Collection Overview
Title: Mary Jones Sewing Sample Book, 1895-1896
ID: MSS JonesM
Primary Creator: Jones, Mary
Extent: 0.03 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
This collection is comprised of a sewing sample book assembled by Mary Jones during her first year as an Oregon Agricultural College student under the instruction of Margaret Snell.
Scope and Content Notes
Sewing sample book assembled by Mary Jones during her first year as an Oregon Agricultural College student; her sewing instructor was Margaret Snell.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Alumna Mary Jones of Corvallis graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1899 with a B.S. in Household Science. She attended OAC for 4 years from 1895/96 through 1898/99. From 1899 to 1907, she taught school in Benton County as well as near Alicel and in Silverton, Oregon. She and her sister attended the Los Angeles Normal School in 1907/08. She taught in Corvallis in 1908/09 and then in Estacada for two years. She married Lloyd Meader Yocum in 1911 and was living in Estacada in 1924.
Administrative Information
More Extent Information:
1 volume
Statement on Access:
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
The Mary Jones Sewing Sample Book, Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Creators
People, Places, and Topics
Jones, Mary
University History
Forms of Material
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