Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album, 1887-1890

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Avery, Mattie C., 1873-1962
Title
Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album
Dates
1887-1890 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic foot, including 35 photographs, (1 oversize box)
Collection Number
P 265
Summary
The Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album was assembled by Avery, an 1892 graduate of Oregon Agricultural College. The photographs include images of several college buildings, Celilo Falls and the Columbia River Gorge, a geyser and waterfall (likely at Yellowstone), and a military camp.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Mattie Avery graduated from Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in 1892. The granddaughter of Corvallis pioneer, Joseph C. Avery, Mattie was born in Paisley, Oregon, in 1873 and apparently attended St. Mary's Academy in Portland before enrolling at OAC.

Avery married John Fulton in 1897 and lived in Corvallis until her death in 1962 while visiting in California. John Fulton, also an 1892 graduate of OAC, was a professor of chemistry at Oregon State from 1892 until his retirement in 1940. Fulton was an avid photographer and the OSU Archives photographic collections include many images attributed to him. It is not known if he made any of the photographs in this album.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album consists of photograph prints assembled by Mattie Avery. The title page is inscribed "Mattie C. Avery, St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon; June 10, 1887". The images represent a wide range of subjects and most are not identified. Subjects depicted in the photographs include views of buildings in Scotland and England; Arlington, Virginia and Mount Vernon; a military camp; a geyser and waterfall (likely at Yellowstone National Park); Celilo Falls and other views of the Columbia River Gorge; and two images of Oregon Agricultural College buildings.

The Oregon Agricultural College photographs include an image of the original Corvallis College building in downtown Corvallis and a view of the original Mechanical Hall on the site of the current campus. This image also includes Alpha Hall in the background and a garden of the college farm in the foreground.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Mattie C. Avery Photograph Album (P 265), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Materials pertaining to the Avery family are available in the Memorabilia Collection.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Corvallis College--Buildings.
  • Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.

Geographical Names

  • Celilo Falls (Wash.)
  • Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
  • Yellowstone National Park.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums.