Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection, 1889-1919

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Evans, Alice Kidder
Title
Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection
Dates
1889-1919 (inclusive)
1889-1895 (bulk)
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
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 NoteReturn to Top

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 DescriptionReturn to Top

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 CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Alice Kidder Evans Photograph Collection (P 144), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The photographs are numbered P144:01-P144:19. All of the photographs are black & white prints: 17 mounted albumen prints, 2 photo postcards.

Related Materials

Memorabilia Collection file, MC-Alumni; MC-Kidder, Andrew.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Number P144:01:  Greenhouse; interior; "Andrew B. Kidder watering plants at OAC", undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:02:  A.D. Zimmerman, 1893Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:03:  Cadets, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:04:  George Coote, Professor of Horticulture, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photo by W.S. Gardner

Number P144:05:  Andrew B. Kidder and 3 friends-Morrison, Veatch, Cooley "Batched together in college for a while", ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photo by W.S. Gardner

Number P144:06:  Horticulture Building; greenhouses, "Where A.B. Kidder spent two years", ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:07:  "OAC Chemical Laboratory", (Women's Center Building), ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:08:  Entomology class in field, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:09:  OAC excursion, (two train passenger cars in photo), May 25, 1893Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:10:  Alpha Hall, "Girl's Hall", ca. 1890Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:11:  Alpha Hall, "Dormitory where out-of-town students lived", 1890Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photo by Pernot Bros.

Number P144:12:  Cadets in front of Benton Hall, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:13:  Cadets, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photo by John Fulton.

Number P144:14:  Cadets, "Company A and B in 1889", 1889Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Photo by Pernot Bros.

Number P144:15:  Class of 1895, "Dr. Morrison, Sam Smith, Edwin Daughty, Andrew (Kidder)"Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:16:  Hayseeds, 1895Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:17:  Class in entomology, ca. 1895Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
apx 12x17 in.
1

Number P144:18:  Snow scene, with Fairbanks Hall, 1919Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Number P144:19:  Snow scene, with Benton Hall, 1919Return to Top

Container(s): 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

  • Personal Names
    • Kidder, Andrew B. (creator)