Pacific University Luau Records
Scope and Contents
The Luau collection includes promotional posters issued for the annual Pacific University Luau, photo albums of the Lu'au events over the years made by those in the Hawaii Club, Luau programs, a slide show script for the backdrop of Luau, loose photographs and VHS tapes of the Lu'au events.
Dates
- 1980-2010
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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
Lu'au (which can also be written as Luau) is a tradition that the Hawaii Club, known as Na Haumana O Hawai'i (NHOH), brought to the Pacific University campus in the same academic year that the club was formed, 1959-1960. What began as a small celebration that was first done on the lawn behind Bates House on College Way has now become a symbol of the Hawaiian culture brought to the Mainland and is a huge, weekend celebration that is now a part of the Pacific culture. Lu'au has become a popular event that includes various dances, including fire dances where males throw an enflamed baton.
Extent
5.75 Cubic Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
- 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