reel 31: May 3, 1973 - February 6, 1974, 1973-1974
Reel 32: February 7, 1974 - October 28, 1974, 1974
Reel 33: October 29, 1974 - August 12, 1975, 1974-1975
Reel 34: September 25, 1975 - May 6, 1976, 1975-1976
Reel 35: May 7, 1976 - February 17, 1977, 1976-1977
Reel 36: February 18, 1977 - November 9, 1977, 1977
Reel 37: May 10, 1977 - May 12, 1978, 1977-1978
Reel 38: May 13, 1978 - November 30, 1978, 1978
Reel 39: December 1, 1978 - April 25, 1979, 1978-1979
Reel 40: April 26, 1979 - November 12, 1979, 1979
Reel 41: November 12, 1979 - April 1, 1980, 1979-1980
Reel 42: April 2, 1980 - October 16, 1980, 1980
Reel 43: October 17, 1980 - February 18, 1981, 1980-1981
Reel 44: February 19, 1981 - August 11, 1981, 1981
Reel 45: September 24, 1981 - January 18, 1982, 1981-1982
Reel 46: January 19, 1982 - March 10, 1982, 1982
Reel 47: April 1, 1982 - October 6, 1982, 1982
Reel 48: October 7, 1982 - February 16, 1983, 1982-1983
Reel 49: February 17, 1983 - August 11, 1983, 1983
Reel 50: September 22, 1983 - January 23, 1984, 1983-1984
Reel 51: January 24, 1984 - May 25, 1984, 1984
Reel 52: May 30, 1984 - November 30, 1984, 1984
Reel 53: December 3, 1984 - April 29, 1985, 1984-1985
Reel 54: April 30, 1985 - November 12, 1985, 1985
Reel 55: November 13, 1985 - April 14, 1986, 1985-1986
Reel 56: April 15, 1986 - November 4, 1986, 1986
Reel 57: November 5, 1986 - April 20, 1987, 1986-1987
Reel 58: April 21, 1987 - October 39, 1987, 1987
Reel 59: November 2, 1987 - May 10, 1988, 1987-1988
Reel 60: May 11, 1988 - February 16, 1989, 1988-1989
Reel 61: February 17, 1989 - November 9, 1989, 1989
Reel 62: November 10, 1989 - August 23, 1990, 1989-1990
Reel 63: September 20, 1990 - April 23, 1991, 1990-1991
Reel 64: April 24, 1991 - March 3, 1992, 1991-1992
Reel 65: March 4, 1992 - February 19, 1993, 1992-1993
Reel 66: February 22, 1993 - February 14, 1994, 1993-1994
Reel 67: February 15, 1994 - June 3, 1994, 1994
Reel 68: June 23, 1994 - June 2, 1995, 1994-1995
Reel 69: June 22, 1995 - June 7, 1996, 1995-1996
Reel 70: June 26, 1996 - May 6, 1997, 1996-1997
Reel 71: May 7, 1997 - June 5, 1998, 1997-1998
Reel 72: June 24, 1998 - June 4, 1999, 1998-1999
Reel 73: June 23, 1999 - December 1999, 1999
Reel 74: January 2000 - June 2000, 2000
Reel 75: July 2000 - December 2000, 2000
Reel 76: January 2001 - June 2001, 2001
Reel 77: July 2001 - December 2001, 2001
Reel 78: January 2002 - June 2002, 2002
Reel 79: June 26, 2002 - December 6, 2002, 2002
Reel 80: January 2003 - June 2003, 2003
Reel 81: July 2003 - December 2003, 2003
Reel 82: January 2004 - August 2004, 2004
Reel 83: September 2004 - June 2005, 2004-2005
Reel 84: June 2005 - December 2005, 2005
Reel 85: January 2006 - June 2006, 2006
Reel 86: June 2006 - December 2006, 2006
Reel 87: January 2007 - June 2007, 2007
Reel 88: June 2007 - November 2007, 2007
Reel 89: January 2008 - June 2008, 2008
Reel 90: July - December 2008, 2008
Reel 91: January 2009 - June 2009, 2009
Reel 92: July 2009 - December 2009, 2009
Reel 93: January 2010 - June 2010, 2010
Reel 94: June 23, 2010 - December 3, 2010, 2010
Reel 95: January 2011 - June 2011, 2011
Reel 96: July 2011 - December 2011, 2011
Reel 97: January 10, 2012 - June 17, 2012, 2012
Reel 98: June 27, 2012 - December 31, 2012, 2012
Reel 99: January 1, 2013 - June 7, 2013, 2013
Reel 100: June 26, 2013 - December 6, 2013, 2013
Reel 101: January 7, 2014 - June 14, 2014, 2014
Reel 102: June 25, 2014 - December 5, 2014, 2014