Oregon State University Dads Club Records, 1933-2003
Predominant Dates: 1965-1975
The Oregon State University Dads Club Records (MSS DadsClub) document the activities of the Dads Club from its founding in 1933. The collection reflects the efforts of the club to encourage support for education in the state of Oregon including annual events, a scholarship fund, and merit awards presented to high school students. The collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records, meeting minutes, club constitutions, publications, programs, and photographs.
ID: MSS DadsClub
Extent: 1.7 cubic feet
Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.
Statement on Description: This collection was processed in 2017 and comprises materials transferred from the Student Academic Records (RG 102) and the Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC).
Preferred Citation: Oregon State University Dads Club Records (MSS DadsClub), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
In the late 1970s, the Oregon State University Archives received several accessions to the Student Affair Records (RG 102) containing Dads Club materials. Other Dads Club records were collected in the Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC). In 2017, these materials were aggregated into the Oregon State University Dads Club Records (MSS DadsClub).
Container List
- Series 1: Dads Club, 1933-1976 Add to Shelf
- Series 1 is comprised of materials documenting the activities of the Oregon State University Dads Club. Included are administrative files containing correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, notes, and voting records. The series also includes club constitutions and amendments, memberships lists, and publications produced by the club including the Dads Club Bulletin and the OSC Dads News Letter. The series also contains multiple copies of five unique photographs of Dads Club members and one photo of the Euterpe singers at the Dads Day banquet.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Administrative Files, 1933 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.2: Administrative Files, 1934-1935 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.3: Administrative Files, 1940-1941 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.4: Administrative Files, 1941-1942 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.5: Administrative Files, 1942-1943 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.6: Administrative Files, 1943-1944 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.7: Administrative Files, 1944-1945 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.8: Administrative Files, 1945-1946 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.9: Administrative Files, 1946-1947 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.10: Administrative Files, 1947-1948 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.11: Administrative Files, 1948-1949 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.12: Administrative Files, 1949-1950 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.13: Administrative Files, 1950-1951 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.14: Administrative Files, 1959-1960 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.15: Administrative Files, 1961-1962 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.16: Administrative Files, 1962-1963 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.17: Administrative Files, 1963-1964 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.18: Administrative Files, 1964-1965 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.19: Administrative Files, 1965-1966 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.20: Administrative Files, 1966-1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.21: Administrative Files, 1967-1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.22: Administrative Files, 1968-1969 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.23: Administrative Files, 1969-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 1.24: Administrative Files, 1970-1971 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.1: Administrative Files, 1971-1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.2: Administrative Files, 1972-1973 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.3: Administrative Files, 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.4: Administrative Files, 1974-1975 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.5: Administrative Files, 1975-1976 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.6: Constitutions and Amendments, circa 1940-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.7: Membership Lists, circa 1958-1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.8: Photographs, circa 1960 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.9: Publications, 1934-1950 Add to Shelf
- Series 2: Academic Support, 1968-1975 Add to Shelf
- Series 2 is comprised of records documenting the Dads Club's philanthropic efforts which included the distribution of merit awards to high-achieving high school students and scholarships to Oregon State University students. The series includes lists of award recipients, correspondence to and from award recipients, donation and financial records, certificate blanks, and notes and memoranda.
- Box-Folder 3.1: Merit Awards, 1971 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.2: Merit Awards, 1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.3: Merit Awards, 1975 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.4: 1968-1969 Scholarship Program, 1968-1969 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.5: 1969-1970 Scholarship Program, 1969 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.6: 1970-1971 Scholarship Program, 1969-1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.7: 1971-1972 Scholarship Program, 1971-1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.8: 1972-1973 Scholarship Program, 1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.9: 1973-1974 Scholarship Program, 1973 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.10: 1974-1975 Scholarship Program, 1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.11: 1975-1976 Scholarship Program, 1975 Add to Shelf
- Series 3: Events, 1934-2003 Add to Shelf
- Series 3 is comprised of records from Dads Day, Dads Weekend, and Dads Banquet events held at Oregon State University between 1934 and 2003. In the early years of the club, the Dads Banquet was held during Homecoming and Dads Day was held in winter term. The banquet and Dads Day events were later merged and, in 1962, Dads Day was expanded to Dads Weekend, and included events and activities across three days. These events were designed to showcase the university and encourage parental support and involvement. The Dads Club assisted in registering attendees, coordinating events, and providing activities for participants. The records document these efforts and include registration information, "special letters" which were sent to targeted guests, correspondence, financial data, follow-up reports and newsclippings. The series also includes programs produced for these events between 1934 and 1975.
- Box-Folder 3.12: 1940 Dads Banquet, 1940 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.13: 1940 Dads Day, 1940 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.14: 1941 Dads Banquet, 1941 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.15: 1941 Dads Day, 1941 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.16: 1942 Dads Banquet, 1942 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.17: 1942 Dads Day, 1942 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.18: 1951 Dads Day, 1951 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.19: 1952 Dads Day, 1952 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.20: 1953 Dads Day, 1953 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.21: 1961 Dads Day, 1961 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 3.22: 1962 Dads Weekend, 1962 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.1: 1965 Dads Weekend, 1965 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.2: 1966 Dads Weekend, 1966 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.3: 1967 Dads Weekend, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.4: 1968 Dads Weekend, 1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.5: 1969 Dads Weekend, 1969 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.6: 1970 Dads Weekend, 1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.7: 1971 Dads Weekend, 1970-1971 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.8: 1971 Dads Weekend Special Letters, 1971 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.9: 1972 Dads Weekend, 1971-1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.10: 1972 Dads Weekend, 1971-1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 4.11: 1972 Dads Weekend Special Letters, 1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.1: 1973 Dads Weekend, 1973 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.2: 1974 Dads Weekend, 1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.3: 1974 Dads Weekend Special Letters, 1974 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.4: 1975 Dads Weekend, 1974-1975 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.5: 1975 Dads Weekend Special Letters, 1975 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.6: 1999 Dads Weekend, 1999 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.7: 2001 Dads Weekend, 2001 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.8: 2003 Dads Weekend, 2003 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.9: Dads Weekend, undated Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.10: Dads Day Programs, 1934-1939 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.11: Dads Day Programs, 1940-1948 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.12: Dads Day/Dads Weekend Programs, 1950-1959 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.13: Dads Weekend Programs, 1960-1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 5.14: Dads Weekend Programs, 1970-1975 Add to Shelf