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Lottie Wilson Letter, 1908
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wilson, Lottie.
- Title
- Lottie Wilson Letter
- Dates
- 1908 (inclusive)19081908
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- Summary
- The Lottie Wilson Letter was written in January 1908 by Lottie Wilson, a music student at Oregon Agricultural College, to her family in Mount Hood, Oregon. It describes her activities as a resident of Waldo Hall and her work at a Corvallis photography studio.
- 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
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lottie Wilson, from Mount Hood (Wasco County), Oregon, was a music student at Oregon Agricultural College during the 1907-1908 academic year and lived in Waldo Hall. She worked in the photography studio of W.S. Gardner.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Lottie Wilson Letter was written in January 1908 by Lottie Wilson, a music student at Oregon Agricultural College to her family in Mount Hood, Oregon. It describes her work in the photography studio of W.S. Gardner and activities in Waldo Hall, where she lived. A broadside advertising a carnival-like event at Waldo Hall on January 18 is included with the letter. The event was a benefit for the Waldo Hall library and featured Mouche Mouche (a guinea pig), fortune telling, and a Japanese booth.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
This item was found with items purchased at an auction by James and Shirley Frear. Shirley Frear donated the item to Oregon State University in 1995. Janet Lee, Women Studies Professor, transferred the item to the Archives in 2006.
Related Materials
Other materials about Waldo Hall are available in the Memorabilia Collection.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student housing--Oregon--Corvallis.
Personal Names
- Gardner, W.S.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2007
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
