Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs, 1923-1926

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lawrence, Bessie Brown, 1904-2004
Title
Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs
Dates
1923-1926 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.01 cubic foot, including 23 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 258
Summary
The Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs consist of images made or assembled by Bessie Brown during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. The images show campus buildings and student activities during the mid-1920s.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Bessie Jane Brown, of Lakeview, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural from 1923 to 1927 and graduated in 1927 with a BS degree in home economics. She married Wilbur Wray Lawrence, a 1926 graduate of OAC.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs consist of photographic prints made or assembled by Bessie Brown during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. They include images of campus buildings affixed to scrapbook pages and individual snapshots of the homecoming bonfire and the freshman-sophomore tug-of-war.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Bessie Brown Lawrence Photographs (P 258), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

The photographs and other items were sent to the Alumni Association by Bessie Brown Lawrence's daughter.

Acquisition Information

Photographs were transferred by the Alumni Association in 2006.

Related Materials

Other materials transferred with the photographs have been placed in the Intercollegiate Athletics Records (RG 7) and the Memorabilia Collection.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
  • Oregon Agricultural College--Students.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums.
  • Photographic prints.