Willamette University Student Life Glass Plate Negatives

Willamette University Student Life Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sackett, Vernor Martin, 1898-1965
Title: Willamette University Student Life Glass Plate Negatives
Dates: circa 1920 (inclusive)
19201929
Quantity: .5 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number: WUA083
Summary: This collection of glass plate negatives features the Willamette University campus and student life in the early 1920s. They were probably taken by Vernor Martin Sackett, who graduated from Willamette University in 1922.
Repository: Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Vernor Martin Sackett was born in Jefferson, Oregon in 1898 and graduated from Willamette University in 1922. Next to his portrait in the school yearbook, The Wallulah, is the comment "He owns a whole flock of cameras that won't eat anything but embarrassing situations. Sings a deep 'sonorous' bass, sells pictures, trades kodaks…."

Vernon died in 1965 and was survived by his wife, Mary Notson Sackett, sister of Robert Notson.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

These glass plate negatives were taken in the early 1920s and document the Willamette University campus and student life. The collection contains images of the Kimball College of Theology, Eaton Hall, and Waller Hall. Most of the images feature students and campus activities, including sorority and fraternity life and rituals and theater performances. The collection also contains snapshots of students. Based on the overlap of individuals featured, subject matter, and style of the images, the glass plate negatives were presumably taken by Vernor Martin Sackett, who graduated from Willamette University in 1922, and whose collection of over 800 personal negatives and glass plate negatives have a separate collection in the Mark O. Hatfield Library Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

These glass plate negatives have been digitized and are available online as part of the Vernor Martin Sackett negatives.

Restrictions on Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Willamette University Student Life Glass Plate Negatives, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library

Custodial History

The overlap of individuals featured, subject matter, and style suggest that these images were created by Vernor Martin Sackett.

Related Materials

See also the Vernor Martin Sackett negatives.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Greek letter societies--Oregon

Personal Names

Dimick, Ramon
Gillette, Clarence
Notson, Mary, 1898-1986
Pratt, Sadie
Sackett, Sheldon Fredrick, 1902-1968

Corporate Names

Delta Phi
Kimball School of Theology
Sigma Tau Fraternity
Willamette University

Geographical Names

Eaton Hall (Willamette University)
Salem (Or.)
Waller Hall (Willamette University)

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