Calling all: check out the new finding aids for April (pdf).

Rain, rain, go away — and bring us some new finding aids!

Click here to read about the new collection guides created in March. Of special note this month are the early student records included in the Administrative Council Records, oral histories conducted in the 1950s with students and faculty affiliated with Oregon State as early as the 1890s is the History of Oregon State University Oral Histories and Sound Recordings, and the Long-Range Planning Conference Reports for Oregon counties.

Check out the 9 new additions for February. And check here for a link to all the collections at the OSU Archives.

The following 8 finding aids for OSU Archives collections were completed in May 2009. They have been loaded to the NWDA finding aids database and have a PDF on the OSU Archives’ website. MARC records for all of the collection s are available through the OSU Libraries’ Catalog, Summit Navigator, and Worldcat. Five of these are collections received in 2008; two are collections for which there was previously no information available online. The OSU Archives now has 401 finding aids in NWDA.

Blue Key Fraternity Records, 1934-2003

• This collection documents the membership and activities of this honor society for Oregon State University students. Blue Key was established at Oregon State in 1934 for male students; women students became eligible for membership in 1977. Records transferred to the Archives in 2008 were combined with a previous accession received in 1982 to form this collection.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv88696
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/mss/documents/OREbluekey.pdf

Cordley, A.B., Entomological and Horticultural Scrapbook, 1896-1899

• This scrapbook consists of clippings pertaining to fruit and crop pests and pest control assembled by A.B. Cordley. Cordley joined the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College in 1895 as Professor of Zoology and Entomology and became the first Dean of Agriculture in 1908.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv44421
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/mss/documents/OREcordley.pdf

Japanese-American Association of Lane County, Oregon, Oral History Collection, 1994-2008 (OH 15)

• These oral histories of Japanese-Americans living in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and the vicinity document the immigrant experiences of the interviewees’ parents and grandparents; the World War II experiences of the interviewees in internment camps; and their lives in Eugene and neighboring communities in the years following the war. The interviews were conducted in 2006-2008 and the collection donated to the OSU Archives in 2008 to be a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv73229
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/documents/OREoh15.pdf

Koester, Ardis W., Papers, 1962-1996

• This collection consists of extensive reference materials as well as publications, instructional kits, and slide presentations on textiles used for clothing and interior design. The materials were assembled and created by Ardis Koester in her role as Extension Textile and Clothing Specialist with the Oregon State University Extension Service from 1974 until 1996. The Papers were donated to the Archives in 2008.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv05227
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/mss/documents/OREkoester.pdf

Kramer, Leo George and Ruth Ann, Papers, 1951-1982

• The Kramer Papers consist primarily of letters written by Ruth Ann Kramer during the year (1951-1952) that her husband, Leo, was a student at Oregon State College. The letters describe various aspects of student life in Corvallis. The collection was donated by a family member in 2008.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv52996
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/mss/documents/OREkramer.pdf

Oregon Sea Grant Communications Moving Images, 1939-2007 (FV P 185)

• This collection consists of 770 motion picture film reels, 30 videotapes, and 9 DVDs. It includes final productions and extensive raw footage and film elements documenting marine resources, oceanographic research, and the programs and activities of the Oregon State University Sea Grant College Program.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv88836
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/film/documents/OREf185.pdf

Pharmacy, College of, Records, 1899-2006 (RG 105)

• These records include materials written and assembled by Dean Adolph Ziefle on the history of pharmacy in Oregon and the development of pharmacy instruction at Oregon State as well as reports and publications.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv25897
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/documents/ORErg105.pdf

Walters, Jayne, Scrapbook, 1934-1940

• The Walters Scrapbook consists of materials assembled by Jayne Walters during her student years at Oregon State College in the late 1930s. Walters was an editor of several student publications. The scrapbook was donated by a family friend in 2008.
• http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv90411
• http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/archive/mss/documents/OREwalters.pdf

The following 9 finding aids for OSU Archives collections were prepared in April 2009. Records for all of the collections are available (or will be soon) through the OSU Libraries’ Catalog, Summit Navigator, and Worldcat. One of these finding aids is for a collection acquired in 2009; 6 are for collections received in 2008; and 2 are for collections for which there was previously no information available online. The OSU Archives now has 393 finding aids in NWDA.

Bluebird Habitat Research Records, 1975-2004

• This collection documents the Bluebird Trail project of the Audubon Society of Corvallis to install and monitor bluebird nesting boxes in Corvallis and the surrounding area in an effort to reestablish local breeding populations. It was donated to the Archives in 2008.

Brown, Walter S., Photograph Album, 1919-1942 (P 274)

• This albums consists of more than 400 images taken or assembled by Brown during trips throughout the United States and Canada documenting agricultural operations, especially orchards and processing facilities. Brown was a horticulturist and faculty member at Oregon State College from 1913 until his death in 1942. The album was donated to the Archives by his grandson in 2008.

Crop and Soil Science Department Videotapes, 1999-2006 (FV P 134)

• This collection consists of 26 videotape recordings of lectures presented in OSU’s sustainable agriculture seminar series. The videotapes were transferred to the Archives in 2009.

Eltzroth, Merlin S., Papers, 1971-2005

• The Eltzroth Papers consist of field notes compiled by Eltzroth about first and second recorded sightings of birds that are rarely seen in Oregon and a personal history written by Eltzroth. Merlin S. Eltzroth earned a BS degree in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University in 1974. The papers were donated to the Archives in 2008.

Fisheries and Wildlife Department Photographs, 1938-1971 (P 179)

• This collection of 400 photographs documents fisheries and wildlife students, faculty, teaching, and research at Oregon State University, especially the research activities of the Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. The collection includes images of the annual big game field trips and of a fish pond field day in Jefferson County for school children.

Gibson, Vane G., Collection, 1908-1937

• The Gibson Collection consists of two photograph albums, a clippings scrapbook, and related materials documenting the student years of Gibson and his wife, Fern Loughridge Gibson, at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) and their activities during the 1920s and 1930s. Vane G. Gibson attended OAC from 1908 to 1912; Fern Loughridge attended OAC from 1908 to 1911.

Jenkins, Merle T., Papers, 1913-1974

• The Jenkins Papers document Jenkins’ student years at Oregon Agricultural College and his career as an agronomist and developer of corn hybrids. The collection includes a photograph album of images taken or assembled by Jenkins about this student years in 1913-1918; correspondence; certificates and diplomas; publications, ephemera; and artifacts. The materials were donated to Crop and Soil Science Department by Jenkins’ nieces and nephews and were transferred to the Archives in 2008.

Oregon State University Mothers Club Records, 1933-2007

• The Oregon State University Mothers Club Records document the activities and programs of the statewide Mothers Club organization as well as the Eugene and Springfield, Corvallis, Pendleton, and Salem Units. The Mothers Club (also known as the Moms Club) was established in 1933; the Eugene and Springfield Unit was the last active unit until it disbanded in 2008. The records of that unit were donated to the Archives in 2008.

Wagner, Effie L., Scrapbook of the Women’s Debate Tour, 1928

• This scrapbook documents the 1928 Women’s Debate Tour by three members of the Oregon Agricultural College varsity women’s debate squad. The three-week tour to Washington, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and California was the longest every taken by the women’s squad at that time. The scrapbook consists of a narrative journal of the trip, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. It was compiled by Effie Wagner, one of the team members, and was donated to the Archives by family member in 2008.