Forest Grove, Or.

A.T. (Alvin Thompson) Smith was an early Oregon pioneer who participated in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory, and who also helped to found Pacific University. This collection contains transcripts of his diary, written from 1840 to 1853.

The Pacific University Forensics Collection includes speech and debate programs, written orations, news clippings related to oratorical events paticipated in or attended by Pacific University students. Also included is a scrapbook of Pacific University music and debate programs probably made by a class of 1900 student. Many events were sponsored by the Inter-Collegiate Oratorial Association of Oregon.

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.

LeRoy and Reatha Smith were Pacific University graduates who were active in the field of education in Oregon and California. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, notes, educational records, photographs and other material.