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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 00:06:30+00:00

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The Clair V. Langton Papers consist of materials created and assembled by Langton, primarily during his years as faculty member in physical and health education at Oregon State University from 1928 until 1964. In addition to substantive records of the national and regional organizations in which he was active, the collection includes correspondence, course materials, publications, military and personal records, ephemera, and photographs.
Access to the School Helath Problems materials in Series 2, Subseries 2 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.
The Clair V. Langton Papers consist of materials created and assembled by Langton, primarily during his years as faculty member in physical and health education at Oregon State University from 1928 until 1964. The bulk of the collection consists of materials documenting Langton's involvement in state, regional, and national professional organizations, including the Oregon Tuberculosis and Health Association (OTHA), the Western College Physical Education Associaion (WCPEA), and the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER). The Papers also include substantive correspondence as well as course materials, publications, military and personal records, ephemera, and photographs.
The collection documents Langton's teaching and writing in health and physical education, school health programs and teacher training, public health, hygiene, and sanitation.
Clair Van Norman Langton was born on November 1, 1895 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Margaret and Robert Langton, and grew up in Michigan. He served with the U.S. Army in El Paso along the Mexican border in 1916 and 1917, and in Europe in 1918 and 1919. From 1922 through 1928 he was captain of the Michigan National Guard Signal Corps. In 1923 he received a B.S. in Education from the University of Michigan. He received a M.S. in Public Health and Hygiene in 1925 and a Doctorate in Public Health in 1928, also from the University of Michigan. From 1923 through 1928 Langton was the Assistant Director of Intramural Athletics at the University of Michigan and taught physical education and hygiene.
Langton came to Oregon State College in 1928 as Director of the Division of Health and Physical Education, and served in that capacity until 1964. Langton received the Doctor of Education degree from the University of Oregon in 1938. He wrote numerous articles for professional journals, authored Orientation in School Health in 1941 and Principles of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in 1962, and co-authored several other books on health education.
Langton was very active in many national and state professional organizations, as well as the Corvallis Rotary Club. He was a fellow of the American Public Health Association and the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation. Langton married Hazel F. Edwards of Detroit, Michigan, on December 26, 1923; they had a son and a daughter. He died on April 19, 1973 in Corvallis. Langton Hall, formerly the Men's Gymnasium, was named for him in July of 1973.
Statement on Access: Access to the School Health Problems materials in Series 2, Subseries 2 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist. All other materials in this collection are open for research.
The papers are arranged in 10 series: I. Professional and Civic Organizations, 1949-1973; II. Course Materials, 1923-1964; III. Correspondence, 1920-1972; IV. Manuscripts of Publications and Speeches, 1931-1964; V. Military Records, 1916-1949; VI. Personal Records, 1918-1972; VII. Publications, 1922-1964; VIII. University Activities, 1937-1964; IX. Ephemera, 1914-1973; and X. Photographs, 1920-1972.
Preferred Citation: Clair V. Langton Papers (MSS Langton), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The papers were donated to the Archives in 1979 by Langton's daughter, Marie Langton Swancutt. Additional materials, including 3-dimensional artifacts, were donated to the Horner Museum in 1979 by Swancutt; a small number of documentary items from that donation were subsequently transferred to the OSU Archives in 1996.
Series 1 includes correspondence, minutes, reports, committee records, and related materials for national, regional, and state organizations in which Clair V. Langton was involved. Many of the organizations pertain to physical education and public health such as the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER); Oregon Tuberculosis and Health Association (OTHA); and Western College Physical Education Association (WCPEA). The series also includes materials documenting Langton's involvement in Corvallis' civic organizations, including the Century Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary Club.
Series 2 consists of lecture notes, term papers, and class records for courses taken by Langton at the University of Michigan and taught by him at Oregon State. Courses include bacteriology, chemistry, epidemiology, hygiene, and physiology.
Science Education (SEd) courses 431, 432, and 433. Access to the School Health Problems materials is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.
Series 3 consists of Langton’s correspondence documenting both professional and personal matters. Most of the correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. It includes both sent and received correspondence. The correspondence pertains to Langton's publications and research as well topics in physical education, public health, and health education.
Series 4 contains multiple manuscripts (including drafts and revisions) of Langton’s publications as well as talks and speeches he presented. The series also includes a proposal for establishment of a School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Oregon State University.
The military records include correspondence, orders, papers, military ephemera, and handbooks pertaining to Langton's military service in the U.S. Army and the Michigan National Guard and his later participation in military training activities.
For the study of geography in the Army Specialized Training Program.
Series 6 consists of Langton’s personal documents, including his vita; calendars; birth records and wills; personal budgets, receipts, and tax records; academic transcripts; materials pertaining to the estates of his parents, Robert Langton and Margaret Putnam; and Hazel Edwards' diary for 1920.
Mother of Clair V. Langton.
Series 7 includes reference materials assembled by Langton and publications written by Langton and others. The series includes issues of several physical education journals and magazines and clippings of newspaper articles about Langton.
Several talks and articles by Langton on this topic.
May and June 1930 issues of the alumni magazine; May issue includes article, "Every Man an Athlete".
Prepared at University of Michigan.
Includes Journal of Health-Physical Education-Recreation (Oct 1954 and Oct 1957 issues).
One issue of Counseling for College issued by the High School College Relations Committee.
Prepared by the Oregon Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Oregon Tuberculosis and Health Association.
Series 8 documents Langton's participation in various committeees at Oregon State as well as in faculty governance and university administration. Of special note are a 1964 proposal for graduate programs in health, physical education, and recreation; teacher appraisal forms; and evaluation schedules and accreditation standards in physical and health education.
Series 9 consists of personal and professional memorabilia including certificates, diplomas, greeting cards and postcards, and dance cards.
For dances sponsored by Corvallis High School, the Order of DeMolay, St. Mary's Assembly, and other Corvallis youth organizations.
Program for event at Oregon State College on April 8, 1932.
The photographs include portraits of Langton; images of family, friends, and colleagues; and illustrations taken, prepared, and assembled for Langton's publications. Most of the images are b/w photographic prints; some b/w negatives and color prints are also included.
Health education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Michigan.
Health education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
The College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 031) include substantive materials pertaining to Langton's role as a teacher and administrator. The OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include the papers of several other physical education faculty including the W. Arthur Koski Papers (MSS Koski), Natalie Reichart Papers (MSS Reichart), Edward J. Slezak Papers (MSS Slezak), Edward A. Stevens Papers (MSS Stevens), and Betty Lynd Thompson Papers (MSS Thompson).

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