Evelyn Crowell

Born in Saginaw, Michigan on March 17, 1936, she moved with her father, grandfather, brother, and uncle to Oregon in 1942. They lived in North Portland and the men worked in the shipyards. She attended Boise Elementary school, the Girls Polytechnic High School, and Portland State College. She earned a Master's degree in library science from the University of Washington in 1960. In 1970 she became the first single Black woman in Oregon to adopt children. == Career ==

Crowell's first job, after obtaining her library science degree, was at Jefferson High School in North Portland. == Community involvement and activism ==

Evelyn Crowell was first Black Portland YWCA president and served the Portland Public Schools Board for one term. She was a generous donor to education and established numerous scholarships: The Evelyn I Crowell Endowed Opera Scholarship (PSU), The Evelyn I Crowell Endowed Theater and Film Scholarship (PSU), The Albert Crowell, Jr Memorial Scholarship (PSU), The Evelyn Crowell Scholarship through the PCC Foundation, and The Evelyn Crowell Endowed Scholarship (University of Portland). == Legacy ==

The Portland Community College's Cascade Campus Library is home to the Evelyn Crowell Center for African American Community History. == References ==