IN THIS ISSUE • Ever Wonder How Many People Use the Valley Library in a Week? page 4 • Book Series from OSU Press Captivates Kids and Inspires Interest in the Natural World page 12 • Interview with a Mover and Shaker page 14 • Some Families Have Long Ties to the University (like, five generations long) page 15 In This Issue A New Look to Match FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN AND OSU PRESS DIRECTOR . 3 Oregon State’s New Brand DID YOU KNOW? . 4 Does this issue look and feel a little different than WHAT’S NEW . 4 previous issues? STUDENT FOCUS . 9 Yes, and it’s because Oregon State adopted a bold OSU PRESS . 12 new visual identity and key messages this spring. INTERVIEW WITH A MOVER AND SHAKER . 14 So you’ll see that new brand reflected here and in your other interactions with the university. DONOR NEWS . 15 NEW EMPLOYEES AND RETIREMENTS . 18 The new Oregon State brand includes a new logo, new official typestyles (fonts), and much more. FROM THE ARCHIVES . 19 We’re excited about the lively new look and feel, and the updated look is designed to do a better job of communicating to the world about the great things that happen at OSU. A new So from the front cover to the back cover of this website issue, there’s a new look. We hope that you enjoy opens the door the new look and reading this issue. to old photos — Daniel Moret, Editor page 4 The Messenger is the magazine of the Libraries and Press of Oregon State University. Issues are also available online at osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/news/messenger. To make a gift to the Oregon State University Libraries and Press, go to http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/giving. INNOVATION HEART + IDEAS Spring/Summer 2017 DANIEL MORET Vol. 31, No. 2 Editor and Head Writer [email protected] OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND PRESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PROOFREADERS 121 The Valley Library Don Frier, Valery King, Chris Petersen Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 541-737-4633 LAYOUT Steve Connell FAYE A. CHADWELL The Donald and Delpha Campbell University ON THE COVER Librarian and OSU Press Director The Valley Library’s Rotunda as seen from the steps of [email protected] the historic Pharmacy Building. Photo by Daniel Moret. online at OSULibrary.OregonState.edu facebook.com/The Valley Library twitter.com/OSUValleyLib FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN AND OSU PRESS DIRECTOR Retracing Our History and Mapping Our Future There’s always a combination of pride It has been a special personal plea- and excitement when we are preparing sure to become acquainted with OSU to deliver another jam-packed issue alumna Ellen Gilfillan Johnson. Like me, of The Messenger. Many of the stories you can learn more about her family you’ll read are indicative of the com- and the impact they have had, not only mitment that our partners have made on the Libraries and the university, but to ensure the successes of Oregon also within the state and beyond our State University Libraries and Press, borders. I’m not giving away any spoil- and there are many. ers. You’ll just have to read about the What a fantastic collaboration fabulous Gilfillan/Odekirk family. Plus we have enjoyed with the Oregon there is more to reveal about another Historical Society to create the Reunit- awesome, multi-generational Oregon ing Finley and Bohlman Collection. A State family, the McCallisters. The Mc- grant-funded project, this online col- Callisters share our dedication, as do lection of photograph and manuscript many of you, to providing top-notch collections showcases holdings from collections, services and personnel to our two respective libraries. I encour- the Oregon State community. age everyone to go to this site and Reflecting on the university’s next spend time oohing and ahhing at the 150 years, I am confident that we at natural wonders that William L. Finley Oregon State University Libraries and and Herman T. Bohlman captured with Press will play an important role in their cameras. For a bird lover like my- the university’s future. We will be here self, there are some special treats to discover. preparing students for what’s ahead and giving them oppor- We always strive to highlight the achievements of Librar- tunities to shine thanks to endowed internships such as the ies and Press colleagues. Kelly McElroy is our very own rock Dr. David and Mrs. Andrea Arlington Special Collections and star; this talented assistant professor exemplifies the high- Archives Research Center Student Assistant Position. caliber librarian that we are able to recruit. She and other May this issue of The Messenger inform and inspire you. colleagues like Natalia Fernandez, our Oregon Multicultural Thank you for caring about our university and supporting our Librarian, are playing a significant role in the creation of a efforts at the Libraries and Press. successful academic environment