Oregon State University Campus Maps, 1894-1994

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Series 1: Oregon Agricultural College Maps, 1894-1930 Add to Shelf

Series 1 consists of maps of the Oregon Agricultural College campus. Most of the maps are of the full campus at the time the maps was prepared. The maps depict campus buildings, roadways, paths, tile ditches, sewers, and fire protection systems. Several of the maps depict the topography of the campus, especially in the vicinity of Benton Hall; most of these were made by students in surveying classes. Maps documenting land owners for properties near campus as well as agricultural lands owned or rented by the College are included. Many of the maps were prepared by Gordon V. Skelton.

Extent: 81 maps

UnitID: Series 1

Folder-Item 6.1: Map Showing the Grounds, Buildings, and Water Systems, circa 1898 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 50 feet. Map made by William Bloss. Includes water pipes and tile ditches. One copy is original ink on vellum; the other copy is a blueprint. The vellum version of this map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Extent: 2 maps

Folder-Item 1.1: Campus, State Agricultural College, circa 1898 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 100 feet; ink on vellum. Shows roads, tiled ditches, and buildings.

Folder-Item 1.2: Plan of Sewerage System for the Oregon Agricultural College, 1898 Add to Shelf

By Gordon V. Skelton; scale 1 inch = 100 feet; ink on vellum. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Folder-Item 1.3: Location of Grounds, 1901 Add to Shelf

By Burgraff of Albany; signed by members of the Board of Regents. Map shows topography with 1-foot contour interval, buildings, and steam conduit. Scale 1 inch = 50 feet. Also includes floor plans for the auditorium and basement of the Armory (now Valley Gymnastics Center) at 1/8 scale. Original ink on vellum. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Extent: 3 items

Folder-Item 1.4: Map of the College Campus, 1903 Add to Shelf

From surveys made by the students of the surveying classes. Scale 1 inch = 100 feet; shows campus buildings, walkways, and streets. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Folder-Item 1.5: Course of the Main Conduit, 1904 Add to Shelf

Plan of water works for the College by Hirstel and Johnson.

Folder-Item 1.6: Map Showing Location of Sewer for Cauthorn Hall and Women's Building, 1906 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 100 feet. This "Women's Building" is Waldo Hall. Also includes profile of sewer, plan of manhole, and plan of manhole ring and cover. Prepared by Gordon V. Skelton.

Extent: 4 sheets

Folder-Item 6.2: Topographical Map of the Campus and Grounds, 1908 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 100 feet with contour interval of 1 foot. Shows buildings, proposed buildings, paths, and roads. Prepared by Gordon V. Skelton. Annotation indicated that this map was prepared during the first year of President Kerr's administration.

Folder-Item 1.7: Farm Map, 1914 Add to Shelf

No. 7-B by Gordon V. Skelton. Scale 1 inch = 50 feet.

Folder-Item 1.8: Plat Showing Knisley Land and its Relation to the Campus, 1919 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 50 feet; original ink on vellum.

Folder-Item 1.9: Plan of Drainage System for Artillery Barn and Corral, 1919 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 10 feet; original ink on vellum; prepared by Gordon V. Skelton.

Folder-Item 1.10: Showing Owned and Rented Lands of Oregon Agricultural College, 1919 Add to Shelf

Land for agricultural use; one copy is original ink on vellum; second map is hand-color printed copy.

Extent: 2 maps

Folder-Item 1.11: Map of Campus Grounds and Surroundings, circa 1920 Add to Shelf

Shows campus buildings, roads, and property owners for land adjacent to campus.

Extent: 2 maps

Folder-Item 1.12: Campus Map, 1921 Add to Shelf

No. 2-A by Gordon V. Skelton; scale 1 inch = 50 feet.

Folder-Item 1.13: Record of Surveys of College Properties, 1926 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 330 feet; original ink on vellum.

Folder-Item 1.14: Lands Owned by O.A.C. and Adjacent Property, 1926 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 330 feet; prepared by Gordon V. Skelton.

Folder-Item 1.15: Future Development of O.A.C., 1926 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 1.16: Oregon Agricultural College General Plan for Future Development, 1926 Add to Shelf

Plan by A.D. Taylor. One copy is hand-colored; the hand-colored copy has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Extent: 5 maps

Folder-Item 1.17: Campus and Farm Map, 1928-1929 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 200 feet; by Gordon V. Skelton.

