Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection, 1910-1965

Title: Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection, 1910-1965

Predominant Dates: 1955-1965

ID: P 171

Primary Creator: Women's Recreation Association (Oregon State University)

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet

Arrangement: All of the images have been assigned individual item numbers (P171:1-P171:171).

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection consists predominantly of photographs of WRA officers and women's athletic activities and events at Oregon State University. The WRA offered intramural and intercollegiate athletics as well as recreational activities for women from the late 1940s until 1973.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Scope and Content Notes

This collection consists of photographs of the Women's Recreation Association (WRA) officers and women's athletic activities and events. A variety of sports are represented including synchronized swimming; dance; basketball; volleyball; softball; field hockey; tennis; gymnastics; bowling; horseback riding; archery; and canoeing.

The collection also includes 12 postcards of Oregon Agricultural College campus views and buildings as well as the Benton County Courthouse, the Corvallis Methodist Episcopal Church, and a downtown Corvallis street scene.

The collection consists exclusively of photographic prints (P171:1-159) and 3.5 x 5.5 in postcards (P171:160-171). Most of the prints are 5x7 b/w or smaller; there are a few 8x10 b/w prints and only 5 snapshot-type color prints. Six of the postcards are color.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Women's Recreation Association was organized in the late 1940s to offer both intramural and intercollegiate athletics as well as recreational activities for women. Its predecessor was the Women's Athletic Association. The WRA continued to be active until 1973 when the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Department was formed.

Administrative Information

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: Other photographs of the Women's Recreation Association can be found in the Oregon State University Women's Basketball and Field Hockey Scrapbooks (MSS WomenBBHockey). Photographs of women's athletics are appear in many other collections including the Women's Athletics Photograph Collection (P 009) and Harriet's Photographic Collection (P HC). Paper records of the WRA are a part of the College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 031).

Preferred Citation: Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection (P 171), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before Decemeber 11, 2015.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

College buildings--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Intramural sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Buildings.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women's Recreation Association (Oregon State University)
Women--Recreation--Oregon--Corvallis.