for all Oregon State stu- dents. Professor Fernandez’s work as an archivist provided Warmest regards, a unique opportunity for an OSU student to collect the oral histories of Latino families in the Madras and Culver commu- nities and customize a Lotería set for OSU’s highly successful Juntos program. Lotería, the Spanish word for “lottery,” is a traditional Mexican game of chance that makes use of a deck of 54 cards, each with a different iconic image. As the university moves toward its 150th anniversary, we will play an important role in showcasing Oregon State’s Faye A. Chadwell past and those who helped make OSU the state’s university. The Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian A project to digitize historic photos of Oregon State expands and OSU Press Director access to photos that supplement Larry Landis’s photograph- ic history, A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University, published by OSU Press in 2015. THE MESSENGER SPRING/SUMMER 2017 3 DID YOU KNOW? / WHAT’S NEW New Website Opens Door to Historic Photos of Oregon State Did You by Korey Jackson Know? In the 1890s, OSU became one of the first colleges to offer photography classes, and, as a result, we are 35,000 fortunate that people visit the Valley Library OSU has a long in an average week when classes tradition of visual are in session. documentation. Many of these photographic treasures are now The students and faculty of Corvallis College, circa 1887, at the college’s downtown location (HC1344). A few years later, the college moved to its current campus location part of the and became known as Oregon Agricultural College. hold ings of the Special Collections and Archives department, and Korey Jackson, Gray Research Center at OSU’s Valley Library. Family Chair for Innovative Library Larry Landis, Director of the center, Services. 1.25 million drew upon this archive of hundreds of The site is built on the open source people visited the Valley Library thousands of images in order to cre- platform Scalar and features every- ate the book, A School for the People: A thing from candid athletic photos to in 2015/16, which equals Photographic History of Oregon State historic shots of OSU’s first students University (OSU Press, 2015). along with many photos of campus 40 A School for the People tells the story buildings. trips to the library in a year per of OSU’s nearly 150 years as a land Along with each image is detailed student — or about one visit per grant institution through more than metadata that includes a description week during the academic year. 500 photographs, maps, documents of the photo and its subjects along and extensive captions. In-depth chap- with information about the specific ters focus on themes such as campus collection where the original version development, the growth of academ- can be found. The site is a resource ics, the evolution of research as a for institutional scholars and anyone major focus of the university, campus interested in OSU’s rich history in life and organizations, and athletics. photographs. But one book could never contain See more than 100 years of Oregon all the noteworthy photos that are State history in these amazing photos 452 in the Valley Library’s archives. And at http://photohistory.oregonstate.edu. classes and workshops were that’s where a new website containing To find out more about the book taught by library faculty in old photos comes in. Located at http:// A School for the People, visit the OSU 2015/16, and photohistory.oregonstate.edu/, the Press at http://osupress.oregonstate. website introduces audiences to more edu/book/school-for-people. 8,256 than 100 photos not included in the For another book about the univer- students attended and book from OSU Press. sity’s history, check out this new title This website was designed and that is coming from OSU Press in Oc- b enefited from these classes constructed by Keenan Ward, Gray tober: The People’s School: A History of and workshops. Family Chair Student Intern at the Oregon State University, by William G. Library, and overseen by Jane Nichols, Robbins. Info is at http://osupress.or- Head of the Teaching and Engagement egonstate.edu/book/peoples-school. 4 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND PRESS WHAT’S NEW Resident Scholar Program Drama in the Celebrates 10 Years Reading Room by Chris Petersen Play readings highlight the important accomplishments The OSU Libraries recent scholar- of women scientists and Press are cel- in-residence, ebrating ten years Melody Owen, is by Charlotte Headrick and Larry Landis of the Resident an accomplished Scholar Program, artist who scruti- The Special Collections and Archives which is adminis- nized a subset of Research Center (SCARC) often collabo- tered by the Spe- SCARC’s photo- rates with other OSU departments and cial Collections graph collections programs on special events that focus and Archives for use in a book on some aspect of SCARC’s collections.