C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection

C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection, 1909-1910

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Vincent, Chester Andrus.
Title: C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection
Dates: 1909-1910 (inclusive)
19091910
Quantity: 0.01 cubic foot, including 11 photographic postcards, (1 box)
Collection Number: P 109
Summary: The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards documenting student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) assembled by Vincent. Chester Andrus Vincent attended OAC in 1906-1910 and earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1910.
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

Chester Andrus Vincent entered the Oregon Agricultural College in 1906 and graduated in 1910 with a degree in civil engineering. He was born on April 1, 1889, in Troutdale, Oregon, and died December 17, 1972, in Los Gatos, California at the age of 83.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards documenting student life at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) assembled by Vincent during his student years. The collection includes several images of military cadets and two images of campus work days. Of special note are images of the 1909 orchestra, the domestic science band, and construction of the new armory (now McAlexander Fieldhouse).

Two of the images are available online; links to the online version are available from the detailed description of the images.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

The C.A. Vincent Photograph Collection (P 109), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 1 series: I. Photographs, 1909-1910.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1960s.

Related Materials

The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes many collections with photographs documenting Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) students during the first decade of the 20th century. Of special note are the following collections assembled by students who also attended OAC in 1906-1910: Frances Alva Aitken Collection (MSS Aitken), F. Ross Brown Papers (MSS BrownFRoss), Vane G. Gibson Collection (MSS Gibson), Beulah Gilkey Collection (MSS GilkeyB), and Bertha Herse Collection (MSS Herse).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Photographs, 1909-1910Return to Top

Series I consists of photographs of student life at the Oregon Agricultural College

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	P109:01: Orchestra Includes Cole, Vincent, Utzinger, and McGinnes.	1909
1	P109:02: Domestic Science Band At Agriculture Fair; standing in front of Waldo Hall.	circa 1909
1	P109:03: Basketball team Class of 1912 champions.	1910
1	P109:04: New Armory under construction Now McAlexander Fieldhouse.	1910
1	P109:05: Military Cadets regimental review	circa 1909
1	P109:06: Campus Work Day Students working on campus landscaping; cutting trees.	May 27, 1910
1	P109:07: Military Cadets on lower campus	circa 1909
1	P109:08: Junior Flunk Day Women wearing hats.	May 20, 1909
1	P109:09: Work Day Bandstand.	May 27, 1910
1	P109:10: Review of OAC Cadet Regiment by Col. G.K. McGunnegle	May 6, 1910
1	P109:11: Cadets passing in review	circa 1910

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