Ohio State University Archives Photograph Collection: Scenic
RG.59.F
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
4.05 Cubic feet
1898-2019
(4) glass-plate slides; (3) framed items; (2) letter file folders; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) rolled item, (63) megabytes that consist of approximately 32 digital files
English
Ohio State University. Archives
Arrangement of Materials
This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
Accession Number UA.2013.0095: Shawn McCormick, date unknown; Accession Number UA.2015.0077: Cheryl Ring, date unknown; Accession Number UA.2015.0096: Bob Cody, 2015 August; Accession Number UA.2016.0167: Coco Kneisley, 2016 October; Accession Number UA.2017.0038: source unknown, 2017 February; Accession Number UA.2017.0074: Kathy Fortenbaugh, 2017 April; Accession Number UA.2019.0038: Denver Henderson, 2019 March; Accession Number UA.2019.0048: Elizabeth Bogard, 2019 March; Accession No. UA.2020.0015: Caroline Karbowski, 2021 January; Accession No. UA.2021.0057: Janet Kiplinger Ciccone, 2021 May
Access to Materials
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Use of Materials
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Processing Information
This is a preliminary inventory of this collection and may not represent all materials held by the University Archives for this collection.
Scope and Contents
The Ohio State University Archives Photograph Collection: Scenic contain visual materials in digital and physical formats. See container lists for actual contents of this collection.
Ohio State University--History
Photographs
Accession Number UA.2013.0095
0.02 Cubic feet
circa 1940s
(1) letter file folder
Photographs include snapshots of football players and the Marching Band in Ohio Stadium as well as a commencement ceremony in Ohio Stadium
UA.2013.0095.0001
circa 1940s
Accession Number UA.2015.0077
1.0 Cubic feet
circa 1955
(1) framed item
Scope and Contents
Oversized, framed black-and-white aerial photograph of the medical campus
Oversized, framed black-and-white photo of medical campus
UA.2015.0077.0001
circa 1955
Accession Number UA.2015.0096
1.0 Megabytes
1898-1899
Scope and Contents
Three digital copies of photographs taken by Prof. John Henry Schaffner of campus scenes: 1. Botanical Hall, 1898; 2. Mirror Lake, 1899; 3. 11th Avenue and High Street, undated.
Accession Number UA.2016.0167
1.5 Cubic feet
circa 2010-2013
(1) rolled item
Scope and Contents
Four oversized aerial photos of campus.
General Note
Photos are all undated; however, approximate dates can be determined, depending on which recently constructed buildings appear to be missing, under construction or completed.
Oversized aerial campus photo
UA.2016.0167.0001
c. 2000
Oversized aerial campus photo
UA.2016.0167.0001
c. 2008
Oversized aerial campus photo
UA.2016.0167.0001
c. 2010
Oversized aerial campus photo
UA.2016.0167.0001
c. 2013
Accession Number UA.2017.0038
0.2 Cubic feet
circa 1990s
(1) 2.5" letter document box
Scope and Contents
Slides of various campus scenes and events, including football games, classes and research projects.
Athletics: Events, Band and Fans, Stadium and People
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
Campus Scenes
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
Classrooms
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
University Medical Center, Chimpanzee Lab, Bioacoustic Lab
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
Students
UA.2017.0038.0001
Circa 1990s
Accession Number UA.2017.0074
1.3 Cubic feet
One 40X40" aerial photo and one 40X40X1.5" aerial photo
circa 2001, circa 2015
(2) framed items
Scope and Contents
Two oversized aerial photos of campus; one is framed.
Framed aerial photo of campus
UA.2017.0074.0001
circa 2001
Aerial photo of campus, on foamboard
UA.2017.0074.0002
circa 2015
Accession Number UA.2019.0038
0.01 Cubic feet
circa 1925
(4) glass-plate slides
Scope and Contents
Four photographs of the Oval from various directions. One features University Hall and Townshend Hall, taken from the north, with farm fields in the foreground.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Glass-plate slides
Photograph of west side of Oval taken from the vicinity of 15th Avenue and High Street
Glass Plate Slides 1
107A
circa 1925
Photograph of west side of Oval taken from vicinity of Thompson Library
Glass Plate Slides 1
107A
circa 1925
Photograph of Page Hall
Glass Plate Slides 1
107A
circa 1925
Photograph of University and Townshend halls from the north with farm fields in the foreground
Glass Plate Slides 1
107A
circa 1925
Accession Number UA.2019.0048
0.02 Cubic feet
circa 2000
(1) letter file folder
Scope and Contents
Five (5) color photographs of Mirror Lake and the Oval.
Photographs (2): Mirror Lake
208
circa 2000
Photographs (2): Oval
208
circa 2000
Accession Number UA.2020.0015
48.0 Megabytes
2019
Scope and Contents
Digital images (18) of students making "Todd the Snowman" on the South Oval.
"Todd the Snowman" digital images (18)
2019
Accession Number UA.2021.0057
14.0 Megabytes
2004
(10) digital files
Scope and Contents
Color photographic digital images (10) of Mirror Lake.
Color Photographs: Mirror Lake
2004
Accession Number UA.2022.0151
0.16 Cubic feet
1940s-1980s
(1) oversize folder, (3) letter file folders
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs (65) taken by Thomas F. Root include aerial views of campus, and general campus scenes, such as the Oval and Mirror Lake. Also included are two oversized matted black-and-white photographs: One of Hennick's Restaurant on High Street and one of the doughboy statue outside of Sullivant Hall, then the home of the Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society.
Black-and-white photographs
111
47
1940s-1980s
Black-and-white photographs
111
48
1940s-1980s
Black-and-white photographs
111
49
1940s-1980s
Oversized black-and-white photographs (2)
Flat Items 59
circa 1940s
Accession Number UA.2023.0187
0.8 Cubic feet
circa 1990s-2000s
(2) 5" letter document boxes
Scope and Contents
Roughly 1,600 images of mostly scenic views of campus, plus about 50 postcards of campus views.
Slides (1 of 4)
UA.2023.0187.0001
c.1990s - 2000s
Slides (2 of 4)
UA.2023.0187.0001
c.1990s-2000s
Slides (3 of 4)
UA.2023.0187.0001
c.1990s-2000s
Slides (4 of 4)
UA.2023.0187.0001
c.1990s-2000s
Negative Strips (1 of 2)
UA.2023.0187.0001
undated
Negative Strips (2 of 2)
UA.2023.0187.0001
undated
Negative Strips
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Athletics
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Activities, events
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Buildings (1 of 3)
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Buildings (2 of 3)
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Buildings (3 of 3)
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Scenic (1 of 2)
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Scenic (2 of 2)
UA.2023.0187.0002
High Street, West Side
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Postcards
UA.2023.0187.0002
undated
Accession Number UA.2025.0120
5.0 Megabytes
circa 1943-1945
(3) digital images
J:\departments\ARV\Digital Photo Collection\06scenic\_Acc. UA.2025.0120
Scope and Contents
Digital copies of (3) black-and-white photographs: Victory Garden outside of Ohio Stadium; Ohio State College of Nursing graduate Idabell Moschell Koontz portrait; Idabell M. and Ohio State College of Medicine graduate Warren N. and Koontz, standing together.
Idabell Moschell Koontz portrait
circa 1934-1945
Idabell M. and Warren N. Koontz
circa 1934-1945
Victory Garden outside of Ohio Stadium
circa 1934-1945