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History in the news…
Check out the Gazette Times article on the growth of Corvallis and OSU: “As college grew, so did it’s influence.”
Check out the Oregonian article on Oregon in the 1940s: “Jewels forged in the Depression.”
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We’re back on track and ready for researchers!
Welcome to spring, that glorious time when grass is green, birds are singing, and flowers bloom– though the first day of spring term is starting off on a cloudy note…
This is a reminder that the University Archives is open Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm during the academic year. You’ll find Maps & Microforms reference service at our desk Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 9:00p, Friday 9:00am to 5:00p, Saturday 1:00pm to 5:00p, and Sunday 1:00pm to 9:00pm.
For those times when our desk is closed, please visit the 2nd floor reference desk for assistance. If you are online and wanting to know more about how to find items or work the machines on the 3rd floor, please check out our “Instructions & Tours” page on Flickr.
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Back where we started: Back to the beginning of the OSU Archives
It seems fitting that the last post to celebrate some of the women of OSU would be one for Harriet Moore, the first University Archivist. Actually, there’s no need for a new post– we’ve written about her before (March 2007, to be precise)! But people have a way of researching, and if they didn’t keep thinking, digging, and writing about the past archives would be a pretty sad place…
And Moore was dedicated to preserving and sharing our history. You’ll find her name on articles about Benton County, her research in historic timelines of the Willamette Valley, her quotes in the details of homes in the Oregon Inventory of Historic Places. She was thorough, exact, and passionate.
Read Theresa Hogue’s article “A love of graveyards unearths lost history,” October 2008, to learn more about Moore’s work with the Winema Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Check out the Benton County Historical Society page “Applegate Trail South: Corvallis to Yoncalla,” part of the A Chronology of the Old Oregon-California Trail series, for a timeline compiled by Moore and Kenneth Munford.