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Why a pictorial history of OSU? OSU’s sesquicentennial is in 2018

Why a pictorial history of OSU? OSU’s sesquicentennial is in 2018 OSU’s previous pictorial history dates to 1938 A pictorial history can be an excellent marketing tool. Format. 12 chapters Overview, 10 thematic chapters, one “quick facts”

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Why a pictorial history of OSU? OSU’s sesquicentennial is in 2018

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  1. Why a pictorial history of OSU? • OSU’s sesquicentennial is in 2018 • OSU’s previous pictorial history dates to 1938 • A pictorial history can be an excellent marketing tool

  2. Format • 12 chapters • Overview, 10 thematic chapters, one “quick facts” • 250-275 pages; somewhere between 450 and 600 photos and related images • Each thematic chapter includes “sidebars” – short features on key events, people, topics • To be published by the OSU Press

  3. Looking at the Past to Build the Future: A Pictorial History of Oregon State University Table of Contents • Foreword (Dr. Bill Robbins) • Preface and acknowledgements • Chapter 1–An Overview History of Oregon State University • Chapter 2—“Let Us Flee From Debt as From the Grave”: OSU’s Early Years, 1858-1889 • Chapter 3—Architectural Harmony and Function: Development of OSU’s Campus • Chapter 4—Builders of a Great University • Chapter 5—Academics at OSU: Promoting a Liberal and Practical Education • Chapter 6—Producers of Knowledge: Research Through the Decades at OSU • Chapter 7—Campus Life and Culture • Chapter 8—It Is All About Community: Campus Organizations at OSU • Chapter 9—A Culture of Excellence: Student Athletes at OSU • Chapter 10—The West Point of the West • Chapter 11—The Best of the Best: Prominent Faculty and Alumni • Chapter 12—OSU Quick Facts • Sources • Afterword (Dr. Ben Mutschler) • Index

  4. Chapter 1 -- Overview Oregon State University Name Changing Ceremony, March 3, 1961. Governor Mark O. Hatfield signs the legislation changing the name of Oregon State College to Oregon State University. Left to Right: C. R. Hoyt, rep. from Benton County; Francis Ziegler, Senator from Benton County; Richard A. Seideman, Student Body President; Robert White '40, Senator; President A. L. Strand; Harry Boivin, President of State Senate; John Fenner‘40 , Alumni Association; Anthony Yturri, Senator.

  5. Chapter 2 – Early History Corvallis College Building, ca. 1868. This carte-de-visite photograph of the original Corvallis College building, built in 1859, was taken by Corvallis photographers Stryker & Dohse. It is the earliest known photograph of what was to become Oregon State University. At this time, the campus was located on 5th Street, between Madison and Monroe Avenues in downtown Corvallis. (Harriet’s Collection #1344)

  6. Chapter 3 – Campus Development Men’s Dormitory, 1934. The Men’s Dormitory, now known as Weatherford Hall, was constructed in six months in 1928. John Bennes and his partner Harry Herzog designed this landmark residence hall. It was built as five separately named units – Cauthorn, Poling, Buxton, Hawley, Weatherford – with only the central tower unit being Weatherford. The entire building was named Weatherford Hall in 1957. The building underwent a major renovation in 2003-2004 to became the home of the College of Business’s Austin Entrepreneurship Program. The building is named for James Know Weatherford, an 1880 graduate of Oregon State and a member of the Board of Regents from 1885 to 1929. This photograph was taken by Portland photographer Walter Boychuk. (Harriet’s Collection #57)

  7. Chapter 4 – Presidents and Key Administrators Student Pilot A.L. Strand, 1947. Described by his flight instructor as an apt pupil, President Strand took his first solo flight on September 19th, 1947, 29 years to the day after his first solo flight as a US Navy sea plan pilot during World War I. Dressed for the office, Strand went to the Corvallis Airport regularly for an hour or so of early morning flying in a 150-horsepower enclosed 4-passenger Stinson Voyager. August L. Strand served as OSU president from 1942 to 1961.

