Co-Resident Women, Incorporated.

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Co-Resident Women, Inc., an independent housing corporation, was founded in 1938 to provide female students at OSU with inexpensive cooperative housing. The organization operated six houses at its peak; over time, rental agreements with the University were not renewed and other houses were sold when they could not be run efficiently. In 1985, faced with financial difficulties, the corporation deeded its remaining house, Anderson House, to the OSU Foundation and was dissolved.

From the description of Co-Resident Women, Inc., records, 1943-1985. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 45818451

Co-Resident Women, Inc., an independent housing corporation, was founded in 1938 to provide female students at OSU with inexpensive cooperative housing. In 1943, the organization was formally incorporated as a non-profit corporation. That year, the organization operated seven houses: Jameson House, The Pines, Hazelrae, Katherine Veatch Kottage, Heather House, Linden Hall, and Edith Pernot. Other houses that Co-Resident Women, Inc. operated included Winston House, and Heather Rae House.

Over time, rental agreements with the University were not renewed and other houses were sold when they could not be run efficiently. In 1985, faced with financial difficulties, the corporation deeded its remaining house, Anderson House, to the OSU Foundation and was dissolved.

From the guide to the Co-Resident Women, Inc., Records, 1943-1985, (Oregon State University Libraries University Archives)

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creatorOf Co-Resident Women, Inc., Records, 1943-1985 Oregon State University Libraries University Archives
creatorOf Co-Resident Women, Incorporated. Co-Resident Women, Inc., records, 1943-1985. Oregon State University Libraries
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Oregon--Corvallis
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Universities and colleges
Housing, Cooperative
Housing, Cooperative
Student housing
Student housing
Oregon
Women
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Corporate Body

Active 1943

Active 1985

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