Speech Communication Department Records, 1918-1996
Predominant Dates: 1930-1975
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.
ID: RG 181
Extent: 1.25 cubic feet
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: Speech Communication Department Records (RG 181), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
The records were transferred to the University Archives in several accessions from 1970 through 2005.
Acquired:
Additions to the collection are expected.
Container List
- Subgroup 1: Microfilmed Records, 1921-1969 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.2: 1931-1932 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.3: 1932-1933 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.4: 1933-1934 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.5: 1934-1935 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.6: 1935-1936 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.7: 1936-1937 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 1.8: 1937-1938 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.8: 1937-1938 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.9: 1938-1939 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.10: 1939-1940 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.11: 1940-1941 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.12: 1941-1942 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.13: 1942-1943 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.14: 1943-1944 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.15: 1944-1945 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.16: 1945-1946 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.17: 1946-1947 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.18: 1947-1948 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.19: 1948-1949 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.20: 1949-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 2.21: 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.21: 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.22: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.23: 1952-1953 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.24: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.25: 1956-1957 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.26: 1957-1958 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.27: 1958-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.28: 1959-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.29: 1960-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 3.30: 1961-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.30: 1961-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.31: Oratorical Contest Speeches, 1931-1948 Add to Shelf
- Series 2: Speeches, 1923-1948 Add to Shelf
- Series 2 consists of speeches presented by Oregon State students at forensics competitions.
- Sub-Series 1: Extempore Speeches, 1923-1938 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.32: 1923-1931 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.33: 1931-1932 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.34: 1932-1933 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.35: 1933-1934 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.36: 1934-1935 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.37: 1935-1936 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.38: 1936-1937 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.39: 1937-1938 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 2: After-Dinner Speeches, 1938-1948 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.40: 1938-1939 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.41: 1939-1940 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.42: 1940-1941 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.43: 1941-1942 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.44: 1942-1943 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.45: 1943-1944 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.46: 1944-1945 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.47: 1945-1946 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.48: 1946-1947 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.49: 1947-1948 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.50: Auto Accident Prevention Contest, 1935 Add to Shelf
- Contest for freshmen extempore speaking.
- Series 3: Debates, 1930-1956 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.52: Radio Debates, 1937 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.53: West Point Debates, 1947-1951 Add to Shelf
- Series 4: Army Specialized Training Program, 1943 Add to Shelf
- Series 4 consists of syllabi, correspondence, and related materials pertaining to speech training in AST 111.
- Reel-Folder 4.54: General Add to Shelf
- Series 5: Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, 1932-1962 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Series 6: Activities Reports, 1928-1958 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.57: 1929-1930 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.58: 1930-1931 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.59: 1931-1932 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.60: 1932-1933 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.61: 1934-1935 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.62: 1935-1936 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.63: 1936-1937 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.64: 1937-1938 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.65: 1938-1939 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.66: 1939-1940 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.67: 1940-1941 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.68: 1941-1942 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.69: 1942-1943 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.70: 1943-1944 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.71: 1944-1945 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.72: 1945-1946 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.73: 1946-1947 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.74: 1947-1948 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.75: 1948-1949 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.76: 1949-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.77: 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.78: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.79: 1952-1953 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.80: 1953-1954 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 4.81: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.81: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.82: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.83: 1956-1957 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.84: 1957-1958 Add to Shelf
- Series 7: Correspondence of Earl W. Wells, 1922-1967 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 1: Miscellaneous Past, 1922-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.86: Volume I, 1922-1933 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.87: Volume II, 1935-1940 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.88: Volume III, 1940-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.89: Volume IV, 1950-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.90: Radio and Television, 1954-1958 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.91: Publishing Companies, 1927-1937 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.92: NDEA Brochure Copy, 1966-1967 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 2: Speech Faculty, 1954-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.93: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.94: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.95: 1956-1957 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.96: 1957-1958 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.97: 1958-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.98: 1959-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.99: 1961-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.100: President Jensen, 1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.101: C.B. Mitchell's Personal Correspondence, 1925-1943 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 3: Colby - Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1952-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.102: 1952-1953 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.103: 1953-1954 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.104: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.105: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.106: 