Virginia Elizabeth Olsen was a Library Circulation Assistant from 1943-45. She was born in 1915 in Portland, Oregon. She received a certification from St. Helen’s Hall Junior College in 1935, where she was the chairman of the International Relations Club, and Master of Archery. She went on to achieve her Bachelor of Arts from University of Oregon in 1937, where she worked on the staff of the class yearbook. At both these institutions, she studied English literature and history. She received her certificate of librarianship from U.C. Berkeley in 1941. Before coming to OSC, she was a high school teacher and librarian throughout Oregon for six years, but eventually decided she wanted to work with older students. She was hired as circulation assistant at a salary of $1,800. She submitted a resignation in 1945 to begin war work with the Red Cross, but soon learned that OSC was now granting leaves of absence for Red Cross work. She requested to be put on a leave of absence, instead. Although her superiors said she was “not one of the strongest staff members,” they felt she did very well working face-to-face with users of the library, and granted this request. Olsen was part of the Library Association of Portland, the Women's Faculty Club, and the Episcopal Church. She attended the National Convention of Pi Lambda Theta in 1937, and traveled throughout Central and Western Canada.
Shirley A. Drawz was an order assistant at the Oregon State College library in 1946. She was born in 1922, in Superior, Wisconsin. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the College of St. Scholactica in 1944, and her A.B.L.S. from the University of Michigan in 1946. She had previously worked as an assistant at the circulations department at the University of Michigan library before coming to OSC. She was hired for a twelve month period, with an annual salary of $2,000.