Just when we thought winning Doug Schulte winning Student of the Year for OSU was great, we found ourselves with the Student of the Year for the state of Oregon!
Doug is now competing for the Western Regional title, and then will (undoubtedly) be competing for the national title! And, after that, it’s on to bigger, better, and inter-planetary things…
The following 13 finding aids for OSU Archives collections were completed or updated in February 2009. They have been loaded to the NWDA finding aids database and have a PDF on the OSU archives’ website and a catalog record in the OSU Libraries’ catalog, Summit, and Worldcat. Seven (7) of these are for collections acquired in 2008; four (4) are for collections for which there was previously no information available online. We now have 381 finding aids in NWDA.
Alpha Epsilon Oregon Upsilon Chapter Records, 1978-1995
Alumni Association Records, 1888-2008 (RG 035)
American Society of Agricultural Engineers Oregon Student Branch Records, 1955-1989
Belcher, Jerry D., Collection of Agricultural College Track Photographs, 1905 (P 128)
Elmore, Pitts, Photographs, 1921-1922 (P 123)
Forestry, College of, Moving Images, 2007 (FV P 061)
Klamath County Timber Cruising Records, 1952-1955
Liberal Arts, College of, Records, 1952-2008 (RG 143)
McCulloch, W.F., Collection, 1936-1968
Moore, Willetta, Photograph Album, 1913-1930 (P 269)
Pride Center Records, 1993-2008 (RG 236)
R.H. Robinson Papers, 1889-1968
Wright, Marshall S., Photograph Album, 1915-1928 (P 276)
If you have any questions about the collections, just let us know!
Congratulations to Doug Schulte (and to those of us who work with him). Doug was given the OSU Student Employee of the year award this year, and we couldn’t be happier! Not only is he a great all-around employee, his work on the Flickr Commons project was exemplary—in fact, I think it is safe to say that without his work, there wouldn’t be a Flickr Commons project…
Here is part of the award announcement, which really speaks to how much ALL of our student workers contribute to making our professional lives better, easier, and more enjoyable:
“Student employees comprise the largest group of employees at Oregon State University. Each year, outstanding students are recognized by their employers by nomination for the Student Employee of the Year Award. Universities across the nation select one of those nominees from their school to represent them at their state, region and the national competition level.
This year, OSU employers nominated 23 students for the award.
The nominee selected as the OSU 2009 Student Employee of the Year is Doug Schulte, Head Student Assistant in University Archives. Doug will receive an Award Certificate, a $100 gift certificate, and will be entered in the state competition representing OSU.
Congratulations to Doug on his selection and congratulations to all the nominees for their exceptional service to OSU as outstanding student employees.”
Look for more from the Gerald W. Williams Collection Wednesday March 4th
On March 10, 1957, the Columbia River pooled behind the newly constructed Dalles Dam, effectively drowning a five-mile stretch of cascades known as Celilo Falls. The rising water flooded one of the most prolific salmon runs in North America; it was also an area that had been occupied by Pacific Northwest Indians for at least 10,000 years.
Continuing our focus on photographs from the Gerald W. Williams Collection, we’ve decided to show you all some of the images he collected of Celilo Falls. Many of the pictures you’ll find in this set were taken by Williams’ father, Jack Williams, in September 1956 — only a few months before the falls were inundated.
For thousands of years, Celilo Falls was a traditional fishing spot for mid-Columbia tribes, producing millions of pounds of salmon each year; but the area was much more than a “favorite fishing hole.” Nearby Celilo Village was also trading hub for tribes from California, Montana, and Canada, with an active and lively market that saw local salmon traded for medicines, dried meats, and hides from the East and cedar, shells, and beads from the Pacific Coast. Noted by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805, the explorers said they found a “great emporium…where all the neighboring nations assemble,” and a population density unlike anything they had seen on their journey —historians have called the Celilo area the “Wall Street of the West.” However, even beyond commerce, the area was a place where “friendships were renewed, and men found brides.”
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) began work on The Dalles Dam in 1952 as a means of harnessing the Columbia River and providing “clean, sustainable, and cheap” hydroelectric power to Portland and Seattle . Between 1952 and 1955, ‘USACOE and representatives from the Warm Springs, Umatilla, Yakama, and Nez Perce reservations negotiate a monetary settlement for the loss of fishing sites resulting from construction of The Dalles Dam.” It was completed it five years later. Records and recollections say that Big Eddy was under water in less than an hour and Celilo Falls in six.
Where to go for more?
To watch the Oregon Field Guide “Celilo Fishing” video, which features a color film shot by the Army Corps of Engineers, click here. To see a detailed picture of the bottom of the Columbia River at Celilo Falls, check out the sonar data from the Army Corps of Engineers, check out the “Celilo Animation” video found here.
YouTube also has many videos of Celilo Falls, with a search for “Celilo,” you’ll find plenty! For example, there are some great historic photos of the people of Celilo Falls in the “celilo finished 0001” YouTube video by clicking here.
Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Territory program called “Celilo Falls,”which aired March 3, 2007 is worth a viewing. Find out more here.
Katrine Barber’s 2005 book Death of Celilo Falls is another excellent resource for information on the both the cultural and political history of the area. “This book examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of The Dalles dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles.”
Sites Consulted:
We wouldn’t want you all to think it was all Flickr Commons all the time in the University Archives, so we’ve put up 2 new sets on our osu.archives Flickr account.
While you are on the Flickr site, be sure to check out our “History in the Making” set and “What did you see, Where did you go: History in the Making” group — who knows what else our friends have captured on “film”…
What else is there? Spend some time and check out all the osu.archives collections in Flickr.
And mark your calendars to check the OSU Flickr Commons site next Wednesday for a new set of Gerald Williams images. The new release will be 43 images of Celilo Falls (read a bit of background here).
Breaking news for all those interested in the 2009 Northwest History & Heritage Extravaganza– the full preconference program has been released.
What’s worth seeing? In addition to hundreds of really great attendees, here what to look for:
See you there!
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Oregon’s statehood, the University of Oregon Libraries and the Oregon State University Libraries collaborated to release Oregon Maps, a digital collection of approximately 200 scanned maps illustrating many characteristics of the state’s history and physical makeup.
The resource is available online at http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/ormaps/index.php.
To read more about it, read the “University libraries release online collection of state maps” press release!
In the Portland Metro Area February 23rd?
Monday, 2/23 at 7PM, the Oregon Historical Society, Holy Names Heritage Center, and McMenamins will present a lecture on the Japanese-American experience in Oregon during WWII at the Kennedy School.
To read more about it, visit the Kennedy School Calendar.
Check out what other Flickr Commons member institutions are featuring for Black History Month on the indicommons blog.
The big OSU Archives Flickr Commons launch happened Friday evening— and over the weekend we had nearly 8000 views on our photos!
Please join us for our official launch open house celebration today from 2:00PM to 4:00PM in the Autzen classroom on the 2nd floor of The Valley Library. We’ll be there to answer questions about The Commons and the Archives, show off our images, set you up with a Flickr account, and learn from you. Please drop by and introduce yourself!
Hope to see you all this afternoon.