SCARC completed 11 new or updated finding aids in April 2019. Following is a list and a little information about what we accomplished.
These finalized finding aids are available through the Archives West finding aids database, and the OSUL discovery system (a.k.a. “the catalog”).
- Three of the guides are for collections that were only minimally described and are now fully processed and described.
- Four of the guides are for new collection received in 2014-2018 that were previously unavailable to researchers.
- Four of the guides are updates to incorporate additions.
All of these materials are now available to researchers.
Collections that were only minimally described and are now fully processed and described:
College of Business Videotapes, 1983-2005 (FV 194)
The College of Business Videotapes principally document the activities of, and coursework related to, the Austin Family Business Program, which was founded at Oregon State University in 1985. The collection consists of recordings of events and trainings sponsored by the program as well as promotional materials used for program outreach and third party productions relevant to the subject of family businesses. The collection likewise includes recordings of Family Business Management course lectures offered to distance students by OSU Business professor Pat Frishkoff from 1997-2000.
Alexander K. Chapman Photograph Collection, 1908-1910 (P 235)
The Alexander K. Chapman Photograph Collection is comprised of photographs assembled by Alexander Kesterson Chapman between 1905 and 1909, when he was a student at Oregon Agricultural College. The collection includes photographs of student groups on campus, but is primarily comprised of individual portraits, both identified and not identified. Chapman graduated in 1909 with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. Select images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
Ralph VanCleave Photographic Collection, circa 1860-1949 (P 156)
The Ralph VanCleave Photographic Collection contains images of the Horning Carding Mill and F.A. Horning residence, and includes written histories of both subjects. Also held within the collection are images, taken in the 1940s, of public schools from all around the Willamette Valley.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
New Collections:
Educational Activities Committee Records, 1972-2015 (RG 293)
The Educational Activities Committee Records document the process for requests and allocations of student fees at Oregon State University. In addition to information about the administration of the funding process, the records document the programs and activities of many fee-funded units and organizations such as the Associated Students of OSU, Student Media, Music Department, University Theater, and a multitude of students clubs and organizations.
Oregon Higher Education Oral Histories Collection, 2019 (OH 046)
The Oregon Higher Education Oral Histories Collection contains the interviews of 17 individuals sharing the histories and their experiences of 6 community colleges in Oregon including Blue Mountain Community College, Central Oregon Community College, Chemeketa Community College, Lane Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, and Portland Community College. All of the interviews are available online.
Joanne Tynon Papers, 1999-2016 (MSS Tynon)
The Joanne Tynon Papers document Tynon’s research in the area of outdoor recreation and tourism and her career as a faculty member at Oregon State University. Tynon joined the faculty of the College of Forestry in 1997 and retired in 2017.
Wilson Room Prints Collection, 1738-1885 (MSS WilsonRoom)
The Wilson Room Prints Collection consists of nearly 200 prints from the late 18th century and early 19th century that were compiled by Norman and Glenville Starr Wilson and represent various printing processes of this period.
Finding aids that have been updated to incorporate additions:
Obo Addy Legacy Project Collection, 1970-2018 (MSS Addy)
The Obo Addy Legacy Project Collection consists of records, promotional materials, and various forms of media related to the Homowo African Arts and Cultures organization, later known as the Obo Addy Legacy Project. Obo Addy’s personal materials include correspondence, promotional materials, and photographs. Obo Addy, a master drummer at the age of six, established the Homowo African Arts and Cultures organization with his wife and manager Susan Addy as a way to celebrate and preserve the traditional music of Ghana and Africa. The organization was established in 1986 and closed in 2018.
Hop Growers of America Records, 1956-2011 (MSS HGA)
The Hop Growers of America Records (HGA) document the functioning of the organization. The HGA was founded in 1956 in Washington State. Its mission is to create a healthier and more efficient United States hops industry for corporations and farmers through education, advocacy, promotion, and support for technical and scientific research.
Thomas Kraemer Papers, 1908-2018 (MSS Kraemer)
This update reflects a major addition to this collection that was received in 2018. Oregon State University alumnus Thomas Kraemer helped to found the Gay Peoples Alliance, the first officially recognized gay student group at OSU, in 1976. The Kraemer Papers reflect Kraemer’s decades-long research on LGBTQ+ issues. The collection includes Kraemer’s blog, blog reference materials, and research files; his collection of comics, magazines, and films; and some biographical materials.
Oregon Hop Growers Association Records, 1895-2004 (MSS OHGA)
The Oregon Hop Growers Association Records document the administration of the OHGA and its various activities, including outreach events and the collection of statistical information about hop production in the United States and abroad. The general membership meeting minutes have been digitized: Oregon Hop Growers Association Meeting Minutes, 1955-1970; Oregon Hop Growers Association Meeting Minutes 1971-1983; Oregon Hop Growers Association Meeting Minutes 1984-1993. All of the photographs and slides have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
The videos have been digitized and are available online: Oregon Hop Commission Historical Footage, John O’ Connell, Hop Growers of America conference presentation, Hops farming operations.
