In celebration of Oregon Archives Month, SCARC staff have pulled together a few of their favorite things in our collections. This is the fourth in the series. The Barometer is an amazing resource for learning about Oregon State through the years…and also other news like: An opinion headline in January 27, 1995: “Internet Surfing, Home […]
In celebration of Oregon Archives Month, SCARC staff have pulled together a few of their favorite things in our collections. This is the third in the series. The After 8 pins are part of the After 8 Records, a collection that documents the political activism and community outreach work of the After 8 organization, an […]
In celebration of Oregon Archives Month, SCARC staff have pulled together a few of their favorite things in our collections. This is the second in the series. When I first learned of Professor Betty Lynd Thompson and saw photographs of the enigmatic and graceful modern dance movements that were part of her instruction from the […]
In celebration of Oregon Archives Month, SCARC staff have pulled together a few of their favorite things in our collections. This is the first in the series. I love Maud Wilson. I sense in her a kindred spirit – the spirit of the Virgo. Maud Mathes Wilson was born in Pike County Illinois on July […]
For Oregon Archives Month, OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center has shared history in many different ways and this year is no exception! OSU Library History Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt! Visit the OSU Valley Library for a self-guided exploration of the past lives of this dynamic building and collect random stickers too! Historic images of the Library […]
Coming to OSU, I knew that it was a heavily science oriented university. However, I did not realize how ingrained food technology was in the early and mid 20th century. Being able to dig through the various collections that SCARC has, has been a lot of fun, especially with seeing the wide variety of food […]
This summer, SCARC tackled a massive project to shelf-read and clean selected rare book collections. Over time, some books were put back on the shelf in the wrong order after they circulated to the Reading Room. The shelf read involved checking the position of each book against a master call number list, gathering information about […]
It should come as no surprise that archivists just really love old stuff… SCARC staff are really quite lucky to have such fabulous opportunities to see, read, add, and work with great collections and great people. For the Friday Feature this week I want to share a few of my favorite things! Taste of the […]