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Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1945

By Finding aid prepared by Megan Guerre and Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection, circa 1890-1945

Predominant Dates: circa 1910s-1920s

ID: P 076

Primary Creator: Ziefle, Adolph (1882-)

Extent: 0.05 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection consists of one series: I. Photographs, circa 1890 - circa 1945.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection consists of images documenting the life of Ziefle as well as images pertaining specifically to the School of Pharmacy at Oregon Agricultural College. Adolph Ziefle was the Dean of the School of Pharmacy from 1914 until his retirement in 1945.

Scope and Content Notes

The Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection consists of images assembled and made by Ziefle, primarily during his early years as the Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). Other images depict the North Dakota State College campus in the early 1910s, where Ziefle was head of the School of Pharmacy until his move to OAC.

Included in the collection are a number of photographs depicting various streams, bridges, and natural scenes as well as images pertaining to the School of Pharmacy, particularly of the 1919 and 1920 graduating class. Other images related to the School of Pharmacy depict the pharmacy building and Ziefle himself working in the laboratory. The collection also includes portraits of Ziefle and family photographs.

The collection includes professional photographs as well as snapshots. One of the portrait photographs was made by Ball Studio in Corvallis. Formats include 58 photographic prints, 12 nitrate negatives, and 2 glass negatives.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Dean of the School of Pharmacy, Adolph Ziefle, was born August 19, 1882 at Fosters Station near Ann Arbor Michigan. From the University of Michigan he received the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist in 1904 and an M.S. degree in 1909. In 1907, Ziefle was appointed to the position of drug chemist for the Kansas State Board of Health as well as professor of pharmacy at the University of Kansas. He remained in that position until 1909 when he was appointed the head of the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State College.

In 1914, Adolph Ziefle came to Oregon Agricultural College as head of the pharmacy department which under his guidance became the School of Pharmacy in 1917, receiving a Class A rating from the American Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties. In addition to writing a book titled History of Pharmacy in Oregon, Ziefle is responsible for drawing the plans for the pharmacy building on campus which was known for being very well planned and equipped. After receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1929, Ziefle continued to develop and advance pharmacy education and remained the Dean of the School of Pharmacy until his retirement in 1945.

Ziefle was married to Crescence Fehr in 1911 and had no children. He died on October 12, 1963.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 72 photographs; 3 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

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

Related Materials: Materials pertaining to Dean Adolph Ziefle and the College of Pharmacy are part of the College of Pharmacy Records (RG 105). Other photographs of pharmacy students, faculty, and facilities are available in the School of Pharmacy Photograph Collection (P 166), Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC), Irwin Betzel Papers (MSS Betzel), and the Leo Sciuchetti Collection (MSS Sciuchetti). Additional materials pertaining to Dean Adolph Ziefle, pharmacy alumni, and programs are part of the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC).

Preferred Citation: Adolph Ziefle Photograph Collection (P 076), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Ziefle, Adolph (1882-)

People, Places, and Topics

Oregon Agricultural College. Department of Pharmacy
Oregon Agricultural College. School of Pharmacy
Pharmacists--Oregon.
Pharmacy colleges--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Ziefle, Adolph, 1882-

Forms of Material

Glass plate negatives.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.


Box and Folder Listing