Jacquelin F. Holland Papers, 1945-1951

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Holland, Jacquelin F. (Jacquelin Farley), 1928-2006
Title
Jacquelin F. Holland Papers
Dates
1945-1951 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.3 cubic foot, including 9 photographs, (2 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
Collection Number
MSS Holland
Summary
The Jacquelin F. Holland Papers consist of a scrapbook, an academic portfolio, photographs, and ephemera created and assembled by Holland as a student at Oregon State College. Holland graduated with a BS in Secretarial Science in 1951.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Jacquelin Farley Holland, from Coos Bay, Oregon attended Oregon State College in 1945-1947 and 1948-1951 and graduated with a BS in Secretarial Science in 1951. Holland was a resident of the Linden Hall and Winston House cooperatives. Her married name was James and she was known as Jackie James after 1956. She died in Salem, Oregon, in 2006.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Jacquelin F. Holland Papers consist of a scrapbook, an academic portfolio, photographs, and ephemera created and assembled by Holland. The scrapbook documents Holland's acceptance to Oregon State College in 1945; her student activities, primarily during her first two years at OSC in 1945-1947; and her residence in the Linden Hall cooperative. It includes correspondence, dance cards, ticket stubs, receipts, programs and publications, and group photographs of the residents of Linden Hall. The academic portfolio was prepared by Holland in 1951 for the Secretarial Science Department and includes personal information, work history, a list of courses taken, letters of recommendation from faculty and employers, and ratings of personal characteristics such as patience, determination, sense of humor, and correct use of the telephone.

The photographs consist of photographic prints and include portrait images of Holland and group photographs of the residents of Winston House. The ephemera include Holland's registration cards, diploma, commencement programs, and publications. Of particular note is a program for the January 27, 1951 Oregon State versus University of Oregon basketball game.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Jacquelin F. Holland Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

The OSU Archives' holdings include many collections that pertain to student life at Oregon State and numerous collections from Oregon State alumni documenting their student experience. Other materials pertaining to the women's cooperatives and student housing are available in the University Housing and Dining Services Records (RG 145), the Co-Resident Women, Inc. Records (RG 077), and the Azalea House Records.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Housing, Cooperative--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student housing--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Women--Oregon--Corvallis--Societies and clubs.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Student housing.
  • Oregon State College. Dept. of Secretarial Science.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Ephemera.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Scrapbooks.