Edith Yang Papers, 1940-2009

Collection Overview

Title: Edith Yang Papers, 1940-2009

ID: MSS Yang

Primary Creator: Yang, Edith Leong (1918-2012)

Extent: 62.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Edith Yang Papers are arranged into six series and the materials are arranged alphabetically within those series: Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1954-2009; Series 2: Community Engagement, 1956-2002; Series 3: World War II Related Projects, 1942-1944; Series 4: Commercial Projects, 1953-2000; Series 5: OSU Projects, 1949-2002; and Series 6: Residential Projects, 1952-2003. Each entry is an individual folder, and most projects have multiple entries.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Edith Yang Papers consist of materials generated and collected by Edith Yang. In 1954, Yang, as a Chinese-American Woman, was the first woman of color to be licensed as an architect in Oregon. Yang predominantly worked within Benton County, Oregon, with the majority of her work taking place within Corvallis and the Oregon State University campus. The collection documents her architectural work in four areas: commercial, residential, and OSU, as well as World War II-related projects. Also included are biographical and other materials reflecting Yang's community engagement within the Corvallis community.

Scope and Content Notes

The Edith Yang Papers include biographical materials, reflect Yang's community engagement within the Corvallis community, and document a representative sample of Yang's architectural projects. The collection's scope focuses on her commercial and residential projects in Benton County, her OSU campus projects, including those during her time as Staff Architect of the university’s Physical Plant, and her World War II-related projects. Some of the projects include both her architectural designs and project documentation, others only reflect her design work: folder titles with "Project Documentation" included indicate that there are non-architectural sheets (all project documentation materials are located in boxes 1 and 2, both of which are cubic foot boxes), and if a folder includes "Extent" with a listed number of sheets there are architectural sheets included.

The biographical materials include artwork produced by Yang, newspaper profiles, interviews about Yang, and her design projects as a student. The community engagement materials reflect how Yang utilized her architectural skills for the betterment of the Corvallis community through her civic and community engagement work. Yang participated in various clubs, the organization of street tree planting and waterfront beautification projects, and she worked on involving citizens in the process of a civic development plan for Corvallis. There are a few architectural sheets within these series, but they are associated with projects that Yang was not hired for, or that she donated her time and skills to.

The bulk of the collection consists of Yang's commercial, residential, and OSU related architectural projects, as well as World War II-related projects. These are largely comprised of oversized architectural sheets, but may also contain smaller architectural sheets, correspondence, estimates and invoices, specifications, newspaper clippings, notes, and other textual documents related to the project found within the documentation.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Edith Leong Yang was born in 1918 in Portland, Oregon. In 1954, as a Chinese-American, Yang became the first woman of color to be licensed as an architect in Oregon, and she contributed greatly to the Corvallis community through her architectural work in the city, on Oregon State University’s campus, and through her community service. She married Hoya Yang in Vancouver, Washington, and they had two children in the 1960s.

For her education, Yang attended Jefferson High School and graduated in 1936. She began her secondary schooling at Reed College in Portland for one year, before transferring to Museum Art School in Portland, which she graduated from in 1942. Afterward, she decided to pursue a career in architecture. There was a brief pause in her schooling from 1942 to 1944, when she engaged in draft work for the Kaiser Company Vancouver Shipyards. Once she returned to school, she received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in 1946 and a Master of Science from Oregon State University in 1948. She then pursued her architectural degree at Reed College, the Portland Museum Art School, and Columbia University's School of Architecture before receiving a degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1950.

Post-graduation, Yang began her work in architecture with Cleo Jenkins and other architects from Corvallis and Portland from 1950-1954 to gain experience to be licensed in Oregon. Through these experiences, she learned piping, ventilation and structural drafting, production illustration, and isometrics. In 1954, she became licensed in Oregon and started a private practice. Some of the projects of note in her private practice in Benton County include Country Kitchen, Acres Farmstead, Emery’s Shopping Center, Shupe Furniture Store, Co-Resident Women, Inc Projects, and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis buildings. From 1979 to 1991 she was the Staff Architect for the Oregon State University Physical Plant. Yang also worked on many additions and renovations of the buildings on campus outside of her time as Staff Architect; notable projects include the Chi Phi Chapter House and the Hyslop Farm Crops Lab.

Yang was a State Certified A-Level Plans Examiner and Structural Inspector and served as the Vice Chairman of the Corvallis Board of Appeals for the Uniform Building Code. Additionally, she was a member of the American Institute of Architecture from 1955-1982 and was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Southwest Oregon Chapter from 1958-1959.

Her knowledge of code, architecture, and design proved useful not only in her architectural career, but within her community service and involvement with the development of Corvallis and the riverfront area. She was a member of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority for a five-year term. In the 1960s, she was Vice President and then President of the Corvallis chapter of Zonta International, a club that promotes women’s rights and equality in every aspect of life. She was involved with providing aid and support for international students at OSU and serving as the chairman of the committee to create the Zonta float in the Corvallis Freedom Parade in 1975. Yang was appointed for a 3-year term with the Arts in Oregon Council Board of Directors in 1971 and later became the Vice President in 1976. While on the Board, she worked on the Environmental Task Force. Yang was also a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, which she joined in 1970. She assisted in various renovations of the Fellowship’s buildings from 1982 to 1988, as well as taking on architectural work from other churches in Oregon, including the United Methodist Church of Corvallis, Church of the Good Samaritan, and Tangent City Church. In addition, Yang was a charter member of Citizens of Corvallis, a chair for the Corvallis Arts Center, and a charter member of Focus Club.

