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Title: Margaret Cartwright Weatherford Collection, 1926-1928

ID: MSS WeatherfordMC

Primary Creator: Weatherford, Margaret Cartwright

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Margaret Cartwright Weatherford Collection primarily consists of materials concerning performances held at the Corvallis Majestic Theater. Included are photographs and programs documenting plays and events held at the theater, as well as the people who produced them.

Margaret Cartwright Weatherford was born June 21, 1906, to James B. and Marguerite M. Newman in Portland, Oregon.  She graduated from Seaside High School and went on to study Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC).  While at OAC she was active in Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and the campus and Corvallis theater scene.  She completed her studies in 1928.

On April 14, 1929, Margaret married James Knox Weatherford, Jr. in Seaside.  The couple made their home in Albany, Oregon.  Together, they had one daughter, Charlotte.

An avid reader, Weatehrford was a strong proponent of Albany’s Carnegie Library.  She served on the library’s board for 20 years and helped establish the “Friends of the Library” during the Second World War in order to enlarge the library’s collections and support the growing population at nearby Camp Adair.  She continued to support the library when it faced threats of closure throughout the rest of her life.

She passed away in Albany on December 5, 1999.

More Extent Information: 1 folder

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation: Margaret Cartwright Weatherford Collection (MSS WeatherfordMC), 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.

Weatherford, Margaret Cartwright

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Weatherford, Margaret Cartwright