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Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album, 1928-1934
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lowthian, Zoa.
- Title
- Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album
- Dates
- 1928-1934 (inclusive)19281934
1930-1932 (bulk)19301932 - Quantity
- 0.1 cubic foot, including 153 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 297
- Summary
- The Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album documents Lowthian's student years at Oregon Agricultural College in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The collection includes snapshots of campus buildings and scenes, student activities, and Lowthian's friends and family as well as several ephemeral items. Lowthian earned a BS in Pharmacy in June 1932.
- 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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Zoa Lowthian earned a BS in Pharmacy from Oregon State Agricultural College in 1932. She enrolled in the fall of 1928 and attended the College during the 1928-1929 through 1931-1932 academic years. Zoa D. Lowthian was born in Akley, Minnesota, on October 12, 1909 and graduated from high school in Milbank, South Dakota in June 1928.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album was assembled by alumna Zoa Lowthian to document her student experience at Oregon Agricultural College in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In addition to campus buildings and views, the album includes snapshots of friends and family in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota. The images include portrait photographs of Lowthian and other students; candid snapshots of friends; and views of construction of the homecoming bonfire. Many of the family photographs include children as well as pet dogs and cats. Several of the images are hand-colored.
The album also includes some clippings from newspapers and magazines and a drawing. Most of the clippings are poems or quotations. The collection also includes several ephemeral items that are not affixed to the album -- Lowthian's diploma from Oregon State Agricultural College; her membership certificate in the Rho Chi Honorary Society; a junior standing certificate; and a reference letter from A. Ziefle, School of Pharmacy Dean, stating that she had completed her BS in Pharmacy in 1932. A small leather certificate holder with the Oregon Agricultural College seal on the cover is also part of the collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Zoa Lowthian Photograph Album (P 297), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The photograph album and other materials were donated to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by Ron Shelby, Lowthian's grand nephew, in 2013.
Related Materials
The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes many photograph albums, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting the experiences of Oregon State University students. Of particular note are these collections, also assembled by women, in the late 1920s and early 1930s: Helen Lepper Diary, 1928-1931 (MSS Lepper); Karen Peiffer Laboratory Notes, 1930-1931 (MSS Peiffer); and the Spike Sisters Scrapbooks, 1919-1936 (MSS Spike).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
- Oregon State Agricultural College--Students.
- Oregon State College--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Ephemera.
- Photograph albums.
- Photographic prints.
Finding aid prepared by
Elizabeth Nielsen.
2014
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
