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Ernestine Brown Davidson Scrapbook, 1917-1922
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Davidson, Ernestine Brown
- Title
- Ernestine Brown Davidson Scrapbook
- Dates
- 1917-1922 (inclusive)19171922
- Quantity
- 1.0 item, (1 volume in oversize flat box)
- Collection Number
- MS.4
- Summary
- Ernestine Brown was Pacific University graduate of the class of 1923. She is a descendent of Tabitha Moffett Brown, one of the founders of Pacific University. The scrapbook was created while Ernestine attended Pacific University from 1917-1922.
- Repository
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Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ernestine Brown was born October 1, 1901 in Hillsboro, Oregon. She was a descendent of Tabitha Moffett Brown, one of the founders of Pacific University. She was raised and went to school in Forest Grove, Oregon, graduating from the local high school in 1917. She then went on to attend Pacific University, graduating cum laude in 1923. She went on to teach math, Latin, and English until 1927.
Mrs. Davidson married Roy L. Davidson in 1926 at the Brown family home. They remained in Forest Grove on the historic Brown Farm which they farmed for 65 years. She had three children, ten grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren. Mrs. Davidson died January 18, 1995 at the age of 93 in Canby, Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The scrapbook was created while Ernestine Brown attended Pacific University from 1917-1922. It contains images of the activities she participated in while at Pacific, including staff and class photos, state conventions, recreational activities, general photographs of the campus, May Day festivities, sports, and the Forest Grove community. Other materials include postcards, class programs, commencement handouts, newspaper clippings, event programs, and invitations by Kappa Delta.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Ernestine Brown Davidson Scrapbook, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Students--Oregon
- Universities and colleges--Oregon
Corporate Names
- Forest Grove, Or.
- Pacific University
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Invitations
- Programs (documents)
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid prepared by Amy Amberger
2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
