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Colleges and Universities

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

W. Claude Adams essays

 Collection
Identifier: Coll869
Abstract

Essays and essay outlines written by W. Claude Adams (1873-1961) for an English class, possibly at the University of Oregon. Essay topics are the formation of the Oregon Provisional Government; the lives of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and British monarch Queen Victoria; and manufacturing industries in Clackamas County, Oregon. W. Claude Adams would later become a dentist in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1901 January-March

Bethel Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 983
Abstract

Bound manuscript minutes and records of the Bethel Institute, March 3, 1855-March 5, 1883, beginning from the school's inception. The Bethel Institute was established in Zena, Oregon, in the mid-1850s by members of the Disciples of Christ. It merged with Monmouth University in 1865 and became Christian College, then became the Oregon State Normal School in 1882. The school would change names and focus several more times before becoming Western Oregon University, its current name, in 1997.

Dates: 1855-1883

Robert F. Bettendorf photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 570
Abstract

Black and white photographs from approximately 1946-1960, depicting the Vanport Extension Center before and after the 1948 Columbia River flood; scenes of buildings, students, and activities at Portland State College in Portland, Oregon; and scenes at Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood.

Dates: circa 1946-1960

Oral history interview with Alma I. Bingham

 Collection
Identifier: SR342
Abstract

Oral history interview with Alma I. Bingham conducted by David Havens Newhall on March 3, 1989, as part of the Portland State University Series. Bingham was an education professor at Portland State University.

Dates: 1989 March 3

John L. Casteel diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2804
Abstract

John L. Casteel was born in Randolph, Nebraska. He taught speech at the University of Oregon and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Collection includes diaries describing Casteel's life in Randolph; his teaching career; his daughter, Margaret, and son, John Alden; and other topics.

Dates: 1931-1942

Oral history interview with Amo R. DeBernardis

 Collection
Identifier: SR2079
Abstract

Oral history interview with Amo R. DeBernardis conducted by Corbett S. Gottfried from April 9 to November 5, 1993. DeBernardis was the founding president of Portland Community College, serving from 1961 to 1979.

Dates: 1993 April 9-November 5

Lyle V. Hendricks Phi Delta Theta certificate

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 237
Abstract

Certificate for Lyle V. Hendricks from the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University).

Dates: 1920 April 17

La Creole Academic Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1631
Abstract

La Creole Academic Institute was incorporated by the legislature on January 28, 1856, as a university. Collection includes act to establish LaCreole by the Oregon legislature, 1856; wills of John H. Robb and Albert Tebbetts, bequeathing property to La Creole, 1861 and 1863; quitclaim deeds, 1914; correspondence, notices, documents of dissolution, 1958; and memorabilia.

Dates: 1856-1959

Lewelling Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2303
Abstract

The Lewelling Club of Corvallis, Oregon, was an informal organization for horticulture students and faculty at the Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Collection includes minutes of meetings; typescript constitution and bylaws; and a typescript financial statement. Also included is an extract about the club, with a list of members, from the 1910 edition of "The Orange," the college yearbook.

Dates: 1909-1913

Draft of National College of Naturopathic Medicine catalog

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 992
Abstract

Draft of a course catalog for the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, a naturopathic college founded in 1956 in Portland, Oregon. The draft includes handwritten edits.

Dates: 1956