Thurza Boies Papers, 1913-1987

Title: Thurza Boies Papers, 1913-1987

ID: MSS Boies

Primary Creator: Boies, Thurza

Extent: 0.47 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Accession 2004:078 consists of materials generated and collected by alumna Thurza Boies pertaining to her experience at Oregon State. Primarily made up of photographs, other materials in this transfer include commencement programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and an event program. The images, numbering 39 prints in all, depict Thurza with fellow classmates and friends, class reunion group shots, a class trip to Marys Peak, and a graduation portrait. Correspondence and newspaper clippings in this accession relate to class reunion gatherings and T. J. Starker.

Accession 2005:078 is an addition to the Thurza Boies Papers and consists of brochures, correspondence, flyers, newspaper clippings, photographs, two scrapbooks, and an appointment calendar/diary. Primarily documenting Boies' 92nd and 93rd birthdays, rafting and hot-air balloon ride excursions, these materials also include a clipping about her collection of Madonna sculptures and a scrapbook pertaining to Boies family reunions from 1932 to 1961.

More Extent Information: 39 photographs; 2 archives boxes, 1 16x20 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation: Thurza Boies Papers (MSS Boies), 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.

Boies, Thurza

Boies, Thurza
University History