Institute for Continued Learning at Willamette University records

Institute for Continued Learning at Willamette University records, 1986-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Willamette University. Institute for Continued Learning
Title: Institute for Continued Learning at Willamette University records
Dates: 1986-2018 (inclusive)
19862018
Quantity: 4 linear feet, (3 boxes, 2 oversize boxes)
Collection Number: WUA038
Summary: The Institute for Continued Learning (ICL) at Willamette University records contain photographs; administrative files; financial documents; and the minutes of the ICL board, membership committee, and curriculum committee.
Repository: Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu
Access Restrictions: As per the University Records Management Policy, these records are closed to researchers.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Institute for Continued Learning was established in 1992 by Kathy and Gene Fletcher as an avenue for retired and semi-retired persons over the age of 50 to continue their "intellectual pursuits and activities within the Willamette University environment." Originally a guest program on the Willamette University campus, ICL joined Willamette to become the Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning in 2001.

ICL was based on the Elderhostel Institute Network model, of which Kathy Fletcher was the Oregon State Director for ten years prior to founding ICL. ICL began with 29 members and grew to its capped membership of 160 by 2012. Members attend bi-weekly classroom sessions that follow Willamette's academic schedule. The Curriculum Committee designs each semester's instructional program, covering a wide range of the liberal arts and sciences. In addition to current and retired Willamette faculty and guest speakers, ICL members bring their expertise to teach classroom sessions. Members also participate in on-campus events, social activities, and a field trip each semester.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Institute for Continued Learning at Willamette University records consist of administrative files; financial documents; and the minutes of the ICL board, membership committee, and curriculum committee. Also included are analog and digital photographs of members during social activities, plays, and field trips, as well as photographs of presenters.

Recently archived versions of the Institute for Continued Learning website include the version archived on May 2015 and the versions archived from September 2015 available at The Willamette University website Institute for Continued Learning Web Archive. Archived websites prior to May 2015 can be found via the Internet Archive.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Institute for Continued Learning at Willamette University records, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arranged into five series: I. Administrative files; II. Meetings and Reports; III. Curriculum; IV. Memberships, and V. Photographs. Files are arranged in original order, either alphabetically or in chronological order. In many cases, photographs are identified with names and dates.

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library

Acquisition Information

Initial transfer by the Institute for Continued Learning in 2012. Records transfers are ongoing.

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Administrative files, 1986-2017Return to Top

This series documents the history of the Institute for Continued Learning through founding documents, including the constitution, bylaws, and policies. It also contains financial records and documents pertaining to ICL's origins and links to the Elderhostel Institute Network. These files date between 1986 and 2017 with the bulk from 1992 to 2001.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Volume I: Policies and procedures, treasurer's reports, correspondence, Curriculum Committee	1991-1997
1	2	Volume II: Growth, gifts, organization history	1992-1996
1	3	Anniversary booklets	2002, 2012
1	4	Brochure	1991-2001
1	5	Constitution	1996-2001
1	6	ICL Constitution and Bylaws	1997 May 20
1	7	ICL Constitution and Bylaws	1999
1	8	Development of amendment of WUICL Constitution and Bylaws	2001
1	9	Development of constitution	2005
1	10	Events and on-campus presence	2002-2012
1	11	Field trips	2001
1	12	Financial documents	1992,1996
1	13	Financial documents	1994-1995
1	14	Financial documents	1995-1996
1	15	Trip papers	1995-1996
1	16	Financial documents	2000
1	17	Financial documents	2000-2001
1	18	Financial documents	2002
1	19	Financial documents	2002-2003
1	20	Financial documents	2004
1	21	Gifts (donations)	1992-2000
1	22	Institute-Elderhostel	1986-2000
1	23	ICL documents of origin	1991-1992
1	24	Letters	1997-2001
1	25	Letter of Agreement with WU and ICL Constitution	1992 May 21, 2001
1	26	Library (Willamette University)	1994-2001
1	27	Logo	undated
1	28	ICL long range planning Includes board meeting minutes and Annual Report of the President, 1999-2000.	2000-2001
1	29	Memorials	1992-2001
1	30	News clippings	1992-1994
1	31	Obituaries	1994, 2004
1	32	Officers	2000
1	33	Perks	2001
1	34	Schedules	2000-2001
1	35	Thanksgiving	2000
1	36	Website	2000-2001
2	39	Assorted correspondence	1997-2000, 2014
2	41	Grand Ronde field trip newspaper clipping	2012 May 1
2	47	ICL Players	2013-2017
5	1	Anniversaries	2012, 2017
5	2	Plan Something Exciting: An Autobiography	2003
5	3	Historian's responsibilities	2015

