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1. General Catalog, 1866-1867
General Catalog, 1866-1867
2. General Catalog, 1867-1868
General Catalog, 1867-1868
3. General Catalog, 1868-1869
General Catalog, 1868-1869
4. General Catalog, 1869-1870
General Catalog, 1869-1870
5. Mary Graham, Rose Russell, Farnie Irvin and Mattie Graham
Mary Graham, Rose Russell, Farnie Irvin and Mattie Graham
Description
All four of these Corvallis young women attended Corvallis College as preparatory students between 1866 and 1868. Rose Russell married Lewis F. Wilson in 1869; their son, Eddy, graduated from the college in 1889 and was a longtime member of the board of regents.
6. Corvallis College
Corvallis College
Description
Corvallis College as it appeared in about 1868. It was located in the center of the block bounded by Fifth, Sixth, Madison, and Monroe Streets in Corvallis, Oregon.
7. William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
William A. Finley as a young man, circa 1865
Description
Photograph was possibly taken at time of marriage. William Asa Finley served as the first president of Corvallis College from 1865 to 1872. He was appointed as president in 1865 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was president at the time the college was chosen as the agricultural college for Oregon under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act.
8. Sarah and W. A. Finley as bride and groom
Sarah and W. A. Finley as bride and groom
Description
Rev. and Mrs. William A. Finley. William A. Finley was the first president of Corvallis College from 1865-1872. Finley was a Methodist minister who helped alter the reputation of Corvallis College from a "pioneer high school" to a higher education institution.
9. Corvallis Main Street
Corvallis Main Street
Description
Street view of Main Street (Second Street), Corvallis, Oregon in 1869. This is one of the earliest known photographs of downtown Corvallis. Versalius N. Preston and L. F. Wilson (father of E. E. Wilson) are standing on the single-horse dray near the center of the image.
10. Manuscript by Leander Ligget titled "Spring, Spring," October 11, 1869
Manuscript by Leander Ligget titled "Spring, Spring," October 11, 1869