Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection, 1889-1919

Title: Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection, 1889-1919

Predominant Dates: 1889-1895

ID: P 144

Primary Creator: Evans, Alice Kidder

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The photographs are numbered P144:01-P144:19. All of the photographs are black & white prints: 17 mounted albumen prints, 2 photo postcards.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection consists of photographs assembled by Alice Kidder Evans and her father Andrew Kidder. Most of the images depict Oregon Agricultural College buildings and students. Andrew Kidder attended OAC from 1893 to 1896; his daughter Alice graduated from OAC in 1924.

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

Scope and Content Notes

This collection consists of photographs assembled by Alice Kidder Evans and her father Andrew Kidder. The photographs are identified and some are dated. Most of the images depict OAC buildings and students. The structures in these photographs include Alpha Hall, Benton Hall, the greenhouse and the Horticulture Building. The students in these images are photographed in their cadet uniforms in formation, in front of dormitories, and engaged in entomological fieldwork. Andrew Kidder himself is in 4 of the photographs. Five of the images were taken by Corvallis studio photographers.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

Born in Portland, Oregon in 1902, Alice Kathryn Kidder attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1920. Graduating in 1924, Kidder taught elementary school in Ashland for a year before moving to California, where she continued to teach until 1952. Active in alumni affairs, Kidder was a member of the OSU President's Club and the Council of Regents until the 1990's. Her legacy to the University has been recognized in the establishment of the Alice Kathryn Kidder Grand Foyer in the Valley Library. Andrew Kidder attended OAC from 1893 to 1896 and worked with the Department of Botany and Horticulture in the College greenhouses from 1891 to 1897. In addition to Alice, Andrew also had a son, who graduated from OAC in 1923.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 20 items

Related Materials: Additional information can be found in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) files MC-Alumni and MC-Kidder, Andrew.

Preferred Citation: Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection (P 144), 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

College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
Entomology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Evans, Alice Kidder
Greenhouses--Oregon--Corvallis.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.