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The Fred O. Wilson Collection, 1940-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wilson, Fred O.
- Title
- The Fred O. Wilson Collection
- Dates
- 1940-2010 (inclusive)19402010
- Quantity
- 2 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- OLPa134WIL
- Summary
- This collection includes materials collected by Fred Wilson documenting his career at Lewis & Clark College as a student athlete, coach, teacher, and athletic director.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fred O. Wilson was one of five children born to Francis Marion (“Doc”) and Runa Wilson of Warrenton, Oregon in 1925. Fred joined the military right out of high school and saw duty with the U.S. Air Force in Europe in the closing days of World War II. Following his discharge, Wilson enrolled at the University of Oregon where he played on the Duck football team. He transferred to Lewis & Clark in the spring of 1948, where he went on to forty years as student, coach, faculty member, and administrator. As a student athlete, Fred earned letters in baseball, basketball, and football. He was an all conference infielder in baseball, a guard on the 1948-49 basketball team that won the school’s first ever Northwest Conference championship, and a first-team all-NWC defensive captain of the undefeated 1950 football team. In 1956, Fred was hired as Lewis & Clark’s head baseball and assistant football coach. Fred led the 1966-67 football team to a Northwest Conference title, and was honored as the NAIA District 2 Coach of the Year. He also coached the 1967 baseball team to a conference title. Fred also coached wrestling and golf, and served as athletic director at the College. Fred is a five-time inductee to the Lewis & Clark Sports Hall of Fame, once as an individual (1980), twice as a member of an inducted team (1993, 2001), once as an assistant coach (1995), and once as a head coach (2006). Wilson retired in 1987 and passed away in 2010.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Includes photographs, programs, documents, plaques, and trophies relating to Fred Wilson's career as a coach and athletic director at Lewis & Clark College.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Fred O. Wilson Collection (OLPa134WIL), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series by format.
Location of Collection
ArchivesAcquisition Information
Donated to Lewis & Clark College by Virginia Wilson in 2012.
Processing Note
Processed in 2012.
Related Materials
The Lewis & Clark College Archives holds extensive photographs and other institutional records relating to Fred Wilson's career at Lewis & Clark. Contact: archives@lclark.edu for more information.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1.1 | Photographs of time as a student | 1940s |
1.2 | Coaching photographs | 1960s/70s/80s |
1.3 | Newspaper clippings | Various dates |
1.4 | Publication about Wilson and athletics | Various dates |
1.5 | L&C Hall of fame programs | Various dates |
1.6 | L&C Sports programs | Various dates |
1.7 | Fred Wilson letterman patches | undated |
1.8 | publication about football in Oregon | undated |
1.9 | Hall of Fame certificates | Various dates |
1.10 | Photographs of Wilson's trophies and plaques | Various dates |
2.1 | football [unsigned, labeled Wilson NAIA] | undated |
2.2 | L&C Football Scrapbook | 1974-1975 |
2.3 | Scrapbook 'College playing days' | 1943-1950 |
2.4 | Scrapbook 'College playing days' | 1943-1950 |
2.5 | L&C Football Scrapbook | 1970-1972 |
2.6 | L&C Football Scrapbook | 1964-1969 |
2.7 | L&C football Record book | 1946-1998 |
2.8 | L&C Football Scrapbook | 1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College sports
Personal Names
- Wilson, Fred O.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.)