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Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs, 1923-1926
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lawrence, Bessie Brown, 1904-2004
- Title
- Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs
- Dates
- 1923-1926 (inclusive)19231926
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, including 23 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 258
- Summary
- The Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs consist of images made or assembled by Bessie Brown during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. The images show campus buildings and student activities during the mid-1920s.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Bessie Jane Brown, of Lakeview, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural from 1923 to 1927 and graduated in 1927 with a BS degree in home economics. She married Wilbur Wray Lawrence, a 1926 graduate of OAC.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs consist of photographic prints made or assembled by Bessie Brown during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. They include images of campus buildings affixed to scrapbook pages and individual snapshots of the homecoming bonfire and the freshman-sophomore tug-of-war.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs (P 258), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
The photographs and other items were sent to the Alumni Association by Bessie Brown Lawrence's daughter.
Acquisition Information
Photographs were transferred by the Alumni Association in 2006.
Related Materials
Other materials transferred with the photographs have been placed in the Intercollegiate Athletics Records (RG 7) and the Memorabilia Collection.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums.
- Photographic prints.