Series II: Minutes and reports, 1992-2015Return to Top

The majority of the documents in this series were originally housed in binders organized by academic year. Materials consist of board meeting minutes, curriculum committee minutes, correspondence, programs, and activity information pertaining to each academic year from 1992 to 2014. This series also includes tape recordings of ICL Board Meetings.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	37	Book 1	1992-1996
1	38	Book 1	1992-1996
1	39	Book 2	1996-1998
1	40	Book 2	1996-1998
1	41	Book 3	1998-2000
1	42	Book 3	1998-2000
1	43	Book 4	2000-2001
1	44	Book 4	2000-2001
1	45	Book 5	2001-2005
1	46	Book 5	2001-2005
1	47	Book 6	2005-2009
1	48	Book 6	2005-2009
2	1	Board meetings	1993-1996, 2007-2008
2	2	Board meetings	1994-1996
2	3	For board meetings	1995-1999
2	4	ICL Minutes	2010
2	5	Board meeting minutes	2013 Spring
2	6	Board meeting minutes	2013 Fall
2	7	Board meeting minutes	2014 Spring
3	1	ICL Special Board	1994 June 22
3	2	ICL Board	1994 July 20, 1994 August 24
3	3	ICL Board	1995 March 23
3	4	ICL Board	1995 April 24
3	5	ICL	1995 July 19
3	6	ICL	1995 October 18
3	7	ICL	1995 October 18
3	8	ICL Board	1995 November 15
3	9	ICL Fall Meeting	1995 November 16
3	10	ICL Special Meeting	April 13
3	11	ICL	August 16
3	12	ICL	August 16
3	13	ICL Board I and II	1995 September 20
3	14	ICL Board III	1995 September 20
3	15	ICL Board	1996 January 17
3	16	ICL Board	1996 January 17
3	17	ICL	1996 March 20
3	18	ICL	1996 April 19
3	19	ICL	1996 May 15
3	20	ICL Annual	1996 May 30
3	21	ICL Board	1998 March 11
3	22	ICL Board	1998 April 8
2	36	Board meeting minutes	2005-2006
2	40	Assorted board records Includes the 2001 constitution, 2004 Nominating Committee information, 2011 board minutes and 2013 standing committee information.	2001-2004, 2011-2013
		Board meeting minutes	2007-2015

Series III: Curriculum, 1993-2015Return to Top

The Institute for Continued Learning activities consist of lecture/discussion sessions and field trips that take place twice per week during the academic calendar of Willamette University. This series contains schedules for the ICL courses each semester. Documents are arranged in chronological order.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	8	Curriculum schedules	1993-2003
2	9	Curriculum	2003-2007
2	10	Curriculum	2006-2008
2	11	Curriculum	2007-2009
2	37	Class schedules	2010 Spring/Fall
2	12	Curriculum schedules	2011 Spring/Fall
2	13	Curriculum schedules	2012 Spring/Fall
2	14	Curriculum schedules	2013 Spring
2	15	Curriculum schedules	2013 Fall
2	16	Curriculum schedules	2014 Spring
2	17	Curriculum schedules	2014 Fall
digital
1		Class schedules	2015 Fall/Spring

Series IV: Memberships, 1992-2018Return to Top

This series consists of the membership lists and information that ICL publishes annually. Member profiles are arranged in chronological order.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	18	Membership lists	1992-1997
2	19	Membership lists	1997-2001
2	20	Membership policy File also includes previous member profiles.	1996-2001
2	21	Membership policies and procedures, amendment	2009-2010
2	22	Membership books	1997-2004
2	23	Membership books	2004-2009
2	24	Membership books	2009-2012
2	25	Current member profiles	2000-2001
2	26	Current member profiles	1997-2002
2	27	Membership directory	2013-2014
2	38	Membership directory	2013-2016
2	42	Obituaries	2014-2017
2	43	Membership directory	2016-2018
5	4	Eugene Curtis Fletcher	2017

Series IV: Photographs, 1994-2016Return to Top

This series is organized into two subseries: A. Analog photographs and B. Digital photographs.