  8. Chapter 5 -- Academics Students in Chemistry Lab, ca. 1916. Students taking chemistry courses at OAC in the 1910s through the 1930s used this lab in the Science Building or “Chem Shack” as it was affectionately known. Linus Pauling undoubtedly spent many hours in this lab. The Science Building today is Furman Hall, home of the College of Education. (Harriet’s Collection #947)

  9. Chapter 6 - Research Helen Gilkey and students in the Botany Lab, circa 1915. Gilkey received her master’s degree from Oregon Agricultural College in 1911. She was a botany faculty member and served as the curator of the Herbarium for thirty-three years, from 1918 until 1951. Gilkey added approximately 50,000 plant specimens to the Herbarium during that time. Gilkey was also a botanical illustrator and was the author of 44 publications during her career, including Tuberales of North America and Weeds of the Pacific Northwest. (Harriet’s Collection #946)

  10. Chapter 7 – Student life “Burning of the Green,” freshman hat burning ceremony, circa 1955. For several decades in the 20th century, OSU freshman men were required to wear green beanies, or “rook lids,” and freshman women were required to wear green ribbons. At the end of their freshman year, many of the students participated in the “Burning of the Green” ceremony and committed their hats and ribbons to the flames. Waldo Hall is in the background. (Alumni Association Photograph Collection, P017:759)

  11. Chapter 8 – Student Organizations OSU Powwow dancers, October 29, 1977. Miss Warm Springs, Miss Indian Northwest and two other young Indian women await the dance competition at the OSU Powwow. This was the first powwow held at OSU, sponsored by the Native American Club. (News & Communication Services Photograph Collection, P057:5455)

  12. Chapter 9 -- Athletics OSU women’s basketball player Carol Menken goes up for a shot, 1981. Menken is considered the greatest women’s basketball player to come out of OSU. A first team Kodak All-American in 1981, she led the nation in scoring and field goal shooting percentage (.750) that year. She was the first basketball player (men’s or women’s) to score 2,000 points during a career, and holds the single game scoring record (51 points against Alaska-Anchorage during the 1979-80 season). She played on the gold medal winning 1984 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, and played professionally in Italy. (Oregon State University Historical Photographs, P025:3120)

  13. Chapter 10 – West Point of the West OAC cadet battalion in front of the Administration Building (Benton Hall), ca. 1889. This is one of the earliest photographs showing cadets on the grounds of the college farm. The cadets are in formation near the south entrance of the Administration Building (Benton Hall). The cadets’ uniforms were gray in color and they wore the traditional 19th century campaign hats. The cadet officer in front of the company on the left is E. E. “Eddy” Wilson (Class of 1889), who later became a prominent Corvallis lawyer and businessman, and served for many years on the college’s Board of Regents.(HC 85)

  14. Chapter 11 – Notable Faculty and Alumni Bernard Malamud selecting a volume from his office bookcase, 1959. Prize winning novelist Bernard Malamud (1914-1986) was a member of Oregon State’s English Department faculty from 1949 to 1961. During this time he wrote many of his famous works, including The Natural (1952), The Magic Barrel (1956, winner of the National Book Award), The Assistant (1957), and A New Life (1961). The latter is a novel loosely based on his experiences here; the book’s Cascadia College and city of Eastchester are thinly veiled representations of Oregon State College and Corvallis in the 1950s. (Gwil Evans Photograph Collection, P082:035 #2421)

  15. Chapter 12 – OSU Quick Facts • Presidents of Oregon State, 1865-2014 • Members of the Corvallis College Board of Trustees • Members of the Oregon Agricultural College Board of Regents • Presidents of the OAC Student Assembly/Associated Students of OSU • Rhodes Scholars • Pulitzer Prize winners • Academy/Emmy/Tony/Grammy Award winners • American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows • Distinguished Faculty • Honorary Degree recipients • OSU Olympians

  16. Lessons Learned • OSU has a long photographic tradition that dates back to the early 1890s • Incredible photographic resources available to draw from • Verifying minor details takes the most time – • This often includes rectifying contradictory sources • Explore technology available • MS Word not the best for creating chapters • Use a reference management tool such as Zotero • Indexing software

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