Morgan S. Odell Personal Papers 1912-1968

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Morgan S. Odell Personal Papers 1912-1968

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This collection is primarily composed of correspondencebetween Morgan Odell (Lewis & Clark College President, 1942-1960), his wifeRuth, and his parents, while Morgan served in the WWI European Ambulance Corps. Thecollection also includes scrapbooks, photographs, sermons, awards, and materialsrelating to Odell's life.

8 cubic feet; 15 boxes

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Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6365623

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Odell, Ruth

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Odell, Morgan S.

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Morgan Odell was born in Moline, Illinois, and raised in Pasadena California. Immediately after graduating from Occidental College in 1917, Odell was assigned to serve in the World War I U.S. Army Ambulance Corps in Italy. While overseas, Odell correspondended regularly with Ruth Sayre. After the war, Odell returned to Pasadena and married Ruth ????. He also attended seminary school at the University of Southern California and worked as a minister of Christian Education at the First...