Ernestine Brown Davidson Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook was created while Ernestine Brown attended Pacific University from 1917-1922. It contains images of the activities she participated in while at Pacific, including staff and class photos, state conventions, recreational activities, general photographs of the campus, May Day festivities, sports, and the Forest Grove community. Other materials include postcards, class programs, commencement handouts, newspaper clippings, event programs, and invitations by Kappa Delta.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1922
Creator
- Davidson, Ernestine Brown (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Ernestine Brown was born October 1, 1901 in Hillsboro, Oregon. She was a descendent of Tabitha Moffett Brown, one of the founders of Pacific University. She was raised and went to school in Forest Grove, Oregon, graduating from the local high school in 1917. She then went on to attend Pacific University, graduating cum laude in 1923. She went on to teach math, Latin, and English until 1927.
Mrs. Davidson married Roy L. Davidson in 1926 at the Brown family home. They remained in Forest Grove on the historic Brown Farm which they farmed for 65 years. She had three children, ten grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren. Mrs. Davidson died January 18, 1995 at the age of 93 in Canby, Oregon.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 volume in oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Ernestine Brown was Pacific University graduate of the class of 1923. She is a descendent of Tabitha Moffett Brown, one of the founders of Pacific University. The scrapbook was created while Ernestine attended Pacific University from 1917-1922.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Janice Davison Logsdon, 1994.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Subject
- Pacific University (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Ernestine Brown Davidson Scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Amberger
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Pacific University Archives Repository