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Vocational education -- Oregon

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1712
Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...
Dates: 1882-1959; Majority of material found within 1933-1959