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President's Office General Subject File, 1905-1963

By Maya Bergmann and Elizabeth Nielsen

Collection Overview

Title: President's Office General Subject File, 1905-1963

Predominant Dates: 1920-1949

ID: RG 013 - SG 06

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Office of the President

Extent: 2.7 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The President's Office General Subject File is arranged in 29 series: 1. Association of Land Grant Colleges, 1940-1959; 2. Colleges and Universities, 1941-1959; 3. City of Corvallis, 1936-1938; 4. State System of Higher Education, 1911-1947; 5. Information and Inquiries, 1940-1956; 6. National Defense Program, 1940-1949; 7. Northwest Regional Council, 1940-1948; 8. Oregon State College, 1905-1963; 9. Oregon State Government, 1937-1942; 10. United States Government, 1914-1948; 11. Financial File, 1915-1945; 12. Audit Reports, 1913-1958; 13. Budgets, 1912-1947; 14. Budget Reports, 1903-1944; 15. Reports, 1927-1955; 16. Staff Data, 1907-1956; 17. Miscellaneous Reports, 1922-1956; 18. Buildings, 1926-1947; 19. Special Reports, 1933; 20. Association of American Universities, 1922-1926; 21. Reference File, 1908-1950; 22. Miscellaneous, 1912-1964; 23. Curriculum, 1931-1964; 24. Appointment Notices, 1919-1960; 25. Briefs, 1913-1941; 26. OSC Student Life - Intercollegiate Athletics, 1949-1960; 27. American Council of Education, 1943-1955; 28. Military, 1917-1950; and 29. Military Records, 1913-1923.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The President's Office General Subject File consists of microfilmed records documenting the administration and functioning of Oregon State University - primarily during the 1920s through 1940s, and including materials pertaining to World War II.

Scope and Content Notes

The President's Office General Subject File consists of microfilmed records documenting the administration and functioning of Oregon State University - primarily during the 1920s through 1940s.  The collection includes extensive materials pertaining to the impact of the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s as well as World War II on Oregon State College.

Series 8 is the largest and most comprehensive series and documents the academic programs of the College, student activities and athletics, the Agricultural Experiment Station, the Extension Service, and other research and outreach programs.

Other series document the finances of the insitution, the physical campus, and relationships between Oregon State and other colleges and universities, Oregon state government, and the federal government.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Since its designation as a land-grant institution of higher learning in 1868, Oregon State University has had 21 presidents, including 6 acting presidents. They have been William A. Finley, 1865-1872 (Finley was appointed president of the university's predecessor institution, Corvallis Academy, in 1865); Joseph Emery, acting, 1872; Benjamin L. Arnold, 1872-1892; John D. Letcher, acting, 1892; John M. Bloss, 1892-1896; H. B. Miller, 1896-1897; Thomas M. Gatch, 1897-1907; William Jasper Kerr, 1907- 1932; George W. Peavy, acting, 1932-1934, president, 1934-1940; Frank L. Ballard, 1940-1941; Francois A. Gilfillan, acting, 1941- 1942; August L. Strand, 1942-1961; James H. Jensen, 1961-1969; Roy A. Young, acting, 1969-1970; Robert W. MacVicar, 1970-1984; John V. Byrne, 1984-1995;  Paul G. Risser, 1996-2002; Timothy P. White, 2002-2003 (acting); Edward John Ray, 2003-2020; F. King Alexander, 2020-2021; and Rebecca L. Johnson, 2021-2022 (acting).

The president is the chief executive officer of the university. From 1868 to 1929 the president reported to the college's Board of Trustees/Regents. Since the creation of the Oregon University System (formerly the Oregon State System of Higher Education) in 1929, the president has reported to the System's chancellor.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 180 microfilm boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These materials were transferred to the University Archives in the 1960s and 1970s and microfilmed by the Archives.

Related Materials:

SCARC's holdings include myriad collections documenting the work of past OSU presidents and the President's Office as an entity, in a wide variety of formats.

Photographs of OSU presidents are available in the Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection (P 001) and the President's Office Photographs (P 092) as well as many other photographic groups. Moving images of the presidents are available in the President's Office Motion Picture Film and Videotapes (FV 092). SCARC's manuscripts collections include the personal papers of several OSU Presidents; these include the William A. Finley Scrapbook (MSS FinleyWA), John McKnight Bloss Collection (MSS Bloss), F. A. Gilfillan Papers (MSS Gilfillan), George W. Peavy Papers (MSS Peavy), Roy A. Young Papers (MSS YoungRA), the Robert W. MacVicar Papers (MSS MacVicar), and the Paul G. Risser Papers (MSS Risser). The largest extant group of William Jasper Kerr's papers can be found in the Edwin T. Reed Papers (MSS Reed). Materials pertaining to August L. Strand and James A. Jensen are included in the Fred M. Shideler Papers (MSS Shideler).

President's Office publications (PUB 247) are also available in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Various files in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) also contain information on the OSU presidents.

Additional collections documenting the State Board/System of Higher Education include the Oregon State Board of Higher Education Records (RG 130), the Contract Administration Records (RG 212), the Oregon Higher Education Oral Histories Collection (OH 046), and the Registrar’s Office Records (RG053 - SG 1). Additional collections documenting the Association of Land Grant Colleges include the Alice L. Edwards Papers (MSS EdwardsAlice), the John V. Byrne Papers (MSS Byrne), the Edwin T. Reed Papers (MSS Reed), and the Maud Wilson Papers (MSS WilsonM). Additional collections documenting Budget/Annual Reports include the Academic Affairs Records (RG 022), the Business Affairs Records (RG 017), and the Finance and Administration Records (RG 131).

See also: The OSU Presidents Online Exhibit, featuring images and biographical sketches of OSU Presidents from 1865 to the present.

Preferred Citation: President's Office General Subject File (RG 013 - SG 06), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Oregon State University. Office of the President
Ballard, Frank L. (Frank Llewellyn) (1891-1971)
Gatch, Thomas M. (Thomas Milton) (1833-1913)
Gilfillan, F. A. (Francois Archibald) (1893-1983)
Jensen, James H.
Kerr, William Jasper, 1863-1947
Oregon State Agricultural College. Office of the President
Oregon State College. Office of the President
Peavy, George Wilcox (1869-1951)
Strand, A. L. (August Leroy) (1894-)

People, Places, and Topics

Agricultural Experiment Station
American Council of Education
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
Association of American Universities
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College presidents--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corvallis (Or.)
Education, Higher--Oregon.
KOAC (Radio station : Corvallis, Or.)
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
National Defense Program
Oregon State Agricultural College--Curricula
Oregon State Agricultural College. School of Agriculture
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Oregon State College
Oregon State College--Curricula.
Oregon State College. Office of the President
Oregon State College. Physical Plant
Oregon State College. School of Agriculture
Oregon State College. School of Business and Technology
Oregon State College. School of Engineering
Oregon State College. School of Forestry
Oregon State College. School of Home Economics
Oregon State Government
Oregon State System of Higher Education
Oregon State University--Administration.
Oregon State University--Curricula.
Oregon State University--Finance.
Oregon State University--Sports.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. School of Agriculture
Oregon State University. School of Business and Technology
Oregon State University. School of Engineering
Oregon State University. School of Forestry
Oregon State University. School of Home Economics
OSC Student Life - Intercollegiate Athletics
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
United States. Navy
United States Government
Universities and colleges--Curricula--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
World War, 1914-1918.

