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<\/a>A little more than a week before the start of the 2013 OSU football season, SCARC received two very important research requests, almost simultaneously.\u00a0Images of OSU\u2019s football history and related research were requested for two very important venues at Reser Stadium.\u00a0What a fantastic opportunity for SCARC to provide OSU alumni and special University guests a glimpse into our century of football pride.<\/p>\nKelly DiChristina with OSU Event Planning was redecorating the University Suite on the upper level. She wanted to include a gallery of photographs and memorabilia highlighting significant points in OSU history.\u00a0The football program at Oregon State began in 1893-94 and SCARC has significant holdings that fit the bill.<\/p>\n
Along with photographs, we included football programs from all three of OSU\u2019s Rose Bowl appearances, as well as some other colorful and historic programs from early OAC vs. U of O games. These programs highlighted some important points in OSU history such as the 1928 NYU vs. OAC game played in Yankee Stadium.\u00a0We also provided some vintage photographs of prior football stadiums on campus, Bell Field and Parker Stadium.\u00a0Benny the Beaver images were also featured.<\/p>\n At present, both installations are in place at Reser.\u00a0 There is still some work to be done on both displays, but they are truly spectacular. Reception to the exhibits has<\/a>That same day, Nicole Markel, Assistant Athletic Director, Donor Relations & Stewardship contacted us saying she wanted to install a display on the second level Founders Loge as well.\u00a0This venue is filled with active alumni at our home games and she was looking to upgrade two display shelves at either end of the space.\u00a0Again, important football images would be the center piece of the installation.<\/p>\n<\/a>Megan Guerre was already in the process of creating a finding aid for our Football Photograph (P004) collection, so our research was already off to a good start.\u00a0Megan and I searched through SCARC\u2019s holdings for important photographs that would tell the story of OSU Football. Using various collections, including our Memorabilia Collection, Harriet\u2019s Collection and Alumni Photographs, we identified about fifty of the \u201cbest of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>We wanted to illustrate some of the highpoints of OSU football history. The 1907 Pacific Coast Champion team photograph, the OAC \u201cIron Men\u201d of 1933, and a wonderful color photograph of the 1967 \u201cGiant Killers\u201d were provided, along with many more images.<\/p>\n
\nbeen fantastic. Alumni and guests have crowded around the photo displays at each game, experiencing OSU\u2019s long football history through images with descriptive captions (provided by Megan and Myself).\u00a0 Nicole Markel told us that Ken Austin and his family viewed the display at the opening game of the season.\u00a0Ken\u2019s grand children were shown the image of him in costume \u2013 \u201cLook, your grandpa was Benny the Beaver!\u201d<\/p>\n