Oregon State University Athletics

Harvey L. McAlister, circa 1898

Title
Harvey L. McAlister, circa 1898
LC Subject
Football Portraits Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Description
Harvey L. McAlister was known as "Pap Hayseed" during his student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). McAlister came from Lexington, Oregon (in Morrow County) to OAC in 1893. As a freshman, he played center on the first OAC football team. McAlister attended OAC from 1893 to 1897 and earned a BS in Agriculture. After service in the Spanish-American War, he returned to Lexington where he farmed until his retirement in 1947, when he moved to the Veterans Home in Napa, California. McAlister died in California in 1955.
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Location
Dansville (United States >> New York)
Date
1893/1903
Identifier
HC0668
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Oregon State University Athletics Historical Images of Oregon State University
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Institution
Oregon State University