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Ruth Nelson Gabriel collection, 1926-1927
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gabriel, Ruth
- Title
- Ruth Nelson Gabriel collection
- Dates
- 1926-1927 (inclusive)19261927
- Quantity
- 1 linear foot, including 1 scrapbook, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS 26
- Summary
- Yearbooks and scrapbook of student life at Oregon Normal School.
- Repository
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Western Oregon University Archives
Hamersly Library
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR
97361
Telephone: 5038388419
Fax: 5038388399
libarchives@wou.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ruth Irene Nelson was born in Cascade Locks, Oregon, on November 10, 1908. Her family moved from Cascade Locks to Tillamook, Oregon in 1919. She graduated from Tillamook High School in the Class of 1925. She continued her education at Oregon Normal School (now Western Oregon College) in Monmouth where she earned her teaching credentials in 1927. She taught at Wilson School in Tillamook for 5 years. In 1931 she married Alfred E. "Pete" Gabriel. During the next 20 years, they moved around Oregon and Washington and owned a grocery store, motel, and hardware store. Ruth returned to teaching and received her BA from Oregon College of Education in 1959. In 1960, Pete and Ruth moved back to Washougal, WA where she taught third grade and became the first school librarian. She retired in 1973 and passed away March 19, 2006, at the age of 97.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains two yearbooks from Oregon Normal School and one personal scrapbook of student Ruth (Nelson) Gabriel. The bound scrapbook is 9 x 5.5 inches and contains mostly black and white photographs. Most photographs are of unidentified female students posing in various locations and summertime activities (swimming, fields, chopping wood, with automobiles, eating watermelon) or in front of local homes or on campus. Photographs of campus building exteriors are also abundant (Campbell Hall, Training School, Todd Hall (Oregon Normal Hall), the Cottage, Maple Hall (gymnasium), and the Christian Church that has since been moved off campus. A few newspaper clippings are taped inside about ONS faculty and students.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
For further information, see the Western Oregon University Archives Research Rules.
Copyright Information: Researchers are hereby cautioned that materials within archival and manuscript collections may be protected by copyright laws (Title 17, U.S. code). Researchers who plan to eventually publish their work are responsible to inquire about publication restrictions before beginning their research. Researchers wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Preferred Citation
Ruth Nelson Gabriel collection, MSS 26, Western Oregon University Archives
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Student scrapbook
9" × 5.5"
The scrapbook contains mostly photographs of unidentified female students posing in various locations and summertime activities and campus building exteriors.
|
circa 1920-1924 |
| 1 | 2 | Oregon Normal School yearbooks (The Norm)
Two yearbooks from the Oregon Normal School, all inscribed with comments and signatures.
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1926, 1927 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Students--Social life and customs
- Women college students
Personal Names
- Nelson, Ruth (creator)
- Oregon Normal School--Archives
Corporate Names
- Oregon Normal School
Geographical Names
- Monmouth (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid prepared by Erin Passehl-Stoddart
2014
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
