Overview of the Collection
Biographical NoteBertha Estella Watrous, from Olympia, Washington, graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1907 with a degree in Literary Commerce. After graduation, she returned to Olympia and worked as a stenographer at the state house in Olympia. In the early 1920s, she married M.G. Andresen. Content DescriptionThe Bertha Andresen Photographs consist of one mounted photographic print and 10 postcards of the Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) campus and students. The postcards are individually numbered P026:01 through P026:10; the print is not assigned an item number. The postcards include images of several campus buldings or structures, including Alpha Hall, the fountain on lower campus, and the Armory (now McAlexander Fieldhouse); the 1910 graduating class; 1911 commencement activities; the OAC cadets in the 1911 Portland Rose Festival parade and drilling on lower campus; and the 1907 women's and men's basketball teams. The print shows an athletic field grandstand in 1902 located east of the site of Waldo Hall. Cauthorn (now Fairbanks) Hall is visible in the background. A football team is practicing on the field. Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research. Preferred Citation :Bertha Andresen Photographs (P 026), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon. Administrative Information
Acquisition Information :
Most of the items in the collection were acquired by the OSU Archives in 1966 or earlier. Related Materials :Many OSU Archives photographic collections include postcards of campus scenes and photographs of athletics teams and events including the Buildings Photograph Collection (P 016) and Harriet's Photograph Collection. Subjects
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