Check out the 19 new Williams images now in the OSU Archives Flickr Commons account! What will you find? More tents, trees, and an image of the YMCA soldiers’ band and song meeting in Newport, Oregon (on a Sunday of course) from the Spruce Division Production photo collection. And some great images of Three Finger Jack.
Peeling Back the Bark is a blog maintained by the staff of the Forest History Society. It features “posts discussing new acquisitions, new online exhibits and photo galleries, as well as highlights from the rich resources held in the Society’s Archives and Photo Collection. Other posts feature discussion of forest history in the contemporary world.”
Chicago’s Field Museum Library has joined Flickr Commons!
From their profile:
“The Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of the world in which we live. Its collections, public learning programs, and research are inseparably linked to serve a diverse public of varied ages, backgrounds and knowledge.”
“The formation of The Field Museum Library’s collections began in 1894 with initial transfers of books from the libraries of various departments of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Currently, the Library serves the Museum’s staff, visiting scholars and the general public.”
So spend the rainy weekend perusing their photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/field_museum_library/. And if you need to see a few flowers, check out the “Flower Children” set!
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
Brown, Walter S., Photograph Album, 1919-1942 (P 274)
Crop and Soil Science Department Videotapes, 1999-2006 (FV P 134)
Eltzroth, Merlin S., Papers, 1971-2005
Fisheries and Wildlife Department Photographs, 1938-1971 (P 179)
Gibson, Vane G., Collection, 1908-1937
Jenkins, Merle T., Papers, 1913-1974
Oregon State University Mothers Club Records, 1933-2007
Wagner, Effie L., Scrapbook of the Women’s Debate Tour, 1928
Let’s hope the sun shines on the moms…
Mom’s Weekend originated in 1923 as Women’s Day when mothers came to campus to support women students — it grew and transformed into Mothers’ Weekend and in the 1930s, sons began inviting their moms to visit campus as well.
For a complete schedule of events, consult the Gazette Times article “Moms flock to OSU for a big weekend.”
New Collection in OSU Archives’ Flickr Commons: The Harold Frodsham Photographic Collection
We’ve seen the natural beauty of the Pacific NW landscape and the view from loggers in the forests, now we turn our focus inside — to the historic mill pictures in the Harold Frodsham Photographic Collection.
Harold Frodsham was the general manager of the commercial and mercantile departments of the Red River Lumber Company in Westwood, California, from the mid-1920s until 1934, when his position was eliminated. Frodsham, from England, died in Susanville, California in 1958 (he had lived in Westwood and Susanville since the early 1920s).
The Red River Lumber Company was organized in 1883 in Minnesota and began acquiring northeastern California timberland in 1894. The Company began construction of Westwood, its company town in southwestern Lassen County, California, in 1912. The lumber mill at Westwood was essentially completed by 1918 and operated until the mid-1950s.
The Harold Frodsham Photograph Collection consists of 19 images of the interiors and exteriors of lumber mills in Oregon during Frodsham’s tour of mills in Oregon and northern California. The original prints are 3.5 x 5.5 inches and are annotated with detailed descriptions. The collection includes images of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company (Springfield), Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company (Bend), Pelican Bay Lumber Company (Klamath Falls), Shevlin-Hixon Company (Bend), and Silverton Lumber Company (Silverton). You’ll also find photographs showing hauling equipment, stackers, and conveyors, as well as one image of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company Camp 1 in central Oregon, where Ponderosa pine is being logged.
What else can you tell us?
To read more about the collection, check out the guide to the Harold Frodsham Photograph Collection.
All of the images are available online in the Oregon Explorer Digital Collection of historic photographs.
And who could resist the title? Deborah Wythe, Head of Digital Collections and Services at the Brooklyn Museum has written a great blog post on the indicommons blog about some of the realities archivists face when digitizing our items. So, for everyone reading this blog who has ever asked “can’t you just scan it all?” take a minute to read her post…
Dr. George Wittenstein dared to speak out against the Nazi regime while living in Germany during World War II, and dared to denounce the persecution and killing of the Jews. Wittenstein spoke at Oregon State University this week about the “White Rose” group, read more on the Gazette-Times site or the Barometer site.
The Polk County Historical Society will observe and celebrate the 50th anniversary of its establishment on Saturday, April 25, at the Historical Museum. The celebration starts at 1:30pm at the museum (560 S. Pacific Hwy. 99, Monmouth). You can email the Society at PCHSoregon@gmail.com or check out their site at http://www.polkcountyhistoricalsociety.com/.
Strawberries, greens, and crunchy carrots? Must mean it’s spring in the Valley! In the Heart of that Valley (Corvallis), we expect the Saturday Farmers’ Market to grace the riverfront– but now the Wednesday Market does as well.
Link to history & archives? Only a tangential one… We are the archives of a university once named “Oregon Agricultural College,” and it’s hard to miss the greenhouses and cattle, but we have a direct link as well: the University Archivist’s wife runs the markets. No market wide discount for us, though there was a buzz in the air yesterday AM and lots of talking about glorious fruits & veggies!
And if you find yourself there on a Wednesday, at the end of the day and hungry for more than a big carrot, check out booths for the Pretzel lady, the potato doughnuts at Gathering Together, Pacific Sourdough pizza, and Zia.
For more juicy details, visit the Locally Grown site.
To learn more about last night’s event, check out the Gazette Times article.