Dean of Women's Office Records

Dean of Women's Office Records, 1923-1973

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon State University. Dean of Women.
Title: Dean of Women's Office Records
Dates: 1923-1973 (inclusive)
19231973
Quantity: 0.02 cubic feet, (1 box)
6 microfilm reels
Collection Number: RG 057
Summary: The Dean of Women's Office Records document the administrative activities of the office, the student programs that it coordinated, and committee activities of the Dean of Women at Oregon State University. The Dean of Women's Office was established at Oregon Agricultural College in 1911 and was charged with the general welfare of the college's female students. In 1969 the Dean of Women's title was changed to Assistant Dean of Students.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Dean of Women's office was established in 1911 with responsibility for the general welfare of the college's female students. Anna Zoe Crayne was the first Dean. Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women from 1924-1941, added many programs to the purview of the office, including the Associated Women Students, Mortar Board, and other honorary societies. The office provided housing and employment services, helped to coordinate social and activity programs, and counseled students "on matters of general and personal welfare." In 1962 the Dean of Women was placed under the new position of Dean of Students, and in 1969 the Dean of Women's title was changed to Assistant Dean of Students.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Dean of Women's Office Records document the administrative activities of the office, the student programs that it coordinated, and committee activities of the Dean of Women.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Dean of Women's Office Records (RG 57), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 18 series.

Related Materials

Dean of Women's Office photographs are available in Photograph Group 97. Other materials pertaining to the Dean of Women's Office are in the Student Affairs Records (RG 102) and Photographs (P 182). The Archives holdings also include the Dean of Men's Office Records (RG 134).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: President's Notebook, House President's CouncilReturn to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series II: Military Correspondence, 1956-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series III: Panhellenic, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series IV: Job Correspondence, 1944-1964Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series V: Student Personnel and Counseling, 1963-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series VI: TalonsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Reel	Folder
1	1	Correspondence	1957
1	2	Minutes	1957-1964
1	3	Miscellaneous (Constitution, Reports, Membership lists)

Series VII: Alpha Lambda Delta, 1957-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series VIII: Accounting methodsReturn to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series IX: General file, clippings, scrapbook, programs, 1925-1964Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series X: Mother's Weekend, 1925-1960Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 1

Series XI: Sorority Grades, 1923-1962Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
Reel	Folder
2	1	Alpha Chi Omega
2	2	Alpha Delta Pi
2	3	Alpha Gamma Delta
2	4	Alpha Omnicron Pi
2	5	Alpha Phi
2	6	Alpha Xi Delta
2	7	Chi Omega
2	8	Delta Delta Delta
2	9	Delta Gamma
2	10	Delta Zeta
3	11	Kappa Alpha Theta
3	12	Gamma Phi Beta
3	13	Kappa Delta
3	14	Pi Beta Phi
3	15	Kappa Kappa Gamma
3	16	Sigma Kappa
3	17	Zeta Tau Alpha

Series XIIa: Phrateres - gradesReturn to Top

Container(s): Reel 3 and 5

Series XIIb: Women's living groups other than sororities, 1923-1962Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
			1923-1962
Reel	Folder
3	1	Azalea House
3	2	Coed Cottage
3	3	Heather Rae
3	4	Jameson House
3	5	The Pines
3	6	Old Co-ops
3	7	Winston House
3	8	Buxton
3	9	Cauthorn
3	10	Hawley
4	11	Sackett A
4	12	Sackett B
4	13	Sackett C
4	14	Sackett D
4	15	Snell Hall
4	16	Waldo
4	17	West
			1931-1955
Reel	Folder
5	1	Waldo Hall (East and West)
5	2	Azalea House
5	3	Sackett B
5	4	Sackett C
5	5	Sackett D
5	6	Sackett A
5	7	Heather Rae
5	8	Winston House
5	9	Jameson House
5	10	The Pines

Series XIII: Student Body grade averagesReturn to Top

Container(s): Reel 4

Series XIV: Mother's Club RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Reel
4	Budget	1945-1956
4	Minutes	1945-1952
4	Membership Lists	1947-1956
Box
1	Scholarship Winners	1949/1950-1972/1973

Series XV: Beaver Preview, 1954-1957, 1960-1962Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 4

Series XVI: Sponsors in Residence Halls - Sponsor Evaluation, 1955-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 4

Series XVII: Phrateres, Records, 1948-1961Return to Top

Container(s): Reel 6

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		National and Northwest Conventions of Phrateres
Reel	Folder
6	1	National Convention	June 1941
6	2	National Convention	April 1939
6	3	Northwest Conference	March 1938
Reel	Folder
6	4	Expansion Report
6	5	Annual Reports
6	6	Constitution of National
		Proceedings of Chapter Meetings and Official Handbook of Phrateres
Reel	Folder
6	1	Handbook of Phrateres International
6	2	Minutes	1926-1930; 1951-1955; 1958-1961
6	3	Phrateres Initiations and Pledges

Series XVIII: Hostess Conferences, Phrateres, 1940-1963Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Deans of women-- Oregon.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Jameson, Kate W. (creator)

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