Her achievements include being named one of the 1970 Theta Sigma Phi Community Women of Achievement. She was published in Wood Design Focus in their Spring 1990 issue for “Case Study: OSU Seed Lab,” and was a co-editor of “Live with Good Design” and “Live with the Arts in Oregon,” a pocket guide. She also wrote a report titled “Evolution of the Home” which includes original sketches.

She retired from architectural work in 2000 after 46 years working in her private practice. She died in 2012 at the age of 94.

Author: Jozie Billings

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 4062 sheets and 25 photographs; 9 boxes which include 2 cubic foot boxes and 7 oversize boxes (in inches: 14x18, 20x24, 22x28, 23x31, 4x48), and 58 map folders

Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions: Copyright of the materials in the Edith Yang papers was transferred to and belongs to the Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Related Materials: Related materials include the Facilities Services Records (RG 193) which document OSU's physical campus in Corvallis as well as OSU facilities throughout the state of Oregon; RG 193 consists predominantly of architectural drawings and files for the design, construction, and modification of structures. For additional information regarding OSU buildings, see the "OSU Buildings Histories" research guide. The Yang Papers are a part of the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA); for additional information regarding the Asian American experience in Oregon see the OMA website's page featuring collections related to Asian American People and Culture.

Preferred Citation: Edith Yang Papers (MSS Yang), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1940-2009

Series 1 includes correspondence, qualification documents, newspaper profiles, newspaper clippings related to projects, interviews, artwork, reports, schoolwork, a notebook, and a portrait print of Yang. Highlights within the collection include drawings and artwork created by Yang aside from her architectural work, materials related to the museum exhibit "MatriArchs: Pioneering Woman Architects of Oregon," and Yang's architectural projects during her time as a student at the University of Oregon in the late 1940s – early 1950s. The drawings and artwork include figures, colored rooms, and abstract patterns; these were created using pencil, gouache, and oil pastels. Yang was included in the addition to the existing museum exhibit "MatriArchs: Pioneering Woman Architects of Oregon," which was featured in the Oregonian in 1992. Materials related to this exhibition include a copy of her initial interview, newspaper clippings or her profile, and photocopies of her profile in the exhibit. The architectural projects from her schooling at the University of Oregon during the 1949-1950 school years include "A Hotel for Corvallis," "Transportation Center," "A Civic Monument for Corvallis," and "Apartment House for OSU Faculty," which are only concepts for buildings. A project of note is the "Evolution of the Home" report and sketches, which contains 8 pages of text and 28 sketches of homes from early to modern times.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8.5x11 (Box 1), 30x42, and 36x48 (Map-Folder 3), as well as boxes that are 14x18 (Box 3), 20x24 (Box 5), and 4x48 (Box 8). All measurements are in inches.

Box-Item 8.1: Art - Asian Room Painting, Undated: Extent: 1 painting
Box-Folder 3.1: Art - Figures and Sketches, Undated: Includes 12 artworks of varying sizes.
Box-Folder 5.1: Art - Pattern Drawings, Undated: Includes 12 drawings using oil pastel.
Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, 1960-2001: Envelope, postcard, and correspondences regarding projects, city codes, and personal matters.
Box-Folder 1.2: Documents and Qualifications, 1940-1980: Business cards, membership cards (Zonta, Toastmasters International, American Institute of Architects, Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners, and International Working Clearance), Resume, Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table, and Class of 1940 Graduates List.
Box-Folder 1.3: Edith Yang Portrait, Undated: Extent: 1 print
Box-Folder 1.4: "Evolution of the Home" Report and Sketches, Undated
Box-Folder 1.5: Interviews, 1992: Museum exhibit biography notes and interview notes.
Box-Folder 3.2: Newspaper Profiles, 1970-1992: The Corvallis Gazette Times 1970 Women of Achievement, The Oregonian 1992 "Designing Women," and Matri/Archs Museum Exhibit Profile 1992.
Box-Folder 3.3: Personal Interest Publications, 1954-2009: Eugene Builders Exchange Weekly Newsletter, The Columbian, PALCO, University of Colorado's Medical Examiner, Free Willy-Keiko Foundation, Corvallis Gazette Times, Mid-Valley Sunday, Free China Weekly, and Anchorage Daily Times.
Box-Folder 3.4: Project Related Newspaper Clippings, 1954-2003: Newspaper clippings from the Corvallis Gazette Times and The Oregonian about various projects: Benton-Lincoln Electric Co-op, Industrial Park, Corvallis Dental Center, OSU Thrift Store, Portland Waterfront, Dallas Post Office, Philomath Post Office, O'Toole Motor Company, Seaside Shopping Center, OSU Monroe, and Eugene Civic Center.
Box-Folder 1.6: Project Related Notebook, 1994: Contains notes on projects such as Mural Park Professional Plaza, Volz Residence, and Co-Resident Women Inc's Anderson House.
Map-Folder 3.1: Schoolwork, A Hotel for Corvallis, 1950: Extent: 6 sheets
Map-Folder 1.1: Schoolwork, A Hotel for Corvallis, 1950: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 1.2: Schoolwork, A Civic Monument for Corvallis, 1949: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 1.3: Schoolwork, Apartment House for OSU Faculty, 1949: Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 1.4: Schoolwork, Transportation Center, 1949: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 1.5: Unidentified Projects, Undated: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 1.7: Various Prints, Undated: Extent: 17 prints
Box-Folder 1.8: Z 421 Lab Notebook, 1976