Extent: 4 maps

Folder-Item 1.18: Campus and Farm Map, Showing Land and Improvements, 1928 Add to Shelf

Prepared by Gordon V. Skelton; hand-colored copies.

Extent: 3 maps

Folder-Item 1.19: General Plan for Future Development on Campus, 1928 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 1.20: Campus Map, 1930 Add to Shelf

No. 2-C. Scale 1 inch - 50 feet. Prepared by Gordon V. Skelton.

Box-Folder 5.1 Add to Shelf

Item 1: Cafeteria Plan, undated Add to Shelf

Probably circa 1900; detailed layout of a campus dining hall, perhaps in Cauthorn Hall. Original ink on vellum.

Item 2: Topographic Maps of the Grounds and Campus, 1907 Add to Shelf

Platted from student surveys; H.B. Benson, W.C. Galloway, and R.R. Clark. Scale 1 inch = 100 feet. Includes contour lines, streets, and buildings. Original map was cut into 4 pieces.

Extent: 4 maps

Item 3: Topographic Maps of the Grounds and Campus, 1909 Add to Shelf

Surveyed by students of the Class of 1909. Original map was cut into 6 pieces; only 4 of the pieces are extant.

Extent: 4 maps

Item 4: 1910 Add to Shelf

Includes one original ink on vellum with scale of 1 inch = 300 feet and 8 printed copies. One of the printed copies has typewritten text affixed to the map. The map shows buildings and farm plots.

Extent: 9 maps

Item 5: Proposed Plan of Fire Protection System for the Oregon Agricultural College, 1912 Add to Shelf

Shows proposed and existing hydrants and lines.

Extent: 2 maps

Item 6: Plan of Cauthorn Hall Sewer, undated Add to Shelf

Probably in early 1910s; sewer between Cauthorn and Waldo Halls. Scale 1 inch = 100 feet.

Item 7: Map of area south of the Armory, circa 1915 Add to Shelf

Shows 16th and Washington Streets, railway, and rail siding to heating plant.

Item 8: Oregon Agricultural College Campus Maps, 1915-1924 Add to Shelf

Includes 3 originals, ink on vellum; remainder are printed. The maps depict campus buildings and streets immediately adjacent to campus.

Extent: 9 maps

Item 9: Plan for Fire Protection, OAC Barracks, 1918 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 50 feet; prepared by Gordon V. Skelton; original ink on vellum.

Item 10: Plan Showing Seating Arrangement, 1919 Add to Shelf

For convocation in Men's Gymnasium in February 1919.

Item 11: Plan for O.A.C. Farm Development, 1926 Add to Shelf

Indicates purchases recommended; map extends to Oak Creek area. Ink on vellum.

Item 12: Record of Survey of Land Purchased by Oregon Agricultural College, 1926 Add to Shelf

By Gordon V. Skelton. Scale 1 inch = 400 feet; ink on vellum.

Item 13: Oregon Agricultural College Campus and Farm, circa 1932 Add to Shelf

A portion of the full map; by Gordon V. Skelton. Scale 1 inch - 200 feet; shows tunnels and conduits. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Item 14: Topography of West Campus, 1927 Add to Shelf

Shows location of barns and agricultural buildings.

Extent: 2 maps

Item 15: Sewer for Greenhouses, 1927 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 100 feet; prepared by Gordon V. Skelton; original in on vellum.

Item 16: Campus Plan, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

Item 17: North Campus Plan, undated Add to Shelf

Shows buildings near Monroe Avenue.

Item 18: Detail of Tennis Courts, undated Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 20 feet; by Arthur L. Peck. For courts south of Home Economics Building (on current Memorial Union quadrangle). Original ink in vellum.

Series 2: Oregon State College Maps, 1930-1960 Add to Shelf

Series 2 consists of an assortment of maps of the Oregon State College campus, primarily during the 1930s-1950s. The series also includes several maps of agricultural lands west and south of the main campus. Several pictorial maps are included. Maps by Gordon V. Skelton as well as Wayne Bagley, Tom Bulpitt, and J.B. Solberg are part of this series.

