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Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College, circa 1955 - circa 1956
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Smith-Western Inc.
- Title
- Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College
- Dates
- circa 1955 - circa 1956 (inclusive)19531957
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic foot, including 89 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 164
- Summary
- The Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College contain images of Oregon State College campus buildings and sorority and fraternity houses. These images were likely printed as post cards and sold in the College bookstore. Smith-Western Company was established in 1947 as a manufacturer of souvenir paper goods and operates today as a supplier for the tourist and attraction industries.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Based out of Tacoma, Washington, Smith-Western Company was founded in 1947 as a manufacturer of souvenir paper goods, including photographs of scenic views on college campuses throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Many of these images were printed as post cards to be sold at the Universities. Today, the Company produces goods for the tourist and attraction industries including post cards and children's outdoor clothing.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College consist of images of campus buildings and sorority and fraternity houses. These images were produced around 1955. Buildings and other views pictured include, but are not limited to, the chemical engineering building (Gleeson Hall), Dearborn Hall, the Library (Kidder Hall), the Women's Building, and the gates of the east campus entrance. A number of cooperative houses are also pictured. The Collection also contains images of 44 different fraternity and sorority houses. The majority of the collection consists of 5x7 negatives. A small number of prints are also included. One of the images is available online in the Best of the Archives digital collection. A link to the digitized image is available from the detailed image descriptions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College (P 164), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Smith-Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College is arranged in two series: I. Campus Buildings, circa 1955 - circa 1956 and II. Fraternity and Sorority Houses, circa 1955.
Custodial History
The negatives were sent to the OSU Bookstore in 1964 by Kyle S. Smith of the Smith-Western Co.
Acquisition Information
These photographs were donated to the University Archives in 1990 by David Nishitani, on behalf of the OSU Bookstore.
Related Materials
The OSU Memorabilia Collection contains information pertaining to campus buildings and the fraternities and sororities affiliated with Oregon State University. Additional photographs of campus buildings can be found in Harriet's Photograph Collection, News and Communications Services Photographs (P 057), the Buildings Photograph Collection (P 016), Gwil Evans Photograph Collection (P 082), and the OSU Historical Photographs (P 025). Campus building plans and blueprints are a part of the Facilities Services Records (RG 193). The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes many collections documenting fraternities and sororities at Oregon State.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Campus Buildings, circa 1955 - circa 1956Return to Top
Series I consists of images of campus buildings and views. These include dormitories, cooperative houses, and the east campus entrance. This series consists mainly of 5x7 negatives, but also includes a few prints.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | P164:01: Azalea House 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:02: Chemical Engineering (Gleeson Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:03: OSC Coliseum 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:04: Co-op Cottage 5x7 negative
Currently houses the administrative offices of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (Ocean Admin).
|
circa 1956 |
| 1 | P164:05: Davenport House 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:06: Dearborn Hall 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:07: Dearborn Hall entrance 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:08: East campus entrance gate 5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1956 |
| 1 | P164:09: East campus entrance 5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1956 |
| 1 | P164:10: East campus entrance (education hall in background) 5x7 negative and 2 prints
|
1956 |
| 1 | P164:11: Home Economics building (Milam Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:12: Food Technology Building (Weigand Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:13: Heckart Lodge 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:14: Library entrance (Kidder Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:15: Library (Kidder Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:16: Library walk 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:17: Men's Dormitory (Weatherford Hall) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:18: Reed Lodge 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:19: Sackett Hall 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:20:
Waldo Hall (north side)
5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:21: Waldo Hall (east side) 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:22: Waldo Place and Campus Way intersection, Bexell and Gleeson Halls in background 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:23: Westminster House 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:24: Withycombe Hall 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:25: Women's Building entrance 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
Series II: Fraternity and Sorority Houses, circa 1955Return to Top
Series II consists of images of sorority and fraternity houses. These images were produced around 1955 and consist mainly of 5x7 negatives.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | P164:26: Acacia Fraternity 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:27: Alpha Chi Omega 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:28: Alpha Delta Pi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:29: Alpha Delta Pi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:30: Alpha Gamma Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:31: Alpha Gamma Rho 5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:32: Alpha Gamma Rho 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:33: Alpha Omicron Pi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:34: Alpha Omicron Pi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:35: Alpha Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:36: Alpha Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:37: Alpha Sigma Phi 3 negatives and print
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:38: Alpha Tau Omega 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:39: Alpha Xi Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:40: Alpha Xi Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:41: Chi Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:42: Delta Chi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:43: Delta Delta Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:44: Delta Gamma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:45: Delta Sigma Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:46: Delta Upsilon 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:47: Delta Upsilon 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:48: Delta Zeta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:49: Kappa Alpha Theta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:50: Kappa Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:51: Kappa Delta Rho 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:52: Kappa Kappa Gamma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:53: Kappa Sigma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:54: Kappa Sigma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:55: Lambda Chi Alpha 5x7 negative
|
circa 1950 |
| 1 | P164:56: Phi Delta Theta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:57: Phi Gamma Delta 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:58: Phi Kappa 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:59: Phi Kappa Sigma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:60: Phi Kappa Sigma 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:61: Phi Kappa Tau 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:62: Phi Kappa Tau 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:63: Phi Sigma Kappa 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:64: Pi Beta Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:65: Pi Kappa Alpha 5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:66: Pi Kappa Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:67: Pi Kappa Phi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:68: Phi Kappa Psi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:69: Sigma Alpha Epsilon 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:70: Sigma Chi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:71: Sigma Kappa 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:72: Sigma Nu 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:73: Sigma Pi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:74: Tau Kappa Epsilon 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:75: Theta Chi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:76: Theta Chi 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:77: Gamma Phi Beta 5x7 negative and print
|
circa 1955 |
| 1 | P164:78: Sigma Phi Epsilon 5x7 negative
|
circa 1955 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student housing--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Form or Genre Terms
Finding aid prepared by
Megan Guerre.
2013
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