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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
-
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Carolyn Laughlin
- Arlene Thompson
- Marjorie Miller
- Margery Holland
- Individual portrait of unidentified woman
- Virginia Moses
- Women students in dance studio/gym
- Five women on ladder in pool
- Two women playing croquet; photograph by Warren Welch
- Members of Women's Recreation Association, including officers; photograph by Warren Welch
- Woman at bat playing softball
- Batter, catcher and umpire at plate playing softball
- Nine women making a pyramid in the gym
- Two women playing pool
- Two women at a recital in gym
- Woman dancing
- Group of women dancing
- Women in Gill Coliseum
- Four women demonstrating a campsite
- Members of a softball team. "It was a good game, but we lost."
- Playing volleyball
- Dance recital
- Playing softball
- Playing volleyball
- Two women playing jacks
- Five women at a banquet
- Synchronized swimming
- Four women with bowling trophy
- Two women and an archery bull's-eye
- Swimming
- Northwest Field Hockey Conference, University of British Columbia vs. Univ. of Washington
- Basketball tipoff
- Playing tetherball
- Playing softball
- WRA Council meeting
- Playing softball
- Woman dancing outside
- Warming up in a dance class
- Two men and two women working on canoes
- Interpretive dance
- Woman pulling back a bow and arrow in archery
- Group of people playing ping pong
- Seahorses; synchronized swimming
- Synchronized swim meet; first place, Karen Hogarth 64.40; second place, Wyn Gourley 64.30; third place, Karen Romstad 63.15
- Oregonians Review, two women in costumes on stage
- Above net view of three women playing volleyball
- Seven women at a party for WRA
- Five women of WRA
- Practicing tennis
- Three women sitting on a diving board
- Women's Building entrance
- Five women, including one "coach," using canoes
- Closeup of two women tennis players meeting at the net
- Five women in Watershow (synchronized swimming)
- Synchronized swimming
- Crew
- Seahorses; synchronized swimming
- Playing jacks
- Playing shuffleboard
- Five women
- Shuffleboard
- Playing basketball
- Dance recital
- Playing marbles
- Synchronized swimming (Seahorses); around the pool, in the water, in the locker room;
- New student week chairperson and committee
- Synchronized swimming
- Co-membership chairs
- Four members
- Synchronized swimming (Seahorses); around the pool, in the water, in the locker room
- Crew
- Seahorses practicing synchronized swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Group of women on steps in front of a house
- Woman and man in front of an archery bull's-eye
- Individual portraits (unidentified)
- Close up of woman dancing
- Playing volleyball
- Woman drawing/doodling on an easel
- Close-up of woman dancing
- Woman and man in front of an archery bull's-eye
- Group of women in WRA office
- Individual portraits (unidentified)
- Playing tennis; color prints
- Four women with tennis trophies; color print
- Playing tennis; color print
- Cross country skiing
- Playing volleyball
- Playing tennis; color print
- Public relations committee and chairperson
- Health and Safety Chairperson standing next to a piano
- Playing basketball
- Individual portraits (unidentified)
- Unidentified woman playing jacks
- Seahorses
- Small band playing while people dance
- Two women playing croquet
- Two women riding horses
- Six women of WRA on steps of building
- Closeup of two women tennis players meeting at the net
- Two women bowling
- Two women of the Seahorses performing acrobatic move on the diving board
- Seahorses in a line diving into the pool
- One woman spotting another as she uses the pommel horse
- Group of women bowling
- Woman on horseback
- Two women shaking hands at the tennis net, and view of the front of the Women's Building
- Two women of the Seahorses performing acrobatic move on the diving board
- Two women practicing tennis
- Canoeing on the Willamette
- Contact sheet
- Canoeing
- Man and woman practicing archery
- Two women playing croquet
- Canoeing
- Two women playing croquet
- Canoeing
- Two women playing croquet
- Canoeing
- Man and woman practicing archery
- Two women playing croquet
- Contact sheet
- Two women horseback riding
- Two women playing tennis
- Two women horseback riding
- Two women playing tennis
- At a dance
- Postcards
- Names and Subjects
Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection, 1910-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Women's Recreation Association (Oregon State University)
- Title
- Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection
- Dates
- 1910-1965 (inclusive)19101965
1955-1965 (bulk)19551965 - Quantity
- 0.1 cubic foot, including 150 photographs, (1 box )
- Collection Number
- P171
- Summary
- The Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection consists predominantly of photographs of WRA officers and women's athletic activities and events at Oregon State University. The WRA offered intramural and intercollegiate athletics as well as recreational activities for women from the late 1940s until 1973.
