Brooks and Melba Labbe Caldwell Collection 1851-1985 1920-1985

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Brooks and Melba Labbe Caldwell Collection 1851-1985 1920-1985

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The Brooks and Melba Labbe Caldwell Collection contains materials generated, collected, and assembled by Brooks Caldwell and his wife Melba Labbe. Documenting their educational histories, professional lives as a pharmacist (Brooks) and florist (Melba), and social interests, this collection includes certificates, photographs, postcards, publications, an account ledger, and a scrapbook. Brooks Caldwell graduated from Oregon Agricultural College in 1925 in Pharmacy.

0.75 cubic feet; 5 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes

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Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

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Oregon Agricultural College. Class of 1925.

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Tau Delta (Fraternity)

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Caldwell, Melba Labbe, 1903-1967.

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Oregon State University. President's Club.

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Daughters of the Nile

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This women's organization, composed of wives, daughters, mothers and sisters of Shriners, celebrated its 39th year in Detroit in 1955. From the description of Daughters of the Nile records, 1953-1957 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 463616254 ...

Portland Rose Festival

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Rho Chi Society (U.S.). Beta Chapter (Oregon State University)

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Caldwell, Brooks, 1902-1987.

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Born in 1902 and raised in Fresno, California, Brooks Caldwell entered Oregon Agricultural College in 1922 and received a BS from the School of Pharmacy in 1925. On campus, Brooks was a member of the Tau Delta Fraternity and the Rho Chi Honorary Society. After a brief stint in teaching after graduation, Caldwell went on to operate two pharmacies in the Portland area. In 1942, he married Melba Labbe and entered military service. Caldwell died in 1987. Born in 1903 to an old and well-established P...