Forms of Material

Microfilms


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Association of Land Grant Colleges, 1940-1959
Series 1 consists of materials related to Oregon State College’s participation in the Association of Land Grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities), including general information, correspondence within the association, and information on federal legislation.
Reel 2-3: General, 1948-1959
Reel 3-4: Circular Letters, 1947-1959
Reel 4a: Correspondence, 1940-1947
Reel 4b: Committee of Necrology, 1944-1945
Reel 4c: National Defense Program, 1940
Reel 4d: Federal Legislation, 1943-1946
Series 2: Colleges and Universities, 1941-1959
Series 2 consists of materials related to institutes in the higher education system. This series includes general information, information about higher education associations and conferences, and materials on the North Pacific College of Oregon. This series also has one sub-series, which contains materials associated with the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC).
Reel-Folder 4.1: General, 1942-1953
Reel-Folder 5.1: General, 1953-1959
Sub-Series 1: Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC), 1950-1959
Reel-Folder 5.2a: General, 1950-1959
Reel-Folder 5.2b: Gift and dinner for President Sproul's 25th as president of University of California, 1955-1956
Reel-Folder 6.2c: Conference Letters, Bulletins and Reports, 1954-1959
Reel-Folder 6.2d: Summary and survey reports, 1953-1957
Reel-Folder 6.2f: Minutes of Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1 of 2), 1951-1958
Reel-Folder 6.2g: Presidents' Council, 1956
Reel-Folder 7.2e: Report for Rules Enforcement, 1954-1956
Reel-Folder 7.2f: Minutes of Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2 of 2), 1951-1958
Reel-Folder 7.3: Pacific Coast Association of Collegiate Registrars, 1945-1954
Reel-Folder 7.4: Pacific Northwest Conference of Higher Education, 1942-1948
Reel-Folder 7.5: North Pacific College of Oregon, 1941
Reel-Folder 7.6: Correspondence, 1945-1951
Reel-Folder 7.6a: Tri-Party Conference and Correspondence, 1945-1951
Series 3: City of Corvallis, 1936-1938
Series 3 consists of two folders pertaining to the City of Corvallis. These folders contain materials about the City Water Works Marys Peak Watershed project, as well as correspondence with the city school board.
Reel-Folder 7.1: City Water Works - Marys Peak Watershed Project, 1936-1937
Reel-Folder 7.2: School Board - Correspondence, 1938
Series 4: State System of Higher Education, 1911-1947
Series 4 consists of materials associated with Oregon’s State System of Higher Education. In addition to documenting the administration of the KOAC radio station, this series also includes seven sub-series: 1. State Board of Higher Education; 2. Executive Council Committees; 3. Interinstitutional Curriculum Committee; 4. Organization - “Commerce” Program; 5. Organization; 6. Graduate Division; and 7. Chancellor’s Office.
Reel-Folder 7.1a: KOAC - Granger Station, 1911-1947
Reel-Folder 7.1b: KOAC - KOY Case, 1938-1939
Reel-Folder 7.1c: KOAC - Radio Advisory Council, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 8.1d: KOAC - Operations and Maintenance, 1939-1941
Reel-Folder 8.2: Extension - General KOAC, 1938-1940
Reel-Folder 8.2b: Extension - General Correspondence, 1928-1944
Reel-Folder 8.3: Academic Rank - Interinstitutional Offices, 1940
Reel-Folder 8.4: Comptroller - Statistics, 1940-1946
Sub-Series 1: State Board of Higher Education, 1929-1945
Reel-Folder 8.5a: Members - Groesbeck proposal, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 8.5b: Members - Correspondence, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 8.5c: Committees - Correspondence, 1930-1931
Reel-Folder 8.5d: Correspondence, 1929-1933
Sub-Series 2: Executive Council Committees, 1933-1947
Reel-Folder 8.6a: Admission Standards Committee, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 9.6b: Coordination of health activities, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 9.6c: Difference in out-patient policy, 1941
Reel-Folder 9.6d: Lower Division Committee, 1942-1945
Reel-Folder 9.6e: Marine Biology, Institute of, 1933-1947
Reel-Folder 9.6f: Military credit for military service, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 9.6g: Interinstitutional Radio Course Servey Committee, 1942
Reel-Folder 9.6h: Selective Service Committee, 1941
Reel-Folder 9.6i: Standardization - clerical and secretarial salaries, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 9.6j: Teacher Education Survey Committee, 1940
Reel-Folder 9.6k: Wage increase - physical plant employees, 1941
Reel-Folder 9.7: Executive Council Minutes, 1942-1946
Sub-Series 3: Interinstitutional Curriculum Committee, 1934-1946
Reel-Folder 9.8a: Course changes, 1935-1946
Reel-Folder 9.8b: Fee Committee, 1934
Reel-Folder 9.9: Student Fee Controversy, 1935-1936
Reel-Folder 9.10a: Survey, 1926-1932
Reel-Folder 10.10b: Organization subsequent to survey - Equipment transfers, 1932-1936
Reel-Folder 10.10c: Survey commission proposals, 1931
Reel-Folder 10.11: Resolutions resulting from college-university committee conferences, 1931
Reel-Folder 10.12: Monies from state to OSC, 1911-1930
Sub-Series 4: Organization - "Commerce" Program, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 10.13a: Correspondence, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 10.13b: Memorandums and statements, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 10.13c: Promotion Committee, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 10.13d: Survey of land grant colleges, 1942
Reel-Folder 10.13e: Surplus clippings
Sub-Series 5: Organization, 1931-1941
Reel-Folder 10.14a: Finances, 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 10.14b: General, 1933-1940
Reel-Folder 10.14c: Curricular survey, 1941
Reel-Folder 10.14d: Science questionnaire
Reel-Folder 10.14e: Extra copies of correspondence
Reel-Folder 10.14f: Science - OSC vs. U of O, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 10.14g: Medical School Relationship, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 10.15a: University of Oregon Medical School, 1934-1942
Reel-Folder 11.15a: University of Oregon Medical School, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 11.15b: University or Oregon - Correspondence, 1934-1947
Sub-Series 6: Graduate Division, 1939-1941
Reel-Folder 11.16a: Correspondence, 1939
Reel-Folder 11.16b: Degree granting to staff members, 1941
Reel-Folder 11.16c: Operative Organization, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 11.17: Summer Sessions, 1941-1947
Sub-Series 7: Chancellor's Office, 1936-1946
Reel-Folder 11.18a: Building repair program, 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 11.18b: Correspondence, 1939-1945
Reel-Folder 11.18c: Marine's barracks, 1946
Reel-Folder 11.18d: War activities, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 11.18e: System Wartime Council, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 11.18f: Inventory, 1936
Series 5: Information and Inquiries, 1940-1956
Series 5 consists of two reels of material documenting information requested by or from the President’s Office, and inquiries made to or by the President’s Office, ranging from 1940-1956.
Reel 11: Information and Inquiries, 1940-1947
Reel 12: Information and Inquiries, 1947-1956
Series 6: National Defense Program, 1940-1949
Series 6 consists of materials associated with the National Defense Program. This includes materials documenting the U.S. Office of Education’s, the State of Oregon’s, and the U.S. Government’s involvement with the program. Notably, it also includes communications with the Navy and War Departments during World War II.
Sub-Series 1: U.S. Office of Education, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 12.1a: Correspondence, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 12.1b: Engineering, science, and defense management training program, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 12.1c: National Conference of University Presidents, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 12.2: Regional commission of college problems - Pacific, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 12.3: Requests for Information - Surveys - Preliminary, 1941