Series 2: Community Engagement, 1956-2002

Series 2 includes materials generated and collected through Yang's engagement with the Corvallis community during the 1960s-2000s. The materials consist of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, petitions, government documents, publications, notes, and announcements. Notable projects include the Citizens of Corvallis, Zonta International, and Arts in Oregon Council. The documentation for these projects includes materials such as petitions, correspondence, meeting notes, and newspaper clippings. An architectural project of note is “Girl Scouts Camp Whispering Winds,” which includes architectural sheets and colored drawings of the 170-acre Santiam District Girl Scout camp near Kings Valley.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8 1/2x11 (Box 1), 30x42, and 36x48, as well as a box that is sized 14x18 (Box 3). All measurements are in inches.

Box-Folder 1.9: Arts in Oregon Council, 1971-1976: Correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlet, meeting agendas, and an announcement with UUFC.
Box-Folder 1.10: Corvallis Comprehensive Plan, 1977
Box-Folder 1.11: Corvallis Civic Engagement Organizations and Involvement, 1965-1985: Pamphlets, correspondence, notes, Monroe Street redesign, drafts, council organization diagram, announcements, newspaper clippings, ordinances, and bylaws.
Box-Folder 1.12: FOCUS, 1969-1970: Member list, newspaper clippings, and bylaws.
Box-Folder 1.13: Girl Scouts Camp Whispering Winds - Project Documentation, 1965: Newspaper clipping and handbook. This is located in Kings Valley, North of Philomath, OR.
Map-Folder 2.1: Girl Scouts Camp Whispering Winds, 1965: Extent: 31 sheets
Map-Folder 3.2: Girl Scouts Camp Whispering Winds, 1965: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 2.2: Girl Scouts Camp Whispering Winds Drawings, 1965: Extent: 8 sheets
Box-Folder 1.14: Newspaper Clippings, Opinion Columns, 1969-1972: Newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Map-Folder 1.5: Riverfront Development Involvement, 1971-1973: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 3.5: Riverfront Development Involvement, 1966-1977: Newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Box-Folder 1.15: Riverfront Development Involvement, 1966-1977: Newspaper clippings, drafts, correspondence, petition signatures, announcement, meeting notes, ordinances, and fact sheets.
Box-Folder 1.16: Waterfront/Civic Center Sites - Project Documentation, 1967-1969: Petitions, correspondence, questions, estimates, maps, and announcements.
Box-Folder 1.17: Zonta International, 1956-1977: Newsletter, newspaper clipping, notes, members list, meeting plans, yearly booklets, nametag, committee programs, program packets, comment forms, magazine, pamphlets, and OSU women's studies center materials.
Map-Folder 1.6: Zonta International, Central Park Plant Beds, Undated: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 3.6: Zonta International, Newspapers, 1961-1975
Box-Folder 1.18: Zonta International, Tree Planting Project, 1961-1965: Newspaper clippings, ordinances, announcements, correspondence, and sketches.
Box-Folder 1.19: Zonta International, Publications and Nametag, 1956-2002: Handbooks, bylaws, magazines, pamphlets, and nametag.

Series 3: World War II Projects, 1942-1944

Series 3 consists of architectural sheets and project documentation from Yang’s work during World War II for the Vancouver Shipyards in Vancouver, Washington, with the Kaiser Company. This early career work was completed before Yang obtained her architecture license and before she completed her degree in architecture at the University of Oregon. These drawings focus on piping, ventilation and structural drafting, production illustration, and isometric rigging for warships. The Kaiser Company project includes a large blueprint of the isometric rigging of a ship that is 7.52 feet long. It also contains a small print artwork of a ship and a larger redraw of that same image, presumably done by Yang. The sheets drawn by Yang are signed using Yang’s maiden name, Leong, seen on the sheets as “E. Leong”; however, there are many sheets within this set of materials that were not generated by Yang.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8 1/2x11 (Box 1), 36x48 (Map-Folder 3), as well as boxes that are 20x24 (Box 5) and 23x31 (Box 7). All measurements are in inches.

Box-Folder 7.1: Kaiser Company, Inc, 1943-1944: Extent: 122 sheets
Map-Folder 3.3: Kaiser Company, Inc, 1943-1944: Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 5.2: Kaiser Company, Inc, 1943-1944: These sheets have some water damage and frass.; Extent: 39 sheets
Box-Folder 5.3: Kaiser Company, Inc, 1944: Extent: 30 sheets
Box-Folder 1.20: Kaiser Company, Inc, 1943: Notes and conversion table.; Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 5.4: War Production Mechanical Drawing, 1942: Extent: 14 sheets
Box-Folder 1.21: War Production Mechanical Drawing, 1942: Extent: 8 sheets

