Virginia Meyer collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MG 524

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Virginia Meyer was a University of Idaho alum who earned both a BA and MA in Home Economics. This collection contains many photographs of the Kamiah, Idaho area. Specifically, many of the photographs are of her relative's business, Dissmore Mercantile Company. Her mother came from the Dissmore family, and married into the Dempsey family. There are various photographs which were used as postcard, and some are photocopies as well as negatives. The last folder is the Kamiah Bridge Company stock book which houses stock certificates.

Dates

Creation: 1900-1920

Creator

Meyer, Virginia (Dempsey), 1923-2021 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Virginia M. (Dempsey) Woods Meyer was born on July 2, 1923 to Ward L. Dempsey and Gladys M. Dissmore in Clarkston, Washington. Throughout her childhood her family moved to Lewiston, Kamiah, and eventually Grangeville, Idaho. Here she attended Grangeville High School and 1942 pursued studying Home Economics at the University of Idaho.

During her time at the university she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, the Home Economics Club, and participated in campus events usually playing the piano. After completing her degree she taught in various schools in Oregon, and traveled throughout the state of Idaho as a home economist for Washington Water Power Company. She eventually earned her Master's degree in Home Economics from the University of Idaho, and began teaching as an assistant professor at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.

Later in life she moved back to Washington State and worked as a cooperative extension agent and chairman in Asotin County. Then she worked a county agent for Lincoln County until she retired in 1985. Virginia passed away on October 22, 2021.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs of Kamiah, Idaho and a stock book for Kamiah Bridge Company.

Arrangement

Collection was left in original order.

Bibliography

Information in the Biographical/Historical section came from the online obituary of Virginia Wood Meyer, published by the Lewiston Tribune.

"Virginia Woods Meyer". (2021). The Lewiston Tribune.

General

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections & Archives Offensive Content Policy.