Florence Lynds Shuff Collection, 1940-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Shuff, Florence Lynds, 1907-1994.
Title
Florence Lynds Shuff Collection
Dates
1940-1957 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic ft.
Collection Number
Consult repository.
Summary
The Florence Lynds Shuff Collection documents the early years (1940-1944) of the Home Extension program in Marion County (Or.) and the role of the Oregon Home Economics Extension Council in the establishment of Azalea House, a cooperative house for women students, at Oregon State College.
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
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

Florence Lynds Shuff graduated from Oregon State College with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education in 1956, after her formal education had been postponed for many years because of homemaking and teaching duties. She first became involved in home economics extension in 1936 and several years later helped found the first unit in her home in Marion County. About this time she also became active in the Oregon Home Economics Extension Council, which was instrumental in the establishment of Azalea House.

In 1946, she published the first issue of the Council newsletter (Council Comments) and served as editor for 16 years. After receiving her degree in 1956, she continued teaching at the only remaining one room school in Benton County until her retirement in 1958. She moved to Corvallis from Salem in 1945 and married Harold A. Shuff in 1957. She lived in Corvallis until her death in 1994.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of 2 scrapbooks and a Handbook for Officers of Marion County Home Extension Units, 1943- 1944. One scrapbook includes clippings and photographs tracing the establishment of Azalea House (1945-1957); the other scrapbook contains clippings documenting the beginning of the Home Extension program in Marion County (1940-1944).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Florence Lynds Shuff Collection, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

More information about the Oregon Home Economics Extension Council is available in the Memorabilia Collection. The Publications Collection includes Council Comments (PUB 413) and the Homemakers Council Proceedings (PUB 8-23a). Additional information about Azalea House can be found in the Azalea House Records.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Home economics extension work--Oregon--Marion County.
  • Housing, Cooperative--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student housing--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Home Economics Extension Council.
  • Oregon State College--Student housing.

Geographical Names

  • Marion County (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks.