By Helena Egbert and Elizabeth Nielsen
Title: Campus Directories, 1912-2014
ID: PUB 002-22c
Primary Creator: Orange Media Network (Oregon State University)
Extent: 3.8 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The Campus Directories are arranged in 6 series: 1. C-P Journal, 1912-1915; 2. Commercial Print, 1915-1920; 3. OAC Directory, 1921-1927; 4. Student Directory, 1927-1940; 5. Fussers' Guide, 1943-1996; and 6. Campus Directory, 1997-2014.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Campus Directories for Oregon State University provide directory information, including addresses and phone numbers, for students and employees of Oregon State over more than a century from the 1910s to 2010s. These directories were published by students and, while they include directory information for Oregon State employees, were primarily intended for students.The Campus Directory ceased publication in 2014 with the directory for the 2014/2015 academic year.
Some of the items in this collection are available online in Oregon Digital.
The Campus Directories for Oregon State University provide information about students and employees of Oregon State over more than a century from the 1910s to 2010s. These directories were published by students and, while they include directory information for Oregon State employees, were primarily intended for students.
The format of the directories and the student groups responsible for publication changed with time, but the core elements in all directories are lists of students with addresses and phone numbers, faculty and staff directories, and local advertisements. The first directories were published by Oregon Agricultural College students in pharmacy and commerce and included articles about business, marketing, and pharmacy practice. From the 1910s through the 1940s, the student directory was published multiple (2-4) times per academic year; since 1949, the directory has been published annually (in the fall) for each academic year. For more than 50 years – from 1943 to 1996 – the directory was known as the Fussers’ Guide. “Fussing” was a slang term at Oregon State for dating; the title Fussers’ Guide referred to the use of the directory as a way for students to make social connections with one another.
In addition to the core directory information for students and employees, the directories have included lists of student organizations, living groups, administrators, and academic units; calendars of university events; and a campus map. In the last several years of publication, the directory included a section for Oregon State University retirees with contact information.
Prior to the early 2000s, a separate staff directory was published at Oregon State. When that publication ceased, the Campus Directory was the sole directory published at Oregon State and served for both students and employees. The Campus Directory ceased publication in 2014 with the directory for the 2014/2015 academic year.
Some of the items in this collection are available online in Oregon Digital.
More Extent Information: 11 boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The campus directories were received on distribution by the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center beginning in the 1960s and in transfers and donations from individuals and departments from the 1960s through 1990s.
Related Materials:
Campus Directories, especially for the 1930s and early 1960s that are not part of this archival collecion are available in the History of OSU Collection (HistOSU LD 4338 .A5), a rare book collection in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center. The Staff Directories (PUB 002-21a) include names and directory information for Oregon State employees beginning in 1905; these directores also include students for 1905 and 1908, before a separate student directory was published. Administrative information about the publication of the Fussers' Guide is available in the Student Media Records (RG 239).
The Graduate School Records (RG 016) include directories of international graduate students in the 1950s and 1960s. The Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) includes various directories of organizations and departments as well as emeriti faculty directories produced in the late 1990s.
The College of Pharmacy (RG 105) and College of Business (RG 122) Records document instruction and academic programs available in those fields at Oregon State.
Preferred Citation: Campus Directories (PUB 002-22c), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Orange Media Network (Oregon State University)
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Oregon State University. Office of Student Media
Oregon State University. Student Publications Committee
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