Pacific University Records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of material from the various administrative offices and officers of Pacific University, Board of Trustees, schools and academic departments, clubs and organizations, and faculty and staff. Records include correspondence, self-studies, accreditation records, minutes, financial reports, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, course catalogs, handbooks, and special format items such as photographic images, motion picture films, videotapes, posters, plaques, and blueprints.
Dates
- 1844-2011
Creator
- Pacific University (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research with the exception of select materials which contain confidential information. Contact the Archivist for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
Pacific University's roots date to 1848 with the establishment of an 'orphan asylum,' in what would become Forest Grove, Oregon, for children whose parents had died on the Overland trail or otherwise perished. In 1849 a group of local Congregational leaders drafted a charter, passed by the Oregon Territorial Legislature, to create a "seminary of learning for the instruction of persons of both sexes in science and literature, to be called the 'Tualatin Academy...'" and located on the site of the orphan aslyum. A second charter, in 1854, re-established the institution as Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, with the Academy offering college prepatory courses and the University serving as the collegiate department. Sidney Harper Marsh become the University's first president in 1954. The Academy closed in 1915.
In 1945, the University expanded into the health professions through a merger with the North Pacific College of Optometry. Other health professions programs would follow, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Professional Psychology, Pharmacy, Dental Health Science, and a Masters in Healthcare administration program.
Today, Pacific is a comprehensive liberal arts and healthcare university with 3,200 graduate and undergraduate students attending classes at the original campus in Forest Grove, and campuses in Eugene, Hillsboro and Portland.
Extent
730 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Pacific University dates to 1848 in Forest Grove, Oregon. This collection documents its corporate memory and includes materials pertaining to administrative, curricular, and student activities, including minutes, correspondence, brochures, catalogs, reports, newsletters, photographs, and related items.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in 8 series: 1) Origins and Founding Documents; 2) Board of Trustees; 3) President; 4) University Relations; 5) Academic Affairs; 6) Finance and Administration; 7) Student Life; and 8) Special Format Materials.
Accruals
Additional accruals are expected.
Bibliography
- Alumni directories
- Catalogs
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Colleges and Universities
- Correspondence
- Directories
- Financial records
- Forest Grove, Or.
- Handbooks
- Indian Industrial School (Forest Grove, Or.)
- Lectures
- Minutes
- North Pacific College of Optometry
- North Pacific College of Optometry
- Oregon
- Pacific University
- Pacific University
- Pioneers
- Scrapbooks
- Sermons
- Speeches
- Student Life
- Student activities
- Tualatin Academy
- Tualatin Academy
- Universities and colleges -- Oregon
- Yearbooks
Creator
- Pacific University (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Pacific University Records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Linda Morton-Keithley
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Pacific University Archives Repository