Photographs originally on CD-R or DVD-R have been transferred to the University Archives digital storage system. Photographs include ICL picnics, field trips, plays, presentations and presenters, the fifteenth and twentieth ICL anniversary slideshows, and a variety of members in other ICL activities. A scrapbook of ICL field trips, presented to Wes Robinson, is also included. Many of the analog photographs have been identified with names. Dates are included on some of the photographs. The majority of the photographs date 2000 to 2017, with some occurring between 1992 and 1999.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries A: Analog photographs	1994-2012
Box	Folder
2	28	Assorted member photographs	2000-2006
2	29	Field trip coordinators, field trip pictures, summer picnics	2000-2012
2	30	Picnic at Hill House, early members, presentations	2000-2012
2	31	Luncheons, hobbies and talents, classrooms, social activities	2000-2012
2	32	Players, among our later members, and introduction of new members	2000-2012
2	33	ICL Players (readers' theater)	2000-2012
2	34	Carousel Carver photographs	2006 February
2	35	Event photographs and negatives	2003-2006
2	44	Event photographs (photocopies)	2014
2	45	Robinson photographs and negatives	1994-1995
2	46	ICL trip to Bend - Robinson	1995
	item
4	1	Scrapbook presented to Wes Robinson for being a great tour guide Also includes newspaper clippings about ICL member Charlene Andrews that were placed in the front cover.	1995-1996
		Subseries B: Digital photographs	2000-2016
		Sub-subseries 1: Discs	2000-2012
Box	disc
CD/DVD 1	1	Dick Morris Various photos of ICL activities and members.	2001-2008
CD/DVD 1	2	ICL at 15th Anniversary by Don Gallagher Accompanied by Salem Classical Fencing brochure.	2007
CD/DVD 1	3	ICL Picnic	2009 August
CD/DVD 1	4	ICL Field Trip - John Day Fossil Beds	2010 April
CD/DVD 1	5	ICL Players in "Love Letters"	2010 April
CD/DVD 1	6	ICL Picnic	2010 August
CD/DVD 1	7	ICL Field Trip - Evergreen Air and Space Museum	2011 April
CD/DVD 1	8	ICL Players in "Radio Classics"	2011 April
CD/DVD 1	9	ICL Picnic	2011 August
CD/DVD 1	10	ICL Field Trip - Newport Aquarium and Hatfield Marine Science Museum	2011 October
CD/DVD 1	11	ICL Players in "The Importance of Being Earnest"	2012 April
CD/DVD 1	12	Archive / ICL 20th Anniversary Slideshow In .jpg format.	2012
CD/DVD 1	13	ICL 20th Anniversary Slideshow Quicktime format	2012
CD/DVD 1	14	ICL Peters Various photos of ICL activities and members.	2000-2012
CD/DVD 1	15	ICL Photos - E. Smith	2000-2012
CD/DVD 1	16	ICL Photos, various sources	2000-2012
		Sub-subseries 2: Web content	2000-2016
		Silver Falls picnic	2005 August
		Silver Falls picnic	2007 August
		Silver Falls picnic	2008 August
		Ravenstail Weaving presentation	2010 March
		TIUA (Tokyo International University of America) Day	2010 April 14
		End of semester luncheon	2010 May 4
		Silver Falls picnic	2011 August 10
		Grande Ronde Headquarters field trip	2012 April 24
		Twentieth Anniversary celebration	2012 September 6
		End of semester luncheon	2010 May 4
		Mental Health Museum field trip	2013 October 15
		Gary Beck rope presentation	2013 October 17
		Eugene field trip	2013 November 19
		End of semester luncheon	2013 December
		South Pacific medley	2014 March 20
		Zena Field trip	2014 October 14
		End of semester luncheon	2014 December
		Future of ICL	2015 January 27
		Twelve Angry Jurors play	2015 March 19
		Spring field trip to Pittock Mansion and Bob's Red Mill	2015 April 21
		Summer picnic	2015 August 12
		Peter Sears presentation	2015 September 15
		Native women presentation	2015 October 27
		Halloween coffee	2015 October 29
		Fall field trip to Geren Island Water Treatment Plant, Trexler Farm restaurant, and Freres Lumber Company	2015 November 12
		End of semester luncheon	2015 December 3
		Valentine's Day coffee	2016 February 11
		ICL Players present Radio Plays	2016 March 17
		Spring field trip to Kirsch Family Farm, Crosby Hop Farm, and Mount Angel Abbey	2016 April 21
		Semester end luncheon	2016 May 3
		Summer picnic	2016 August 24
		Fall field trip to Salem Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Gilgamesh Brewing Company, and Red Ridge Farms Olive Grove and Mill in Dayton	2016 November 10

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Andrews, Charlene, 1937-2006
Fletcher, Gene, 1928-2017
Fletcher, Kathy
Gallagher, Don
Pelton, Marvin Lee
Robinson, Wes
Thorsett, Stephen Erik

Corporate Names

Elderhostel, Inc.
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Tokyo International University

Geographical Names

Bridal Veil (Or.)
John Day (Or.)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Or.)
McMinnville (Or.)
Multnomah Falls (Or.)
Newport (Or.)
Salem (Or.)
Silver Falls State Park (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

Membership lists
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Web sites
minutes (administrative records)

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