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John W. King Slides and Memorabilia from a 1959 trip to the Soviet Union
Collection
Identifier: MS-111
Scope and Contents
This collection includes slides and materials that John King gathered on his trip to the Soviet Union in 1959, as well as notes and writings about the experience that he created after returning. He likely used the materials to make presentations to friends and colleagues in Oregon. A note in the collection that was written on behalf of his travel group summed up the experience after their return:"True, we were amazed at the dedication, confidence and sense of security of the...
Dates:
1955-1962
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Leabo Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-157
Abstract
The Leabo Family of Oregon and California are descendants of Jacob Leabo (1795-1880), who made his first trip to Oregon in 1847. The Leabos settled in Forest Grove, Oregon in the 1860s, where several family members attended Pacific University. In 1919, many members of the Leabo Family began moving to Monrovia, California, where they lived for much of the 20th century. This collection of papers includes a handwritten family history by Alonzo Reas Leabo; a family tree; family photographs; and...
Dates:
1860-1995
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Les AuCoin Campaign T-Shirts and Buttons
Collection
Identifier: MS-151
Dates:
1988-1992
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Ellis Lucia Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-104
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the writings, correspondence, photographs and research files of Oregon writer Ellis Lucia. It also includes some material related to his personal interests, including the Barbershop Quartet and Gay Nineties festival (which he helped to found) in Forest Grove and Pacific University history. The material in the collection has been kept in the same order in which Lucia filed it. During his decades-long career, he appears to have followed the same filing scheme: He would...
Dates:
circa 1930-2000; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1985
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
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
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Malheur Field Station Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2
Summary
The Malheur Field Station records focuses on Malheur Field Station facility, during the time that Dr. William T. Jordan, a chemistry professor at Pacific University, was the university representative to the Malheur Field Station, 1971-1994. The Malheur Field Station was started in 1971 to be a place for naturalist education and research near Burns, Oregon. The field station is operated by a consortium of universities from Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Pacific University administered the...
Dates:
1971-1994
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Manuscript compiled by a parish priest of Bulacan Province, the Philippines, during the Spanish-American War
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-17
Summary
Manuscript compiled by a parish priest of Bulacan Province, the Philippines, regarding events of June-July 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Bulacan Province, located north of Manila on the island of Luzon, was a center of the Philippine revolution against Spain in the 1890s.
Dates:
1898-1899
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Margaret Morgan Hawkins and Samuel Glenn Morgan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-159
Content Description
This collection consists of material from Margaret Morgan Hawkins and Samuel Glenn Morgan's time at Pacific University between the mid-1910s to early 1920s, plus additional material from the 1930s. It includes dozens of photographs, programs for plays, May Day, Wassail, and other events at Pacific, dance cards, a green freshman beanie, and other material. One item of note within this collection is a photograph album with pictures of students activities in the 1910s such as...
Dates:
1913-1939
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Sidney H. Marsh Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1
Summary
This collection documents the activities of Sidney H. Marsh while at
Tualatin Academy and later as President of Pacific University in Forest
Grove, Oregon from 1853 until his death in 1879. The majority of
the correspondence and documents record his efforts in obtaining
monies for the college through subscriptions, the financial records for
the school, writings promoting and defending education in Oregon,
relationships between business partners, early founders, students, and
faculty...
Dates:
1817-1943
Found in:
Pacific University Archives
Mary Abigail Reasoner Cole Memory Book
Item
Identifier: MS-85
Summary
Mary Abigail Reasoner Cole was a Tualatin Academy student in the late 1850s. Her memory book contains poems and notes written by other students at the Academy, probably on the occasion of her leaving school to get married.
Dates:
1858-1859
Found in:
Pacific University Archives