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Ruth Newmyer Photograph Collection, 1915
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Newmyer, Ruth.
- Title
- Ruth Newmyer Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1915 (inclusive)19151915
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic feet, including 25 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 239
- Summary
- The Ruth Newmyer Photograph Collection consists of photographic prints collected by alumna Ruth Newmyer during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. Mounted on scrapbook pages, these images depict Corvallis buildings and streetscapes, OAC campus views, and Mt. Hood. Newmyer graduated with an undergraduate degree in home economics in 1916. An image from this collection has been digitized and is available in Oregon Digital.
- 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
Ruth Newmyer was born in Nebraska in 1894 and resided in the communty of Chemawa, Oregon before entering Oregon Agricultural College in 1912. At OAC, Ruth studied home economics and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1916. Aside from her studies, Ruth was active in the campus YWCA group and the women's hockey team, serving as captain.
In 1917, Newmyer married fellow OAC graduate, Armond Taylor and together they raised one son, Armond Clark Taylor.
Ruth died in 1987.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ruth Newmyer Photograph Collection consists of photographic prints collected by alumna Ruth Newmyer during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). The images, which are mounted on scrapbook pages, consist of commercially produced snapshots that depict buildings on the OAC campus, Corvallis buildings and streetscapes, and Mount Hood (Or.). Of the 25 prints in this collection, 20 show OAC views, 4 capture Corvallis streetscapes, and 1 depicts Mount Hood. One image from this collection that has been digitized and is available online in Oregon Digital depicts the First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis, circa 1910.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Ruth Newmyer Photograph Collection (P 239), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The materials were donated to the University Archives in 2000 by Ruth Newmyer's son, Armond Taylor.
Related Materials
There are many other collections in the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center that contain images of campus and student life during the 1910s. These include: the Alva Aitken Photograph Collection (P 116); the Joseph Robert Akers Photograph Collection (P 244); the Ernest Cook Photograph Collection (P 221); the Francis and Lois Wilson Neer Photograph Album (P 206); and the Charles Leon Robinson Photograph Album (P 215).
Other collections that contain 1910s era photographic views of Corvallis include: the Corvallis, Oregon, Photograph Collection (P 051) and the Harriet's Photographic Collection (P HC).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
- College environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
- Oregon Agricultural College.
Geographical Names
- Corvallis (Or.)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Finding Aid Authors: Karl McCreary.
2020
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