1956-1957 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.107: 1957-1958 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.108: 1958-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.109: 1959-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.110: 1960-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.111: Equipment - General, 1956-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.112: Speech Aptitude and Proficiency Test, 1948-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.113: Speech Correction Extension Vol. I, 1927-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.114: Western Speech Association Vol. III, 1950-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.115: American Association of University Professors, 1946-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.116: American Forensic Association, 1958-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.117: American Red Cross, 1936-1947 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.118: American Speech and Hearing Association, 1936-1963 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.119: Century Club, 1936-1957 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.120: Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Relief, 1936-1946 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.121: Clinical Staff, 1948-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.122: Committee on Scholarship, 1938-1940 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.123: Committee on Teacher Selection, 1940-1948 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.124: Corvallis Boy Scouts, 1936-1938 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.125: Corvallis Camp Fire Girls, 1937-1941 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.126: Corvallis Rose Society, 1958-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.127: Corvallis Summer Recreation and Educational Program, 1935-1937 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 4: Delta Sigma Rho Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 5.128: Volume I, 1926-1949 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.128: Volume I, 1926-1949 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.129: Volume II, 1951-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.130: Volume III, 1955-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.131: Democratic Party, 1955-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.132: Educational Activities Committee, 1951-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.133: Faculty Council, 1957-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.134: Future Farmers of America, 1936-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.135: Franklin Parent - Teachers Association, 1931-1932 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.136: Faculty Men's Club, 1957-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.137: Graduate Division, 1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.138: Inland Empire Education Association, 1928-1930 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.139: Intercollegiate Forensic Association of Oregon, 1931-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.140: Liberal Arts Division, 1949-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.141: Order of the Spoon, 1929-1939 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.142: Oregon High School Extempore Speaking and Interpretation Contests, 1925-1932 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.143: Oregon High School Speech League, 1942-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.144: Oregon Speech and Hearing Association, 1949-1962 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.145: Oregon Speech Association, 1931-1950 Add to Shelf
- Series 8: Reader's File, 1931-1969 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 1: Business Office, 1956-1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.147: 1956-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.148: 1959-1960 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 2: Colby - Dean of Liberal Arts, 1946-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.149: 1946-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.150: 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.151: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 3: Faculty - Other, 1950-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.152: 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.153: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.154: 1953-1954 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.155: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.156: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.157: 1958-1959 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 4: Lemon - Dean of Administration, 1951-1954 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.158: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.159: 1953-1954 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1948-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.160: 1948-1950 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.161: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.162: 1952-1953 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.163: 1954-1955 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.164: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.165: 1958-1959 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.166: Self Evaluation Report II, circa 1960 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.167: Other Institutions, 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.168: Physical Plant, 1950-1953 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 6: President Strand, 1931-1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.169: 1931-1951 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.170: 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 7: Zeran - Dean of Education, 1952-1961 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.171: 1952 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.172: 1961 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 8: Chronological Reader's File, 1963-1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.173: September 1963 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.174: October 1963 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.175: November 1963 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.176: December 1963 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.177: January 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.178: February 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.179: March 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.180: April 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.181: May 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.182: June 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.183: July 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.184: August 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.185: September - October 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.186: November 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.187: December 1964 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.188: January 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.189: February 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.190: March 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.191: April 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.192: May 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.193: June 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.194: July 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.195: August 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.196: September 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.197: October 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.198: November 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.199: December 1965 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.200: January 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.201: February 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.202: March 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.203: April 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.204: May 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.205: June 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.206: September 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.207: October 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.208: December 