Edna Price scrapbook, 1896-1899, 1931, 1959

Item — Box: 38

Identifier: Series IV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Edna Price scrapbook consists of photographs, university memorabilia, and newspaper clippings dating from 1896 to 1899. The majority of the clippings document the Spanish-American War and more specifically Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry regiment. A clipping from 1959 shows Price’s son and grandson visiting Willamette’s campus for Parents’ Weekend. Also included is a letter from a fellow classmate to Price, dated 1931, inquiring as to the whereabouts of other class alumni and suggesting a reunion. The scrapbook is arranged chronologically.

Dates

1896-1899, 1931, 1959

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Edna Price was an 1896 graduate of Willamette University. Her fiancé, Corporal Harry (Hal) Glen Hibbard, a student of the Willamette School of Oratory, died of typhoid fever in Manila on December 9, 1898, while serving with the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish-American War. He was granted a posthumous degree in 1899. After graduating, Price did secretarial work until her marriage in 1903 to Reverend Samuel H. Jones, an Irish Presbyterian minister. They lived in Jacksonville and Salem, Oregon, as well as Nevada and Texas. The couple had three children, two of whom died in childhood. Their son, Malcolm, attended Willamette from 1932 to 1938 and received both A.B. and L.L.B. degrees. Price’s grandson, Malcolm Jones, Jr., likewise attended Willamette in the late 1950’s. Price passed away at the age of 92 on May 3, 1970.