Lora Lemon Scrapbook, 1896-1961
Predominant Dates: 1904-1911
The Lora Lemon Scrapbook consists of photographs, clippings, and ephemera assembled by Lemon documenting the student years of herself and her husband, E.B. Lemon, at Oregon Agricultural College in the early 1900s, as well as their continued involvement in the Oregon State College community through the 1950s. Lora Lemon graduated from OAC in 1908; E.B. Lemon graduated in 1911 and was a faculty member and administrator at Oregon State from 1911 until his retirement in 1959.
Items from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
ID: MSS LemonLora
Extent: 0.25 cubic feet
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Statement on Description: Photographs were affixed to scrapbook pages with adhesive tape which has discolored the images. Scrapbook pages are embrittled and have been interleaved with acid-free paper.
Preferred Citation: Lora Lemon Scrapbook (MSS LemonLora), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
The scrapbook was donated to the Archives in 1985 by Lemon's son, Berlan Lemon. One item (a postcard) was added to the collection in 1996 by transfer from the Horner Collection.