President's Office Records (RG 13)
Subgroup and Series Outline




Subgroup 1 -- B.L. Arnold, 1888-1896

  1. Correspondence, 1888-1892
  2. Obituary Notice, 12 February 1892
  3. Pre-session Letter to Students, 1890
  4. Letterpress Book, 1890-1896







Subgroup 2 -- John D. Letcher, 1892-1896

  1. Correspondence with Wallis Nash, 1892
  2. General Correspondence, Letcher, Bloss, and Miller, 1892-96





[OSU Archives P25:1554]



Subgroup 3 -- John M. Bloss, 1892-1897

  1. Correspondence, 1892-1897
  2. Copy of Marriage Announcement, 22 Sep 1893
  3. Speech Delivered to Oregon State Horticultural Society, Portland, Jan. 1894








Subgroup 4 -- H.B. Miller, 1896-1926

  1. Correspondence, 1896-1897
  2. Biographical Materials, 1921 and 1926






Subgroup 5 -- Thomas Gatch, 1893-1907

  1. Correspondence, 1903-1904; Report to Board of Regents, 1901
  2. Report to Department of Interior, 1893-1907
  3. Faculty Reports, 1898-1906







Subgroup 6 -- General Subject File, 1903-1964

  1.    Association of Land Grant Colleges, 1940-1959
  2.    Colleges and Universities, 1941-1959
  3.    City of Corvallis, 1936-1938
  4.    State System of Higher Education, 1911-1947
  5.    Information, Inquiries, etc., 1940-1956
  6.    National Defense Program, 1940-1949
  7.    Northwest Regional Council, 1940-1948
  8.    Oregon State College, 1905-1963
  9.    Oregon State Government, 1937-1942
  10.    United States Government, 1914-1948
  11.    Financial File, 1915-1945
  12.    Audit Reports, 1913-1958
  13.    Budgets, 1912-1947
  14.    Budget Reports, 1903-1944
  15.    Reports, 1927-1955
  16.    Staff data, 1907-1956
  17.    Reports, Miscellaneous, 1922-1956
  18.    Buildings, 1926-1947
  19.    Special Reports, 1933
  20.    Association of American Universities, 1922-1926
  21.    Reference File, 1908-1950
  22.    Miscellaneous, 1912-1964
  23.    Curriculum, 1931-1964
  24.    Appointment Notices, 1919-1960
  25.    Briefs, 1913-1941
  26.    OSC Student Life - Intercollegiate Athletics, 1949-1960
  27.    American Council on Education, 1943-1955
  28.    Military, 1917-1950
  29.    Military Records, 1913-1923



Subgroup 7 -- William J. Kerr, 1908-1964

  1. General Reference File, 1922-1940
  2. General Correspondence, 1909-1935
  3. Clippings, 1908-1935
  4. [No series with this number.]
  5. Resolutions adopted by State Board of Higher Education Regarding Dr. Kerr, 1935
  6. Biography of Kerr by Edwin T. Reed
  7. Publications, 1908-1964
  8. Godfrey Vernon Copson Memo to Kerr, Controversy OSU - University of Oregon, 1937
  9. President Kerr's Reports to the Board of Regents, 1909-1914
  10. Re-organization, 1931-1932
  11. Oregon State Board of Higher Curricula, 1925-1941
  12. College Surveys, 1928-1930


Subgroup 8 -- George W. Peavy, 1933-1943

  1. Correspondence, 1933-1943
  2. Budgets, 1935-1939
  3. Report, 1936










President Ballard




President Gilfillan











Subgroup 9 -- F.L. Ballard and F.A. Gilfillan, 1934-1957

  1. Correspondence, 1940-1941
  2. Speeches, 1934-1957
  3. Groesbeck Proposal, 1940-1941



Subgroup 10 -- A.L. Strand, 1944-1960

  1. LaValle-Spitzer Case, 1949-1952
  2. U.S. Economic Survey to the Philippines, 1950-1956
  3. Accreditation, 1960
  4. Reports, 1944-1951





Subgroup 11 -- General Subject and Correspondence Files, 1910-1974

  1.    Organizations, 1940-1972
  2.    Oregon State College/University, 1910-1974
  3.    Oregon State Board/System of Higher Education, 1940-1972


Subgroup 12 -- Annual and Biennial Reports, 1870-2007

  1. Annual & Biennial Reports, 1870-2007
  2. Biennial Report Preparation Papers, 1930-1971
  3. Staff Statistics for 1930/31 - 1944/45, 1934-1944


President Jensen


President Young

Subgroup 13 -- James H. Jensen and Roy A. Young, 1958-1971

  1. General Correspondence and Subject Files, 1958-1971
  2. Accreditation, 1965-1970
  3. Special Events, 1962-1968
  4. Reports, 1968-1969
  5. Department Reviews, 1967-1970







Subgroup 14 -- Robert MacVicar, 1968-1985

  1. Correspondence, 1970-1984
  2. Speeches, 1968-1984 and undated
  3. General Subject Files, 1970-1985
  4. Audiotapes, ca. 1971
  5. Committees, 1970-1981
  6. Special Events, 1970-1979
  7. Biographical Information, 1968-1985
  8. Accreditation, 1975-1980






Subgroup 15 -- John V. Byrne, 1965-1996

  1. Inauguration, 1984-1985
  2. Program Planning, Implementation and Reorganization, 1985-1995
  3. Accreditation, 1985-1995
  4. Speeches, 1984-1995
  5. Correspondence, 1984-1996
  6. University Policies, 1965-1994
  7. Committees, 1984-1995
  8. Subject Files, 1977-1995
  9. Memberships, 1988-1995
  10. Memorabilia, 1985-1995


Subgroup 16 -- Legal Advisor, 1939-2002

  1. Administrative Rules, 1974-2002
  2. Subject Files, 1939-1994



Subgroup 17 -- Paul G. Risser, 1995-2002

  1. Speeches, 1997
  2. Accreditation, 1996-1998
  3. Correspondence, 1995-2002
  4. Committees, 1996-1998
  5. Subject Files, 1995-2000
  6. Memberships, 1996-1998
  7. Memorabilia, 2000




    [OSU Archives P1:110]


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