Greta McIntyre Sheeley Photograph Album and Pacific University Memorabilia

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-28

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes hundreds of photographs and other memorabilia of Pacific dating from 1917-1920 with some later material. The Photograph Album contains many photographs which she captioned with names, dates and events. Highlights of the photographs include male students in their World War I military uniforms; the "Boxer" mascot statue being held by various students; theatre productions; May Day celebrations; the annual campus clean-up day; picnics; and the Pacific University campus. Four issues of the yearbook are also included, with many annotations by Sheeley indicating the names of people in group photographs and other information that is not available elsewhere. There are also a number of loose items such as correspondence and reunion photographs, and correspondence from the donor with additional reminiscenses about attending Pacific University.

Dates

Creation: 1916-1993

Creator

Sheeley, Greta McIntyre (Creator, Person)

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.

Biographical Note

Greta McIntyre Sheeley was a 1920 graduate of Pacific University. Her hometown was Athena, Oregon. She attended during a turbulent time for the college. While she was at Pacific, America entered World War I and nearly all the male students enlisted in the military. In her last year, Prohibition began; and just after her graduation, women gained the right to vote. On campus, "Boxer," Pacific's mascot, was stolen and recovered multiple times between various student groups, and other campus traditions such as May Day and theatre productions were celebrated. Sheeley collected hundreds of photographs of her time at Pacific and preserved one of the most complete pictures of life on campus in the World War I era.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

Greta McIntyre Sheeley was a 1920 graduate of Pacific University, attending college during the World War I years. This collection includes hundreds of photographs and other memorabilia of Pacific dating from 1916-1920, with some later material.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Greta McIntyre Sheeley, 1993; and her estate via a family friend, 2016

Accruals

No accurals are expected.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Geographic

Oregon

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Greta McIntyre Sheeley Photograph Album and Pacific University Memorabilia
Status: Completed
Author: Linda Morton-Keithley and Eva Guggemos
Date: 2011, 2018
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