Reel-Folder 13.3: Request for information - Surveys - Preliminary, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 13.3b: Requests for information - Miscellaneous, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 13.4: National research defense committee - Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 13.5: National research council, Office of Scientific Personnel, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 13.6: Federal Recruiting Services, 1940-1947
Sub-Series 2: State of Oregon, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 13.7a: State Nutrition Committee, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 13.7b: Correspondence, 1942-1947
Reel-Folder 13.8: Selective Service System - Correspondence, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 13.9: War Manpower Commission - Correspondence, 1942-1947
Reel-Folder 13.10: War Production Board - Correspondence, 1941-1944
Reel-Folder 13.11: Correspondence, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 13.12: United Service Organizations, 1941
Reel-Folder 13.13: Labor, U.S. Dept. of - Safety Engineering Defense Program, 1941
Reel-Folder 13.14: Navy Department - Correspondence, 1942
Reel-Folder 13.15: War Department - Correspondence, 1941-1944
Sub-Series 3: U.S. Government, 1944-1949
Reel-Folder 13.16a: Departments - housing - expediter, 1949
Reel-Folder 13.16b: Legislation - military training, 1944-1948
Series 7: Northwest Regional Council, 1940-1948
Series 7 consists of two folders of materials documenting the work of the Northwest Regional Council, including correspondence and publications.
Reel-Folder 13.1: Correspondence, 1940-1948
Reel-Folder 13.2: Publications, 1944-1948
Series 8: Oregon State College, 1905-1963
Series 8 consists of 42 sub-series pertaining to Oregon State College. These sub-series document all aspects of the college, including:  administration; finances and administration; the President's Office; annual budget; biennial budget; committees; councils; Board of Regents; legislature; Federal Extension Service; institutional services; staff; Associated Students; student life and welfare; campus events; educational activities; Educational Activities Board; living organizations; Agricultural Extension Station; School of Agriculture; School of Business and Technology; School of Engineering; School of Engineering and Industrial Arts; School of Forestry; School of Home Economics; lower division departments; architects; intercollegiate sports (athletics); scholarships; gifts; Mary McDonald’s bequest; the OSC Foundation; research; the physical plant and campus buildings; war activities; Army Specialization Training Program (e.g. payroll and budget, program, and curricula); and contracts.
Sub-Series 1: Administration, 1911-1945
Reel-Folder 13.1a: Commencement Week Committee, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 13.1b: Inventory, 1941
Reel-Folder 13.1c: Millage (1 of 2), 1920
Reel-Folder 14.1c: Millage (2 of 2), 1920-1922
Reel-Folder 14.1d: Name of college, 1926-1937
Reel-Folder 14.1e: Patterson-Swartz controversy, 1934
Reel-Folder 14.1f: Pinkerton Detective Agency, 1928
Reel-Folder 14.1g: Referendum consolidation, 1911-1914
Reel-Folder 14.1h: Smoking, 1922-1939
Sub-Series 2: Finance and Administration, 1951-1957
Reel-Folder 14.2a: Bulletins, 1951-1957
Reel-Folder 14.2b: Correspondence, 1951-1957
Reel-Folder 14.3: Dean of Administration - Commencement speakers, 1945-1947
Sub-Series 3: President's Office, 1926-1953
Reel-Folder 14.4a: Invitations (Dean of Administration), 1944-1953
Reel-Folder 14.4b: Post war plans, 1944
Reel-Folder 14.4c: Redecorating the president's office, 1948
Reel-Folder 15.4d: Requisitions - forms and correspondence, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 15.4e: Room assignments, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 15.4f: Surplus property, 1944-1948
Reel-Folder 15.4g: Advisory Committee to Select President, 1939
Reel-Folder 15.4h: Biennial reports, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 15.4i: Closing hours for campus buildings, 1942
Reel-Folder 15.4j: Inventories, 1926-1938
Reel-Folder 15.5: President A.L. Strand - Correspondence, 1943-1948
Reel-Folder 15.6: Ballard Statements
Reel-Folder 15.7: Statements of Dr. F.A. Gilfillan, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 15.8: Inventory, 1940
Sub-Series 4: Annual Budget, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 15.9a: Correspondence, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 15.9b: Equipment reserve funds, 1943-1947
Sub-Series 5: Biennial Budget, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 15.10a: Data (1 of 2), 1940
Reel-Folder 16.10a: Data (2 of 2), 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 16.10b: Correspondence, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 16.11a: Supplementary budget report, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 16.11b: Blanket salary increase, 1943
Reel-Folder 16.11c: Operating budget and correspondence, 1941-1942
Sub-Series 6: Committees, 1913-1947
Reel-Folder 16.12a: Curriculum Committee, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 16.12b: Evaluation and Improvement of Instruction Committee, 1945-1947
Reel-Folder 16.12c: Faculty Organization Committee, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 16.12d: Gasoline Rationing Committee, 1942-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12e: General College Committee, 1938-1939
Reel-Folder 16.12f: Health and Sanitation Committee, 1934-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12g: Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, 1940-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12h: Honor in Academic Work Committee, 1934-1941
Reel-Folder 16.12i: Honorary Fraternities Committee, 1934-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12j: Load-hour Evaluations Committee, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 16.12k: Married Student Committee, 1945
Reel-Folder 16.12l: Military Service Committee, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 16.12m: Nutrition Committee - campus, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 16.12n: Physical Education Exemptions Committee, 1942
Reel-Folder 16.12o: Post War Students Housing Committee, 1944
Reel-Folder 16.12p: Radio Hour Committee, 1938-1942
Reel-Folder 16.12q: Retirement Program Committee, 1944
Reel-Folder 16.12r: Selection and Certification of Teachers, 1938-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12s: Selective Service Committee, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 16.12t: Student Affairs Committee, 1913
Reel-Folder 16.12u: Student Interest Committee, 1944-1947
Reel-Folder 16.12v: Student Personnel Committee, 1934-1944
Reel-Folder 16.12w: Veteran's Committee, 1944
Sub-Series 7: Councils, 1932-1948
Reel-Folder 16.13a: Administrative Council - honorary degrees, 1942-1948
Reel-Item 16.13.1: Correspondence, 1932-1934
Reel-Folder 16.13b: Curriculum Council, 1935-1938
Reel-Folder 16.13c: Curriculum Council - course changes, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 16.13d: Faculty Council - general, 1945-1948
Reel-Folder 16.13e: Graduate Council, 1935-1940
Reel-Folder 16.13f: Graduate Council, PhD degrees - home economics and engineering (1 of 2), 1944
Reel-Folder 17.13f: Graduate Council, PhD degrees - home economics and engineering (2 of 2), 1944
Reel-Folder 17.13g: Post-war Council, 1943
Reel-Folder 17.13h: Industrial Research Council, 1943-1946
Sub-Series 8: Board of Regents, 1905-1929
Reel-Folder 17.14a: Correspondence with members, 1916-1929
Reel-Folder 17.14b: Committees, 1907-1912
Reel-Folder 17.14c: Joint meeting with University of Oregon
Reel-Folder 17.14d: Powers and policies - board and president, 1905-1910
Reel-Folder 17.14e: Treasurer's report, 1909-1911
Reel-Folder 17.14f: Report of president of college to members, 1906-1929
1924 report also available in Subgroup 7
Sub-Series 9: Legislature, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 17.15a: Correspondence, 1943
