SCARC staff are working hard to update one of our most frequently used collections — the Office of the President!

Presidents of OSU

Recently updated finding aids for portions of the President’s Office Records include:

President’s Office Records of John D. Letcher, 1892 (RG 013 – SG 02)

• http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/rg013sg02/index.html
• http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83007

The President’s Office Records of John D. Letcher contain correspondence between Letcher and Wallis Nash, Secretary of the Board of Regents, during the month of February 1892. The correspondence relates to Letcher’s appointment to Acting President of the college following the death of President B. L. Arnold and operation of the State Agricultural College.

President’s Office Records of John M. Bloss, 1892-1897 (RG 013 – SG 03)

• http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/rg013sg03/index.html
• http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv43066

The President’s Office Records of John M. Bloss are comprised of correspondence and reports related to the management and operation of the Oregon State Agricultural College between 1892 and 1897.

President’s Office Records of H.B. Miller, 1896-1926 (RG 013 – SG 04)

• http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/rg013sg04/index.html
• http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv34780

The President’s Office Records of H. B. Miller contain extensive correspondence regarding the operation of the State Agricultural College of Oregon during Miller’s 1896-1897 presidency, a comprehensive report describing the activities of the College during the 1897 academic year, and copies of a biography and an obituary for Miller.

President’s Office Records of Thomas Gatch, 1897-1907 (RG 013 – SG 05)

• http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/rg013sg05/index.html
• http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv82626

The President’s Office Records of Thomas Gatch contain correspondence and reports related to the operation of the Oregon Agricultural College and include detailed reports created by the OAC faculty and materials submitted to the Secretary of the Interior. Gatch served as President of Oregon Agricultural College from 1897 to 1907.

Check out our (soon to be updated) Gallery of the Presidents of Oregon State University.