Mary Finn Maples photographs collection
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Oregon public schools and teachers, 1932-1962, compiled by Mary Finn Maples, an educator and guidance counselor. The collection includes 1,235 images, which date from 1932-1962; most were taken from 1948-1959. All Oregon counties are represented except Benton, Gilliam, Linn, and Wheeler. The majority of the images are exterior and interior views of elementary schools; many of these document inadequate facilities at small rural schools. Classroom scenes most often feature activities such as puppet shows and plays, science projects, and student-made posters, murals, clay and papier-mache figures. Some teachers are identified by name, but students are not. Most of the photographs are snapshots taken by unidentified photographers; there are also some prints made by professional photographers. Includes Polaroids. Markings on some images indicate they were used in publications.
Dates
- 1932-1962
- Majority of material found within 1948-1959
Creator
- Maples, Mary F. (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical Note
Mary Finn Maples earned an undergraduate degree at Salem (Oregon) State Teachers College in 1955, a master's in education at Massachusetts State College, and a doctorate in college student services administration from Oregon State University in 1977. She was director of counseling (1966-1968) and dean of students (1968-1969) at Marylhurst College, director of guidance services at Linn Benton Intermediate Education District, an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Oregon State University for the 1972 summer term, and spent much of her later career in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Extent
1.44 Cubic Feet (4 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs of Oregon public schools and teachers, 1932-1962, assembled by Mary Finn Maples, an educator and guidance counselor. All Oregon counties are represented except Benton, Gilliam, Linn, and Wheeler.
Arrangement
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by county and then alphabetically by school name within each county. If the name of the town in which the school is located is known to differ from the name of the school, the town name is given in parentheses.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Pongracz, 1985 (Lib. Acc. 17314, Photo Acc. 985D074).
Processing Information
Collection was initially arranged and described by Mary Patton in 1985, with further processing and description work by Sharon Howe in 2003. Minor revisions were made to collection guide in 2023 to correct errors and conform to current standard.
- Art in education -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Classes (Groups of students) -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Education, Elementary -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Education, Rural -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Elementary and Secondary Education
- Elementary schools -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Oregon
- Photographs
- Puppet theater in education -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Rural schools -- Oregon -- Photographs
- School buildings -- Oregon -- Photographs
- School children -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Schools -- Exercises and recreations -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Teachers -- Oregon -- Photographs
- photographs
Creator
- Maples, Mary F. (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Mary Finn Maples photographs collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary Patton; Sharon M. Howe
- Date
- 1985; 2003; revised 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- May 2007: Corrected collection extent, MKF.
- 2023-09-07: Revised to conform to current standard.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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