Carey L. Strome Papers, 1911-1914

Title: Carey L. Strome Papers, 1911-1914

ID: MSS Strome

Primary Creator: Strome, Carey L.

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Carey L. Strome Papers consist of materials generated and assembled by alumnus Strome as a student in agriculture at Oregon Agricultural College in the early 1910s. The Papers include class notes, course materials and class assignments, and publications. The class notes are for a bacteriology course in fall 1912. The course materials consist of student score cards for livestock judging and dairy separator work assignments.

The publications include Department of Entomology Circular Letter no. 1, Fumigation, by A.L. Lovett (1914); The Business Side of Farming - Part I Farm Records by J.A. Bexell (1911; College Bulletin no. 33); Water Laws of Oregon (1913); and Table of Logarithms for Chemical Calculations by the Department of Chemistry (1914).

Carey L. Strome earned a BS in Agronomy from Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in 1916. Strome enrolled at OAC in 1912 after graduating from high school in Junction City, Oregon. Strome worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. after completing his degree. In 1935, he assumed management of the family's farm near Junction City and specialized in the production of grass seed. Strome was active in business, civic, and community organizations; he served as President of the Oregon Seed Growers League, was a member of the Lane County Planning Commission, and served as mayor of Junction City.

Carey Lloyd Strome was born in Junction City, Oregon, on January 11, 1894; he died in 1974.

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The papers were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by the Crop and Soil Science Department in 2013.

Related Materials: The Arthur Victor Papers (MSS Victor) and the Ronald V. and John G. Hogg Papers (MSS Hogg) also include materials created and assembled by agriculture students during the 1910s.

Preferred Citation: Carey L. Strome Papers (MSS Strome), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Strome, Carey L.
Bexell, J. A. (John Andrew) (1867-1938)
Lovett, A. L. (Arthur Lester) (1885-1924)

Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Natural Resources
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Strome, Carey L.
University History