Walter E. Morris Photograph Collection, 1909-1911

Title: Walter E. Morris Photograph Collection, 1909-1911

ID: P 122

Primary Creator: Morris, Walter E.

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Walter E. Morris Photograph Collection consists of several photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College students. Morris graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1912.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

The Walter E. Morris Collection consists of four photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students collected by Morris during his student years at OAC. The images include the bandstand dedication in 1910; the OAC football squad in 1911; the sophomore football team for 1909; and members of the Delta Omega fraternity. The image of the sophomore football team for 1909 was published in the 1911 Orange yearbook (p. 215). The Delta Omega fraternity photograph shows the group on the front steps of the fraternity's first house at 1353 Monroe Street.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Walter Edmund Morris, originally from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, attended Oregon Agricultural College for four academic years, from 1908-1909 through 1911-1912. He graduated in 1912 with a BS in Commerce and was a member of Delta Omega fraternity. Morris gave the senior class oration, The Senior's Benediction, at the Senior Convocation during Commencement Week in 1912. After graduation, Morris returned to Pennsylvania and worked as an attorney in Punxsutawney.

Delta Omega was established as a local fraternity at Oregon Agricultural College in 1910 and later became a chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon national fraternity.

More Extent Information: 4 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These items were donated to the Archives in 1969.

Related Materials: The OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) includes materials for the Class of 1912, including the text of Morris' commencement oration, as well as information about Sigma Alpha Epsilon and other fraternities at Oregon State University. The A. Freeman Mason Scrapbook (MSS Mason) includes materials documenting the Delta Omega fraternity. Many Special Collections and Archives Research Center photographic collections include images of campus scenes, student groups, and athletic teams and events.

Preferred Citation: Walter E. Morris Photograph Collection (P 122), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Morris, Walter E.

College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Football--Oregon--Corvallis.
Morris, Walter E.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
University History

Photographic postcards.