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President's Office Records of H. B. Miller, 1896-1926View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1896-1897
The President's Office Records of H. B. Miller contain extensive correspondence regarding the operation of the State Agricultural College of Oregon during Miller's 1896-1897 presidency, a comprehensive report describing the activities of the College during the 1897 academic year, and copies of a biography and an obituary for Miller.
ID: RG 013 - SG 04
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet
Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation: President's Office Records of H. B. Miller (RG 013 - SG 04), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: These records were transferred to the University Archives by the OSU President's Office. The collection is now held by the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center.
Languages of Materials
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Container List

Series 1: Correspondence, 1896-1897 Add to Shelf
This series is comprised of correspondence relating to Miller's tenure as President of the State Agricultural College of Oregon. The series includes discussion of budgetary concerns, building improvements, decisions made by the Board of Regents and the Executive Committee, Experiment Station publications, purchasing of literature, teaching tools, and supplies, the hiring of new faculty members, reports from existing faculty, and correspondence with educators, students, and private citizens throughout the country.
Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, August - October, 1896 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.2: Correspondence, November - December, 1896 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.3: Correspondence, January - February, 1897 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.4: Correspondence, March - April, 1897, undated Add to Shelf
Series 2: Biographical Materials, 1921-1926 Add to Shelf
Series II contains photocopies of an obituary for Henry B. Miller published in the Morning Oregonian on November 28, 1921 and the entry for H. B. Miller in The National Cyclopedia of American Biography.
Box-Folder 1.5: Published Biographical Materials, 1921, 1926 Add to Shelf
Series 3: Reports, 1896-1897 Add to Shelf
This series is comprised of a report on the activities of the State Agricultural College of Oregon during the 1896-1897 academic year as submitted by F. Berchtold, Dean of College. It includes records of attendance, student behavior and discipline, course offerings, and the activities of individual departments.
Box-Folder 1.6: Annual Report, 1896-1897 Add to Shelf