Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives



Guide to the Dean of Women's Office Records, 1923-1973


RG 057





Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis.

Finding aid encoded by, 2006
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

 
Collection Number:
 

RG 057

 
Creator:
 

Oregon State University. Dean of Women.

 
Title:
 

Dean of Women's Office Records

 
Dates:
 

1923-1973 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

0.02 cubic feet
1 box
6 microfilm reels

 
Languages:
 

Materials inEnglish. 

 
Summary:
 

The Dean of Women's Office Records document the administrative activities of the office, the student programs that it coordinated, and committee activities of the Dean of Women at Oregon State University. The Dean of Women's Office was established at Oregon Agricultural College in 1911 and was charged with the general welfare of the college's female students. In 1969 the Dean of Women's title was changed to Assistant Dean of Students.

 

Historical Note

The Dean of Women's office was established in 1911 with responsibility for the general welfare of the college's female students. Anna Zoe Crayne was the first Dean. Kate M. Jameson, Dean of Women from 1924-1941, added many programs to the purview of the office, including the Associated Women Students, Mortar Board, and other honorary societies. The office provided housing and employment services, helped to coordinate social and activity programs, and counseled students "on matters of general and personal welfare." In 1962 the Dean of Women was placed under the new position of Dean of Students, and in 1969 the Dean of Women's title was changed to Assistant Dean of Students.

Content Description

The Dean of Women's Office Records document the administrative activities of the office, the student programs that it coordinated, and committee activities of the Dean of Women.

Arrangement

Organized into 18 series.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation 

Dean of Women's Office Records (RG 57), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

Dean of Women's Office photographs are available in Photograph Group 97. Other materials pertaining to the Dean of Women's Office are in the Student Affairs Records (RG 102) and Photographs (P 182). The Archives holdings also include the Dean of Men's Office Records (RG 134).

Subjects

Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Deans of women-- Oregon.
Other Creators :
Jameson, Kate W.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
reel
1


Series I:  President's Notebook, House President's Council


 
 
reel
1



Series II:  Military Correspondence, 1956-1963


 
 
reel
1



Series III:  Panhellenic, 1963


 
 
reel
1



Series IV:  Job Correspondence, 1944-1964


 
 
reel
1



Series V:  Student Personnel and Counseling, 1963-1965


 

Series VI:  Talons

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
reel
1
folder
1

Correspondence, 1957
 
2
Minutes, 1957-1964
 
3
Miscellaneous (Constitution, Reports, Membership lists)

 
 
reel
1



Series VII:  Alpha Lambda Delta, 1957-1963


 
 
reel
1



Series VIII:  Accounting methods


 
 
reel
1



Series IX:  General file, clippings, scrapbook, programs, 1925-1964


 
 
reel
1



Series X:  Mother's Weekend, 1925-1960


 

Series XI:  Sorority Grades, 1923-1962

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
reel
2
folder
1

Alpha Chi Omega
 
2
Alpha Delta Pi
 
3
Alpha Gamma Delta
 
4
Alpha Omnicron Pi
 
5
Alpha Phi
 
6
Alpha Xi Delta
 
7
Chi Omega
 
8
Delta Delta Delta
 
9
Delta Gamma
 
10
Delta Zeta
 
3 11
Kappa Alpha Theta
 
12
Gamma Phi Beta
 
13
Kappa Delta
 
14
Pi Beta Phi
 
15
Kappa Kappa Gamma
 
16
Sigma Kappa
 
17
Zeta Tau Alpha

 
 
reel
3 and 5



Series XIIa:  Phrateres - grades


 

Series XIIb:  Women's living groups other than sororities, 1923-1962

 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
1923-1962
 
reel
3
folder
1

Azalea House
 
2
Coed Cottage
 
3
Heather Rae
 
4
Jameson House
 
5
The Pines
 
6
Old Co-ops
 
7
Winston House
 
8
Buxton
 
9
Cauthorn
 
10
Hawley
 
4 11
Sackett A
 
12
Sackett B
 
13
Sackett C
 
14
Sackett D
 
15
Snell Hall
 
16
Waldo
 
17
West
   
1931-1955
 
5 1
Waldo Hall (East and West)
 
2
Azalea House
 
3
Sackett B
 
4
Sackett C
 
5
Sackett D
 
6
Sackett A
 
7
Heather Rae
 
8
Winston House
 
9
Jameson House
 
10
The Pines

 
 
reel
4



Series XIII:  Student Body grade averages


 

Series XIV:  Mother's Club Records

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
reel
4


Budget, 1945-1956
 


Minutes, 1945-1952
 


Membership Lists, 1947-1956
 
box
1


Scholarship Winners, 1949/1950-1972/1973

 
 
reel
4



Series XV:  Beaver Preview, 1954-1957, 1960-1962


 
 
reel
4



Series XVI:  Sponsors in Residence Halls - Sponsor Evaluation, 1955-1956


 

Series XVII:  Phrateres, Records, 1948-1961

 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
National and Northwest Conventions of Phrateres
 
folder
1

National Convention, June 1941
 
2
National Convention, April 1939
 
3
Northwest Conference, March 1938
 
4
Expansion Report
 
5
Annual Reports
 
6
Constitution of National
   
Proceedings of Chapter Meetings and Official Handbook of Phrateres
 
1
Handbook of Phrateres International
 
2
Minutes, 1926-1930,  1951-1955, 1958-1961
 
3
Phrateres Initiations and Pledges

 
   

Series XVIII:  Hostess Conferences, Phrateres, 1940-1963