Pacific University0.5 cubic feet 1 oversize boxWilliam Clarence ("W.C.") Weir was a professor at the Normal School in Bellingham, Washington, and was later the President of Pacific University. His scrapbook is primarily composed of newspaper clippings pertaining to the Bellingham area.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University1.0 folder 1 volume in 1 folderMary 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.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University1.0 folder 1 volume in 1 folderThe Mox Totalum Tennis Club operated in Forest Grove, Oregon, in the early 1900s. The collection consists of a handwritten notebook, which includes its constitution, membership lists, and dues records.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University5.0 cubic feet 5 record boxesThis 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 members.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University2.5 cubic feet 3 boxesThe Pacific University Guild was an organization of women supporters of Pacific University that was active from the 1930s-1970s. This collection contains its records, including correspondence, dues records, financial reports, meeting minutes, newsletters and membership lists from throughout the time the club was active.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University1.0 folder 1 folderSidney Smith was among the first Americans to successfully make the overland journey to Oregon on what would become the Oregon Trail. He wrote this diary while travelling with the Peoria Party from Illinois to the Dalles in 1839.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University0.25 cubic feet 1 boxEllis Watson Dixon was a pioneer and a clergyman who lived in various locations in Oregon, California and Washington between 1850-1905. His scrapbook includes a handwritten autobiographical sketch, as well as newspaper clippings relating to his activities and family members.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University0.25 cubic feet 1 boxCarol and Herb Drew were students at Pacific University from 1956-1960. The collection is chiefly comprised of approximately 40 black-and-white photographs depicting student life at the school during that time.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University2.0 cubic feet 2 boxesPhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was a national social fraternity founded in 1898 with the primary goal to advance the cause of music in America. The collection includes three scrapbooks documenting the fraternity's activities on campus, a membership directory, plaques and award certificates, a Phi Mu Alpha handbook, and various issues of The Sinfonian.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Pacific University0.5 cubic feet 1 boxThe Allied Translator and Interpreter Section was a joint Australian-United States intelligence agency that issued confidential reports on Japanese operations during World War II. This collection consists of 11 reports from the agency, mostly pertaining to Japanese military psychology, that once belonged to Colonel Karl Feguson Baldwin.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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