Harold Troxel Vedder Photograph Collection, 1913-1916

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The Harold Troxel Vedder Photograph Collection consists of images assembled by Vedder during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). The photographs depict campus views and buildings; athletic teams and events, especially football; military training; and student activities. Vedder attended OAC in 1913-1915 as a student of mechanic arts.

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

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ID: P 190

Extent: 0.02 cubic feet

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Biographical / Historical Notes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Statement on Description:

The photographs in Series I were originally affixed to a scrapbook and were removed from the scrapbook by Archives' staff in 1990 soon after the materials were received.

We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online.

The archivist-prepared description of this collection uses the phrase “Civil War” to refer to the long-standing athletic rivalry between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. A history of this athletic rivalry, and use of the phrase “Civil War” to describe it, is available online in The Origins of the "Civil War" Football Game blog post.

In June 2020, Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray announced that the term “Civil War” will no longer be used by either university because it “represents a connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery.”

We acknowledge the racism represented by the use of this phrase and the harm it may cause our users. In order to provide historical context and to enable standardized searching and access across our collections, we have retained the use of this phrase in the collection description.

[Date of acknowledgement: November 2021]

Arrangement

Preferred Citation: Harold Troxel Vedder Photograph Collection (P 190), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Acquisition Note: The photographs were donated to the Archives by Vedder's daughter, Valera Weir, in 1990.

Languages of Materials

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Container List

Series 1: Photographs from Scrapbook, 1913-1914 Add to Shelf

Series I consists of photographs that were removed from a scrapbook assembled by Vedder. Most of the images are photographic postcards. The images depict Oregon Agricultural College campus views and buildings; athletics teams and events, especially football games; cadets; and student events.

UnitID: Series I

Item P190:01: Waldo Hall Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:01
Item P190:02: Campus scene of Benton Hall Add to Shelf: Includes trees to northeast of Benton Hall and roadway leading to Benton Hall.; UnitID: P190:02
Item P190:03: Lady of the Fountain on Lower Campus Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:03
Item P190:04: Cadets in parade on 2nd Street in Corvallis Add to Shelf: Memorial Day (?).; UnitID: P190:04
Item P190:05: Walkway on lower campus Add to Shelf: Benton Hall tower visible in background.; UnitID: P190:05
Item P190:06: Waldo Hall and Jefferson Street Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:06
Item P190:07: Benton Hall Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:07
Item P190:08: Armory and Gymnasium, 1914 Add to Shelf: View to south of Gymnasium (Valley Gymnastics Center) with Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) in background.; UnitID: P190:08
Item P190:09: Armory (McAlexander Fieldhouse) Add to Shelf: Soon after construction completed.; UnitID: P190:09
Item P190:10: OAC Cadets Passing in Review on Lower Campus Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:10
Item P190:11: Interior of OAC Armory Add to Shelf: McAlexander Fieldhouse.; UnitID: P190:11
Item P190:12: Dairy Building Add to Shelf: Gilkey Hall; UnitID: P190:12
Item P190:13: Mines Building, 1914 Add to Shelf: Batcheller Hall.; UnitID: P190:13 - P190:14
Item P190:14: Mines Building, 1914 Add to Shelf
Item P190:15: Gymnasium Add to Shelf: Valley Gymnastics Center; UnitID: P190:15
Item P190:16: Cauthorn Hall Add to Shelf: Fairbanks Hall; UnitID: P190:16
Item P190:17: Marys River dam Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:17
Item P190:18: Marys River [?] Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:18
Item P190:19: May Day celebration Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:19
Item P190:20: OAC Rooters at Oregon Electric Depot, October 21, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:20
Item P190:21: Cadet band in parade Add to Shelf: In downtown Corvallis (?).; UnitID: P190:21
Item P190:22: Basketball team, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:22
Item P190:23: Varsity Baseball Team, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:23
Item P190:24: First prize winner at OAC vs UO football game rally, November 7, 1913 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:24
Item P190:25: Prize winner at OAC vs UO football game rally, November 7, 1913 Add to Shelf: With a We Have Oregon's sign and a goat in a wagon.; UnitID: P190:25
Item P190:26: OAC Rooters at football game Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:26
Item P190:27: OAC Rooters at football game, November 8, 1913 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:27
Item P190:28: OAC vs UO football game, November 8, 1913 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:28
Item P190:29: U. of I. vs OAC at Corvallis Add to Shelf: Football game with standing water on field; probably University of Idaho.; UnitID: P190:29
Item P190:30: OAC Football squad, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:30
Item P190:31: OAC Rooters at OAC vs UW football game, October 31, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:31
Item P190:32: OAC Coeds at OAC vs UW football game, October 31, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:32
Item P190:33: OAC Serpentine at OAC vs UW football game, October 31, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:33
Item P190:34: Students on guard at the Lady of the Fountain, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:34 - P090:036
Item P190:35: Students on guard at the Lady of the Fountain, 1914 Add to Shelf
Item P190:36: Students on guard at the Lady of the Fountain, 1914 Add to Shelf
Item P190:37: UO vs OAC football game at OAC, November 21, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:37
Item P190:38: "We'll get Oregon's [Goat]" sign Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:38
Item P190:39: UO vs OAC football game at OAC Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:39 - P190:40
Item P190:40: UO vs OAC football game at OAC Add to Shelf
Item P190:41: UO Rooters at OAC, November 21, 1914 Add to Shelf: University of Oregon fans at football game.; UnitID: P190:41
Item P190:42: UO vs OAC football game at OAC Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:42 - P190:43
Item P190:43: UO vs OAC football game at OAC Add to Shelf
Item P190:44: Freshman Sophomore Bag Rush, 1914 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:44
Item P190:45: Lady of the Fountain statue Add to Shelf: Close-up of fountain with students.; UnitID: P190:45
Item P190:46: Burning of the Green Caps Add to Shelf: Rook caps burned in fire.; UnitID: P190:46
Item P190:47: Insurectos Add to Shelf: Gathering of students.; UnitID: P190:47
Item P190:48: No drill Add to Shelf: Gathering of students.; UnitID: P190:48
Item P190:49: Apperson Hall Add to Shelf: Kearney Hall.; UnitID: P190:49
Item P190:50: Apperson Hall and other engineering buildings Add to Shelf: View from the southwest.; UnitID: P190:50
Item P190:51: View of lower campus Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:51

