Willamette University Scrapbook collection

The Willamette University scrapbook collection consists of scrapbooks created by Willamette University faculty, staff and students. Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, letters, awards, and souvenirs gathered to document the individual and community life at Willamette University. Included are scrapbooks created for campus residence halls, scrapbooks created by individual students and faculty members, and scrapbooks created to document publicity about the university.

This series contains scrapbooks created by Willamette University faculty. Scrapbooks include photographs and memorabilia.

James Ralph Dobbs was a Willamette University piano professor. His scrapbook includes portraits given to him by teachers and composers in music, photographs of Dobbs as a child, as an adult playing piano, and of his family members. Also includes photographs and article of pianist, Alexander Raab.

James T. Matthews (1893-1942) was a mathematics professor and dean at Willamette University. This scrapbook focuses on the Willamette University summer school held in Joseph, Oregon.

Publicity scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings featuring or mentioning Willamette University. These clippings were compiled by University staff to document the publicity of the year(s). The Office of Communications collection also contains compilations of more recent newspaper and magazine publicity.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings coving topics such as the Music School, May Weekend, forensics, guest speakers and student affairs.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings compiled by the Willamette University Director of Information.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings compiled by the Willamette University Director of Information.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings compiled by the Willamette University Director of Information.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings covering Salem and Willamette University. Charles B. Moores was a student at the Oregon Institute and Willamette University. He was also the Dean of the Board of Trustees for twenty years.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings covering Salem and Willamette University. Charles B. Moores was a student at the Oregon Institute and Willamette University. He was also the Dean of the Board of Trustees for twenty years.

This series contains scrapbooks created by students living in campus residence halls. Halls represented in these scrapbooks include Baxter, Doney, Lausanne, and York Halls. The majority of the scrapbooks include photographs, event programs, and lists of committee members.

Baxter Hall was built in 1947. It is named for Bishop Bruce Baxter who was Willamette University President from 1934 to 1940. Baxter Hall initially comprised four wings for fraternity organizations and a central area for independent men.

Doney Hall initially opened as a women's dormitory in 1955.

Lausanne Hall was built in 1920. It replaced the Women's Dormitory that had been the home of Willamette University's first teacher, Chloe Clarke Willson. That dormitory was closed in 1915, and construction for the new Lausanne Hall began in 1919. Between July 1943 and October 1945, Lausanne became the home of the V-12 College Navy Training Program at Willamette.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, programs, and information about student experiences and events in the 1959-1960 academic year.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, programs, and information about student experiences and events in the 1959-1960 academic year.

The Lucy Anna Lee House opened in 1960 as a women's dormitory. It was named after Jason Lee's daughter, Lucy Anna Lee. Lee House was opened in concordance with Emily York House, also a dormitory for women.

The Emily J. York House opened in 1961 as a women's dormitory. It was named after the first graduate of Willamette University, Emily York. York was built in concordance with the Lucy Anna Lee House, also a dormitory for women.

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.