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Oregon State University History in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

From the collections of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Official Records of Colleges and Departments

College of Agricultural Sciences

College of Agricultural Sciences Records, 1895-1999 | RG 158
College of Agricultural Sciences Photographs, 1892-2001 | P 036
Extension Service Records, 1903-2011 | RG 111
Extension Service Photographs, 1900-2007 | P 062
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Motion Picture Films and Videotapes, 1956-1994 | FV 245
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Photographs, 1925-1979 | P 245
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Records, 1909-2008 | RG 128
Agricultural Chemistry Department Photographs, 1960-1975 | P 177
Agricultural Chemistry Department Records, 1895-1985 | RG 081
Agricultural Education and Agricultural Sciences Department Records, 1940-2014 | RG 259
Agricultural Engineering Department Motion Picture Films, 1947-1968 | FV 106
Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations, 1925-1941 | P 019
Agricultural Experiment Station Motion Picture Films, circa 1955 | FV 029
Agricultural Experiment Station Photographic Collection, circa 1900-1988 | P 029
Agricultural Experiment Station Records, 1889-2002 | RG 025
Agricultural Experiment Station Special Reports, 1954-2012 | PUB 006-23
Agricultural Research Foundation Records, 1936-2007 | MSS AgResFound
Architecture and Landscape Architecture Department Photographs, 1910-1987 | P 099
Crop and Soil Science Department Videotapes, 1999-2006 | FV 134
Crop Science Club Records, 1965-1991 | MSS CropClub
Crop Science Department Photographic Collection, 1937-2010 | P 134
Crop Science Department Records, 1925-2013 | RG 095
Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images, 1937-2007 | FV 120
Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photograph Collection, 1912-1997 | P 120
Extension and Experiment Station Communications Records, 1934-2009 | RG 069
Fisheries and Wildlife Department Photographs, 1938-1986 | P 179
Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records, 1934-2003 | RG 190
Fisheries and Wildlife Films and Videotapes, 1939-1999 | FV 243
Food Science and Technology Department Photographs, 1900-1963 | P 142
Food Science and Technology Department Records, 1924-2006 | RG 176
Horticulture Department Photographs, 1900-1980 | P 090
Horticulture Department Records, 1908-1994 | RG 187
Landscape Architecture Department Records, 1932-1982 | RG 089
Poultry Science Department Photograph Collection, 1910-1995 | P 111
Poultry Science Department Records, 1900-1993 | RG 182
Rangeland Resources Department Maps, 1936-1967 | MAPS Rangeland
Rangeland Resources Department Photographs, 1934-1982 | P 288
Soil Science Department Records, 1918-1980 | RG 115
Soils Department Photographs, 1952-1977 | P 030

College of Business
College of Business Records, 1910-2010 | RG 122
College of Business Photographs, 1950-1999 | P 194
College of Business Videotapes, 1989-2005 | FV 194

College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1968-1994 | RG 167
Atmospheric Sciences Department Photographs, 1968-1990 | P 138
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Motion Picture Films and Videotapes, 1968-1998 | FV 203
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1943-2008 | RG 173
Geosciences Department Records, 1946-1996 | RG 208
Hatfield Marine Science Center Photographs, 1965-1997 | P 254
Hatfield Marine Science Center Records, 1961-2005 | RG 194
Hatfield Marine Science Center Videotapes, 1968-1998 | FV 254
Sea Grant College Program Photographs, 1965-2000 | P 185
Sea Grant College Program Records, 1964-2013 | RG 201


College of Education

School of Education Photographs, 1962-1967 | P 108
School of Education Records, 1936-2009 | RG 184
Vocational and Technical Education Department Records, 1928-1984 | RG 146


College of Engineering

College of Engineering Moving Images, circa 1980 - 1996 | FV 069
College of Engineering Photograph Collection, 1920-2013 | P 069
College of Engineering Records, 1930-2002 | RG 062

Civil Engineering Department Records, 1966-1990 | RG 030
Electrical Engineering Department Records, 1972-2002 | RG 121
Engineering Experiment Station Records, 1904-1989 | RG 100
Mechanical Engineering Department Lantern Slides, 1920 | P 229
Mechanical Engineering Department Records, 1894-1971 | RG 213


College of Forestry

College of Forestry Moving Images, 1995-2009 | FV 061
College of Forestry Photograph Collection, 1910-2006 | P 061
College of Forestry Records, 1911-2011 | RG 139
Forestry Extension Broadcasts, 1971-1972 | RG 264
Forestry Extension Records, 1933-1990 | RG 103
Forestry Media Center Slide Collection, 1942-2000 | P 299


