By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: Herbert A. Schell Photograph Collection, 1949-1951
ID: P 282
Primary Creator: Schell, Herbert A.
Extent: 0.03 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Herbert A. Schell Photograph Collection consists of images assembled by Schell during his student years at Oregon State College. The photographs document the members and activities of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Herbert A. Schell earned a BS in engineering at Oregon State College in 1951.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
The Herbert A. Schell Photograph Collection consists of images assembled by Schell during his student years at Oregon State College. The photographs depict Schell and other students at dances, parties, and dinners and include group photographs of the Kappa Sigma fraternity members. Several images include the fraternity's pet dog, George; a woman named Pat Keep is identified in one of the images. The collection includes images of formal dances, costume parties, and the Interfraternity Sing.
All of the photographs are b/w prints; several of the images were made by Donald Free, College Photos.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
More Extent Information: 33 photographs; 1 box
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The photographs were received in 2010 by the Oregon State University Libraries in yearbooks that were donated by Schell's family after his death. The photographs were transferred to the Archives.
Related Materials: The OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include numerous collections of photographs taken or assembled by students. Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) includes many images documenting student life. Other collections that include images of student life during the late 1940s and early 1950s are the Wilson H. Foote Photographs (P 268) and the Richard W. Gilkey Photographs (P 252).
Preferred Citation: Herbert A. Schell Photograph Collection (P 282), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Schell, Herbert A.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon State College--Students.
Schell, Herbert A.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Photographic prints.
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