Correspondence

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

Dr. Miller A.F. Ritchie (1909-2000) was president of Pacific University from 1959-1970. Included in this collection are his personal papers, memorabilia and office records.

Robert Fry Clark was Pacific University's seventh president with a term lasting from 1919-1922. Correspondence in this collection include a range of subjects from Henry Price accepting a position offer from Clark to discussion of the architecture and historical preservation of the university.

Thomas McClelland was Pacific University's fourth president, serving from 1892-1900. This collection is primarily composed of correspondence that President McClelland received and wrote during his time at Pacific University.

Walter C. Giersbach was president of Pacific University from 1941-1953. The collection is comprised of office records from his presidency, as well as a small collection of documents by his wife, Marion Giersbach.

Pacific University dates to 1848 in Forest Grove, Oregon. This collection documents its corporate memory and includes materials pertaining to administrative, curricular, and student activities, including minutes, correspondence, brochures, catalogs, reports, newsletters, photographs, and related items.

Collection consists of drawings and diaries (both originals and transcripts) and correspondence pertaining to Virgil K. Pringle, Pherne Brown Pringle, and various other family members.

The Rees Family, originally from Delaware, was a large family with members spread across Ohio, Kansas, Oregon and other states. This collection is comprised of approximately 75 letters between members of the Rees family and their friends, describing conditions for pioneers in Oregon, events of the Civil War, and other topics.

James Rood Robertson served as principal of Tualatin Academy from 1890-1893, and then as professor of history at Pacific University from 1893-1906. The collection includes incoming correspondence related to the business of the Congregational Church in Forest Grove, Oregon, particularly character references pertaining to candidates for the position of pastor.

The collection consists primarily of biographical materials, including images, of Harvey Whitefield Scott and various members of his family. Scott was an 1863 graduate of Pacific University and long-time editor of the Oregonian newspaper (Portland).