Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection, 1889-1919
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Evans, Alice Kidder
- Title
- Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1889-1919 (inclusive)18891919
1889-1895 (bulk)18891895 - Quantity
- 0.1 cubic ft., (20 items)
- Collection Number
- P 144
- Summary
- The Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection consists of photographs assembled by Alice Kidder Evans and her father Andrew Kidder. Most of the images depict Oregon Agricultural College buildings and students. Andrew Kidder attended OAC from 1893 to 1896; his daughter Alice graduated from OAC in 1924.
- 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 - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Born in Portland, Oregon in 1902, Alice Kathryn Kidder attended Oregon Agricultural College in 1920. Graduating in 1924, Kidder taught elementary school in Ashland for a year before moving to California, where she continued to teach until 1952. Active in alumni affairs, Kidder was a member of the OSU President's Club and the Council of Regents until the 1990's. Her legacy to the University has been recognized in the establishment of the Alice Kathryn Kidder Grand Foyer in the Valley Library. Andrew Kidder attended OAC from 1893 to 1896 and worked with the Department of Botany and Horticulture in the College greenhouses from 1891 to 1897. In addition to Alice, Andrew also had a son, who graduated from OAC in 1923.
Content Description
This collection consists of photographs assembled by Alice Kidder Evans and her father Andrew Kidder. The photographs are identified and some are dated. Most of the images depict OAC buildings and students. The structures in these photographs include Alpha Hall, Benton Hall, the greenhouse and the Horticulture Building. The students in these images are photographed in their cadet uniforms in formation, in front of dormitories, and engaged in entomological fieldwork. Andrew Kidder himself is in 4 of the photographs. Five of the images were taken by Corvallis studio photographers.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection (P 144), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The photographs are numbered P144:01-P144:19. All of the photographs are black & white prints: 17 mounted albumen prints, 2 photo postcards.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: P144:01: Greenhouse; interior; "Andrew B. Kidder watering plants at OAC"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1
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Description: P144:02: A.D. ZimmermanDates: 1893Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:03: CadetsDates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:04: George Coote, Professor of HorticulturePhoto by W.S. GardnerDates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:05: Andrew B. Kidder and 3 friends-Morrison, Veatch, Cooley "Batched together in college for a while"Photo by W.S. GardnerDates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:06: Horticulture Building; greenhouses, "Where A.B. Kidder spent two years"Dates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:07: "OAC Chemical Laboratory", (Women's Center Building)Dates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:08: Entomology class in fieldDates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:09: OAC excursion, (two train passenger cars in photo)Dates: May 25, 1893Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:10: Alpha Hall, "Girl's Hall"Dates: ca. 1890Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:11: Alpha Hall, "Dormitory where out-of-town students lived"Photo by Pernot Bros.Dates: 1890Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:12: Cadets in front of Benton HallDates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:13: CadetsPhoto by John Fulton.Dates: ca. 1895Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:14: Cadets, "Company A and B in 1889"Photo by Pernot Bros.Dates: 1889Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:15: Class of 1895, "Dr. Morrison, Sam Smith, Edwin Daughty, Andrew (Kidder)"Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:16: HayseedsDates: 1895Container: Box 1
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Number P144:17: Class in entomology, ca. 1895
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Container: Box 2
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Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:18: Snow scene, with Fairbanks HallDates: 1919Container: Box 1
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Description: P144:19: Snow scene, with Benton HallDates: 1919Container: Box 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Entomology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Greenhouses--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Albumen prints.
- Postcards.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Kidder, Andrew B. (creator)
