Monte Campbell is an alumna of Oregon State College, class of 1953, and among the first women to graduate from Oregon State with a degree in Physical Education. In her interview she discusses her upbringing in rural Prospect, Oregon; her experiences as a Phys. Ed. major at OSC; her memories of life in Alpha Omicron Pi sorority; the rules and expectations that governed women's behavior on the OSC campus in the late 1940s and early 1950s; and her life after college, which included jobs in education, sewing and real estate.
The interview was conducted by Chris Petersen at the Valley Library with the assistance of Monte's son, Glen. It is a component of the History of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 3), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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