1966 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.209: January 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.210: February 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.211: March 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.212: April 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.213: May 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.214: June 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.215: July 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.216: August 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.217: September 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.218: October 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.219: November 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 6.220: December 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.220: December 1967 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.221: January 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.222: February 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.223: March 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.224: April 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.225: May 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.226: June 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.227: July 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.228: August 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.229: September 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.230: October 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.231: November 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.232: December 1968 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.233: January 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.234: February 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.235: March 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.236: April 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.237: May 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.238: June 1969 Add to Shelf
- Reel-Folder 7.239: December 1969 Add to Shelf
- Series 9: Report on the Forensic and Dramatic Activities at Oregon State College, 1938 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Subgroup 2: Paper Records, 1918-1996 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.2: Policy and Historical, 1955-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.3: General Speech Department Correspondence, 1968-1985 Add to Shelf
- Series 2: Delta Sigma Rho Records, 1920-1975 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.5: Correspondence, 1920-1934 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.6: Correspondence, 1954-1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.7: Initiation rituals, 1941-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.8: Membership lists, 1929-1953 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.9: Procedures and constitutions, 1966-1975 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.10: Sample membership cards, 1932-1953 Add to Shelf
- Series 3: History of the Speech Department, 1918-1989 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.12: Essays, 1966-1982 Add to Shelf
- Series 4: Minutes of Speech Department Meetings, 1959-1970 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.14: Executive committee, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.15: Executive committee, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.16: Staff meetings, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.17: Staff meetings, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
- Series 5: National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute in English: Advanced Communication Skills, 1965-1968 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.18: Dr. Milton Valentine's NDEA Institute correspondence, 1966-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.19: Exhibit requests, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.20: General correspondence, 1967-1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.21: Participant and alternate rejection letters, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 2: Course Materials, 1965-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.22: Psychology of Reading, undated Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.23: Various courses, 1965-1967 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 3: Finances, 1966-1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.24: 4 Column Book, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.25: Dr. Valentine's expenditure receipts and related correspondence, 1966-1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.26: Stipend information and related correspondence, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.27: Newspaper clippings and brochures, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.28: Participant lists, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.29: Participant group photograph, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Extent: 2 prints and 1 120 negative
- Sub-Series 4: Reports, 1965-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.30: Plan of Operation, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.31: Proposal for NDEA Summer Institute in Advanced Communication Skills, 1965-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.32: Final Report, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.33: Schedules, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Series 6: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1933-1989 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.35: Dramatics Committee, 1959 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.36: Executive Committee, 1969-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.37: Oregon High School Drama Conference, 1959-1963 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.38: Oregon Speech Association, 1960 Add to Shelf
- Sub-Series 1: Forensics, 1933-1954 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.39: Associated Students, Forensic Division - accounting ledger, 1934-1949, Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.40: Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament of Champions, 1950-1952 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.41: Pacific Forensic League events, 1933-1954 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.42: Philosophies Committee, undated Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.43: Seminars Committee - School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1961 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.44: Speech Chair Search Committee, 1988-1989 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.45: Television Committee, 1958 Add to Shelf
- Series 7: Publications, 1940-1996 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.47: Newspaper Clippings, 1940-1996 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.48: Oregon Community College Festival newsletter, 1977 Add to Shelf
- Series 8: Reports, 1949-1974 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.2: Annual Reports, 1957-1962 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.3: Biennial Reports, 1956-1962 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.4: The Philosophy and Future of Drama at Oregon State College, circa 1961 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.5: Policies and Procedures, 1960s-1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.6: Report on Extempore, Impromptu, Experimental, and Discussion at Oregon State College, 1949-1950 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.7: Report on the Model United Nations of OSU, 1964 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.8: Speech Screening Test, 1954-1960 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.9: Text Evaluation, circa 1962 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.10 Add to Shelf
- Item 1: Student Speech Activities at Oregon State College, undated Add to Shelf
- Item 2: A Statement on Operational Principles for the Department of Speech, undated Add to Shelf
- Item 3: Future Quarters for Department of Speech at Oregon State College, undated Add to Shelf
- Series 9: Scrapbook, 1964-1970 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.12: Scrapbook, 1968-1970 Add to Shelf
- Series 10: Subject Files, 1948-1961 Add to Shelf
- 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 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.14: Speech 111 course materials, undated Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.15: Television - live, 1961 Add to Shelf