Title: Sigurd Peterson Collection, 1909-1963
ID: MSS PetersonS
Primary Creator: Peterson, Sigurd Harlan
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Sigurd Peterson collection contains materials documenting his time as a student at the University of Minnesota and a faculty member at Oregon Agricultural College. The collection includes Petersons' personal papers, including several editorials that he wrote as well as items pertaining to the OAC chapter of Sigma Nu.
The contents of this collection have been digitized and are available upon request.
The Sigurd Peterson collection contains many items from his time at the University of Minnesota including a commencement program, a student handbook, and a manuscript of his oration "Modern Feudalism." Also included in the collection are records of his time serving as a faculty member at Oregon Agricultural College, including correspondence and documentation of his appointment as head of the English Department.
Correspondence and other records pertaining to the Sigma Nu fraternity chapter at OAC are also held. Of particular interest is a newsletter article honoring Peterson's life and service to the fraternity.
The collection also contains editorials written by Peterson and published in many papers and journals including the First National Bank Statement, The Balance Sheet, the Daily Barometer, and the Oregon State Technical Record. Personal materials are also housed in the collection and include Christmas cards, correspondence, and "Friendly Letters" - copies of letters authored by Peterson's Sigma Nu brothers and reprinted by Peterson on his basement printing press during World War II.
The contents of this collection have been digitized and are available upon request.
More Extent Information: 1 document box
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: Sigurd Peterson Collection (MSS PetersonS), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.
Peterson, Sigurd Harlan
Oregon State College. Department of English.
Peterson, Sigurd Harlan, 1886-1963.
University History
World War, 1939-1945
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