Waldo Hall

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Waldo Hall
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Waldo Hall
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Location Corvallis, Oregon

Waldo Hall is a building on the Oregon State University (OSU) campus in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The building's fourth floor, inaccessible to the public, is one of several reportedly haunted sites on campus. [1] [2] [3]

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The building's exterior, 2012 Waldo Hall.JPG
The building's exterior, 2012

Waldo Hall was named in 1907 for Clara H. Waldo, the wife of pioneer and Oregon supreme court judge John B. Waldo. [4] She served on OSU's board of regents and was the first woman in the U.S. to serve on the board of a state college. [4] She was also the first woman to address an OSU graduation class. [4]

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References

  1. Hogue, Theresa (October 31, 2002). "The haunts of OSU?". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. Odegardf, Kyle (October 31, 2008). "Haunted campus". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. Andersen, Kelly (October 29, 2014). "'I truly believe that she is still here watching over her kids'". KVAL-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Waldo Family: Clara H. Waldo". Where's Waldo? A History of Waldo Hall and the Changing Role of Women at Oregon State. Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

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