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Campus Cooks Club Records, 1925-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Campus Cooks Club (Oregon State University)
- Title
- Campus Cooks Club Records
- Dates
- 1925-1968 (inclusive)19251968
- Quantity
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0.01 cubic ft.
1 microfilm reel - Collection Number
- RG 149
- Summary
- The Campus Cooks Club Records document the activities and organization of this social club for women who cooked for students at Oregon State University. The club formed in 1925 and disbanded in 1968. The records includes news clippings, photographs, minutes, correspondence, and a pillow top with members signatures.
- 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 - 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 Campus Cooks Club, alternately known as the Three C's Club, was formed in 1925. The membership consisted of all women who cooked for students in dormitories, fraternities, boarding houses, sororities, cooperatives, etc. The club was a social club where members swapped recipes, helped new members with special problems, participated in placement work for its members, and gave to charities. There were 30-40 members and dues were 75 cents a year. Meetings were held in churches and, in later years with a smaller membership, in homes. Every meeting began with the Lord's Prayer. The club disbanded in 1968 due to a general lack of interest.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Campus Cooks Club Records relate to the activities and organization of the club. Series I includes two versions of the club's constitution, one undated and the other from 1951. Series II includes news clippings of meeting notices, photographs of members, funeral memorial cards of former members, and several copies of the words to a song created for the club. Series III includes minutes from 1925 to 1968 (not for all years), an amended version of the constitution and by laws from 1926, correspondence from former members, and thank you notes. Series IV consists of membership lists dating from 1929 to 1955. Series V is a pillow top with members' signatures, ca. 1950.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Campus Cooks Club Records (RG 149), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection consists of five series: I. Constitution and By Laws; II. News Clippings; III. Minutes; IV. Membership Lists; V. Pillow Top.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Oregon--Corvallis
- Women cooks--Oregon--Corvallis--Societies and clubs
- Women--Oregon--Corvallis--Societies and clubs
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Employees.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Campus Cooks Club (Oregon State College) (creator)
