School of Education Photographs, 1962-1967

Title: School of Education Photographs, 1962-1967

ID: P 108

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. School of Education

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The School of Education Photographs consist of b/w photographic prints of the industrial education summer picnic, the industrial education laboratories, and a meeting of the School of Education faculty. Five of the images in the collection are of the industrial education summer picnic in 1962 at Avery Park in Corvallis and depict Gale Bentz, George J. Brown, Charles Easley, James Grossnicklaus, George Hobbs, and George Warren.

Three of the images show industrial education laboratories with Raymond Cherry and John Wirth demonstrating the use of equipment.

One image depicts School of Education faculty Theodore Yerian and Isabella F. McQuesten presiding over a planning meeting for the newly established Vocational, Adult, and Community College Division in the School of Education in about 1967.

Teacher education at OSU began in 1909 under the direction of the Department of Industrial Pedagogy. By 1918, OSU was designated by the State Board of Vocational Education to prepare teachers in vocational subjects. In 1932, an administrative reorganization expanded the School of Education to include preparing students to teach in the biological and physical sciences, agriculture, mathematics, home economics, industrial arts, secretarial science, or for educational and vocational guidance. In 1962, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education was first offered by the School.

Gale Bentz of the Oregon City Public Schools and George J. Brown of Southwest Missouri State College were visiting staff for the 1962 Graduate Summer School Program for Industrial Arts and Trade and Industrial Education Teachers at Oregon State University. Charles Easley was a graduate student industrial education who completed his thesis in 1963. Raymond Cherry, from Lockport (Illinois) Township High School was also visiting staff for the 1962 graduate program.

More Extent Information: 9 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the 1960s.

Related Materials: The School of Education Records (RG 184) include additional materials pertaining to the academic and research programs of the School. The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings also include the papers of several School of Education faculty and alumni, including the E. Wayne Courtney Papers (MSS Courtney), Dale P. Parnell Papers (MSS Parnell), and Charles M. Rice Papers (MSS Rice).

Preferred Citation: School of Education Photographs (P 108), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon State University. School of Education

Cherry, Raymond
Easley, Charles Richard
Education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Industrial arts--Study and teaching--Oregon--Corvallis.
McQuesten, Isabella Franklin
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. School of Education
Parks--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Yerian, C. Theo. (Charles Theo.)

Photographic prints.