Reel-Folder 17.15b: Staff members attendance in Salem, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 17.15c: Legislation, 1945
Sub-Series 10: Federal Extension Service, 1914-1947
Reel-Folder 17.16a: Correspondence, 1917-1947
Reel-Folder 17.16b: KOAC, 1923-1932
Reel-Folder 17.16c: Legislation, 1914-1915
Reel-Folder 17.16d: Marketing, 1922
Reel-Folder 17.16e: Rural citizenship training, 1941
Reel-Folder 17.16f: Tennessee Valley Authority Contract, 1940
Reel-Folder 17.16g: War food production and conservation, 1944
Sub-Series 11: Institutional Services, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 17.17: Business office, 1940-1946
Reel-Folder 17.18: Office of the Registrar (1 of 2), 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 18.18: Office of the Registrar (2 of 2), 1945-1947
Sub-Series 12: Staff, 1930-1963
Reel-Folder 18.19: Personnel Adjustments, 1936-1945
Reel-Folder 18.20a: Applications appointment of president, 1939-1942
Reel-Folder 18.20b: Carry-over adjustments, 1945
Reel-Folder 18.20c: Commendations, 1940-1950
Reel-Folder 18.20d: Complaints, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 18.20e: Deanship - School of Pharmacy, 1944
Reel-Folder 18.20f: Faculty Advisory Council proposals, 1942
Reel-Folder 18.20g: Military personnel, 1930-1943
Reel-Folder 18.20h: Army personnel, 1940-1962
Reel-Folder 18.20i: Navy personnel, 1949-1963
Reel-Folder 18.20j: Air science personnel, 1949-1963
Reel-Folder 18.20k: Miscellaneous academic (1 of 2), 1955-1958
Reel-Folder 19.20k: Miscellaneous academic (2 of 2), 1958-1960
Reel-Folder 19.20l: Oregon State Employee's Association, 1943-1954
Reel-Folder 19.20m: Organizations - American Association of University Professors, 1951-1956
Reel-Folder 19.20n: Presidential recommendations, 1942-1945
Double listed on original content guide as 19.20n: RETAKE - Presidential recommendation (1942-1945)
Reel-Folder 19.20o: Retirement program, 1941-1955
Double listed on original content guide as 19.20o: RETAKE - Retirement program (1941-1955)
Reel-Folder 19.20p: Salaries - Correspondence, 1942-1947
Reel-Folder 19.20q: Salaries - Statistics and data, 1941-1958
Reel-Folder 19.20r: Salaries - Reduction and restoration, 1932-1937
Reel-Folder 19.20s: Services lost because of referendum, 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 20.20t: Traffic Violations, 1948
Reel-Folder 20.20u: Unemployment relief fund deductions, 1931-1934
Sub-Series 13: Associated Students, 1911-1947
Reel-Folder 20.21a: Correspondence, 1911-1947
Reel-Folder 20.21b: Freshman bonfire, 1940-1942
Reel-Folder 20.21c: Homecoming, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 20.21d: Concerts and Lectures Committee, 1945-1946
Sub-Series 14: Students, 1935-1949
Reel-Folder 20.22a: Correspondence, 1935-1949
Reel-Folder 20.22b: Japanese-American Students, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 20.22c: Veteran's Administration rehabilitation program, 1943-1946
Sub-Series 15: Student Life and Welfare, 1917-1957
Reel-Folder 20.23a: Miscellaneous, 1929-1947
Reel-Folder 20.23b: Administrative regulations, 1917-1931
Reel-Folder 20.23c: Alumni Association, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 20.23d: Educational funds, P.E.O. Sisterhood, 1940-1942
Reel-Folder 20.23e: Emergency housing (1 of 2), 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 21.23e: Emergency housing (2 of 2), 1946-1957
Reel-Folder 21.23f: Emergency housing - operating contracts, 1946-1947
Sub-Series 16: Campus Events, 1926-1952
Reel-Folder 21.24a: AAS Meeting, 1951-1952
Reel-Folder 21.24b: Agricultural economic conference, 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 21.24c: Correspondence, 1936-1942
Reel-Folder 21.24d: Diamond jubilee, 1943
Reel-Folder 21.24e: Home Economics - 50th Anniversary, 1939-1940
Reel-Folder 21.24f: Senior day and education exhibtion, 1926-1929
Sub-Series 17: Educational Activities, 1928-1947
Reel-Folder 21.25a: Band, 1940
Reel-Folder 21.25b: Concert series, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 21.25c: Publications, 1928-1947
Sub-Series 18: Educational Activities Board, 1935-1947
Reel-Folder 21.26a: Minutes of meetings, 1938-1939
Reel-Folder 21.26: Correspondence, 1935-1947
Reel-Folder 21.27: Alumni, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 21.28: Convocations and Lecture Committee
Reel-Folder 21.28a: Convocations, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 21.29: Clubs and Associates - Correspondence, 1941
Reel-Folder 21.30: Honors Societies - Correspondence, 1935
Reel-Folder 21.31: Professional and Departmental Societies - Correspondence, 1935
Reel-Folder 21.32: Dormitories - Correspondence, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 21.33: Fraternities - Correspondence, 1912
Sub-Series 19: Living Organizations, 1942-1946
Reel-Folder 21.34a: Correspondence, 1942-1946
Reel-Folder 21.34b: War-time housing, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 21.34c: Fraternity contracts (1 of 2), 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 22.34c: Fraternity contracts (2 of 2), 1944-1946
Reel-Folder 22.34d: Fraternity contract releases, 1944
Reel-Folder 22.35: Curricula - Standardization of degrees, 1936-1940
Reel-Folder 22.36: Health Service - Correspondence, 1930-1940
Reel-Folder 22.37: Religious education
Reel-Folder 22.38: Religion - School of missionaries, 1928-1939
Reel-Folder 22.39: Naming of Roads and Areas, 1939
Reel-Folder 22.40: Oregon Apple Company - Correspondence, 1912
Reel-Folder 22.41: Oregon Fellowship - Correspondence, 1941-1943
Sub-Series 20: Agricultural Experiment Station, 1909-1946
Reel-Folder 22.42a: Buildings - construction and repair, 1946
Reel-Folder 22.42b: Correspondence, 1912-1939
Reel-Folder 22.42c: Branch Station leases, 1925-1945
Reel-Folder 22.42d: Eastern Oregon Dry-farming Station, 1909-1935
Reel-Folder 22.42e: Hood River Branch Station, 1937
Reel-Folder 22.42f: Medford Branch Station, 1934
Reel-Folder 22.42g: Pendleton Branch Station, 1937
Reel-Folder 22.42h: Umatilla Branch Station, 1913-1938
Reel-Folder 22.42i: Deep well irrigation project, 1929-1940
Reel-Folder 22.42j: Seed testing laboratory, 1909-1915
Sub-Series 21: School of Agriculture, 1912-1946
Reel-Folder 22.43a: Budget transfers, 1944-1946
Reel-Folder 22.43b: Division of Animal Industries, 1912-1938
Reel-Folder 22.43c: Fish and Game Management, 1935-1946
Reel-Folder 22.43d: Poultry Husbandry, 1934
Reel-Folder 22.43e: Dairy Products Laboratory, 1941-1946
Sub-Series 22: School of Business and Technology, 1940-1948
Reel-Folder 22.44a: General, 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 22.44b: Secretarial Science, 1940-1946
Reel-Folder 22.45: Business and Industry - Correspondence
Reel-Folder 22.46: School of Education (1 of 2), 1927-1947
Reel-Folder 23.46: School of Education (2 of 2), 1947-1948
Sub-Series 23: School of Engineering, 1908-1948
Reel-Folder 23.47a: Correspondence, 1908-1939
Reel-Folder 23.47b: Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, 1942-1948
Reel-Folder 23.47c: Civil Engineering, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 23.47d: Electrical Engineering, 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 23.47e: Industrial Arts and Engineering, 1940-1948
Reel-Folder 23.47f: Mechanical Engineering, 1934-1946
Reel-Folder 23.47g: Mining Engineering, 1934-1946
Sub-Series 24: School of Engineering and Industrial Arts, 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 23.48a: Correspondence, 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 23.48b: Purchase of surplus property, 1944-1947
Sub-Series 25: School of Forestry, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 23.49a: Correspondence, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 23.49b: Forest Products Laboratory, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 23.49c: Ten-year program, 1940
Reel-Folder 23.49d: Investigation of School of Forestry, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 23.49e: Forestry Investigation - Correspondence, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 23.49f: Biographical data, Gilfillan's Survey, 1940-1943
