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Chamberlin, Hope
Hope Chamberlin Newspaper
Columns
1936-1938
0.02 cubic ft.
The Chamberlin Newspaper Columns are housed
in one document box.
The Hope Chamberlin Newspaper Columns
consist of articles Chamberlin wrote for the
Capital Journal (later renamed the
Statesman Journal) and the Portland
Oregonian while attending Oregon State
College in the 1930s. Chamberlin, a freelance writer, reporter and researcher,
won the Christopher Award for her book on women in Congress.
Materials in
English.
Biographical Note:
Hope Chamberlin was born December 2, 1918 in Portland, Oregon, the
daughter of Oregon State College professor of entomology W.J. "Joe" Chamberlin.
While attending Oregon State College, Chamberlin led an active life as an
undergraduate, serving as the feature editor for the college newspaper, the
Barometer, as well as functioning as the
copy editor and a member of the editorial board. During the last two years of
her college career, Chamberlin wrote articles documenting student life at
Oregon State College. These columns appeared in the Portland
Oregonian and the
Capitol Journal, published in the state's
capital of Salem, under the heading of
College Capers.
Hope Chamberlin graduated from Oregon State College in 1938 with a
degree in Home Economics. In 1973 she published
A Minority of Members, a lively account of
the personal and political lives of the 85 women senators and representatives
who served in the U.S. Congress from 1917 to 1973. The book earned her the 1974
Christopher Award for adult nonfiction. After her death on March 11, 1974,
Chamberlin was memorialized in the Congressional Record. The former Journalism
Department at Oregon State University established the Hope Chamberlin Award for
outstanding communication achievements.
The Hope Chamberlin Newspaper Columns consist of photocopies of articles
written by Chamberlin between 1936 and 1938. The articles pertain to various
aspects of student life on the Oregon State College campus. The columns focus
primarily on Greek life, dances, extracurricular activities and sports. The
writing reflects the tenor of the times prior to the second World War and
includes local and statewide news of events of concern and interest to college
students.
The
Capital Journal columns cover the months
February to December, 1936; January to June, 1937; and September to June,
1937-1938. The
Oregonian articles appeared from September
to December, 1936; January to June, 1937; and from September to June,
1937-1938.
The newspaper columns are sorted by newspaper name and arranged
chronologically.
Hope Chamberlin Newspaper Columns, Oregon State University Archives,
Corvallis, Oregon
The materials were presented to the University Archives in 1969 by Hope
Chamberlin.
Materials relating to student life at Oregon State College during the
1930s can be found in the Memorabilia Collection, the Oregon State College
Clippings Scrapbooks, the Theta Sigma Phi (Alpha Eta Chapter) Records, and a
variety of alumni manuscript collections.
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