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Jessie Ruth Darling Photograph Collection, 1916-1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Darling, Jessie Ruth.
- Title
- Jessie Ruth Darling Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1916-1942 (inclusive)19161942
1916-1917 (bulk)19161917 - Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, including 13 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 157
- Summary
- The Jessie Ruth Darling Photograph Collection consists of photographic postcards assembled by Darling, primarily during her student years at Oregon Agricultural College. Darling attended Oregon Agricultural College in the mid-1910s as a music student and completed her study in 1917.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jessie Ruth Darling studied music at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the mid-1910s and completed her program at OAC in 1917. In the 1920s, she was a music teacher in Throne, North Dakota.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Jessie Ruth Darling Photograph Collection consists of 11 images of the Oregon Agricultural College campus, Corvallis views, and Oregon scenes. Most of the images (10) are photographic postcards. One of the images is a color picture postcard. All of the images are individually numbered (P157:01 thru P157:11). The collection includes copy prints of two of the images.
The campus images depict Benton Hall in snow; snow on lower campus; and a view of lower campus. Several of the Corvallis scenes depict the February 1916 flood, including the damaged Oregon Electric Railroad near the Willamette River and the depot surrounded by floodwater. Other Corvallis views include the Van Buren Street bridge and a 1923 street scene that includes the Julian Hotel and Majestic Theater.
The Oregon scenes include a 1942 image of Mt. Hood in winter from Government Camp and a color picture postcard, Surf Bathing, Newport, Oregon that depicts children wading on the surf.
Several images from the collection are available online in the Best of the Archives digital collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Jessie Ruth Darling Photograph Collection (P 157), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The photographs were received by the Archives in the 1960s or 1970s.
Related Materials
The Archives' collections include many images of campus scenes and Corvallis views, especially in Harriet's Collection and the Buildings Photograph Collection (P 016). Many images of campus and Corvallis scenes are available online in The Best of the OSU Archives.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Floods--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Geographical Names
- Corvallis (Or.)
- Willamette River (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic postcards.
- Picture postcards.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- (creator)
- (creator)
- (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2010
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