Sub-Series 26: School of Home Economics, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 23.50a: Budget additions and transfers, 1940-1946
Reel-Folder 23.50b: Instruction, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 23.50c: Nursery School - Federal (1 of 2), 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 24.50c: Nursery School - Federal (2 of 2), 1944-1946
Reel-Folder 24.51: School of Mines, 1923-1942
Reel-Folder 24.52: School of Pharmacy - Special File, 1944
Reel-Folder 24.53: School of Science - Correspondence, 1934-1946
Reel-Folder 24.54: School of Science - Chemistry Department, 1936-1946
Sub-Series 27: Lower Division, 1932-1949
Reel-Folder 24.55a: Art, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 24.55b: English, 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 24.55c: Landscape Architecture, 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 24.55d: Music, 1932-1949
Reel-Folder 24.55e: Speech Department, 1942-1947
Sub-Series 28: Architects, 1909-1938
Reel-Folder 24.56a: Olmsted Brothers, 1909-1910
Reel-Folder 24.56b: Taylor, A.D., 1923-1938
Reel-Folder 24.57: Division of Physical Education - Correspondence, 1932-1948
Sub-Series 29: Intercollegiate Sports (Athletics), 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 24.58a: Football games, 1941
Reel-Folder 24.58b: Rose Bowl game, 1942
Reel-Folder 24.58c: Football game season, 1945
Reel-Folder 24.59: Intercollegiate Athletics Board - Correspondence (1 of 2), 1934-1945
Reel-Folder 25.59: Intercollegiate Athletics Board - Correspondence (2 of 2), 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 25.60: Library - Correspondence, 1934-1947
Reel-Folder 25.61: Libraries, Museums and Herbarium, 1934-1940
Reel-Folder 25.62: Gifts and Grants
Reel-Folder 26.62c: Scholarships - General, 1947-1961
Sub-Series 30: Scholarships, 1920-1961
Reel-Folder 26.62d: Max Tucker - Cascade Plywood Corporation, 1950-1956
Reel-Folder 26.62e: Multnomah Angler's and Hunter's Club, 1941-1943
Reel-Folder 26.62f: Oregon State Scholarship, 1958-1959
Reel-Folder 26.62g: Miscellaneous Scholarships, 1923-1947
Reel-Folder 26.62h: Rhodes Scholarship Committee, 1945-1964
Sub-Series 31: Gifts, 1916-1957
Reel-Folder 26.63a: Aeronautical Laboratory, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 26.63b: Lillan Frances Jensen Memorial Fund, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 26.63c: Prefabrication Engineering Company, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 26.63d: Miscellaneous, 1916-1946
Reel-Folder 26.64: Loan Funds - Pharmaceutical Equipment Fund, 1925-1932
Reel-Folder 26.65: Prizes and Awards - Miscellaneous, 1913-1940
Reel-Folder 26.66: Gifts and Grants - General, 1947-1957
Sub-Series 32: Mary McDonald - Bequest, 1922-1949
Reel-Folder 26.67a: Early negotiations and information - her life (1 of 2), 1922-1930
Reel-Folder 27.67a: Early negotiations and information - her life (2 of 2), 1949
Reel-Folder 27.67b: Will and correspondence - estate, 1935-1938
Reel-Folder 27.67c: Books and lands, 1928-1936
Reel-Folder 27.67d: Coos County property
Reel-Folder 27.67e: Lake County property
Reel-Folder 27.68: Memorial Book Fund, 1943-1959
Sub-Series 33: OSC Foundation, 1947-1957
Reel-Folder 28.69: Correspondence, 1947-1957
Reel-Folder 28.69a: General, 1947-1957
Reel-Folder 28.69b: Gifts and Miscellaneous, 1947-1957
Reel-Folder 28.69c: McGuire - Corvallis fund, 1950-1952
Reel-Folder 28.69d: Milam fellowship, 1950
Reel-Folder 28.69e: Founder member certificates, 1952-1954
Reel-Folder 28.69f: Trustees, 1955-1957
Sub-Series 34: Research, 1931-1948
Reel-Folder 28.70a: Bonneville Power Administration, 1944-1948
Reel-Folder 28.7ob: Forest products research, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 28.70c: Life insurance, medical research fund, 1946
Reel-Folder 28.70d: Martin-Dennis research fellowships, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 28.70e: Nutrition Foundation, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 28.70f: Office of Naval Research, 1947
Reel-Folder 28.70g: Pantothenic acid project, 1936-1939
Reel-Folder 28.70h: Standard Oil Company of California fellowships, 1937-1940
Reel-Folder 28.70i: Tobacco By-products and Chemical Corporation, 1940-1945
Reel-Folder 28.70j: U.S. Government, Army - Air Force, 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 28.70k: War Department, 1936-1937
Reel-Folder 28.70l: Williams-Waterman Research Grant, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 28.70m: Anti-thiamine activities of plant materials, 1947
Reel-Folder 28.70n: Combat of dietary diseases, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 28.70o: Miscellaneous, 1931-1940
Sub-Series 35: Physical Plant - Buildings, 1909-1945
Reel-Folder 28.71a: Agricultural engineering
Reel-Folder 28.71b: Agricultural Hall
Reel-Folder 28.71c: Miscellaneous Agriculture
Reel-Folder 28.71d: Chemistry
Reel-Folder 28.71e: Commerce
Reel-Folder 28.71f: Crewhouse
Reel-Folder 28.71g: Dairy and hog barns
Reel-Folder 29.71h: Dormitories
Reel-Folder 29.71i: Engineering Lab
Reel-Folder 29.71j: Ferguson House
Reel-Folder 29.71k: Food technology
Reel-Folder 29.71l: Greenhouse
Reel-Folder 29.71m: Horse barn
Reel-Folder 29.71n: Library
Reel-Folder 29.71o: Memorial Union
Reel-Folder 29.71p: Old hospital
Reel-Folder 29.71q: Pharmacy
Reel-Folder 29.71r: Physics
Reel-Folder 29.71s: Poultry
Reel-Folder 29.71t: Saddle horse barn
Reel-Folder 29.71u: Shepard
Reel-Folder 29.71v: Snell Hall
Reel-Folder 29.71w: Stock judging pavilion
Reel-Folder 29.71x: Veterinary
Reel-Folder 29.71y: Waldo
Reel-Folder 29.71z: Women's building
Reel-Folder 29.71aa: Women's dorm
Reel-Folder 29.71bb: Miscellaneous
Sub-Series 36: Physical Plant, 1911-1942
Reel-Folder 29.72a: Campus maintenance, 1922-1938
Reel-Folder 29.72b: Building program
Reel-Folder 29.72c: Armory, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 29.72d: Auditorium, 1938
Reel-Folder 29.72e: Chemistry vault, 1941
Reel-Folder 29.72f: Harold Smiley - Death, 1916
Reel-Folder 29.72g: Agricultural lands, 1920-1940
Reel-Folder 29.72h: Lands - Campus grounds, 1921-1942
Reel-Folder 29.72i: Lands - Leases, 1922-1937
Reel-Folder 29.72j: Land purchases, 1911-1939
Reel-Folder 29.72k: Land purchases - Sigma Chi and Gibson, 1934-1939
Reel-Folder 29.72l: Telephone exchange, 1936-1939
Reel-Folder 29.72m: Water, 1927-1940
Reel-Folder 30.73: Military Science and Tactics - Correspondence, 1907-1946
Reel-Folder 30.74a: Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps - Correspondence, 1945-1946
Reel-Folder 30.74b: Naval Science - Navy V12, 1945-1946
Sub-Series 37: War Activities, 1939-1951
Reel-Folder 30.75a: Administration - Equipment purchases, 1944
Reel-Folder 30.75b: Agriculture, School of, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 30.75c: Alumni, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 30.75d: Correspondence, 1941-1951
Reel-Folder 30.75e: Engineering, School of, 1940-1945
The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
Reel-Folder 30.75f: Civilian pilot training, 1939-1944
The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
Reel-Folder 30.75g: Engineering, science management and war training program, 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 30.75h: Military science and tactics (ROTC), 1942
Reel-Folder 30.75i: Office of coordinator, 1942
Reel-Folder 30.75j: 114th Cavalry headquarters, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 30.75k: Physical Education, Division of, 1942
Reel-Folder 30.75l: Physical Plant, 1942
Reel-Folder 30.75m: Recommendations for U.S. Service, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 30.75n: Registrar, 1942
Reel-Folder 30.75o: Reports to Chancellor, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 30.75p: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 30.75q: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 30.75r: Science, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 31.75s: Engineering, 1941-1947
Reel-Folder 31.75t: Victory (Navy) program, 1942-1946
Reel-Folder 31.75u: Students, 1942
Reel-Folder 31.75v: Student war loans program, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 31.75w: Women, Dean of, 1942
