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Administrative Records of Albany College (Oregon) President, Harry Means Crooks, 1905-1915
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Crooks, Harry Means
- Title
- Administrative Records of Albany College (Oregon) President, Harry Means Crooks
- Dates
- 1905-1915 (inclusive)19051915
- Quantity
- .1 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- OLPa069CRO
- Summary
- This collection is made up of materials relating to the administration of Albany College (Oregon) during the administration of President Harry Means Crooks, who served as College President from 1905-1915.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Harry Means Crooks was a graduate of Wooster College in Ohio (1899). Prior to being hired as Albany College's President in 1905, Crooks had been employed as a public school superintendent. During Crooks' ten years at Albany College, he was responsible for building the existing $3,000 endowment up to $250,000. He also eliminated the college prep academy to help focus faculty energies on the college curriculum, and ensure that Albany would maintain its accredidation. Crooks left Albany in 1915 to be the President of Alma College in Michigan.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Includes correspondence, reports, and financial statements.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Administrative Records of Albany College (Oregon) President, Harry Means Crooks (OLPa069CRO), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Albany College Presidential Records GXIV, 1905-1915Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| File | ||
| G.XIV.d.1 | Correspondence re: Albany College & Pacific University Merger
Letters and reports between the President of Pacific University, members of the Albany Board of Trustees, the U.S. Dept. of Education,
past president Harry Means Crooks, attorneys, and acting president Wallace Howe Lee.
|
1916 |
| G.XIV.d.2 | Correspondence re: James J. Hill endowment to Albany College
Summary report compiled by Morgan Odell, and correspondence between Hill, the Albany trustees (Ladd & Fortmiller), and Albany presidents.
|
1911-1916 |
| G.XIV.d.3 | Correspondence between Crooks and Grace Edith Brown regarding Albany College music program |
1915 |
| G.XIV.d.4 | Miscellaneous Correspondence with Crooks |
1910-1918 |
| G.XIV.d.5 | Documents establishing College title to Monteith lands
Correspondence and Oregon State Supreme Court ruling.
|
1911-1913 |
| G.XIV.d.6 | Crooks' Recollections of building the Albany College endowment |
1954 |
| G.XIV.d.7 | Crooks' article about Albany College from the New York Observer
|
ca. 1910 |
| G.XIV.e | Biographical information
Obituaries and biographical sketch from the Wooster Quarterly.
|
1916 |
| G.XIV.g.1 | Endowment documents
Subscription rosters and pledge notes.
|
1913-1915 |
| G.XIV.g.2 | Fundraising for a Bible Department |
ca. 1914 |
| G.XIV.g.3 | Albany College balance sheet |
1915-1916 |
| G.XIV.g.4 | Presbyterian Church Board of Christian Education funds |
1912-1915 |
| G.XIV.g.5 | Fundraising statement |
November 12, 1914 |
| G.XIV.g.6 | Modern Drama Course taught by Crooks
syllabus
|
undated |
| G.XIV.g.1 | Tuition waiver for Dosia Miller signed by Crooks |
1907 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Crooks, Harry Means--Archives
Corporate Names
- Albany College (Albany, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Albany (Or.)
College Archives Staff
2012
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