Standing at far right is Clara Waldo, former Oregon State Regent and the woman after whom Waldo Hall is named. At far left in white hat and glasses is Kate Jameson, Dean of Women from 1924-1941. She established Mothers Day at OAC in 1924.
The building was designed by architect Charles H. Burggraf and was completed in 1907. In addition to serving as a women's dormitory, it also included living quarters for single female faculty members and housed the domestic science department.
Clara Humason Waldo (1858-1933) was the first woman to be named to the Board of Regents for a state institution of higher education, and also the first woman to address a graduating class at Oregon State. A member of the OAC Board of Regents from 1905-1919, Waldo Hall is named in her honor. She was the wife of Oregon Supreme Court Justice John B. Waldo.
This view of Oregon Agricultural College from the lower campus shows (from left to right): Waldo Hall; Education Hall; Fairbanks Hall (cupola visible on skyline); Strand Agricultural Hall; the Women's Building; Benton Hall; and Apperson Hall. Fourteenth Street was not extended across lower campus until the 1960s.
From left to right: Faye Roadruck '08; Jessie Davidson '09; Gertrude Davidson '08. Photo was used in the 1908-1909 college catalog in the picture section.