Waldo Hall

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The building's front entrance in 2017 WaldoHall2.jpg
The building's front entrance in 2017

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

Oregon State University public university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Oregon State University (OSU) is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It is also the largest university in the state, with a total enrollment exceeding 28,000. More than 230,000 students have graduated from OSU since its founding. The Carnegie Foundation designates Oregon State University as a "Community Engagement" university and classifies it as a doctoral university with a status of "Highest research activity".

Corvallis, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

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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]

John B. Waldo American judge

John Breckenridge Waldo was an American politician and jurist from the state of Oregon. A native of Oregon, he grew up near Salem as part of a prominent pioneer political family that included father Daniel and brother William. A trained lawyer, he was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court and served for one term from 1880 to 1886, including as the 13th Chief Justice from 1884 to 1886. He also served one term in the Oregon House of Representatives. Waldo spent many summers in the Cascade Range fostering an appreciation for the natural environment, which led to conservation efforts to preserve the range and later to the naming of several natural features after Waldo, notably Waldo Lake.

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  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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