Items from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. Items in this folder depict University of Oregon Canoe Fetes. The Canoe Fete was an annual event where students dressed in costumes, decorated canoes, and floated in a parade down the Eugene Millrace.
Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay in 1947 holding the "Governors' Perpetual Trophy," which went to the victor of the annual football game between the University of Oregon and St. Mary's College of California.
Black and white photo taken in 1947 of University of Oregon Athletic Director Leo Harris (left) and Oregon Governor Douglas McKay with the Governor's Trophy, which was presented annually to the winner of the Oregon-St. Mary's (California) football game. Picture appears on page 69 of Oregon Ducks football : 100 years of glory, edited by Michael C. McCann, 1995.
Photo shows the presentation of the 1948 Radio Scholarship Prize by members of the Oregon State Broadcasters Association to two Oregon State College radio students. The prize was a check for $100 to each student for outstanding radio work at Oregon State College.