Jay William Blair Photographic Collection, circa 1939-1942

Title: Jay William Blair Photographic Collection, circa 1939-1942

ID: P 234

Primary Creator: Blair, Jay William

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Jay William Blair Photographic Collection documents the Oregon State College campus and student activities. Blair attended OSC from 1939 to 1942 and graduated in 1942.

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

Scope and Content Notes

This collection consists primarily of photographic negatives made by Jay W. Blair documenting campus buildings and grounds and student activities during Blair's years at Oregon State College. The collection includes images of Blair and other students; panoramic views of campus and of a military review; and views of campus buildings, construction of the homecoming bonfire, the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house, damage to campus trees by the 1941 ice storm, and the Mary's River dam.

All photographs are 2.75 x 4.5 negatives unless otherwise indicated.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

Jay W. Blair of Los Angeles, California, attended Oregon State College from 1939 to 1942 and graduated in 1942 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He was president of Hawley Hall, where he resided, and was a member of the Independent Student Council. After graduation he relocated to Salem, Oregon.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 58 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The collection was donated to the OSU Archives by Gladys Blair (Jay Blair's wife) in 1997.

Related Materials: A portrait photograph of Jay W. Blair is photo number 60 in the Hawley Hall Photograph Collection (P 176).

Preferred Citation: Jay William Blair Photographic Collection (P 234), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before Decemeber 11, 2015.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Blair, Jay William
College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
Marys River (Or.)
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon State College--Buildings.
Oregon State College--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.