Series 4: Commercial Projects, 1953-2000

Series 4 consists of architectural sheets and related documentation of Yang’s commercial projects in Benton County. Several projects may include project documentation such as correspondence, estimates and invoices, design notes, and newspaper clippings. Some of her major projects are included in this series: Country Kitchen, The Big "O" Drive-In, Shopping Centers, Inc., and Shupe Furniture Store. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis building project differs from the other architectural projects as the materials found in this project reflect the high level of involvement that her fellow Fellowship members had in this process. Some of the materials that can be found in the documentation for this project include notes on input from Fellowship members, announcements, correspondence, addendums, field reports, plan checks, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Another project of note is Philomath City Hall, which was a project that never came to fruition due to Yang's contract being terminated. The project documentation includes Yang's perspective on why she believes this happened and a timeline of events.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8 1/2x11 (Box 1), 36x48 (Map-Folder 3), and around 30x42, as well as boxes that are 14x18 (Box 3), 20x24 (Box 5), 22x28 (Box 6), and 23x31 (Box 7). All measurements are in inches.

Map-Folder 21: CH2M New Wing, 1955: Extent: 21 sheets
Box-Folder 1.22: CH2M New Wing, 1955: Extent: 5 sheets
Map-Folder 4.1: Childs Garage Workshop, 1969: Extent: 10 sheets
Box-Folder 1.23: Childs Garage Workshop - Project Documentation, 1968-1970: Correspondence, budgeting, certifications, contracts, proposals, newspaper clippings, and design notes.
Box-Folder 1.24: Childs Garage Workshop, 1968-1970: Extent: 27 sheets
Box-Folder 1.25: Chintimini Park Fire Station - Project Documentation, 1956-1977: Pamphlets, newspaper clippings, proposals, receipts, specifications, addendums, contracts, agreements, correspondence, and design notes.; Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 4.2: Chintimini Park Fire Station, 1956: Extent: 42 sheets
Box-Folder 1.26: Consumers Power, Inc. - Project Documentation, 1957: Specifications.
Map-Folder 5: Consumers Power, Inc, 1964: Extent: 31 sheets
Box-Folder 1.27: Corvallis Arts Center - Project Documentation, 1974-1979: Budgeting, applications, meeting agendas, design notes, estimates, and certificates.
Box-Folder 1.28: Corvallis Arts Center, 1974-1979: Extent: 17 sheets
Map-Folder 6.1: Corvallis Arts Center, 2000: Extent: 10 sheets
Map-Folder 6.2: Corvallis Civic Center Cultural Building, Undated: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 1.29: Country Kitchen - Project Documentation, 1956: Calculations and design notes.; Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 7: Country Kitchen, 1969-1977: Extent: 64 sheets
Map-Folder 8: Country Kitchen, 1969-1977: Extent: 43 sheets
Box-Folder 7.2: Country Kitchen, 1969-1977: Extent: 46 sheets
Map-Folder 9.1: Corvallis Dental Center, 1954: Related newspaper clipping in Box-Folder 3.4: Project Related Newspaper Clippings.; Extent: 21 sheets
Box-Folder 1.30: Disco - Project Documentation, 1978: The plans and drawings for the proposal.; Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 3.7: Fircrest Farms, 1993: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 1.31: Fircrest Farms, 1993: Business card and calculations.; Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 1.32: Fred's Honda - Project Documentation, 1996: Maps, indenture request, design notes, and calculations.
Box-Folder 1.33: Fred's Honda, 1996: Extent: 11 sheets
Map-Folder 9.2: Fred's Honda, 1996: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 6.1: Hardware and Grocery Store, 1954: This building is located in Philomath, OR.; Extent: 6 sheets
Map-Folder 9.3: Jack Scoville LTD Addition, 1992: Extent: 9 sheets
Map-Folder 9.4: Industrial Site, Undated: Related newspaper clipping in Box-Folder 3.4: Project Related Newspaper Clippings.; Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 10.1: Oregon Dairy Breeders Office Building, 1958: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 1.34: Oregon Dairy Breeders Lab - Project Documentation, 1958: Correspondence, receipts, calculations, bids, pamphlets, change orders, contracts, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and specifications.
Box-Folder 1.35: Oregon Dairy Breeders Lab, 1958: Extent: 25 sheets
Map-Folder 10.2: Oregon Dairy Breeders Lab, 1958: Extent: 11 sheets
Box-Folder 1.36: Parr Heating - Project Documentation, 1954-1955: Proposals, newspaper clippings, calculations, estimates, and photographs.; Extent: 1 print
