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Kerr, William Jasper, 1863-1947

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edwin B. Aldrich correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 083
Abstract

Edwin B. Aldrich (1879-1950) became a newspaper editor and publisher with the East Oregonian (in Pendleton) and was active is public affairs in Oregon all his adult life. The collection contains correspondence related to newspaper business, public affairs, political and personal concerns and includes letters exchanged with Oregon politicians and public figures.

Dates: 1906-1934

Hector MacPherson papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042001475]
Identifier: Ax 156
Abstract

Hector MacPherson (1875-1970) was a professor at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University), a member of the Oregon state legislature, and was co-sponser of the Zorn-MacPherson School Moving Bill of 1932. The collection (1918; 1925) contains correspondence and documents related to Kansas Agricultural College and William Jasper Kerr, and also papers related to curricular matters between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon.

Dates: 1918; 1925

Register-Guard records on higher education consolidation

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 006
Abstract

The bid to consolidate higher education in Oregon began with the the Zorn-MacPherson School Moving Bill of 1932. The collection (1932-1934) contains research files, and a scrapbook of the Register Guard Eugene newspaper regarding arguments and statistics surrounding the consolidation attempt.

Dates: 1932-1933

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Education, Higher -- Oregon -- Corvallis 2
Education, Higher -- Oregon -- Eugene 2
Universities and colleges -- Oregon -- Corvallis 2
Universities and colleges -- Oregon -- Eugene 2