[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-10-17

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In this issue:
1. Comments Sought on World War 2 Memorial 
2. Oregon Digital Newspaper Project Receives Award
3. OSU Establishes Special Collections and Archives Research Center
4. Final in Speaker Series at Butteville Store



COMMENTS SOUGHT ON WORLD WAR 2 MEMORIAL 

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking public
comment on a plan to erect a privately-funded World War 2 memorial at
the State Capitol State Park, and will accept comments through 3 p.m.,
Oct. 31, or in person at a November meeting of a special review
committee. OPRD, which manages the State Capitol State Park, will hold
the review committee meeting from 2 - 4 p.m., Nov. 4, in Room 103 of the
State Library at 250 Winter Street, NE, Salem. The design review
committee will make a recommendation on the design and placement of the
of the proposed memorial to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
director, who will then make a final recommendation  to the Oregon State
Parks and Recreation Commission at its November 16 meeting in Hood
River. 

The Oregon Legislative Assembly passed House Bill 3416 in 2011, paving
the way for a task force, chaired by the Oregon Department of
Veterans’ Affairs, to design and fund the memorial. The task force
has proposed a design that includes a 33-foot tall obelisk flanked by
short walls on a patio of pavers, located on the west side of State
Capitol State Park near the corner of Cottage and Court Streets,
diagonally across the corner from the YMCA. Visit
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/world-war-2-memorial.shtml to view a
complete set of design diagrams and drawings. 

The law directs wholly private fundraising for the memorial. If the
Commission approves the recommended design and placement, private
fundraising for the memorial will begin. There is no final budget for
the memorial, or a schedule to complete private fundraising, but early
estimates place the cost at around $1.1 million. 

To submit public comments on the proposed monument, please send email
to Chris.havel at state.or.us or provide written feedback by mailing it to
Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept., ATTN: Chris Havel, 725 Summer St NE,
Suite C, Salem OR 97301.


OREGON DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT RECEIVES AWARD

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has selected the
Oregon Digital Newspaper Project as this year’s winner of the
ACRL-Oregon Award for Excellence. The award recognizes of the
project’s mission to “digitize historic Oregon newspaper content
and make it freely available to the public through a keyword-searchable
database” and the positive impact this keyword- search accessibility
will have for Oregon academic libraries and for the public of Oregon. 

The Oregon chapter of the ACRL presents the awards the annually. This
award recognizes a significant contribution to Oregon libraries and in
particular academic libraries. ACRL commends the project team for their
initiative in pursuing grant money to assist in funding the project and
their commitment to making historic content accessible in a searchable
manner. For further information, visit
http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=91066 .


OSU ESTABLISHES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, ARCHIVES RESEARCH CENTER

As part of its strategic realignment begun more than a year ago, the
OSU Libraries is merging two of its departments, Special Collections and
the University Archives, into a new department known as the Special
Collections and Archives Research Center. The Center will leverage the
resources and areas of strength of the two former departments to provide
OSU students and faculty with enhanced opportunities to engage with the
Libraries’ unique collections. Larry Landis, head of the University
Archives since 1996, will serve as director of the new Center.  

The Center will continue creating the leading edge, content-rich
digital collections which have been a mainstay of Special Collections
and the University Archives for the past decade. These collections
include the award winning Linus Pauling sites
(http://pauling.library.oregonstate.edu/), the Atomic Energy &
Nuclear History Learning Curriculum
(http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/omeka/exhibits/show/atomic),
the Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection
(http://oregondigital.org/digcol/bracero/), the Gerald W. Williams
Collection site (http://oregondigital.org/digcol/gwilliams/) and the
Oregon State Baseball Centennial collection
(http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/digitalcollections/baseball/).  
New digital collections that will be available in the near future will
feature the McDonald Rare Book Collection and materials from the Oregon
Century Farm and Ranch Program Records. A revised and updated version of
the Pauling Awards, Honors and Medals site will debut later this fall.

Established in 1961, the University Archives contains many strong
collections documenting OSU’s 143- year history.  These include the
records of the President’s Office, the Extension Service, the
Agricultural Experiment Station, research centers, and most colleges and
departments. The University Archives’ extensive holdings of
photographs holdings, moving images, and oral history collections also
document Oregon State University throughout its history, as well as the
state of Oregon.  


FINAL IN SPEAKER SERIES AT BUTTEVILLE STORE

Interpreter and storyteller Doug Force will present the last of three
Third Thursday events from 7 - 8:30 p.m., Oct. 20, at Butteville Store,
10607 Butte St, in the old township of Butteville, at the east end of
Champoeg State Heritage Area. Force will offer renditions of traditional
Native American seasonal stories and will share spooky tales that will
raise the hair on the back of your neck!  Bring the family and enjoy an
evening reminiscent of the days of shared fireside lore. For more
information, contact Dianne Stefani-Ruff by calling (503) 678-1605,
visit or www.buttevillestore.com or www.champoeg.org .



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