Series 2: Loose Photographs, 1915-1916 Add to Shelf

Series II consists of photographs that had been removed from an album or scrapbook before they were received by the Archives. Most of the images are snapshot photographs; the series includes one photographic postcard. The series includes images of Oregon Agricultural College campus buildings; flooding in Corvallis in 1916; a winter 1915 snowfall in Corvallis; and several images of cadets. A photograph of Harold Vedder is also included.

UnitID: Series II

Item P190:52: Unidentified building Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:52
Item P190:53: Unidentified building Add to Shelf: Perhaps a lumber mill (?).; UnitID: P190:53
Item P190:54: Cadets at the depot Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:54 - P190:55
Item P190:55: Cadets at the depot Add to Shelf
Item P190:56: Campus drive to Benton Hall Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:56
Item P190:57: Lower campus with Benton Hall and Apperson Hall in background Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:57
Item P190:58: Mines Building Add to Shelf: Batcheller Hall; UnitID: P190:58
Item P190:59: The Lady of the Fountain on Lower Campus Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:59
Item P190:60: Encampment of Cadets Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:60
Item P190:61: Flooding in Corvallis, 1916 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:61
Item P190:62: Cadets next to tent at camp Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:62
Item P190:63: Three men lying next to tree Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:63
Item P190:64: Cadets in horse-drawn wagons Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:64
Item P190:65: Snow in Corvallis, Winter 1915 Add to Shelf: Includes sleds.; UnitID: P190:65
Item P190:66: Close-up of cadet from back Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:66
Item P190:67: Soldiers marching down unidentified street Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:67
Item P190:68: Parade of cadets in unidentified town Add to Shelf: Ringrose Garage included in image.; UnitID: P190:68
Item P190:69: Dormitory room decorated with pennants and photos Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:69
Item P190:70: Harold Vedder in Corvallis, 1916 Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:70
Item P190:71: Unidentified man Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:71
Item P190:72: Cadets in parade on Second Street in Corvallis on Memorial Day Add to Shelf: UnitID: P190:72

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