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James Gerrish Diaries
James Gerrish was an Oregon pioneer of 1844, and a Methodist circuit preacher who worked in Oregon and Washington in the 1850s-1860s. His diaries, dated 1854-1863, record his daily life travelling and preaching to communities on the frontier.
Grand Army of the Republic J. B. Matthews Post Number 6 Records
Collection consists of hand-written ledgers from J. B. Matthews Post Number 6, Grand Army of the Republic in Forest Grove, Oregon and one copy of Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Encampment held at Pacific University in 1901.
Greta McIntyre Sheeley Photograph Album and Pacific University Memorabilia
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.
John Smith Griffin Papers
AIDS and Gay & Lesbian Politics Collection
Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and other Americans acting outside of traditional gender norms have long fought for legal rights in the United States, while conservative groups have opposed them. This collection includes flyers, brochures, programs for Gay Pride parades, and other material related to the AIDS crisis and Gay and Lesbian political history from the 1970s-1990s, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. Both pro- and anti- voices are included.
Harvey Clark Collection
Harvey Clark was an Oregon pioneer of 1840 who helped to found Pacific University, and who owned much of the land where the town of Forest Grove now lies. The collection includes one original letter by Harvey Clark dated 1843; a facsimile and transcription of a 1844 letter; a transcription of his 1837 "memory book," a book of verses and notes written by friends; and typed biographical notes about Harvey Clark.
Henry Hart Spalding Scrapbook
Henry Hart Spalding, the son of missionaries Henry Harmon and Eliza Hart Spalding, was one of the first children born to two white parents in the Oregon Territory. This scrapbook was probably his notebook when he was a high school student in the 1850s; news clippings from the 1860s-1870 are pasted over some earlier text.
Henry L. Bates Papers
Henry Liberty "Prin" Bates, served as the last principal of Tualatin Academy (1893-1915), and thereafter, as professor of philosophy and dean of faculty at Pacific University until his retirement in 1926. The collection chiefly consists of six large scrapbooks that he compiled while studying at Oberlin College and working at Tualatin Academy and Pacific University.
Herb and Carol Drew Collection of Pacific University Photographs
Carol and Herb Drew were students at Pacific University from 1956-1960. The collection includes approximately 40 black-and-white prints and over 200 negatives depicting student life at that time.
Herrick Hall (Pacific University) House Government Records
Herrick Hall was Pacific University's women's dormitory from the late 1800s through the mid-1950s. This collection includes records of the hall's Government, which represented many of the women students on campus, from 1914-1933.