- 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
-
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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Women's Recreation Association was organized in the late 1940s to offer both intramural and intercollegiate athletics as well as recreational activities for women. Its predecessor was the Women's Athletic Association. The WRA continued to be active until 1973 when the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Department was formed.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of photographs of the Women's Recreation Association (WRA) officers and women's athletic activities and events. A variety of sports are represented including synchronized swimming; dance; basketball; volleyball; softball; field hockey; tennis; gymnastics; bowling; horseback riding; archery; and canoeing.
The collection also includes 12 postcards of Oregon Agricultural College campus views and buildings as well as the Benton County Courthouse, the Corvallis Methodist Episcopal Church, and a downtown Corvallis street scene.
The collection consists exclusively of photographic prints (P171:1-159) and 3.5 x 5.5 in postcards (P171:160-171). Most of the prints are 5x7 b/w or smaller; there are a few 8x10 b/w prints and only 5 snapshot-type color prints. Six of the postcards are color.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection (P 171), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
All of the images have been assigned individual item numbers (P171:1-P171:171).
Related Materials
Other photographs of the Women's Recreation Association can be found in a set of 13 scrapbooks for the years 1948/49 through 1968/69 (D143-156); other scrapbooks document women's basketball and field hockey of the mid 1960s (D162-165). Photographs of women's athletics are included in many other Photographic Groups (especially P 9, Athletics - Women's Photographic Collection) and Harriet's Photographic Collection. Paper records of the WRA are a part of the College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 31).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
P171:001: Carolyn Laughlin, 1958-1959Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:002: Arlene ThompsonReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:003: Marjorie Miller, 1948-1949Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:004: Margery Holland, 1956-1957Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:005: Individual portrait of unidentified womanReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:006: Virginia Moses, 1950-1951Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:007: Women students in dance studio/gymReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:008: Five women on ladder in poolReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:009: Two women playing croquet; photograph by Warren WelchReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:010: Members of Women's Recreation Association, including officers; photograph by Warren WelchReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:011: Woman at bat playing softballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:012: Batter, catcher and umpire at plate playing softballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:013: Nine women making a pyramid in the gymReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:014: Two women playing poolReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:015: Two women at a recital in gymReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:016: Woman dancingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:017: Group of women dancingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:018: Women in Gill ColiseumReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:019: Four women demonstrating a campsiteReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:020: Members of a softball team. "It was a good game, but we lost."Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:021-P171:022: Playing volleyballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:023: Dance recitalReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:024: Playing softballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:025: Playing volleyballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:026: Two women playing jacksReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:027: Five women at a banquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:028-P171:030: Synchronized swimming, May 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:031: Four women with bowling trophyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:032: Two women and an archery bull's-eyeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:033-P171:034: SwimmingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:035: Northwest Field Hockey Conference, University of British Columbia vs. Univ. of Washington, Dec 1959Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:036: Basketball tipoffReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:037: Playing tetherballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:038: Playing softballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:039: WRA Council meetingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:040: Playing softballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:041: Woman dancing outsideReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:042: Warming up in a dance classReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:043: Two men and two women working on canoesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:044: Interpretive danceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:045: Woman pulling back a bow and arrow in archeryReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:046: Group of people playing ping pongReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:047: Seahorses; synchronized swimmingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:048: Synchronized swim meet; first place, Karen Hogarth 64.40; second place, Wyn Gourley 64.30; third place, Karen Romstad 63.15Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:049: Oregonians Review, two women in costumes on stageReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:050: Above net view of three women playing volleyballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:051: Seven women at a party for WRAReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:052: Five women of WRAReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:053: Practicing tennisReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:054: Three women sitting on a diving boardReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:055: Women's Building entrance, circa 1955Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:056: Five women, including one "coach," using canoesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:057: Closeup of two women tennis players meeting at the netReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:058: Five women in Watershow (synchronized swimming), 1956Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:059: Synchronized swimming, May 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:060: CrewReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:061: Seahorses; synchronized swimmingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:062: Playing jacksReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:063-P171:064: