By Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: Alumni Association Records, 1888-2011
Predominant Dates: 1910-1998
ID: RG 035
Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Alumni Association
Extent: 13.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
The records are arrange in four subgroups: 1. Class Files, 1897-2002; 2. Administrative Files, 1914-2008; 3. Publications, 1929-2005; and 4. Microfilmed Records, 1888-1964.
Subgroup 1 (Class Files) consists of three series: I. Class Records, 1897-1966; Class Reunions, 1923-2002; and III. Alumni Register, June 1923 - June 1932.
Subgroup 2 (Administrative Files) consists of 17 series: I. Constitution and Bylaws, 1914-1990; II. Annual and Biennial Reports, 1938-1972; III. Board Meetings Records, 1941-1995; IV. OSU Federation Meeting Minutes, 1950-1976; V. Homecoming Records, 1948-1968; VI. Portland Information Center Files, 1945-1952; VII. School Songs, 1922-1952; VIII. Special Projects, 1945-1961; IX. OSU Centennial Celebration, 1965-1974; X. Alumni Leader's Manual, circa 1953; XI. OSU Fund, 1960-1978; XII. Correspondence, 1927-1975; XIII. Fiscal Records, 1926-1977; XIV. Sound Recordings, 1949-1991; XV. Scrapbook, 1950-1951; XVI. List of Alumni, undated; and XVII. Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2008.
Subgroup 3 (Publications) consists of four series: I. Alumni Magazine, 1929-1998; II. OSU Orange and Black, 1938; IV. Alumni Directories, 1910-2005.
The microfilmed records (Subgroup 4) consist of 15 series: I. Class Reunion Files, 1891-1959; III. Reunion Weekends, 1939-1942; IV. Class Financial Records, 1924-1934; V. Reunion Lists, 1923-1925; VI. Reunion Letters, 1905; VII. Alumni Mailing List, 1935; VIII. Reunion Banquets, 1916-1946; XI. Alumni Association, 1942; XII. Class Lists, 1926-1945; XIII. Mailing Lists of Alumni, 1940-1941; XIV. Golden Jubilee Lists and Correspondence, 1888-1964; XV. Stadium Fund, 1951-1953; XVI. Correspondence, 1938-1953; XVIII. General Files, 1935-1950; and XIX. Memorial Chapel and Carillon Information, 1944-1959. There are no series II, IX, X, or XVII.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration, programs and activities, and publications. An alumni organization was established at Corvallis College (now Oregon State University) in 1873.
Items from this collection have been digitized and are available online.
The Alumni Association Records document the alumni of Oregon State University and the Association's administration and activities, and publications. The collection includes the records of individual graduating classes documenting activities during their student years as well as reunions and other special events after graduation. Lists of alumni and alumni directories are part of the collection. Subject files pertaining to notable alumni; faculty, staff, and friends of OSU; special events; and other university-related topics comprise a large component of the collection. The records of special events such as homecoming, class reunions, and the centennial of Oregon State University as well as fundraising for special projects such as a new football stadium and the carillon for the Memorial Union are included in the records. The collection includes extensive materials documenting the Association's publications - the alumni magazine, the Orange and Black, alumni directories, and sets of sound recordings of Oregon State songs. The collection also includes sound recordings by Bob Eberhard of Oregon State basketball games (in about 1957); a speech by Fred Shideler about the value of OSU to the Corvallis community; and an interview with Dan Poling about Corvallis and Oregon State College during World War II.
An addition to the Alumni Association Records (Accession 2013:057) is made up of materials documenting the nomination of various people for three awards organized by the OSU Alumni Association: the E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award, the C.H. "Scram" Graham Leadership Award, and the Dan Poling Alumni Service Award. In addition to nomination packets made up of biographical information and letters of support, these files also contain cds, event programs, floppy diskettes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and speeches. Numbering about 400 images in total (300 prints and 100 negatives), the photographs consist of portrait shots of the award recipients as well as depictions of the ceremonies. There are also images of the 2011 Homecoming parade and bonfire in this transfer. The 6 floppy diskettes and 2 cds contain a combination of digital images and text documents.
Items from this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.
More Extent Information: 1400 photographs, 6 floppy diskettes and 2 CDs; 20 boxes, including 6 oversize boxes; 13 microfilm reels
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: Transferred from the Alumni Association and the Alumni Relations Office in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2008.
Related Materials:
Additional photographs are available in the Alumni Relations Photographs (P 017) and the Oregon Stater Photograph Collection (P 195); motion picture films and videotapes are available in the Alumni Association Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV 017). The Special Collections and Archives Research Center includes many collections assembled and donated by individual alumni as well as the records of other alumni organizations such as the Oregon State University Home Economics Alumni Association Records (MSS HomeEcAlumni) and the Oregon State University Women's Club Records (MSS OSUWomensClub). Materials pertaining to the Oregon State Forestry Alumni Association are part of the Les Lloyd Papers (MSS Lloyd). The Academy for Lifelong Learning Records (MSS AcadLifeLearn) provide more detailed information about that affiliated organization.
The Oregon State Yank Collection documents the activities of Oregon State alumni during World War II.
The papers of several individuals who served as Director or Executive Secretary of the Association, edited the alumni magazine, or were significantly involved with alumni matters are part of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings, including the Edward C. Allworth Papers (MSS Allworth), Chuck Boice Papers (MSS Boice), Ted Carlson Collection (MSS CarlstonT), Crawford Henderson ("Scram") Graham Collection (MSS GrahamC), E. B. Lemon Papers (MSS LemonEB), and Edwin T. Reed (MSS Reed). The George Edmonston Collection includes a variety of materials pertaining to OSU and regional history as well as his role as Editor of the Oregon Stater from 1986 until his retirement in 2005. The alumni magazine is available in the Center as a separate collection; the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) includes extensive materials about OSU alumni and a variety of ephemeral items documenting Alumni Association activities.
Preferred Citation: Alumni Association Records (RG 035), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Oregon State University. Alumni Association
Edmonston, George P.
Poling, Dan Williams
Shideler, Fred Merle
Carillons--Oregon--Corvallis.
Class reunions--Oregon--Corvallis.
College environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Fund raising--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State College--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae--Periodicals.
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon State University--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Oregon State University--History.
Oregon State University. Alumni Association
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Students' songs--Oregon--Corvallis.
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Oregon--Corvallis.
Universities and colleges--Public relations--Oregon--Corvallis.
Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
Born digital.
Compact discs.
Ephemera (general object genre)
Film negatives.
Phonograph records.
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.