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Josephine Hutchens Collection, 1938-1941
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Browning, Alice Josephine.
- Title
- Josephine Hutchens Collection
- Dates
- 1938-1941 (inclusive)19381941
- Quantity
- 0.35 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS.Hutchens
- Summary
- The Josephine Hutchens Collection consists of materials assembled by Hutchens during her student years at Oregon State College. The collection includes publications, dance cards, and grade reports. Hutchens enrolled at Oregon State in 1938 and graduated in 1941 with a degree in secretarial science.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Josephine Hutchens Collection consists of materials assembled by Hutchens during her student years at Oregon State College from 1938 to 1941. The collection includes the 1939, 1940, and 1941 Beaver yearbooks, dance cards, grade reports, pins, and student handbooks. The student handbooks consist of the Rook Bible for 1938-1939 and the Coed Code for 1938-1939 and 1940-1941.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Alice Josephine Hutchens attended Oregon State College from 1938 until 1941, when she earned a BS in Secretarial Science. Prior to her enrollment at Oregon State, Hutchens attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, She was born in Forest Grove on January 21, 1917 and attended high school there. Hutchens married Andrew Johson Browning, Jr.; Alice Josephine Browning died in 2011.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Josephine Hutchens Collection, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Elizabeth Maisel, Josephine's graddaughter, in 2011 after her death.
Related Materials
The Archives' holdings includes many collections assembled by Oregon State alumni during their student years. The following collections document students' experiences at Oregon State during the late 1930s: the Daniel P. and Doris Dow Murphy Papers; Jayne Walters Scrapbook; and Vera Garrison Collection.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Dance cards.
Finding aid prepared by
Elizabeth Nielsen
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