Sub-Series 38: Payrolls and Budgets - Army Specialized Training Program, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 31.76a: Correspondence, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 31.76b: Severance pay cases only, 1944
Reel-Folder 31.76c: Individual payroll analysis (1 of 3), 1943
Reel-Folder 32.76c: Individual payroll analysis (2 of 3), 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 33.76c: Individual payroll analysis (3 of 3), 1944
Sub-Series 39: Army Specialized Training Program, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 33.77a: Administration Correspondence, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 33.77b: Remarks to instructors, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 33.77c: Requisitions and finances, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 33.77d: Staff, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 33.77e: Student personnel, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 33.77f: Unsatisfactory progress report, 1945
Sub-Series 40: Contracts, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 33.78a: Correspondence, 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 33.78b: Contracts only, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 34.78c: Contracts - Statements renderer, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 34.78d: Contract data, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 34.78e: Working data only, 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 34.78f: Fraternity houses, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 34.78g: ROTC only, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 34.78h: Contract manuals, 1943-1945
Sub-Series 41: Army Specialized Training Program - Curricula
Reel-Folder 34.79a: Contract manuals and curriculum material
Reel-Folder 34.79b: Administration, 1944
Reel-Folder 34.79c: Aeronautical engineering, 1943
Reel-Folder 34.79d: Correspondence, 1943
Reel-Folder 34.79e: Miscellaneous material, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 34.80: Material submitted to Col. Herman Beukema - Army Specialized Training Program - Schools and Departments (1 of 2), 1943
Reel-Folder 35.80: Material submitted to Col. Herman Beukema - Army Specialized Training Program - Schools and Departments (2 of 2), 1943
Sub-Series 42: Materials submitted, 1943-1948
Reel-Folder 35.80a: Dormitories, Department of, 1943
Reel-Folder 35.80b: Engineering, School of, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 35.80c: Equipment rented from PDC, School of Engineering, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 35.80d: Physical Education, Department of, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 35.80e: Physical Plant, 1944
Reel-Folder 35.80f: Services - Physical Plant, 1943-1948
Reel-Folder 35.80g: Services - Light and poser, 1943-1948
Reel-Folder 35.81a: War Department - General, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 35.81b: Ninth service command, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 35.81c: Miscellaneous, 1943-1944
Series 9: Oregon State Government, 1937-1942
Series 9 is comprised of materials associated with the Oregon State government. This series consists of documents related to state commissions, as well as the Holman Congressional delegation, and the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).
Reel-Folder 35.1: Congressional delegation - Holman, Rufus C. (Senator), 1940-1942
Reel-Folder 35.2: Game Commission, 1938
Reel-Folder 35.3: Geology and Mineral Industries, Department of, 1937-1939
Reel-Folder 35.4: Liquor control commission, 1939-1940
Reel-Folder 35.5: Unemployment Compensation Commission - Board of Mobilization of Labor, 1941
Series 10: United States Government, 1914-1948
Series 10 consists of materials associated with the United States government. This series is divided into two sub-series, which cover independent offices and establishments such as the U.S. Office of Education, and the Work Projects Administration; and the War Department, with materials dating to after the United States entered World War II.
Reel-Folder 35.1: Bonneville Power Administration - Regional advisory council, 1944-1946
Sub-Series 1: Independent offices and establishments, 1931-1947
Reel-Folder 35.2a: Education, U.S. Office of, 1931-1947
Reel-Folder 35.2b: National Youth Administration, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 35.2c: Surplus War Property Division, 1944-1945
Reel-Folder 35.2: Work Projects Administration, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 35.3: Legislation, 1914-1944
Reel-Folder 35.4: Navy Department, 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 35.5: Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, 1940-1942
Sub-Series 2: War Department, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 35.6a: Camp Adair, 1942-1943
Reel-Folder 35.6b: Cantonment site, Selection of, 1941
Reel-Folder 35.6c: Correspondence, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 36.6d: Special orders, 1941-1943
Series 11: Financial File, 1915-1945
Series 11 consists of two reels of budget and financial information, and dating between 1915 to 1945.
Reel 36: Budgets and Financial Information (1 of 2), 1915-1940
Reel 37: Budgets and Financial Information (2 of 2), 1941-1945
Series 12: Audit Reports, 1913-1958
Series 12 is comprised of audit reports. This includes both internal audits of, for example, Associated Students and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics; and external audits, including those submitted to the State Board of Higher Education and the State Auditing Department.
Reel-Folder 37.1a: Correspondence reports with State Board of Higher Education Curricula, 1914-1915
Reel-Folder 37.1b: Report of curricula to the State Board of Higher Education, 1940-1941
Reel-Folder 37.2: Associated Students (1 of 2), 1925-1928
Reel-Folder 38.2: Associated Students (2 of 2), 1929-1936
Reel-Folder 38.3: Educational activities, 1936-1958
Reel-Folder 38.4: Intercollegiate Athletics, Department of, 1936-1958
Reel-Folder 38.5-6: OSC Memorial Union, 1947-1948
Reel-Folder 38.6: Department of Visual Instruction, 1935-1958
Reel-Folder 38.7: Stadium Campaign Fund, 1951-1952
Reel-Folder 38.8: Audit Report (State Auditing Department), 1932-1933
Reel 38: Audit Reports with Special Reports on the Department of Superintendent of Buildings, 1913
Reel-Folder 38.9: OSAC report on the organization of the Superintendent of Buildings Department, 1932-1933
Reel-Folder 38.10: A Study of the Costs of Instruction for U of O and OSC, 1933
Reel-Folder 38.11: Audit Reports of Oregon State Agricultural College, 1926-1931
Reel-Folder 38.12: Audit Reports to State of Oregon Department of Higher Education (1 of 2), 1931-1938
Reel-Folder 39.12: Audit Reports to State of Oregon Department of Higher Education (2 of 2), 1938-1958
Series 13: Budgets, 1912-1947
Series 13 consists of budget materials for the university. This series includes three sub-series: 1. Extension Service Budgets; 2. Oregon State System of Higher Education; and 3. Budgets, including those for the Central Experiment Station Farm Maintenance, Branch Station funds, and the Gymnasium Fee fund.
Reel-Folder 39.1: Budgets - Manuscripts, memorandums and salaries (1 of 3), 1928-1930
Reel-Folder 40.1: Budgets - Manuscripts, memorandums and salaries (2 of 3), 1930-1934
Reel-Folder 41.1: Budgets - Manuscripts, memorandums and salaries (3 of 3), 1935-1946
Sub-Series 1: Extension Service (Budgets), 1913-1945
Reel-Folder 41.2: Extension Service (Budgets), 1930-1932
Reel-Folder 41.2a: Biennial reports, 1913-1916
Reel-Folder 41.2b: Annual reports, 1914-1924
Reel-Folder 41.2c: Budgets (1 of 2), 1914-1935
Reel-Folder 41.2d: Fund budgets (1 of 2), 1936-1945
Reel-Folder 42.2c: Budgets (2 of 2), 1914-1935
Reel-Folder 42.2d: Fund budgets, 1936-1945
Reel-Folder 42.2e: County budgets (1 of 2), 1918-1942
Reel-Folder 43.2e: County budgets (2 of 2), 1918-1942
Reel-Folder 43.2f: Extension service project outlines, 1914-1917
Reel-Folder 43.4: School of Agriculture and Branches Budgets, 1938-1947
Reel-Folder 43.5: Science - Budgets and Budget Reports (1 of 2), 1936-1943