Extent: 59 maps

UnitID: Series 2

Folder-Item 2.1: Annotated Campus Plan, circa 1930 Add to Shelf

An annotated copy of A.D. Taylor's 1926 plan with location of Health Service.

Folder-Item 2.2: Men's Dormitory and Kidder Hall, 1930 Add to Shelf

Detailed map showing walks, streets, and utilities in the area of Weatherford and Cauthorn Halls; scale 1 inch = 20 feet. Original map has been cut into 4 pieces.

Extent: 4 sheets

Folder-Item 2.3: Deeded Land near Oak Creek, 1930 Add to Shelf

Map of deeded land along Oak Creek purchased from Louise Lance Bebbe et al. for use by veterinary medicine. Scale 1 inch = 100 feet.

Folder-Item 2.4: Oregon State College Campus Map, 1936-1938 Add to Shelf

Prepared by Gordon V. Skelton; scale 1 inch = 200 feet. Maps show campus buildings, streets, and utilities; one sheet also indicates original property owners for campus property. One map, dating from 1938, <span class="value">includes names of college buildings, streets, and proposed names for portions of campus; this map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.</span>

Extent: 4 maps

Folder-Item 2.5: Campus and Surrounding Territory, 1943 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 500 feet. One of the maps indicates with color codes the following properties: businesses, industrial establishments, single and multi-family dwellings, public buildings, parks, sororities, and fraternities. The second map indicates the locations of individual sorority and fraternity house and women's cooperative houses.

Extent: 2 maps

Folder-Item 2.6: Oregon State College General Plan for Future Campus Development, 1945 Add to Shelf

Prepared by A.D. Taylor. Multiple copies of the same plan.

Extent: 8 maps

Folder-Item 2.7: Campus, Oregon State College, circa 1947 Add to Shelf

By J.B. Solberg.

Folder-Item 2.8: Buildings and Boundary of Campus, 1950 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 2.9: Oregon State College Campus, 1951 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 200 feet.

Folder-Item 2.10: Location of Proposed Agricultural Engineering Building and College Drive, 1953 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 50 feet.

Extent: 3 sheets

Folder-Item 2.11: South Farm Oregon State College, 1956 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 2.12: Map of Campus and Suggested Changes in Building Titles, 1957 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 2.13: Campus Map of Oregon State College, circa 1960 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 2.14: Campus Map of Oregon State College, 1960 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 300 feet.

Box-Folder 5.2 Add to Shelf

Item 1: Students Map of Fraternities, Sororities and Land Marks, 1931 Add to Shelf

Item 2: 1934 Add to Shelf

Drawn by Wayne Bagley; published in the 1934 Beaver yearbook; available online.

Extent: 2 maps

Item 3: Published painting made from oblique aerial photograph of campus, circa early 1930s Add to Shelf

Item 4: Campus Plan of Oregon State College, 1935-1939 Add to Shelf

As published in the General Catalog and other College publications.

Extent: 8 maps

Item 5: Map of properties between Shepard Hall and Commerce Building and associated correspondence, 1939-1941 Add to Shelf

Correspondence pertaining to purchase of these properties.

Item 6: 1940 Add to Shelf

Item 7: Map of Oregon State College and Surrounding Area, 1945 Add to Shelf

Prepared by A.D. Taylor.

Item 8: Campus Map of Oregon State College, 1949 Add to Shelf

Item 9: Beaver-ville Map, circa 1950 Add to Shelf

Drawn by Tom Bulpitt.

Item 10: J.B. Solberg Campus Map, 1953 Add to Shelf

Extent: 6 maps

Item 11: circa 1954 Add to Shelf

Item 12: Campus Map, 1956 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 maps

Item 13: Post War Housing, Campus Court, 1960 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 200 feet.

Item 14: Campus Planning Map, 1960 Add to Shelf

Series 3: Oregon State University Maps, 1962-1994 Add to Shelf

Series 3 includes maps that were published as campus guides for visitors, students, and employees as well as campus planning maps. Maps indicating parking lots on campus and parking regulations are also part of this series.

