Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center
University
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Oregon State University
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MSS
WaldoHall
Waldo Hall
Scrapbooks
1947-1958
0.35 cubic foot, including 8
photographs
1 oversize
box
The Waldo Hall Scrapbooks consist of two
scrapbooks documenting the residents and activities of this women's
dormitory at Oregon State College. The scrapbooks include clippings, dance
cards, ephemera, and photographs. Waldo Hall was constructed as a women's
dormitory in 1907.
Materials in English.
Historical Note:
Designed by Charles H. Burgraff, Waldo Hall was completed in 1907 as a
women's dormitory. It originally had 115 rooms and could accomodate up to
300 women residents. It was named in honor of Dr. Clara Humason Waldo, an
Oregon Agricultural College Regent from 1905 to 1919. In 1959, after
completion of adjacent Snell Hall as a new women's dormitory, Waldo Hall
became a men's dormitory. It continued to be used for student housing
until 1965. The 50th anniversary of Waldo Hall was celebrated during the
1957-1958 academic year. During its first 50 years, more than 12,000
Oregon State College women students lived in Waldo Hall.
The Waldo Hall Scrapbooks consists of two scrapbooks documenting the
residents and activities of this women's dormitory at Oregon State
College. One of the scrapbooks is for the 1947-1948 academic year and the
other documents the 50th anniversary celebration of Waldo Hall in
1957-1958. The 1947-1948 scrapbook consists primarily of newspaper
clippings about Waldo Hall residents and their honors and activities. It
also includes several dance cards. A group photograph of the residents on
the front lawn of Waldo Hall is also included.
The 1957-1958 scrapbook also consists primarily of newspaper clippings.
It includes a brochure about the 50th anniversary, an article published in
the
Oregon Stater alumni magazine about the
anniversary, and the names of residents during the 1957-1958 year. Group
photographs of couples at the fall 1957 dorm dance and the 1958 spring
term dance (with the theme "Easy Street") are part of the scrapbook.
A folder of newspaper clippings from 1952 about Waldo Hall activities
and residents is also included in the collection.
Collection is open for research.
Waldo Hall Scrapbooks, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis,
Oregon.
The
University
Housing and Dining Services Records (RG 145) document the
residence halls and dormitories and include numerous scrapbooks
documenting student life and activities. The
Voices of
Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 09) includes
an interview with a 1956 resident of Waldo Hall. The Archives' photograph
collections include many images of Waldo Hall, especially in Harriet's
Collection and the Buildings Photograph Collection (P 016). The
Dean of
Women's Office Records (RG 057) document student programs for
women at Oregon State. The Archives' holdings include many collections
documenting women's organizations, including several pertaining to student
housing for women:
Azalea
House,
Coed
Cottage,
Co-Resident
Women, Incorporated (RG 077), and
Panhellenic
Council (RG 056) Records.
Oregon State
College--Student housing.
Oregon State
College--Students.
College
students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student
activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student
housing--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women--Education
(Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.
Colleges and
Universities
Student Life
Women
Oregon
Corvallis
Photographs
Scrapbooks