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The Oregon State College Clippings Scrapbooks consist of clippings from Oregon newspapers, primarily the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Eugene Register-Guard, and Corvallis Gazette-Times. Many of the clippings pertain to the early years of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, the appointment of William Jasper Kerr as Chancellor, and the controversy between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon regarding the consolidation of academic programs and curriculum revisions. Seven scrapbooks for the period 1935-1944 include clippings on a variety of subjects. The 1952-1957 clippings are not affixed to scrapbook pages and also pertain to various topics including OSC faculty and administrators, academic and research programs, student activities, and athletics.
Most of the clippings are affixed to pages, except for those from 1952-1957.
The provenance of these clippings and scrapbooks is unclear. They were transferred from the Library to the Archives in 1979. The 1935-1944 scrapbooks and some of the other clippings may have been assembled by Adolph Ziefle, Dean of Pharmacy. Some of the early 1930s clippings may have been assembled by W.A. Jensen, Executive Secretary to the OSC President. The 1952-1957 clippings may have assembled by the OSC News Bureau.
Newspaper clippings scrapbooks that include articles about Oregon State and/or that were written by Oregon State students and published in Oregon newspapers during the period 1918-1951 are available in the Journalism Department Records (RG 91). Clippings pertaining to the presidency of W.J. Kerr are available in the President's Office Records (RG 13). Many other collections of institutional records, personal papers, and organizational records include clippings files or scrapbooks.
SR 5/5/2/30; SR 5/5/2/60