Category Archives: OMA

Save Ethnic Studies! New DVD available at the Library

Cover of “Precious Knowledge” DVD On October 18th dozens of OSU community members gathered to view the documentary “Precious Knowledge: Arizona’s battle over Ethnic Studies” and the filmmaker Eren Isabel McGinnis and special guest Curtis Acosta answered audience questions after … Continue reading

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The OMA at the Archives Crawl!

 OSU Table at the Archives Crawl The second annual Archives Crawl took place this past Saturday in Portland and the OMA was there as part of the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. The Archives Crawl was an opportunity for people … Continue reading

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Mexican American Activism in Oregon Panel Discussion

The OSU Press just recently published the book Sonny Montes and Mexican American Activism by U of O History professor Glenn Anthony May “On one level a biography of Oregon’s leading Mexican American activist, the book also tells the broader … Continue reading

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Basketball Desegregation Event Now Online!

Event Panelists: (Left to Right) Paul Valenti, Charlie White, Norm Monroe, Craig Robinson, Larry Griggs Photo: Scobel Wiggins | Corvallis Gazette-Times Glory Road and the Desegregation of College Basketball: the Untold Story at Oregon State University Last Spring term OSU’s … Continue reading

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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians, September 16

For our last site visit of the summer we traveled to Coos Bay to meet with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians. While there we met with the cultural director, records manager, archeologist, manager of information systems, … Continue reading

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Coquille Indian Tribe Site Visit, September 15

For our second to last site visit of the summer we had the opportunity to travel to the coast to meet with archives and records managers of the Coquille Indian Tribe. During our meeting we learned about an exciting collaborative … Continue reading

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Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, September 8

The beautiful Umpqua Valley was our destination this week.  There we met with tribal representatives from the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians at their tribal offices in Roseburg, Oregon. This visit gave us the opportunity to connect with representatives … Continue reading

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Celebrate Latino/a Heritage Month!

Although Latino/a Heritage Month does not officially begin until the 15th of September, we are celebrating a bit early this year by physically and digitally sharing archival material related to OSU’s Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) and the Centro Cultural César … Continue reading

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Burns Paiute Tribe Visit, August 31

This week had us traveling to Burns, OR to visit with representatives of the Burns Paiute Tribe.  The meeting was a great success bringing together 9 members from different departments throughout the tribe to talk about their records programs and … Continue reading

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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Site Visit, August 9

This week’s travels landed us in Pendleton, OR were we met with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.  The meeting was an opportunity for us to tour the newly constructed Nixyáawii Governance Center which includes a … Continue reading

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