Oregon Archives Month Events

How can you participate you ask? Well this is the post you’ve all been waiting for!  Here are the events we have planned for the month:

Football Film Fun!

Friday 10/13

12:00-1:00, Willamette Rooms

Celebrate Homecoming Weekend by watching clips of historic Beaver gridiron victories and colorful pregame mayhem! We’ll show recently digitized footage of games against USC and UO as well as clips of the quirky atmosphere surrounding big games in 1976 and 1940. Free popcorn and soda will be available for this lunchtime viewing, so come and join us!

Football player punting the football with Waldo Hall and Langton Hall in the background.

Football player punting the football with Waldo Hall and Langton Hall in the background.

Glitter in the Archives!

Thursday 10/19

4:00-6:00, SCARC reading room

Bring your imagination and curiosity about OSU and Corvallis-area Queer history to our 2nd annual Glitter in the Archives crafting showcase! This public event will feature archival materials to inspire collage-making and a chance to find more out more about the OSU Queer Archives (OSQA).

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Taste of the ‘Chives-A Showcase of Global Flavors

Tuesday 10/31

12:00-1:00, Willamette Rooms

Sample the many flavors brought to campus by international student clubs! This annual public tasting of archived recipes will showcase dishes such as caldo verde, snake cake, lemon rice, and aloo gobi originally featured at cultural celebrations.   These recipes can be found here along with many others, so if you want to prepare and share one of these at the event-that would be great!  Being Halloween, the archival button fairy will haunt you with a free prize if you’re donned in your festive best.

Students prepping for Indonesian Night.

Students prepping for Indonesian Night.

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