Pacific University Football Films

Pacific University Football Films, 1948-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Pacific University. Athletic Department
Title: Pacific University Football Films
Dates: 1948-1989 (inclusive)
19481989
Quantity: 13.0 cubic feet, (13 boxes)
Collection Number: RG.7.241
Summary: This collection includes 16mm motion picture films of the Pacific University football team from the 1940s-1980s.
Repository: Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection primarily includes 16mm motion picture films of the Pacific University football team over the decades. Most of the films are recorded games of Pacific's football team playing schools such as Willamette, Western Washington University, College of Idaho, Chico State, Linfield, Whitman, Lewis and Clark. Some films are recordings of the Picnic Bowl, alumni games, or intersquad practice. Some container covering the reels are taped together, most likely due to two reels representing two parts to the same football game. More detailed notes can be found at each series level of the collection.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Pacific University football team has been an important part of the school's athletic history since 1892 when the football program first began. For most of its history, the team played against regional teams that were part of the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference, such as Linfield College, Whitman College and Willamette University. The football team also traditionally hosted "picnic bowls" that involve intersquad scrimmages, as well as and alumni games where the current Pacific football team played against the alumni football players. Video recordings were made of the team's games since at least the 1940s until 1992, when the team went on hiatus. Pacific University revived its football program in 2010.

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Restrictions on Use

Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

Pacific University Football Films, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.

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Future Additions

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
1	1948-1954 24 reels, includings films of the Peak Bowl, games with Whitman, Willamette, Western Washington University, Pacific Lutheran University, Oregon College of Education and Lewis and Clark College. Some of the reels do not have cases.
2	1954-1961 24 reels, includings Pacific University intersquad games as well as games against Oregon College of Education, Whitman College, University of California at Davis, Willamette University, and Lewis and Clark College. Some reels do not have cases.
3	1961-1965 24 reels; includes games against California State University at Chico, Oregon College of Education, Whitman, Gaston High School, and College of Idaho as well as an alumni game.
4	1965-1966 28 reels; includes recordings of games against Willamette University, Oregon Technical Institute, George Fox University, Whitman College, Lewis and Clark College and Linfield College. Also includes an alumni game from 1965.
5	1966-1968 30 reels; includes games against George Fox University, San Francisco University, Willamette University, and Pacific Lutheran University. Also contains an intrasquad scrimmage from 1968.
6	1968-1970 26 reels; includes games against Lewis and Clark College, Oregon College of Education and Pacific Lutheran University.
7	1971-1973 23 reels; includes games against Whitworth College, Pacific Lutheran University, and Lewis and Clark College. Also includes an alumni game from 1973 and a picnic bowl from 1971.
8	1973-1974 23 reels; includes games against Whitman College, Whitworth College, Linfield College, Willamette University, and Southern Oregon College. Also contains a intrasquad Picnic bowl from 1973 and an alumni game from 1974.
9	1975-1977 24 reels; includes games against Lewis and Clark College, Pacific Lutheran University, Oregon Institute of Technology, and Linfield College. Also includes intrasquad practices from 1975 and an alumni game from 1977.
10	1977-1979 24 reels; includes games against Eastern Oregon University, Western Washington University, Linfield College, Pacific Lutheran University, Whitworth College and College of Idaho. Also includes an alumni game from 1979 and a picnic bowl from 1978.
11	1979-1984 25 reels; includes games against Western Washington University, San Francisco University, Willamette University, Whitworth College, Pacific Lutheran University, Oregon Institute of Technology, and Oregon College of Education. Also includes an intersquad scrimmage from 1983.
12	1987-1989 26 reels; includes games against Eastern Oregon University, Whitworth College, Willamette University, Southern Oregon State College, Oregon Institute of Technology, San Francisco University and Western Washington University. Also contains an alumni game from 1988.
13	Untitled and Undated Reels, circa 1960s-1980s 26 reels; Included are undated and untitled video reels in a range of sizes.

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