Dr. Eckard V. Toy, Jr., grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned his Ph.D. in
American history at the University of Oregon. Beginning with his 1959 Master’s
thesis, “The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon: Its Charter and Program,” the Klan and
related topics were a primary focus of his...
Dr. Eckard V. Toy, Jr., grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned his Ph.D. in
American history at the University of Oregon. Beginning with his 1959 Master’s
thesis, “The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon: Its Charter and Program,” the Klan and
related topics were a primary focus of his...
In 1868, the Oregon legislature designated Corvallis College as the state's land-grant agricultural school that would eventually become Oregon State University. The university was established as part of the 1862 Morrill Act, which granted states 30,000 acres to promote education in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” William G. Robbins reveals...
Dr. Eckard V. Toy, Jr., grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned his Ph.D. in American history at the University of Oregon. Beginning with his 1959 Master’s thesis, “The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon: Its Charter and Program,” the Klan and related topics were a primary focus of his...