Map-Folder 10.3: Parr Heating Company, 1955: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 9.5: Payless Drug Store, 1959: Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 3.8: Philomath City Hall - Project Documentation, 1992-1993: Estimates, proposals, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Box-Folder 1.37: Philomath City Hall, 1992-1993: Extent: 23 sheets
Box-Folder 3.9: Philomath City Hall, 1993: Extent: 61 sheets
Box-Folder 3.10: Philomath City Hall, 1992-1993: Extent: 17 sheets
Map-Folder 10.4: Philomath Post Office, 1953: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 5.5: Philomath Post Office, 1953: Extent: 16 sheets
Map-Folder 11: Professional Building for George Buxton, 1958-1960: Extent: 37 sheets
Box-Folder 6.2: RC Wilson Warehouse, 1953: Extent: 4 sheets
Box-Folder 1.38: RC Wilson Warehouse, 1953: Has colored architectural drawings.; Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 1.39: Service Station Pit, 1978: Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 1.40: Shopping Centers, Inc (9th and Beca) - Project Documentation, 1956-1958: Stock receipt, list of stockholders, zoning letter, newspapers, and newspaper clippings.; Extent: 22 sheets
Box-Folder 3.11: Shopping Centers, Inc (9th and Beca) - Project Documentation, 1956-1963: Leases and newspaper clippings.; Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 12: Shopping Centers, Inc (9th and Beca), 1956-1958: Contains projects titled "Barber & Beauty," "Jewelry Shop," "Econowash," "Williams Drugstore," and "Emery's Foodliner."; Extent: 43 sheets
Map-Folder 13: Shopping Centers, Inc (9th and Beca), 1956-1958: Contains projects titled "Cornet Store," "Cornet, Drug, and Others," and "Shopping Centers, Inc Development."; Extent: 45 sheets
Map-Folder 3.4: Shopping Centers, Inc (9th and Beca), 1956-1958: Contains project titled "Emery's Foodliner."; Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 1.41: Shopping Center Addition, Roy Taylor (3rd St.) - Project Documentation, 1979: Calculations, plans, and receipts.
Map-Folder 14: Shopping Center Addition, Roy Taylor (3rd St.), 1976-1981: Extent: 31 sheets
Box-Folder 7.3: Shopping Center Addition, Roy Taylor (3rd St.), 1975-1978: Extent: 14 sheets
Box-Folder 3.12: Shopping Center Addition, Roy Taylor (3rd St.), 1978-1981: Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 5.6: Shopping Center (9th and East Grant), 1953-1959: Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 1.42: Shupe Furniture Store - Project Documentation, 1959: Specifications and newspaper clippings.
Map-Folder 15: Shupe Furniture Store, 1959-1960: Extent: 21 sheets
Map-Folder 16: Shupe Furniture Store, 1959-1960: Extent: 20 sheets
Box-Folder 7.4: Shupe Furniture Store, 1960: Extent: 18 sheets
Box-Folder 5.7: Shupe Furniture Store, 1960: Extent: 232 sheets
Map-Folder 17.1: Spencer's Seed Store, 1954: Extent: 12 sheets
Map-Folder 17.2: Studies for United Methodist Church, 1957: Extent: 26 sheets
Box-Folder 1.43: The Big "O" Drive-In - Project Documentation, 1956-1962: Newspaper clippings, fire code restrictions, notes, correspondence, and analysis.
Box-Folder 1.44: The Big "O" Drive In, 1966: Extent: 12 sheets
Map-Folder 18: The Big "O" Drive In, 1966: Extent: 71 sheets
Map-Folder 32.1: Thrift Shop Addition, 1984: Related newspaper clipping in Box-Folder 3.4: Project Related Newspaper Clippings.; Extent: 10 sheets
Box-Folder 1.45: Thrift Shop Addition, 1984: Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 1.46: Unitarian Fellowship Building - Project Documentation, 1982-1986: Future goals and considerations, 1982; Guidelines, criteria, meeting notes, photograph, and correspondence, 1984; Addendum and meeting notes, 1985; Field reports, correspondence, meeting notes, and newspaper clipping, 1986.; Extent: 1 print
Box-Folder 1.47: Unitarian Fellowship Building - Project Documentation, 1987-2007: Correspondence, announcement, and plan check, 1987-1989; pledges, 1992; specification, correspondence, and an article, 1993-1996; photographs and design notes, 2003; email correspondence and a note, 2006-2007.; Extent: 2 prints; 3 sheets
Box-Folder 1.48: Unitarian Fellowship Building, 1982-2003: Fellowship Addition and Religious Exploration (RE) Addition, 1984-1985; Unitarian Universalist (UU) House, 2000-2003.; Extent: 14 sheets
Map-Folder 19: Unitarian Fellowship Building, 1982-1985: This project contains many different iterations of work on the Unitarian Fellowship Building Addition, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis (UUFC) Expansion, Religious Exploration (RE) Expansion, and Unitarian Universalist (UU) House.; Extent: 94 sheets
Box-Folder 7.5: Unitarian Fellowship Building, 1984-1985: Extent: 19 sheets
Box-Folder 3.13: Unitarian Fellowship Building, 1986-1988: Extent: 30 sheets

