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Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection, 1916
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Taylor, Armond C.
- Title
- Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1916 (inclusive)19161916
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, including 21 photographic postcards, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 139
- Summary
- The Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of various buildings at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) buildings and campus views assembled by Taylor. Armond C. Taylor attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1913-1917 and earned a degree in forestry in 1917.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Armond C. Taylor attended Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in 1913-1917. He graduated from OAC in 1917 with a degree in Forestry. Taylor was born on September 6, 1894 in Jackson County, Oregon, and died in November 1980 at the age of 86.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) buildings and campus views assembled by Taylor during his student years at OAC. The collection includes several images of military cadets marching on lower campus. Of special note is a campus view looking west depicting Waldo Hall and the road and sidewalk that are now Jefferson Avenue. This image is available online. All of the postcards were published by the Patton Postcard Company.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Armond C. Taylor Photograph Collection (P 139), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series: I. Photographs, 1916.
Acquisition Information
The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1960s.
Related Materials
The Special Collections & Archives Research Center's holdings include numerous collections with photographic postcards from this time period depicting campus buildings and views as well as many other photographs of campus buildings. Harriet's Collection (P HC) and the Buildings Photograph Collection (P 016) provide extensive photographic documentation of campus. Other collections with photographic postcards from this time period are the Pacific Photo Company Postcards (P 023), C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection (P 109), James G. Arbuthnot Photograph Collection (P 191), and the Harold Troxel Vedder Photograph Collection (P 190).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Photographs, 1916Return to Top
Series I consists of photographic postcards of Oregon Agricultural College buildings and campus views. Subsequent names for the buildings are given following the description of each item.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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| 1 | P139:01: Science Hall
Later Education Hall; now Joyce Collin Furman Hall.
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| 1 | P139:02: Armory
Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.
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| 1 | P139:03-P139:04: Lower Campus |
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| 1 | P139:05: Mines Building
Now Batcheller Hall.
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| 1 | P139:06: Agriculture Hall and Bandstand
Now Strand Agricultural Hall.
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| 1 | P139:07: Armory
Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.
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| 1 | P139:08: Benton Hall |
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| 1 | P139:09: Machine Shops
Later Production Technology; now Merryfield Hall.
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| 1 | P139:10: Dairy Building
Later Social Science; now Gilkey Hall.
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| 1 | P139:11: Agriculture Hall
Now Strand Agricultural Hall; greenhouses in foreground.
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| 1 | P139:12: Machine Shops
Later Production Technology; now Merryfield Hall.
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| 1 | P139:13:
Campus looking west toward Waldo Hall
Shows road and sidewalk at current location of Jefferson Avenue.
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| 1 | P139:14-P139:17: Cadets marching on lower campus |
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| 1 | P139:18: Cadet Band on lower campus
Benton Hall and Station Building (Women's Center) in background.
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| 1 | P139:19: Mechanical Hall
Later Apperson Hall; now Kearney Hall.
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| 1 | P139:20: Shepard Hall |
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| 1 | P139:21: Mechanical Hall
Later Apperson Hall; now Kearney Hall.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic postcards.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Patton Post Card Co. (Salem, Or.) (creator)
Finding aid prepared by
Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2014
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