Extent: 42 maps

UnitID: Series 3

Folder-Item 3.1: Long Range Campus Development Plan of Oregon State University, 1964 Add to Shelf

Prepared by L.A. Demonte and A.R. Wagner. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Extent: 3 maps

Folder-Item 3.2: Oregon State Campus Proposed Roads and Dorms, undated Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 200 feet. Shows proposed dormitories, existing and possible additional parking, and roads and parking to be abandoned. Of note is an "Academic Circle" centered on the Memorial Union quadrangle.

Folder-Item 3.3: South Campus Residence Hall Development, undated Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 3.4: Oregon State University, 1970 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 3.5: Oregon State University 1970 Plan, 1970 Add to Shelf

Drawing of an oblique aerial view of campus.

Folder-Item 3.6: Campus Map Oregon State University, 1971-1983 Add to Shelf

Scale 1 inch = 200 feet.

Extent: 7 maps

Folder-Item 3.7: Oregon State University Physical Development Plan, 1976 Add to Shelf

Color map prepared by DeMonte, Powell, and Yang, University Planning Consultants. This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Extent: 2 maps

Folder-Item 3.8: Department of Planning and Institutional Research Map of Oregon State University, circa early 1980s Add to Shelf

Box-Folder 5.3 Add to Shelf

Item 1: 1962-1973 Add to Shelf

Includes index to campus buildings and descriptive information.

Extent: 5 maps

Item 2: Oregon State University Campus, 1963 Add to Shelf

Shows buildings under construction.

Item 3: 1964-1981 Add to Shelf

Includes parking map and regulations.

Extent: 6 maps

Item 4: Drawing of oblique aerial view of campus, undated Add to Shelf

Item 5: Shuttle Bus and Vehicle Tour Route on Campus, 1968 Add to Shelf

Prepared for the OSU Centennial celebration.

Item 6: Campus Map, 1969 Add to Shelf

Extent: 2 maps

Item 7: Campus Color-Coded Facilities Maps, undated Add to Shelf

Shows facilities completed or acquired before 1940, between 1940 and 1970, and after 1970.

Item 8: undated Add to Shelf

Item 9: Proposed Outdoor Educational and Recreational Area for Oregon State College, 1971 Add to Shelf

A 1971 reproduction of a map prepared as part of a 1950s proposal for a recreation area on the east bank of the Willamette River north of the Van Buren Street bridge. The area would include a golf course, club house, picnic areas, and areas for outdoor recreation and education.

Item 10: Beaver Open House Program of Events and Map, 1971 Add to Shelf

Item 11: Oregon State University Map, 1971 Add to Shelf

This map has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital.

Item 12: 1988 Add to Shelf

Includes descriptive information, a Corvallis map, and advertisements for local businesses.

Item 13: Services for Students with Disabilities Map, 1992 Add to Shelf

Shows parking as well as full and partial access points for campus buildings.

Item 14: Buildings and Locations on Campus, 1994 Add to Shelf

Prepared by OSU Bookstore.

Item 15: Campus Map, 1994 Add to Shelf

Series 4: Oregon State University Maps outside of Corvallis, 1933 - circa 1980s Add to Shelf

Series 4 consists of maps of Oregon State facilities throughout the state of Oregon. A map of lands granted to Oregon for support of Oregon State as a land grant institution is also included.

Extent: 5 maps

UnitID: Series 4

Folder-Item 4.1: Map Showing Original Land Grant for Oregon Agricultural College, undated Add to Shelf

Map is annotated in red with locations of federal land that were granted to Oregon for support of Oregon Agricultural College. The map may have been prepared in the 1960s in preparation for the centennial of the Morrill Act (1962) or Oregon State University (1968).

Folder-Item 4.2: Oregon State Agricultural Experiment Station: John Jacob Astor Branch, 1933 Add to Shelf

Folder-Item 4.3: Map of Oregon Showing Lands Owned or Controlled by Oregon State College, 1938 Add to Shelf

Symbols on the map indicate the location of County Agents, Home Demonstration Agents, 4-H Club Leaders, and Alumni Clubs. The map was published in the Orange and Black, and was prepared by Paul B. Olson and The Pretty Map. This item is a color reproduction.

Box-Folder 5.3 Add to Shelf

Item 1: County Extension Offices and Agricultural Experiment Stations in Oregon, circa 1980s Add to Shelf

Maps show the locations of County Extension Offices and Agricultural Experiment Station facilities.

Extent: 2 maps