Series 5: OSU Projects, 1949-2002

Series 5 consists of architectural sheets and related documentation from Yang’s Oregon State University projects. Yang served as the Staff Architect for the Oregon State University Physical Plant from 1979-1991; however, her work for OSU was not limited to this time. Yang worked on nine OSU projects before and after her time as Staff Architect, as early as 1952 and as late as 2002.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8 1/2x11 (Box 1), 36x48 (Map-Folder 25), and around 30x42, as well as boxes that are 14x18 (Box 3 and 4), 20x24 (Box 5), 22x28 (Box 6), and 23x31 (Box 7). All measurements are in inches.

Map-Folder 20.1: Adair Village Library Storage, 1979: Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 20.2: Administration Building, 1980-1989: Now called Kerr Administration Building.; Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 1.49: Administration Building, 1980-1989: Extent: 34 sheets
Box-Folder 5.8: Administration Building, Admissions and New Personnel Department, 1980-1989: Extent: 46 sheets
Box-Folder 1.50: Apperson Hall, OSU E&CE Building - Project Documentation, Undated: Specifications. Now Called Kearney Hall.; Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 3.14: Benton Hall, 1989: Now known as Community Hall.; Extent: 8 sheets
Box-Folder 1.51: Campus Entrance - Project Documentation, 1982-1987: Material list and scope of work.
Map-Folder 20.3: Campus Entrance, 1982-1987: Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 1.52: Chi Phi Chapter House - Project Documentation, 1958-1959: Specifications and newspaper clippings.
Map-Folder 22: Chi Phi Chapter House, 1956-1959: Extent: 44 sheets
Box-Folder 5.9: Chi Phi Chapter House, 1956-1959: Extent: 21 sheets
Map-Folder 23.1: Co-op House Remodel and Addition, 1955: Extent: 8 sheets
Map-Folder 23.2: Computer Science Department Farm Crops Alterations, 1983: Now called Hovland Hall.; Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 5.1: Computer Science Department Farm Crops Alterations, 1983: Now called Hovland Hall.; Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 7.6: Dryden Hall Fire Restoration, 1983: Extent: 4 sheets
Box-Folder 6.3: Environmental Health Department, 1981: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 1.53: Environmental Health Department, 1981: Extent: 4 sheets
Map-Folder 23.3: Gilbert Hall, 1983: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 3.15: Gilbert Hall, 1982: Extent: 12 sheets
Box-Folder 1.54: Hyslop Farm Lab, Strader Field Research Laboratory - Project Documentation, 1966-1969: Correspondence and specifications.
Map-Folder 24: Hyslop Farm Lab, Strader Field Research Laboratory, 1966: Extent: 35 sheets
Map-Folder 25.1: Industrial Building, 1985: Now called Cascade Hall.; Extent: 16 sheets
Box-Folder 6.4: Industrial Building, 1985: Now called Cascade Hall.; Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 1.55: Industrial Building, 1985: Area data and pamphlets. Now called Cascade Hall.; Extent: 8 sheets
Box-Folder 1.56: Kerr Library Circulation, 1979: Now called the Valley Library.; Extent: 13 sheets
Map-Folder 26: Kerr Library Building Addition, Special Collections, 1987: Now called the Valley Library.; Extent: 22 sheets
Box-Folder 3.16: Langton Hall, 1990: Extent: 9 sheets
Box-Folder 3.17: Martel House, 1980-1981: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 1.57: Martel House, 1980-1981: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 1.58: Mitchell Playhouse Ticket Office, 1979: Now called the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center.; Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 7.7: New Food Service Offices, 1979: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 7.8: OSC Milk House, Dairy Farm, 1958: Extent: 3 sheets
Map-Folder 27: Civil Engineering Department, Hinsdale Lab, 2002: Extent: 32 sheets
Box-Folder 4.1: OSU Food Industries, 1951: Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 28: Peavy Arboretum, 1991: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 4.2: Peavy Arboretum Office, 1991: Extent: 18 sheets
Map-Folder 29: Pi Kappa Phi House, Undated: Extent: 28 sheets
Box-Folder 1.59: Pi Kappa Phi House, Undated: Extent: 8 sheets
Map-Folder 30: President John Byrne's Residence, 1985: Extent: 22 sheets
Box-Folder 6.5: President John Byrne's Residence, 1984: Extent: 41 sheets
Box-Folder 1.60: President John Byrne's Residence, 1985: Extent: 5 sheets
Box-Folder 1.61: Rogers Hall - Project Documentation, 1984: Estimates, authorizations, and correspondence.; Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 4.3.1: Rogers Hall, 1987: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 4.3.2: Shepard Hall, 1979: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 6.6: Security Department, 1981-1982: Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 1.62: Security Department, 1981: Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 4.3.3: Strand Agricultural Hall, 1989: Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 31: Student Health Service Building, 1990-2004: Also called Plageman Student Health Center.; Extent: 12 sheets
Box-Folder 1.63: Student Health Center, 1981: Also called Plageman Student Health Center.; Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 1.64: Various OSU, 1981: Contains one architecural sheet labeled "Freeze Protect. Bldg MSC." Also contains 4 documentation papers that are not associated with any project, including scope of work and project notes.; Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 4.4.1: Weniger Hall, 1982-1983: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 1.65: Weniger Hall, 1982-1983: Estimates, authorizations, correspondence, notes, and purchase orders.
Box-Folder 4.4.2: Wiegand Hall Remodel: Extent: 1 sheets
Map-Folder 32.2: Withycombe Hall, 1988: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 1.66: Withycombe Hall, 1988: Extent: 3 sheets

Series 6: Residential Projects, 1952-2003

Series 6 consists of architectural sheets and related documentation from Yang’s residential projects in Benton County. The residential projects, including individual residences, remodels, and apartment complexes, represent the majority of the collection, comprising just under 2,000 architectural sheets, not including related documentation. Projects of note include Acres Farmstead (394 architectural sheets); Benton Manor, an apartment building (217 architectural sheets); the Co-Resident Woman, Inc.'s Anderson House (79 architectural sheets); and the Co-Resident Woman, Inc.'s Co-ed Cooperative (174 architectural sheets). Unless otherwise noted as located elsewhere, all projects are located in Corvallis.

