Margaret Howerton class of 1936, 1933-1936
Scope and Contents
This series contains scrapbooks created by students to document their time at Willamette University. Largely covering the early half of the twentieth century, students' scrapbooks included programs, letters, souvenirs, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Programs include dances and dinners put on by campus fraternities, sororities, and residential organizations. Letters are from loved ones on-campus and at home. Collected souvenirs include dried flowers, pencils, name-cards, and in the case of Barbara Crookham Euler, tea bags and wedding cake.
Dates
- 1933-1936
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Margaret Howerton, class of 1936, was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha sorority. Included in her scrapbook are programs from events and souvenirs from the students' push to bring dancing back to the Willamette campus.
Extent
From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (50 oversize boxes)
Creator
- From the Collection: Willamette University (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections Collection Descriptions
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 United States
archives@willamette.edu