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Arminda Bates Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-01-T58

Content Description

The collection consists of scrapbooks from Arminda Bates time as a student at the College of the Pines, notes from her education in New York, a diary she kept as the first professional librarian of the College, and photographs of the early College campus and her home. A small number of materials in the collection are related to the public library in Bandon, Oregon.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

This collection was donated by Arminda Bates great-niece Jane Bates-Smith in January of 2016.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1895-1950

Creator

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 Hollinger Boxes)

Inventory

Box/folder 1/1-8 Scrapbooks, 1892-1899 1/9-10 Class notes, 1900-1901 2/1-3 Diaries, 1901-1916 2/4-Photographs, College of the Pines, 1892-1916 2/5-Photographs, home, 1901-1916 2/6-7 Materials related to the Bandon Public Library, 1920-1950