College of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts Records, 1945-2008 | RG 143
College of Liberal Arts Photographs, 1982-1991 | P 186
College of Liberal Arts Videotapes, 1975-1996 | FV 186

English Department Photographs, circa 1960 | P 222
Ethnic Studies Department Records, 2005 | RG 227
Journalism Department Photographs, 1930-1984 | P 208
Journalism Department Records, 1918-1988 | RG 091
Landscape Architecture Department Records, 1932-1982 | RG 089
Music Department Photograph Collection, 1987-1998 | P 137
Music Department Records, 1899-2014 | RG 148
Queer Studies Program Records, 2012-2017 | RG 278
Speech Communication Department Photograph Collection, 1925-1985 | P 088
Speech Communication Department Records, 1918-1996 | RG 181


College of Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy Records, 1899-2006 | RG 105
School of Pharmacy Photograph Collection, 1916-1948 | P 166


College of Public Health and Human Sciences

College of Health and Human Performance Photographs, 1915-1999 | P 231
College of Health and Human Performance Records, 1917-2007 | RG 031
College of Home Economics and Education Records, 1913-2000 | RG 141
College of Home Economics Motion Picture Films and Videotapes, 1950-1998 | FV 044
College of Home Economics Oral Histories, 1968-1985 | OH 011
College of Home Economics Photograph Collection, 1920-1998 | P 044
Human Development and Family Sciences Department Records, 1940-2012 | RG 085
Nutrition and Food Management Department Records, 1930-2002 | RG 217
Nutrition Research Institute Records, 1963-1994 | RG 224
Public Health Department Records, 1971-2008 | RG 231

College of Science
College of Science Records, 1932-2004 | RG 024
College of Science Photograph Collection, 1965-2005 | P 084
College of Science Videotapes, 1991-1997 | FV 084

Biochemistry and Biophysics Department Records, 1942-1987 | RG 178

Bioresource Engineering Department Photograph Collection, 1925-1982 | P 106
Bioresource Engineering Department Records, 1924-2004 | RG 001
Botany and Plant Pathology Department Photograph Collection, 1900-1982 | P 075
Botany and Plant Pathology Department Records, 1900-2005 | RG 054
Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology Records, 1989-2007 | RG 216
Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability Records, 1990-2008 | RG 226
Chemical Engineering Department Records, 1930-1966 | RG 153
Chemistry Department Motion Picture Films, 1958-1959 | FV 205
Chemistry Department Records, 1937-1997 | RG 098
Computer Science Department Photographs, 1972-1998 | P 240
Computer Science Department Publications and Newspaper Clippings, 1972-1996 | RG 214
Entomology Department Photograph Collection, 1912-2002 | P 055
Entomology Department Records, 1887-2003 | RG 027
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department Faculty Research Publications, 1973-2010 | RG 255
Environmental Health Sciences Center Records, 1964-1996 | RG 155
Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory Records, 1970-1988 | RG 218
Microbiology Department Motion Picture Films, 1969-1970 | FV 117
Microbiology Department Photographs, 1898-1996 | P 117
Microbiology Department Records, 1893-2002 | RG 191
Department of Physics Records, 1909-1974 | RG 037
Physics Department Photographs, 1930-1962 | P 078
Radiation Center Records, 1953-2008 | RG 202
Statistics Department Records, 1968-1989 | RG 152
Zoology Department Records, 1895-1997 | RG 074


College of Veterinary Medicine

College of Veterinary Medicine Records, 1921-2013 | RG 175
College of Veterinary Medicine Photograph Collection, 1977-1981 | P 184

College and School Histories


Presented below are links to OSU college, school and department histories that are hosted by campus sources outside of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, as well as a few other noteworthy resources for those interested in the history of the university.

College and School History Websites:

Additional Resources

 

  • OSU History and Traditions and A Few Famous Beavers, presented by the OSU Alumni Association

  • Digitized College and Department History Typescripts and Booklets: This Oregon Digital set contains dozens of typescripts and booklets documenting the individual histories of a wide variety of colleges, schools, departments and programs at Oregon State University. The vast majority of these records were authored to mark two specific occasions: the OSU centennial in 1968 and the 125th anniversary of the founding of Corvallis in 1982.

  • Historic resources held in ScholarsArchive@OSU, the university's institutional repository.