This series contains materials in folders that are 8 1/2x11 (Box 2), 36x48 (Map-Folder 25), and around 30x42, as well as boxes that are 14x18 (Box 4), 20x24 (Box 5), 22x28 (Box 6), 23x31 (Box 7), and 4x48 (Box 9). All measurements are in inches.

Box-Folder 5.11: Aasum Residence, 1955: Extent: 12 sheets
Box-Folder 2.1: Aasum Residence, 1955: Extent: 5 sheets
Box-Folder 2.2: Acres Farmstead - Project Documentation, 1997-1998: Photographs, meeting agendas, correspondence, estimates, calculations, and holiday cards associated with the Acres Farmstead designed for Jo and John Acres.; Extent: 3 prints
Box-Folder 2.3: Acres Farmstead - Project Documentation, 1993-1998: Calculations.
Box-Folder 2.4: Acres Farmstead - Project Documentation, 1993-1998: Calculations.
Box-Folder 2.5: Acres Farmstead, 1997-1998: Extent: 167 sheets
Map-Folder 33: Acres Farmstead, 1999: Extent: 40 sheets
Map-Folder 34: Acres Farmstead, 1999: Extent: 26 sheets
Box-Folder 5.12: Acres Farmstead, 1997-1998: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 4.5: Acres Farmstead, 1997-2000: Extent: 48 sheets
Box-Folder 4.6: Acres Farmstead, 1997-2000: Extent: 55 sheets
Box-Folder 4.7: Acres Farmstead, 1997-2000: Extent: 53 sheets
Box-Folder 2.6: Ali Niazee Apartments, 1982: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 4.8: Bartley Residence - Project Documentation, 1968: Correspondence and notes.; Extent: 25 sheets
Box-Folder 5.13: Bartley Residence, 1968: Extent: 15 sheets
Box-Folder 2.7: Benton Manor Apartments - Project Documentation, 1959-1960: Estimates receipts, bills, newspaper clippings, and invoices. The building was originally Benton Manor Cooperative, then University Townhouse, then Executive Plaza; there is an online archive from one of the owners discussing the timeline of the building.
Box-Folder 2.8: Benton Manor Apartments - Project Documentation, 1957: Upholstery swatches, correspondence, paint chips, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, catalogues, notes, schedules, and tile coloring.
Box-Folder 2.9: Benton Manor Apartments - Project Documentation, 1960: Correspondence on range and refrigerator colors and notes on apartments plans.
Map-Folder 25.2: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959: Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 35: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959: Extent: 42 sheets
Map-Folder 36: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959: Extent: 40 sheets
Map-Folder 37: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959-1960: Extent: 27 sheets
Box-Folder 7.9: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959: Extent: 32 sheets
Box-Folder 5.14: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959-1960: Extent: 18 sheets
Box-Folder 2.10: Benton Manor Apartments, 1959-1989: Extent: 15 sheets
Box-Folder 6.8.1: Camelot Park Mobile Home Park, 1994: This is located in Albany, OR.; Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 4.9: Camelot Park Mobile Home Park, 1994: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 2.11: Camelot Park Mobile Home Park, 1994: Contact information and fax related documents.; Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 6.8.2: Charlemagne Duplex, Frederick Rex Johansen, 1977: Extent: 9 sheets
Map-Folder 38.1: Charlemagne Duplex, Frederick Rex Johansen, 1977: Extent: 13 sheets
Map-Folder 38.2: Chona Residence, 1985: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 2.12: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Anderson House - Project Documentation, 1967-1972: Invoices, correspondences, surveys, project details, certificates, newspaper clippings, goals, pamphlets, checklists, and addresses.; Extent: 5 sheets
Map-Folder 39: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Anderson House, 1967: Extent: 40 sheets
Map-Folder 40: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Anderson House, 1967: Extent: 40 sheets
Box-Folder 2.13: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative - Project Documentation, 1969-1973: Specifications, plans, notes, and correspondence.
Box-Folder 2.14: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative, 1971-1972: Extent: 29 sheets
Map-Folder 41: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative, 1971: Extent: 47 sheets
Map-Folder 42: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative, 1972: Contains one oil pastel drawing.; Extent: 44 sheets
Map-Folder 43: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative, 1971: Extent: 19 sheets
Box-Folder 7.1: Co-Resident Women, Inc, Co-ed Cooperative, 1969: Extent: 62 sheets
Box-Folder 2.15: Crowell Residence, 1973: Specifications.; Extent: 1 sheet
Map-Folder 44.1: Crowell Residence, 1973: Extent: 20 sheets
Map-Folder 44.2: Doubleday Residence, 1974: Extent: 11 sheets
Box-Folder 6.9.1: Durgan Residence, Undated: Extent: 4 sheets
