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George H. Atkinson Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-26
Summary

George Henry Atkinson was an early Oregon missionary and educator who founded Pacific University. He was also involved in the creation of the public school system in Oregon. The collection consists of Atkinson's incoming and outgoing correspondence, along with several of his publications.

Dates: 1852-1887

Les AuCoin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-147
Abstract

Walter Leslie “Les” AuCoin served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon’s 1st District (1975-1993). The Les AuCoin Papers document his 22 years in public office, and includes speeches, campaign materials, legislative files, media releases, press clippings, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1968-1993; 1942-2022

Barbara Potts Carlin Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-20
Summary

Scrapbook of Barbara Potts Carlin who graduated from Pacific University in 1933.

Dates: 1929-1933

Erma Welch Cooper Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-19
Summary

Collection consists of one scrapbook of correspondence, greeting cards, post cards, newspaper clippings and photographs collected by Erma Welch Cooper.

Dates: 1962-1971

Myron Eells Papers

 Collection — Folder: MS File Box 2
Identifier: MS-76
Summary

Myron Eells, born in Oregon in 1843, was a missionary at the Skokomish Reservation in Washington, and a trustee of both Pacific University and Whitman College. This collection includes 7 letters by Eells, mostly related to Pacific University, and 3 anti-slavery pamphlets that may have belonged to him.

Dates: 1850-1897

Jan Shield Art Administration Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-158
Abstract

A collection of administrative records pertaining to art at Pacific University, compiled by Art Professor Jan Shield between the 1970s-2000s. The collection includes media, correspondence, photographs and other material relating to Pacific University's Cawein Gallery (1980s-2000s); Permanent Art Collection (1970s-2000s); and Sculpture Marathon event (1970s); and the Forest Grove Chalk Art Festival (1992-1993).

Dates: 1977-2009

Lyman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-31
Summary

The Lymans were a family of early Oregon settlers who were active in missionary, educational and literary activities. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence between member of the Lyman family and their friends between the years of 1846 to 1883.

Dates: 1846-1883

Mary Frances Farnham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-84
Summary

Mary Frances Farnham was an important member of the Pacific University faculty, who taught English Literature and served as the Dean of Women in the early twentieth century. This collection contains correspondence, papers and letters relating to her death in 1942, and personal receipts.

Dates: 1895-1943

Pacific University President Charles J. Bushnell Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-3-106
Scope and Contents

Charles J. Bushnell was Pacific University's sixth president from the years of 1913-1918. This collection includes Bushnell's correspondence during his presidency at Pacific, Off-prints of academic articles he wrote that were published, and news clippings announcing his intention to teach classes at Pacific and his death in 1960. Also included are Mrs. Olga Bushnell's correspondence and news clippings as well.

Dates: 1940-1960

Pacific University President John Russell Herrick Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: RG-3-102
Summary

Correspondence collected by John Russell Herrick during his Presidency at Pacific University and Tualatin Academy (1880-1883).

Dates: 1879-1883

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