Reel-Folder 44.5: Science - Budgets and Budget Reports (2 of 2), 1936-1943
Reel-Folder 44.6: Resident Instruction - Budget Reports, 1923-1937
Sub-Series 2: Oregon State System of Higher Education, 1936-1943
Reel-Folder 44.7: Operating Budget, 1937-1943
Reel-Folder 44.8a: Budget emergencies reports, 1936-1937
Reel-Folder 44.8b: Emergency budget additions, OSC, 1936-1941
Reel-Folder 44.8c: Emergency equipment, 1938
Reel-Folder 44.9: OSAC Financial Reports, 1933
Reel-Folder 44.10: Budget Summaries and Personnel Adjustments, System of Higher Education (1 of 2), 1933-1937
Reel-Folder 45.10: Budget Summaries and Personnel Adjustments, System of Higher Education (2 of 2), 1937-1945
Paper copy of report for 1934/35 fiscal year can be found in Subgroup 7.
Reel-Folder 45.11: Budget Statements - Educational Activities, 1941-1946
Reel-Folder 45.12: Budget Statements - Intercollegiate Athletics, 1941-1945
Reel-Folder 45.13: Budgets of OSC, 1912-1918
Sub-Series 3: Budgets, 1918-1945
Budgets for Central Experiment Station (1918-1943), Farm Maintenance (1920-1938), Branch Station funds (1920-1928), and the Gymnasium Fee fund (1922-1927).
Reel-Folder 46.13: Budgets of OSC (1 of 9), 1918-1928
Reel-Folder 47.13a: Budgets of OSC (2 of 9), 1928-1933
Reel-Folder 47.13b: Budgets of OSC (3 of 9), 1933-1936
Reel-Folder 48.13: Budgets of OSC (4 of 9), 1936-1937
Reel-Folder 49.13: Budgets of OSC (5 of 9), 1937-1939
Reel-Folder 50.13: Budgets of OSC (6 of 9), 1939-1941
Reel-Folder 51.13: Budgets of OSC (7 of 9), 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 52.13: Budgets of OSC (8 of 9), 1942-1944
Reel-Folder 53.13: Budgets of OSC (9 of 9), 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 53.14: Budgets - Experiment Station Funds (1 of 2), 1918-1931
Reel-Folder 54.14: Budgets - Experiment Station Funds (2 of 2), 1931-1943
Series 14: Budget Reports, 1903-1944
Series 14 is comprised of budget reports. This series covers a variety of budgets, including the budgets for the janitorial staff, income and expenditure reports, and salary and financial material. There is also one sub-series, which contains campus-level budget materials.
Reel-Folder 54.1: Budget Data Reports, 1903-1927
Reel-Folder 54.2: Report of OSAC to the Secretary of State, 1916-1920
Reel-Folder 54.3: OSC Budget Reports, 1943-1944
Reel-Folder 54.4: Clerical Exchange Reports, 1934-1940
Reel-Folder 54.5: Budget Reports - Schools and Agencies (1 of 2), 1932-1933
Reel-Folder 55.5: Budget Reports - Schools and Agencies (2 of 2), 1933-1935
Sub-Series 1: Budget Reports, 1931-1939
Reel-Folder 56.5: Budget Reports (Schools and Agencies), 1934-1936
Reel-Folder 56.6a: Necessary janitorial budgets, 1937-1939
Reel-Folder 56.6b: Repair and remodeling budget reports, 1938-1939
Reel-Folder 56.6c: Campus maintenance budget, 1938-1939
Reel-Folder 56.6d: Physical Plant and Superintendent of Buildings budgets and reports, 1932-1934
Reel-Folder 56.6e: Monthly financial reports - Physical Plant, 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 56.6f: Report of income and expenditures (1 of 2), 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 57.6f: Report of income and expenditures (2 of 2), 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 57.6g: Salary and financial material, 1932-1933
Series 15: Reports, 1927-1955
Series 15 consists of reports including those documenting the Department of Personnel Reports and Supervised Teaching, Experiment Stations, and the Lower Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Reel-Folder 57.1: Department of Personnel Reports, 1952-1955
Reel-Folder 57.2: Department of Supervised Teaching, 1940-1942
Reel-Folder 57.3: School of Engineering, 1945
Reel-Folder 57.4: Experiment Station Reports, 1930-1944
Reel-Folder 57.5: Library Reports, 1942-1954
Reel-Folder 57.6: Lower Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1933
Reel-Folder 57.7: Housing and Employment Service, 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 57.8a: KOAC radio, 1927-1933
Reel-Folder 57.8b: Oregon on Parade, 1940
Reel-Folder 57.9: Sanitary Inspector Training and Sanitarians Short Course, 1937-1953
Reel-Folder 57.10: Waterworks Short Course, 1953
Reel-Folder 57.11: Six Year Development Program for Division of Animal Industries, 1939-1944
Series 16: Staff Data, 1907-1956
Series 16 consists of data collected about university staff. This data covers topics such as staff statistics and salary information, a list of regular employees and staff with academic rank, and enrollment statistics.
Reel-Folder 57.1a: Staff statistics and salary lists (1 of 2), 1907-1923
Reel-Folder 58.1a: Staff statistics and salary lists (2 of 2), 1923-1949
Reel-Folder 58.1b: Salary ranges and averages, 1940-1955
Reel-Folder 58.2a: List of regular employees, 1931-1940
Reel-Folder 58.2b: Staff with academic rank, 1947-1956
Reel-Folder 58.3: Letters to Staff: 1924 and memorandums, 1932-1935
Reel-Folder 58.4: Units of Instruction (1 of 2), 1930
Reel-Folder 59.4: Units of Instruction (2 of 2), 1930
Reel-Folder 59.6: U.S. Department of Interior - Enrollment, salaries and income, 1920-1932
Reel-Folder 59.7: Miscellaneous salary data and degrees, 1921-1927
Series 17: Miscellaneous Reports, 1922-1956
Series 17 consists of miscellaneous reports. This series has one sub-series, State Board of Higher Education, as well as other reports that cover a variety of topics, including the scope of Land-Grant Schools Curriculum, Summer Sessions, and Oregon State College and University of Oregon comparative data.
Sub-Series 1: State Board of Higher Education, 1931-1954
Reel-Folder 59.1a: Chancellor's reports, 1938-1946
Reel-Folder 59.1b: Investments - Endowment, loans and property, 1945-1954
Reel-Folder 59.1c: Other reports, 1931-1945
Reel-Folder 59.2: OSAC Inspection, 1922
Reel-Folder 59.3: Biennial Reports Departments - Biennial Reports for the President (1 of 2), 1933-1940
Reel-Folder 60.3: Biennial Reports Departments - Biennial Reports for the President (2 of 2), 1940-1942
Reel-Folder 60.4: OSC - U of O Comparative Data, 1932-1939
Reel-Folder 60.5: Relationship at Medical School to System, 1938-1941
Reel-Folder 60.6: Conference of the Student as a Factor in His Education, 1946
Reel-Folder 60.7: Teaching Loads, 1930-1940
Reel-Folder 60.8: Summer Sessions, 1942-1949
Reel-Folder 60.9: Miscellaneous Reports, 1931-1945
Reel-Folder 60.10: Agricultural Experiment Stations Committee of State Board - Minutes, 1940
Reel-Folder 60.11: The Third Chemistry Institute - Pacific Coast, 1956
Reel-Folder 60.12: The Curricular Scope of the Land Grant Institutions, 1944
Series 18: Buildings, 1926-1947
Series 18 consists of information about campus buildings. This includes information on building improvements, and building programs (e.g. Ten Year Capital Outlay). Also included are blueprints for the Armory dating to 1945.
Reel-Folder 60.1: Taylor Campus Improvement Program, 1926-1930
Reel-Folder 60.2: Ten Year Capital Outlay Program, 1931-1947
Paper copy of 1931-1940 Program Report can be found in Box 5.
Reel-Folder 60.3a: Building program, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 60.3b: Building survey, 1944
Reel-Folder 60.3c: Building program, armory - blueprints, 1945
Series 19: Special Reports, 1933
Series 19 consists of two folders associated with special reports. Folder 1 houses a special report from the Board of Higher Education in 1933, while Folder 2 houses the OSAC investigation and criticism of the special report.
Reel-Folder 60.1: Special Report - Board of Higher Education, 1933
Reel-Folder 60.2: Reports of OSAC on Investigation and Criticism of Above, 1933
Series 20: Association of American Universities, 1922-1926
Series 20 is comprised of one folder of materials from the Association of American Universities, and documents the work of the Committee on Classification of Colleges.
Reel-Folder 60.1: Committee on Classification of Colleges, 1922-1926
Records can also be found in Box 5.
Series 21: Reference File, 1908-1950
Series 21 consists of three reference files documenting reports of the Registrar’s Office, and enrollment statistics.
Reel-Folder 60.1: Registrar's Report (1 of 2), 1908-1941
Reel-Folder 61.1: Registrar's Report (2 od 2), 1941-1942
