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A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University

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A School for the People tells the story of OSU’s nearly 150 years as a land grant institution through more than 500 photographs, maps, documents, and extensive captions. A capsule history includes a number of the iconic photographs associated with the university. Other chapters focal point on themes such as campus development, the growth of academics, the evolution of research as a major focal point of the university, campus life and organizations, and, of course, athletics.

As one of the vital first colleges and universities to offer photography as a part of its curriculum in the early 1890s, OSU is well documented visually. Most of those photographic treasures have made their way into the holdings of the Special Collections & Archives Research Center at OSU’s Valley Library. Gleaned from hundreds of thousands of images at the Center, a number of the photos included here have never before been seen by most of the people. Several were scanned from the original glass and film negatives and color transparencies to verify the highest-quality reproductions.

Written by a longtime archivist at OSU’s Special Collections & Archives Research Center, A School for the People does not obscure the inevitable ups and downs of the institution with the manicured gloss of recruitment brochures, but aims to tell the full, dynamic story of this multi-faceted and living university. Overflowing with visual riches, it is going to appeal to OSU alumni, faculty and group of workers, and someone with an interest in the history of higher education in Oregon or land grant institutions usually.

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