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Mike Club Scrapbook and Sound Recordings, 1947-1964
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State College. Mike Club.
- Title
- Mike Club Scrapbook and Sound Recordings
- Dates
- 1947-1964 (inclusive)19471964
1948-1960 (bulk)19481960 - Quantity
- 0.1 cubic foot, (2 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Mike
- Summary
- The Mike Club Scrapbook and Sound Recordings document the Club's activities and programs, including radio and television broadcasts produced by Oregon State students. The Mike Club was established in 1948 and offered opportunities for Oregon State students to gain experience in radio and television production and broadcasting.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Mike Club was established by the Speech Department at Oregon State College in 1948. The club was responsible for a half-hour radio program that originated at the KOAC radio station and was re-broadcast by KEX in Portland. In 1955-1956, the club created a recording, Oregon State's Year in Sound, that was distributed as part of the 1956 Beaver yearbook and is available online. When closed-circuit television came to the Oregon State campus in 1955, the club became the Telemike Club and presented its first television drama in 1958.
The organization was referred to as the Mike Club, Microphone Club, and Telemike Club.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mike Club Scrapbook and Sound Recordings document the club's programs and activities, including radio and television broadcasts. The scrapbook was assembled by Harold Livingston, a faculty member in the Oregon State Speech Department, and includes clippings, a brief draft history of the club, a brochure for the 25th anniversary of KOAC in 1947, and a report of the club's activities in 1960-1961. Items that were not affixed in the scrapbook are housed in separate folders.
The sound recordings are a Time Capsule of notable or outstanding campus events during the 1952-1953 academic year. The recordings were made by the Mike Club, which planned to seal the recordings and have them played over the radio after 25 years. The recordings consist of 2 reel-to-reel audiotapes.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Mike Club Scrapbook and Sound Recordings (MSS Mike), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The scrapbook was transferred to the University Archives by the Speech Communication Department in 1983.
Related Materials
Additional Mike Club materials are available in the Memorabilia Collection. The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes many collections documenting radio and television activities at Oregon State including the KOAC Records (RG 015), Photographs (P 207), and Films (FV P 207); KBVR Videotapes (FV P 170) and Photographs (P 170); and the Student Media Records (RG 239).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Radio in higher education--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Radio programs--Oregon.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Television in higher education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College. Department of Speech.
- Oregon State University. Department of Speech.
- Oregon State College--Students.
- Oregon State University--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes.
- Scrapbooks.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Livingston, Harold Maurice, 1915- (creator)
Finding aid prepared by
Elizabeth Nielsen.
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
