Shirley Voigts Collection, 1946-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Voigts, Shirley.
Title
Shirley Voigts Collection
Dates
1946-2012 (inclusive)
1946-1947 (bulk)
Quantity
0.01 cubic foot, including 2 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS Voigts
Summary
The Shirley Voigts Collection consists of a Westminster Association yearbook for 1946-1947 documenting the programs and activities sponsored by the Association and two photographs of Voigts. Voigts earned an undergraduate degree from Oregon State College in 1947. The Westminster Association offered religious programs and social activities for Oregon State College students at Westminster House on Monroe Avenue near the campus.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Shirley Ann Voigts, from Mill Valley, California, attended Oregon State College in the mid-1940s and earned a BS in Home Economics in 1947. During the 1946-1947 academic year, Voigts served on the Executive Council of the Westminster Association as chair of the Fellowship Committee. Voigts' married name is Shirley A. Wilson.

The Westminster Association offered religious programs and social activities for Oregon State College students in cooperation with the local Presbyterian and Congregational churches. Most of the activities were held at Westminster House on Monroe Avenue, near the campus.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Shirley Voigts Collection consists of a Westminster Association yearbook for 1946-1947, The Westminster, and two photographs of Voigts that have been affixed in the yearbook. The yearbook documents the programs and activities sponsored by the Westminster Association as well as the student leaders of the Association and participants.

The photographs include a 1947 group photograph of Voigts with other members of the Fellowship Committee and a 2012 color print of Voigts (now Shirley A. Wilson) near her home in Hawaii in 2012. In addition to the group photo, Voigts is represented in two other images included in the yearbook.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Shirley Voigts Collection (MSS Voigts), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The materials were donated to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by Shirley A. Wilson in 2012.

Related Materials

Information about other campus religious organizations is available in the Memorabilia Collection. The Religious Embassy Scrapbook documents a week of activities and events held at Oregon State College in November 1950. The Newman Foundation of Oregon State University Records document support programs for Catholic students and faculty at Oregon State, beginning in the 1960s.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College students--Religious life--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Students.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints.