Clara L. Simerville Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1296

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials related to Clara L. Simerville’s career as Foreign Student Counselor at Oregon State University, including materials related to advising international students and to her travels to countries including Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, and Venezuela. Materials include correspondence, reports, photographs, travel itineraries, and brochures.

Dates

circa 1958-1979

Creator

Simerville, Clara L. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are primarily in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Clara L. Simerville (1908-1999) was an educator and international student advisor.

Simerville was born June 20, 1908. She earned degrees from Wilamette University, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University before serving as an Oregon public school teacher and then working for 15 years as Foreign Student Counselor at Oregon State University. She wrote a book, Home Visits Abroad, that detailed her travels as a student advisor. After retiring from OSU, she worked at Iowa State University, where she co-founded the International Resource Center. Simerville passed away November 19, 1999.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged primarily by the geographic region to which they pertain, as identified by Simerville; publications and other general materials are stored at the end. The creator's original file groupings have been maintained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Clara L. Simerville Papers were donated to Special Collections by Clara L. Simerville of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in July 1994.

Processing Information

Processed by Katrina Windon; completed December 2022.

The creator's original file titles have been retained when present; they are indicated in quotation marks in the finding aid file titles.