Female students on commencement day

Title
Female students on commencement day
LC Subject
Commencement ceremonies Nomura, Ruth Japanese Americans Portraits, Group
Repository
Oregon State University. Libraries
Description
The woman pictured third from right is Ruth Nomura. Ruth Nomura, born in Portland in 1907, was one of the first Japanese Americans to be born in Oregon. She was also the first Nisei woman from Portland to attend Oregon State Agricultural College. Enrolling in 1926, Nomura graduated in 1930 with a B.S. in Home Economics.
Work Type
photographic prints
Location
Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1930
Identifier
P025:0596
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980 (P 025)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Historical Images of Oregon State University OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
Historical Images of Oregon State University
Is Part Of
This image appears in "A School for the People: A Pictorial History of Oregon State University," page 293.
Institution
Oregon State University