Reel-Folder 61.2: Registrar's Office: Statistics - Enrollment, 1946-1950
Series 22: Miscellaneous, 1912-1964
Series 22 comprises miscellaneous materials. These materials cover a wide range of topics, from the university Administrative Code to the National Economic Council. Notably, this series includes one sub-series, which relates to the American Legion.
Reel-Folder 61.1: Air Youth of America, Correspondence, 1941
Reel-Folder 61.2: Peace Corps Training Program, 1964
Reel-Folder 61.3: American Farm Bureau Association, 1941-1942
Sub-Series 1: American Legion, 1940-1949
Reel-Folder 61.4a: General Correspondence, 1940-1947
Reel-Folder 61.4b: Beaver Boy's State, 1941-1949
Reel-Folder 61.4c: Girl's State, 1941
Reel-Folder 61.5: Cattle and Horse Raisers Association, 1948
Reel-Folder 61.6: Citizen's Committee on Displaced Persons, 1947-1949
Reel-Folder 61.7: Information - Requests for, 1912-1937
Reel-Folder 61.8: Miscellaneous Offerings, 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 61.9: National Economic Council, 1947-1948
Reel-Folder 61.10: Oregon Journal - Industrial Research Program, 1944-1946
Reel-Folder 61.11: Oregon State Congressional Delegation, 1942-1956
Reel-Folder 61.12: Oregon State Departments - Education Correspondence, 1940-1948
Reel-Folder 61.13a: Reports to and from the State Board of Higher Education, 1931-1932
Reel-Folder 61.13b: Administrative Code, 1934
Reel-Folder 61.14: Production and Transportation of fuel from sawmill refuse, 1942
Reel-Folder 61.15: Summary of Progress Reports - ASEE Committee on Improvement of Teaching
Reel-Folder 61.16: Legislative Investigation Committee, 1916
Reel-Folder 61.17: Supplementary Report of OSAC, 1929
Reel-Folder 61.18: Special Committee Reports OSC, U of O, 1931
Reel-Folder 61.19: School of Science - Functions and Status, 1938
Reel-Folder 61.20: Replies from Research Questionnaire, 1944
Reel-Folder 61.21: OSC Convocations - 75th, 1943
Series 23: Curriculum, 1931-1964
Series 23, Curriculum, documents the work of the Curriculum Committee, including its reports and proposals. Also included are lists of Oregon State College and University of Oregon courses. This series includes one sub-series, Studies of Facts and Figures, which comprises study data for various schools and topics (e.g. Art and Architecture, Extension and summer schools, Journalism and Industrial Journalism).
Reel-Folder 61.1: Curriculum Committee (1 of 2), 1939-1941
Reel-Folder 62.1: Curriculum Committee (2 of 2), 1941-1948
Reel-Folder 62.2: Report of the Curriculum Committee, 1932
Can also be found in Box 5.
Reel-Folder 62.3: Reports on Business and Industries Curriculum
Reel-Folder 62.4: Applied Physical and Technical Geography - Curriculum Proposal, 1949
Reel-Folder 62.5: Requests for a major in Physical Education, 1949-1950
Reel-Folder 62.6: Housing, Tuition, Fees and Scholarships Catalog, 1963-1964
Sub-Series 1: Studies of Facts and Figures, 1932
Reel-Folder 62.7a: Art and Architecture and Course, Related to
Reel-Folder 62.7b: Commerce and Business Administration
Reel-Folder 62.7c: Journalism and Industrial Journalism
Reel-Folder 62.7d: Physical Education
Reel-Item 62.7e: Upper Division Sciences
Reel-Folder 62.7f: Vocational Education and teacher training
Reel-Folder 62.7g: Extension and summer schools
Reel-Folder 62.7h: Research activities
Reel-Folder 62.7i: Lower Division organization (1 of 2)
Reel-Folder 63.7i: Lower Division organization (2 of 2)
Reel-Folder 63.7j: Music
Reel-Folder 63.8: How Complete is Oregon State College as a Seperate Land Grant Institution?, 1941
Can also be found in Box 5.
Reel-Folder 63.9: OSAC Reply to Questionnaire on Commerce, 1931
Reel-Folder 63.10: List of courses offered at Eugene and Corvallis, 1932-1933
Reel-Folder 63.11: Analysis of the University of Oregon by OSC, 1938
Can also be found in Box 5.
Series 24: Appointment Notes, 1919-1960
Series 24 consists of notices of staff appointments, and salary notices.
Reel-Folder 63.1: Salary Notices (1 of 4), 1919-1924
Reel-Folder 64.1: Salary Notices (2 of 4), 1924-1929
Reel-Folder 65.1: Salary Notices (3 of 4), 1929-1933
Reel-Folder 66.1: Salary Notices (4 of 4), 1933
Reel-Folder 66.2: Appointment Notices (1 of 11), 1936-1940
Reel-Folder 67.2: Appointment Notices (2 of 11), 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 68.2: Appointment Notices (3 of 11), 1943-1946
Reel-Folder 69.2: Appointment Notices (4 of 11), 1946-1948
Reel-Folder 70.2: Appointment Notices (5 of 11), 1948-1951
Reel-Folder 71.2: Appointment Notices (6 of 11), 1951-1953
Reel-Folder 72.2: Appointment Notices (7 of 11), 1953-1954
Reel-Folder 73.2: Appointment Notices (8 of 11), 1954-1956
Reel-Folder 74.2: Appointment Notices (9 of 11), 1956-1958
Reel-Folder 75.2: Appointment Notices (10 of 11), 1958-1959
Reel-Folder 76.2: Appointment Notices (11 of 11), 1959-1960
Series 25: Briefs, 1913-1941
Series 25 consists of various briefing materials, including from Oregon State Agricultural College and University of Oregon to the State Board of Higher Education, and reports to the Oregon State Senate. Notably, this series includes a file entitled, “Survey commerce controversy, 1931” (Reel-Folder 77.2c).
Reel-Folder 76.1a: Brief from OSAC to State Board of Higher Education curricula, 1913-1925
Briefings held in December of 1913 and May of 1925.
Reel-Folder 76.1b: Brief from U of O to State Board of Higher Education curricula, 1913
Briefing held in December.
Reel-Folder 76.2a: Advance sheets of survey of Oregon State Institutions of Higher Learning (1 of 2), 1931
Reel-Folder 77.2a: Advance sheets of survey of Oregon State Institutions of Higher Learning (2 of 2), 1931
Reel-Folder 77.2b: College briefs regarding survey, 1931
Briefs held in April and May.
Reel-Folder 77.2c: Survey commerce controversy, 1931
Controversy took place in May.
Reel-Folder 77.2d: Material omitted from survey commissions report, 1932
Reel-Folder 77.2e: Correspondence of survey, 1935
Reel-Folder 77.3a: Statements to board by U of O on curricular violations, 1925-1931
Reel-Folder 77.3b: Statement to board by OSAC on curricular violation by U of O, 1925-1931
Reel-Folder 77.4: Report on U of O Advisory Council and Summary Memorandums of Eighteen Institutions, 1933
Report issued in April.
Reel-Folder 77.5: Report to the Senate of the Sate of Oregon, 1929
Report issued in January.
Reel-Folder 77.6: Miscellaneous, 1941
Series 26: OSC Student Life - Intercollegiate Athletics, 1949-1960
Series 26, OSC Student Life - Intercollegiate Athletics, is comprised of two reels which documents  football as it relates to student life on campus.
Reel-Folder 77.1: Football (1 of 2), 1949-1950
Reel-Folder 78.1: Football (2 of 2), 1950-1960
Series 27: American Council of Education, 1943-1955
Series 27 consists of material associated with the American Council of Education. This series spans two reels, which date from 1943 to 1955.
Reel-Folder 78.1: American Council of Education (1 of 2), 1943-1945
Reel-Folder 79.1: American Council of Education (2 of 2), 1945-1955
Series 28: Military, 1917-1950
Series 28 is comprised of materials documenting the military groups on OSU’s campus, including the Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Reel-Folder 79.1: General, 1917-1950
Reel-Folder 79.2: Army, 1940-1943
Reel-Folder 79.3: Air Force, 1949
Reel-Folder 79.4: Navy, 1942-1950
Series 29: Military Records, 1913-1923
Series 28, Military Records, houses materials created during and after World War I (1913-1923). These records range from general information and correspondence, to insurance and college claims for losses.
Reel-Folder 79.1: General, 1918-1919
Reel-Folder 79.2: Correspondence, 1918-1919
Reel-Folder 79.3: Inventory, Insurance and Ordinance Bonds (1 of 2), 1913-1918
Reel-Folder 80.3: Inventory, Insurance and Ordinance Bonds (2 of 2), 1918-1921
Reel-Folder 80.4: Navy Unit, 1918-1919
Reel-Folder 80.5: Budgets and Payrolls, 1918
Reel-Folder 80.6: Contracts, 1918
Reel-Folder 80.7: Statistics, 1918-1919
Reel-Folder 80.8: Student Uniforms Returned, 1920-1922
Reel-Folder 80.9: College Claims for Loss, Alterations and Damages
Reel-Folder 80.10: Miscellaneous Reports, 1919-1923

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