What is the ORA?

The archive is a collaboration between Special Collections & Archives at Utah State University and Outdoor Product Design & Development (@usuoutdoorproduct). It currently houses over 15k catalogs and magazines from 1000 brands with a growing manuscript and photo collection from outdoor brands and gear pioneers.

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🌐 ORA Website 🎧 Interviews with gear pioneers (Apple / Spotify) ✉️ Substack 📍Pinterest 🕺🏼TikTok ❌ Twitter / X 🧵 Threads 📷 Instagram

We love visitors. If you want to visit the archive for research or if your brand / creative team wants to use the collection in person for a research trip or offsite, schedule a visit! ✈️

📖 We also have a book coming out with our friends at Thames & Hudson and Actual Source. Take the book home with you and order below!

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The collection is built by YOU. If you have materials you want to donate, a gear pioneer we should interview to preserve their story, or you’d like to give a monetary donation, please reach out!