Women's Recreation Association

Images and video depicting the members, teams, and activities of the Women's Athletic Association/Women's Recreation Association (WRA) at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University) and its predecessors. The content spans the group's history, from its origins in the 1920s to its end in the early 1970s upon the formal establishment of Women's Athletics at Western. Included are images of branch clubs, such as the Blue Barnacles synchronized swim club and the Orchesis/Modern Dance club.

1967 Danish Gymnastics Team

Local Identifier: WRA0001
Date Created: 1967
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
1967 Danish Gymnastics Team. Title on verso: Danish Gymnastics Team "67" Member of the Danish Gymnastics Team performing a hand stand on a…

1927 Riding Club

Local Identifier: WRA0003
Date Created: 1927
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Riding Club, 1927. Left to right: Leslie Brown, Gertrude Hestness, Marguerite Zweifel, Rossie Burns, Dorothy McCool, Miss Keller. Mary Grant, Edna…

Orchesis

Local Identifier: WRA0004
Date Created: 1963~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Three women posing with dance movements, one man in front is also posing with dance movements.

Women's Field Hockey Face-Off

Local Identifier: WRA0005
Date Created: 1940~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Three women facing off on athletic field.

1927 Volleyball Team

Local Identifier: WRA0006
Date Created: 1927
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Left to Right: Carrie Tucker, Olga Stenvaag, Grace Neely, Phyllis Paul, Florence Dunn, Margaret Nelson, Alice Nelson, Golda Abel, Pearl Purden. […

1928 Archery Club

Local Identifier: WRA0007
Date Created: 1928
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
1928 Archery Club Standing: Jakobina Vik, Irne Larson, Katherine Cole, Mildred Botta, Katherine Lawrence, Nellie Barton, Agnes Nicol, Rosa Van Ess,…

1926 Women's Freshman Baseball Team

Local Identifier: WRA0008
Date Created: 1926
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
1926 Women's Freshman Baseball team. Top row: Clara Leonard, Alice Lingley, Geneva Rickard, Adriana Vander Greind, Elizabeth Scott, Agnes…

1928 Tennis

Local Identifier: WRA0009
Date Created: 1928
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
1928 Tennis Left to Right: Vera Ginnette, Thelma Borgen, Lyn Hughes, Naomi Chase, Jean Marquis, Mary Fox, Arlene Johanson, Doris Brown, Elsie Rapier…

Women's Basketball Tip-off

Local Identifier: WRA0010
Date Created: 1940~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Unknown Women's Athletic Association members at tip-off of a basketball game.

1927 Sophomore Basketball Team

Local Identifier: WRA0011
Date Created: 1927
Creators/Contributors: Jukes, Inc.; Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Left to right: Elizabeth Krell, Erna Olsen, Alice Lingley, Orlena Moore, Edith Cox, Elsie Cummings, Geneva Rickard, Phyllis Crabill.

1927 Freshman Basketball Team

Local Identifier: WRA0012
Date Created: 1927
Creators/Contributors: Jukes, Inc.; Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Left to right: Violet Graham, Florence Christianson, Alice Nelson, Grace Raemhild, Anne Hicklin, Jean Williams, Grace Neely, Bessie James, Gladys…

Women's Recreation Association Members

Local Identifier: WRA0013
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Two unidentified women.

Women's Recreation Association Member

Local Identifier: WRA0014
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Unidentified woman standing in front of handmade poster.

The End of a Wonderful Walk

Local Identifier: WRA0016
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on verso of photo: The End of a wonderful walk. Persons identified on verso photo: Miss [Chapelle] Arnett, Barb Bryan Two women walking over a…

Women's Recreation Association Members

Local Identifier: WRA0017
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Three unidentified women.

Women's Basketball

Local Identifier: WRA0018
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Basketball team eating oranges on the side lines.

Our Advisor!

Local Identifier: WRA0019
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on verso of photo: Our Advisor! Persons identified on verso of photo: Miss [Chappell] Arnett, Diane Garmo Woman lying on blanket with a…

Instructions in Survival, by Judy Lowden our expert swimmer. Or what to do in falling overboard.

Local Identifier: WRA0020
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on verso of photo: Instructions in Survival, by Judy Lowden our expert swimmer. Or what to do in falling overboard. Persons Identified on verso…

Women's Basketball Game

Local Identifier: WRA0021
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Basketball game in progress.

Danish Gymnastics Team-67

Local Identifier: WRA0022
Date Created: 1967
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on verso: Danish Gymnastics Team-67 Female gymnast performing on balance beam.

Chopping wood is warm work

Local Identifier: WRA0023
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on photo verso: Chopping wood is warm work. Persons identified on verso: Carol Kurz, Ramona Curtis, Annette O'Connor (supervisor) Three…

Women's Basketball Team Photo

Local Identifier: WRA0024
Date Created: 1940~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Women's basketball team photo.

Women's Sophomore Archery Club

Local Identifier: WRA0025
Date Created: 1931
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Women's sophomore archery squad. From left (last names): Dever, May, Hunt, Armstrong, Towner, Robb, Deighton, Koski.

Basketball game

Local Identifier: WRA0026
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Basketball game in progress, unknown if this is an official game or a practice game.

Oh, goody! Hear it comes

Local Identifier: WRA0027
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on photo verso: J.L."Oh, goody! Hear it comes." Persons identified on verso of photo: Sandy Rose, Judy Lowdon, Laurel Hammer, Karen…

Tired, warm, but it was a great trip

Local Identifier: WRA0028
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Title on photo verso: Tired, warm, but it was a great trip. Persons identified on the verso of photo: Dianne Garmo, Sandy, Julie, Barb, Laurel,…

Woman Posing in Front of Large Painting.

Local Identifier: WRA0029
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Unidentified women standing in front of a large painting.

Sinclair Island Outing

Local Identifier: WRA0030
Date Created: 1965~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Members of the Women's Recreation Association on boat that is transporting them to Sinclair Island.

Women on a Bus

Local Identifier: WRA0031
Date Created: 1968~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Women on a bus, possibly a ski outing.

Women on a Bus

Local Identifier: WRA0032
Date Created: 1968~
Creators/Contributors: Western Washington State College. Women's Recreation Association
Women on a bus, possibly a ski outing.

Collection

Western Libraries

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women's-recreation-association