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Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, circa 1900-1940

By Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis and updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, circa 1900-1940

ID: P 217

Primary Creator: Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.

Extent: 6.35 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Arranged in two series: I. Lantern Slides and II. Lecture Booklets and Inspection Notes.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides consist of slide sets assembled and loaned by the Oregon State System of Higher Education General Extension Division. The slides depict a variety of topics including many related to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

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

Scope and Content Notes

The Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides include sixty nine sets of mounted lantern slides, many of which are hand-tinted. One set contains 2"x2" glass mounted color slides. The sets, which pertain to a variety of topics, were made available for loan to schools, churches, and other organizations in Oregon. Most sets include a typescript lecture (indicated on the inventory) which provides a general background on the set's topic as well as information on each slide.

Topics include many related to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, such as Oregon Birds, Oregon Industries, Northwest Indians, Salmon Industry. Several sets have biblical themes, and others pertain to U.S. history and cultures in Europe.

Most of the slides were commercially produced by companies such as Underwood & Underwood, Keystone View Co., McIntosh Stereopticon Co. (Chicago), and Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange. Some of the Oregon related slides were taken by Oregon photographers such as Gifford & Prentiss, Weister Co., Herman T. Bohlman, William L. Finley, and Lee Moorhouse. H.C. Tibbits took many of the photographs of California and the western United States.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Visual Instruction Department was created around 1932 as a unit of the Oregon State System of Higher Education's General Extension Division, and was located on the Oregon State College campus in Corvallis. The department made slides and films available to schools, community clubs, churches, and other organizations for educational purposes. Uriel S. Burt was the first department head.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 2696 photographs; 47 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: See the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC-Visual Instruction, Dept. of" for a 1932 catalog of the department's visual aids. Other photographs by Bohlman and Finley are available in the Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection (P 202) and the William L. Finley Papers (MSS Finley).

Preferred Citation: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides (P 217), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.
Bohlman, Herman
Finley, William L. (William Lovell) (1876-1953)
Gifford & Prentiss (Firm)
Keystone View Company
McIntosh Stereopticon Company
Moorhouse, Lee (1850-1926)
Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange (Firm)
Tibbits, H.C.
Underwood & Underwood
Weister Company

People, Places, and Topics

Agriculture--Oregon.
Birds--Oregon.
Cascade National Forest (Or.)
Cascade Range
Crater Lake (Or.)
Fisheries--Northwest, Pacific.
Geology--Oregon.
Glaciers--Pictorial works.
History of Science
Hood, Mount (Or.)
Indians of North America--Oregon.
Indians of North America--Washington.
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)
Logging--Oregon.
Lumber trade--Oregon.
Natural Resources
Oregon--History.
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Oregon National Historic Trail--Pictorial works.
Oregon State College
Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.
Salmon--Northwest, Pacific.
Santiam National Forest (Or.)
United States--History--Pictorial works.
University History

Forms of Material

Lantern slides.
Slides (photographs).


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