Guides and Collections

Collections Pertaining to African American People and Culture in Oregon

Contents:

• Photographs, Motion Picture Films, and Videotapes
• University Records
• Manuscript Collections
• Memorabilia Collection Files

Photographs, Motion Picture Films, and Videotapes

Beaver Yearbook Photographs (P 3)
1969 yearbook photos include several images of the Black Student Union walkout and protest over the treatment of football player Fred Milton by coach Dee Andros. See the "Best of the Archives" for some of these images online.

News and Communication Services Photographs (P 57)
P57:2280–2300 – Black Student Union speakers, ca. 1969
P57:2301–2315 & 2354–2362 – Black Student Union protest and walkout, 1969
P57:2546–2552 – Dee Andros at Black Student Union (BSU) rally, 1969
P57:3388–3400 – Black Student Union (BSU) in the MU, ca. 1969
P57:3417–3420 – Black Student Union (BSU) speakers, ca. 1969
P57:5270 – Black Cultural Center opening, spring 1975

University Publications Photographs (P 94)
Accession 2004:036
          (box 1) – Diversity – Images of African American students on campus, sorority
          (box 2) – Black cultural center Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, 1987

John Horner Photograph Collection (P 100)
P100:68 & 87 – Louis Southworth, early African American resident of Corvallis. See the "Best of the Archives" digital collection for an online version of P100:87.

Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photographs (P 120)
P120:2594 – African-American group working a bean field near Scappoose, 1947.

University Records

Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU), 1917–2006 (RG 11)

President’s Office (RG 13)

• Subgroup 13 (Jensen and Young), series 1 – Black Student Union, 1968–69
• Subgroup 17 (Risser) – general file pertaining to the Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs, 1996

Memorial Union (RG 99)

• Accession 2005:035 – Includes a student paper on the involvement of African-American students in OSU student activities.

Student Affairs (RG 102)

• Accession 83:10 – Black Student Union (file), 1967–1972
• Accession 87:11 – Policy/historical correspondence, black students-athletic controversy, winter 1969
• Accession 88:3 – Incidents – BCC (Black Cultural Center) cross burning (between 1972 and 1980)
• Accession 90:25 – Milton/athletic department dispute, 1969
• Accession 2003:107 – Includes records of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission

University Housing and Dining Services (RG 145)

• Accession 2009:110 – Records pertaining to the naming of Carrie Halsell Hall, named for OSU’s first African American graduate.

Manuscript Collections

Corvallis College Benefit Broadside – The Corvallis College Benefit Broadside publicizes a program of vaudeville performances, music, and a blackface minstrel act on women’s rights presented on December 31, 1859 as a benefit for Corvallis College.

Jean Moule Papers, 1984-2011 – The Jean Moule Papers document Moule's teaching, research, and writing in the field of multicultural education, especially teacher training. The Papers include publications, course materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Moule earned a Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1998 and was a faculty member in the Oregon State University College of Education from 1998 until her retirement in 2011.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Corvallis Branch Records – This collection documents the early years (1971-1974) of the Corvallis Branch of the NAACP and its activities and programs to address racial discrimination in education, employment, and housing. It includes annual reports, correspondence, resolutions, press releases, and petitions.

Urban League of Portland Records – The Urban League of Portland Records document the administration and programs of the League from its founding in Portland, Oregon, in 1945. The Records include correspondence, reports and publications, meeting minutes, financial records, and clippings as well as scrapbooks, photographs, videotapes, and sound recordings. Portions of the collection have been digitized and are available online.

Memorabilia Collection Files

African Americans in Oregon – general information on the experience and status of African Americans in our state.

Black Cultural Center – articles on the history and events of the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.

Black History Month – Newspaper articles and flyers pertaining to local events surrounding Black History Month. Also includes a student paper, "Historical Perspectives of Blacks in Oregon."

Black Issues Conference – Flyer to a 1991 conference at OSU.

Buildings – Carrie Halsell Residence Hall – contains information on the residence hall named for OSU’s earliest known African-American graduate.

Halsell Ward, Carrie Beatrice – biographical information on OSU’s first known African American graduate.

King, Martin Luther, Day – contains information on OSU and Corvallis activities surrounding the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.

Student Unrest – Pertains to the 1969 walkout of the Black Student Union over the treatment of football player Fred Milton by football coach Dee Andros.

United Black Student Association – posters and other information about events sponsored by this student organization, 1989–1991.