By Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis and Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs, 1892-2001
Predominant Dates: 1940-2001
ID: P 036
Primary Creator: Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences
Extent: 1.7 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
The collection consists of two subgroups: 1. Individually Numbered Photographs and 2. Unnumbered Photographs.
Subgroup 1 includes 8 series: I. Glass Negatives of Crops and Plants, 1892 - circa 1900; II. Photographs taken by Emile Pernot, 1913; III. Kasetsart University, 1953-1960; IV. Experiment Stations, Visiting Groups, and Individuals, circa 1931-1975; V. Oregon Dairy Manufacturers Association, circa 1941; VI. Agricultural Chemistry Department Faculty and Staff, circa 1950-1970; VII. Nye Computer Center Dedication, 1983-1986; and VIII. Photographs separated from College of Agricultural Sciences Records, 1933-1965.
Subgroup 2 includes 6 series: I. Ag Appreciation Dinner, 1989; II. Awards Reception, 1988; III. Students, Faculty, and Alumni, circa 1950-1991; IV. E.R. Jackman Foundation, circa 1910 - circa 1995; V. Experiment Station Buildings, 1977; and VI. Academic Programs, 1980-2001.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs were taken or assembled by College staff and faculty to document the Oregon State University's academic and research programs in agriculture; Branch Experiment Stations in Oregon; faculty, students, and alumni; international programs; and special events, conferences, and workshops. The bulk of the images are b/w prints and color slides; the collection also includes nitrate and glass negatives; some film negatives; and a few color prints.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
The College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs document Oregon State University's academic and research programs in agriculture; Branch Experiment Stations in Oregon; College faculty, students, and alumni; international programs; and special events, conferences, and workshops. The collection includes glass negatives of crops, plants and other agricultural topics that may be have been used for teaching as well as images taken in 1913 by bacteriologist Emile Pernot of farms and slaughter houses in Benton County. The photographs of Experiment Stations document facilities, windstorm damage at the North Willamette Experiment Station, and views of branch stations near Astoria and in Moro County.
The largest component of the collection is a group of about 900 color slides, many taken in 2001, that depict students and faculty participating in instruction and research activities and include images of farms, research facilities, class field trips, university events, and students and faculty.
Many photographs of individual faculty, staff, and students are included as well as faculty, student, and alumni groups. Images of attendees at conferences and workshops as well as the Oregon Dairy Manufacturers Association meeting are part of the collection.
Photographs of the Kasetsart University campus in Thailand; classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities; and Oregon State faculty, Kasetsart University faculty and administrators, and Thai students document the cooperative program between Kasetsart University and Oregon State College in the 1950s and 1960s.
Many of the photos from the 1980s were taken or assembled by the staff of the E.R. Jackman Foundation; they depict Jackman Foundation Board members and staff; College administrators; awards presentations and special events; and students and faculty.
Photographers include Robert W. Henderson, Emile Pernot, J.D. Vertrees, and Dennis Wolverton.
The largest component of the collection is color slides; the remainder is primarily b/w prints. The collection also includes nitrate and glass negatives, b/w film negatives, and color prints.
An addition the the College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs (Accession 2013:092) is made up of photographs documenting College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) staff, students, and various events organized by the college. Numbering about 1050 images in total (550 prints, 420 negatives, 80 slides), the bulk of these photographs depict students in portrait and group shots, many of whom were recipients of CAS awards/honors and members of the groups OSU Agricultural Ambassadors and Future Farmers of America. Also depicted are views of the the award receptions and dinners where these students were honored. Other photographs in this transfer portray classroom instruction, CAS staff, agricultural research projects, and JARSI program participants. Among the CAS staff depicted in these images include: Roger Fendall, Wilbur Cooney, E.C. Stevenson, and Manning Becker. The slides are part of the presentation: "Strength Through Diversity: The Story of Oregon Agriculture."
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
In 1868, the Oregon Legislature designated Corvallis College as the state's agricultural college, and in 1870 Corvallis College began its agricultural curriculum. The next year the college acquired its first farm (now Lower Campus), purchased for the school by the citizens of Benton County. In 1873 the college issued its first agricultural research bulletin, and a decade later the college established a Department of Agriculture, which was the first in the Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established on the campus farm in 1888, and in 1894 the first Farmers' Short Course was offered.
In 1908, the General Department of Agriculture was reorganized into a professional School of Agriculture, and included departments in Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, and Poultry Husbandry. Additional departments were added in the 1910s and 1920s. By 1928, the School included ten departments, and degree programs were offered in General Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Horticultural Products. The School established a Ph.D. program in 1932, and conferred is first doctorate in 1935. From 1931 until 1965, the dean of the School of Agriculture also served as director of both the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Extension Service. In 1983, the name of the School was changed to the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Deans have included A. B. Cordley, 1908-1931; William A. Schoenfeld, 1931-1950; F. E. Price, 1950-1965; Wilbur T. Cooney, 1965-1979; Ernest J. Briskey, 1979-1987; Roy G. Arnold, 1987-1991; Conrad J. Weiser, 1991-1994; and Thayne R. Dutson, 1994-2008.
Emile F. Pernot was hired by Oregon Agricultural College in 1890 to teach photography and take photographs for the Experiment Station. Through his pioneering work in microphotography, he developed an interest in bacteriology, and was named the first chair of the Bacteriology Deparment in 1900. In 1910 Pernot was named bacteriologist for the city of Portland.
The E.R. Jackman Foundation, an affiliate of the Oregon State University Foundation, supports the academic and research programs of the College.
Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.
More Extent Information: 2297 photographs; 10 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: Transferred to the Archives in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2007.
Related Materials:
Many other OSU Archives' collections include College of Agricultural Sciences photographs, including the Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations (P 019), Extension Bulletin Illustrations Photograph Collection (P 020), Agricultural Experiment Station Photographic Collection (P 029), Extension Service Photographs (P 062), Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photograph Collection (P 120), and the Experiment Station Publications Photographic Collection (P 132). Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC) includes many images depicting the research, insruction, and outreach activities of the College.
The Robert W. Henderson Photograph Collection (P 098) is an extensive collection of images documenting OSU agricultural programs. The College of Agricultural Sciences Records (RG 158) document teaching, research (through the Agricultural Experiment Station), and extension programs in agriculture at Oregon State University.
See also: Holsteins, Horses and Hogs: The Barns of Oregon State
Preferred Citation: College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs (P 036), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
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[Date of Acknowledgement: December 2023]
Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences
E.R. Jackman Foundation
Henderson, Robert W. (Robert Wesley) (1914-2006)
Oregon Agricultural College. School of Agriculture
Oregon State Agricultural College. School of Agriculture
Oregon State College. School of Agriculture
Oregon State University. School of Agriculture
Pernot, E. F. (Emile Francis) (1859-)
Vertrees, J. D.
Wolverton, Dennis
Agricultural education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Agricultural experiment stations--Oregon.
Agriculture--Oregon.
Agriculture--Thailand.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Crops--Oregon.
Fruit-culture--Oregon.
Livestock--Oregon.
Mahāwitthayālai Kasētsāt
Natural Resources
North Willamette Agricultural Experiment Station
Oregon Dairy Manufacturers' Association
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Oregon State University. College of Agricultural Sciences
University History
Film negatives.
Glass plate negatives.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.
Slides (photographs).