Leona Irons Photographs, 1922

Collection Overview

Title: Leona Irons Photographs, 1922

ID: P 136

Primary Creator: Irons, Leona

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Leona Irons Photographs collection consists of a set of Bardell Fototone Miniatures reproductions of images from the OAC campus, mostly campus buildings.

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

Scope and Content Notes

The collection consists of forty Bardell Fototone Miniatures - twenty images, each with a duplicate - of OAC campus scenes, most of which depict buildings. The miniatures are reproduced images printed on card stock, measuring 3.5"x2.25". Certain of the items are annotated, presumably by Leona Irons. Included with the cards is a cardboard envelope produced by Bardell for storage or mailing of the miniatures.

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

Biographical / Historical Notes

Born in 1911, Leona M. Irons graduated from Blaine (WA) High School before moving on to a two-year teacher training program at Western Washington College. Following that, she spent four terms studying Vocational Education at Oregon Agricultural College. Irons spent much of her adult life in Corvallis, working as a clerk in the Agricultural Economics Extension office from 1942-1950 and the Board of Education Controller's Office from 1967 to at least 1972.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 20 photographs

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation: Leona Irons Photographs (P 136), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before December 3, 2015.

Creators

Irons, Leona

People, Places, and Topics

Irons, Leona

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