Box-Folder 2.16: Garfield and Division Apartments - Project Documentation, 1972-1995: Specifications, calculations, and newspaper clippings.
Box-Folder 2.17: Garfield and Division Apartments - Project Documentation, 1986-1995: Correspondence, notes, instructions to bidders, specifications, handouts, notices, proposals, inspection reports, warranties, licensing laws, invoices, and field report.; Extent: 3 sheets
Map-Folder 44.3: Garfield and Division Apartments, 1972: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 4.1: Gathercoal Residence, 1959: Extent: 6 sheets
Map-Folder 45.1: Gleason Residence, 1976: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 2.18: Gramer Residence, 1955: Notes.; Extent: 12 sheets
Box-Folder 2.19: Griffin, Ted Residence - Project Documentation, 1960: Specifications, correspondence, notes, and guidelines.; Extent: 16 sheets
Map-Folder 45.2: Griffin, Ted Residence, 1960: Extent: 17 sheets
Box-Folder 2.20: Hutton Residence - Project Documentation, 1956: Specifications, contracts, notes, correspondence, addendums, and handouts.; Extent: 15 sheets
Map-Folder 46: Hutton Residence, 1956: Extent: 32 sheets
Map-Folder 47.1: Kuhn Residence, 1978: This is located in Philomath.; Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 2.21: Leman Residence - Project Documentation, 1990-1991: Notes, proposal, agreements, postcard, and art scan.
Box-Folder 6.9.2: Leman Residence, 1990-1991: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 2.22: Leman Residence, 1990-1991: Extent: 56 sheets
Box-Folder 2.23: Linenberger Residence Remodel, 1994: Transmissions reports and field reports.; Extent: 5 sheets
Box-Folder 2.24: Mater Residence Remodel - Project Documentation, 1958: Cost estimates and notes.; Extent: 3 sheets
Map-Folder 47.2: Mater Residence Remodel, 1958: Extent: 20 sheets
Box-Folder 2.25: McCarthy Residence - Project Documentation, 1956: Specifications.; Extent: 8 sheets
Map-Folder 48: McCarthy Residence, 1980: Extent: 30 sheets
Map-Folder 49: Petrequin Residence, 1954: Extent: 25 sheets
Box-Folder 2.26: Petrequin Residence, 1954: Extent: 6 sheets
Box-Folder 2.27: Popovitch Residence, 1972: Notes.; Extent: 22 sheets
Box-Folder 2.28: Reeves Residence - Project Documentation, 1992-1993: Notes, permits, instructions, calculations, specifications, and schedule.
Box-Folder 2.29: Reeves Residence, 1992-1993: Extent: 20 sheets
Box-Folder 6.10: Reeves Residence, 1992-1993: Extent: 33 sheets
Map-Folder 50.1: Reynolds Residence, 1955: Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 2.30: Reynolds Residence, 1955: Extent: 14 sheets
Box-Folder 6.11: Rycraft Residence, 1992: Extent: 4 sheets
Map-Folder 50.2: Samuels Residence, Undated: Extent: 12 sheets
Map-Folder 50.3: Schwab Residence, 1963: Extent: 6 sheets
Map-Folder 51.1: Scullen Residence, 1952: Extent: 4 sheets
Box-Folder 2.31: Shaw Residence, 1968-1969: Estimates and proposals.; Extent: 8 sheets
Map-Folder 51.2: Shou Residence, 1962: Extent: 13 sheets
Box-Folder 2.32: Shou Residence, 1961: Extent: 4 sheets
Map-Folder 52: Starker, Barte Residence, 1981: Extent: 26 sheets
Box-Folder 6.12: Starker, Barte Residence, 1981: Extent: 61 sheets
Box-Folder 2.33: Starker, Barte Residence, 1981: Extent: 15 sheets
Box-Folder 2.34: Swan Lake Village Apartments - Project Documentation, 1980-1992: Goals, considerations, applications, and notes. This is located in Albany, OR.; Extent: 29 sheets
Map-Folder 53: Swan Lake Village Apartments, 1980: Extent: 25 sheets
Box-Folder 4.11: Tatom Residence, 1969: Extent: 9 sheets
Map-Folder 54: University Park Apartments, 1980: Extent: 56 sheets
Map-Folder 25.3: University Park Apartments, 1980: Extent: 5 sheets
Box-Folder 6.13: University Park Apartments, 1980: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Item 9.1: University Park Apartments, 1980: Extent: 1 sheet
Box-Folder 2.35: University Park Apartments, 1980: Extent: 48 sheets
Box-Folder 2.36: Volz Residence - Project Documentation, 1994-1996: Correspondence and permit. This is located in Albany, OR.; Extent: 3 sheets
Box-Folder 4.12: Volz Residence, 1994: Extent: 34 sheets
Box-Folder 7.11: Wasserman, A.L. Residence, 1975: Extent: 2 sheets
Box-Folder 2.37: West Hills Village Retirement Home, Undated: Extent: 7 sheets
Map-Folder 55: West Hills Village Retirement Home, Undated: Extent: 31 sheets
Box-Folder 2.38: Wilson, R.C. Residence, 1952-1954: Extent: 2 sheets
Map-Folder 56: Wilson, R.C. Residence, 1952-1953: Extent: 50 sheets
Map-Folder 57: Winlund Barn, 1978: Extent: 7 sheets
Box-Folder 2.39: Wyatt Residence, 1984-1985: Correspondence.; Extent: 14 sheets
Box-Folder 2.40: Yih, Senator Mae Residence - Project Documentation, 2001-2003: Correspondence, instructions, specifications, handouts, addendum, newspaper clippings, brochure, invitation, map, photos, and a newsletter. This building is located in Albany, OR.
Map-Folder 58: Yih, Senator Mae Residence, 1964-2003: Extent: 35 sheets
Box-Folder 2.41: Yih, Senator Mae Residence, 2001-2003: Extent: 26 sheets