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Title: Beulah M. Porter Collection, 1928-1930

ID: MSS Porter

Primary Creator: Porter, Beulah M. (1909-1990)

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1998

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Beulah M. Porter Collection consists of dance cards and annotated wooden ice cream spoons collected by alumna Porter that document her participation in social events as a student at Oregon Agricultural College. Porter graduated with a degree in home economics in 1931.

The Beulah M. Porter Collection is made up of dance cards and annotated wooden ice cream spoons collected by alumna Porter that document her participation in social events as a student at Oregon Agricultural College. Dating from 1928 to 1930, the 21 dance cards reflect Porter's attendance of formal dances held at residential halls on campus and fraternity/sorority houses. The spoons were also collected by Porter at these events and contain handwritten notes.

Born in 1909 and raised in LaFayette, Oregon, Beulah Marie Porter came to Oregon Agricultural College in 1927. As a student, Beulah was active in a number of campus organizations and clubs which included the Home Economics Club, the YWCA, and the Greater Hall Council. After graduating from OAC in 1931 with a degree in home economics, Beulah went on to attend Iowa State College for graduate work in home economics education. She returned to the Pacific Northwest in 1936 and taught home economics at Vancouver High School in Washington. In 1946, Beulah married Marvin Young and the couple moved to Arizona where she resided the for the rest of her life. Beulah died in 1990.

Author: Karl McCreary

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were transferred to the University Archives in 1998 by Kathleen Porter Young, Beulah Porter's daughter.

Related Materials:

Dance cards are featured in many manuscript collections documenting the student experience at OSU from the 1910s through the 1960s. Some of these collections include: the James W. Callaway Papers (MSS Callaway); the Daniel P. and Doris Dow Murphy Papers (MSS Murphy); and the Jacqueline F. Holland Papers (MSS Holland).

The Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) contains examples of dance cards assembled from multiple sources dating from 1896 to 1969.

Preferred Citation: Beulah M. Porter Collection (MSS Porter), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid replaces information placed online in 2012.

Porter, Beulah M. (1909-1990)

College students--Oregon--Corvallis--Social life and customs.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Alumni and alumnae.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Porter, Beulah M., 1909-1990
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Dance cards.