Playing shuffleboardReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:065: Five womenReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:066: ShuffleboardReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:067: Playing basketballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:068: Dance recitalReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:069: Playing marblesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:070-P171:074: Synchronized swimming (Seahorses); around the pool, in the water, in the locker room;, May 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:075: New student week chairperson and committeeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:076-P171:077: Synchronized swimming, 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:078: Co-membership chairsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:079: Four membersReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:080-P171:083: Synchronized swimming (Seahorses); around the pool, in the water, in the locker room, May 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:084: Crew, Feb 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:085: Seahorses practicing synchronized swimming, May 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:086: Synchronized swimming, Feb 1964Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:087: Group of women on steps in front of a houseReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:088: Woman and man in front of an archery bull's-eyeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:089-P171:093: Individual portraits (unidentified)Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:094: Close up of woman dancingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:095: Playing volleyballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:096: Woman drawing/doodling on an easelReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:097: Close-up of woman dancingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:098: Woman and man in front of an archery bull's-eyeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:099: Group of women in WRA officeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:100-P171:101: Individual portraits (unidentified)Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:102-P171:103: Playing tennis; color printsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:104: Four women with tennis trophies; color printReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:105: Playing tennis; color printReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:106: Cross country skiingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:107: Playing volleyballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:108: Playing tennis; color printReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:109: Public relations committee and chairpersonReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:110: Health and Safety Chairperson standing next to a pianoReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:111: Playing basketballReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:112-P171:115: Individual portraits (unidentified)Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:116: Unidentified woman playing jacksReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:117: SeahorsesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:118: Small band playing while people danceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:119: Two women playing croquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:120-P171:121: Two women riding horsesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:122: Six women of WRA on steps of buildingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:123: Closeup of two women tennis players meeting at the netReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:124-P171:125: Two women bowlingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:126: Two women of the Seahorses performing acrobatic move on the diving boardReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:127: Seahorses in a line diving into the poolReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:128: One woman spotting another as she uses the pommel horseReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:129: Group of women bowlingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:130: Woman on horsebackReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:131: Two women shaking hands at the tennis net, and view of the front of the Women's BuildingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:132: Two women of the Seahorses performing acrobatic move on the diving boardReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:133: Two women practicing tennisReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:134: Canoeing on the WillametteReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:135-P171:146: Contact sheetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
no negatives included
P171:135: CanoeingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:136: Man and woman practicing archeryReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:137: Two women playing croquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:138-P171:139: CanoeingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:140: Two women playing croquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:141-P171:142: CanoeingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:143: Two women playing croquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:144-P171:145: CanoeingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:146: Man and woman practicing archeryReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:147: Two women playing croquetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:148-P171:158: Contact sheetReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
no negatives included
P171:148-P171:154: Two women horseback ridingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:155: Two women playing tennisReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:156-P171:157: Two women horseback ridingReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:158: Two women playing tennisReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:159: At a danceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
P171:160-P171:171: Postcards, circa 1910Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | P171:160: Apperson Hall |
|
| 1 | P171:161: Lower Campus and class-seat,
with Benton Hall in background; color |
|
| 1 | P171:162-P171:164: Education Hall P171:164 is color. |
|
| 1 | P171:165: Benton County Courthouse,
Corvallis, Oregon color |
|
| 1 | P171:166: Methodist Episcopal Church,
Corvallis, Oregon color |
|
| 1 | P171:167: Apperson Hall color |
|
| 1 | P171:168: Cauthorn Hall (now Fairbanks
Hall) color |
|
| 1 | P171:169: Administration Building (now
Benton Hall) color |
|
| 1 | P171:170: Waldo Hall |
|
| 1 | P171:171: Corvallis, Oregon, Business
Street; 2nd Street looking north from about Jefferson Street |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis
- College sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis
- Intramural sports--Oregon--Corvallis
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis
- Women--Recreation--Oregon--Corvallis
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
- Postcards
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
1994
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
