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Cascade College Records, 1918-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cascade College, Portland, Or.
- Title
- Cascade College Records
- Dates
- 1918-1976 (inclusive)19181976
1918-1969 (bulk)19181969 - Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, (3 record boxes, 24 bound volumes)
- Collection Number
- GFU 05
- Summary
- Cascade College was established in 1918 as the North Pacific Evangelistic Institute in Portland, Oregon. The name of the Institute was changed in 1929 to Portland Bible Institute, then became Cascade College in 1940. This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, yearbooks, and other documents from various boards, committees and student groups.
- Repository
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George Fox University Archives
George Fox University Archives
416 N. Meridian Street
Newberg, OR
97132
Telephone: 5035542415
Fax: 5305543599
archives@georgefox.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Cascade College was established in 1918 as the North Pacific Evangelistic Institute in Portland, Oregon, to provide "a formal course of training, under spiritual leaders, in preparation for full-time Christian service," (Sophia E. Townsend, 1957, Our History, p. 1). Although the initial inspiration for the school came from Miss Lurana Terrell and Mr. Lewis I. Hadley, both local Quaker pastors, the mission of the founders was ecumenical from the beginning. The name of the Institute was changed in 1929 to Portland Bible Institute to better reflect the location of the school. Hard financial times during the 1930s "when denominations were raising their standards for ministerial training, and the missionary societies were asking candidates to have a college degree," (Townsend, p. 22) prompted the Board of Trustees to apply to the State Board of Education to become a college. Approval was granted in 1940 and the school became Cascade College.
The college faced financial challenges through the 1960s. In 1969, after its fifty-first graduation, "the board chose to merge student bodies with Seattle Pacific College because it shares the Cascade religious outlook..." (Oregon Journal, April 23, 1969, p. 4). Some college records were transferred to George Fox College, Newberg, Oregon, because of long-standing Quaker ties with faculty, administration, and board members.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes correspondence, reports, minutes, catalogs, event brochures and programs, chapel lectures, newsletters, yearbooks, and manuals from faculty, the Board of Trustees, librarian, student body, and alumni of Cascade College and its parent institutions.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subgroup 02: Board of Trustees, 1960-1979 and undatedReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 04: Committees and council reports, minutes and correspondence |
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Series 14: Self-study report |
Subgroup 05: Development, 1922-1969Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 08: General administrative documents |
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Series 11: Long Range Campus plan |
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Series 13: Newsletters and brochures |
Subgroup 06: Academic Affairs, 1947-1969Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 04: Faculty Committee minutes and directory; Library Committee reports |
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Series 05: Curriculum Development |
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Series 08: General administrative reports, memoranda, and class book |
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Series 12: Faculty manual |
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Series 13:
The Agenda (faculty newsletters) |
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Series 16: Ephemera from Librarian Lois Tish |
Subgroup 07: Alumni relations, 1924-1969Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 08: Correspondence and alumni index |
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Series 13: Publications
North Pacific Evangelistic Institute brochures and alumni newsletters; Cascade College brochures and newsletters, The Cascadian Pathfinder and The Cascade Idea
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Subgroup 08: Student Life, 1941-1968Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 06: Student body directory |
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Series 12: Policies and related documents |
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Series 13: Publications
The Cascadia College Bulletin (catalogs), The Cascadian (yearbooks), the Cascade Lookout (student newspapers), The Institute Bulletin (newsletters), and The Mazda (Institute yearbooks)
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Series 16: Class photographs |
Subgroup 09: Spiritual Life, 1961-1969Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Series 13: Devotional brochures |
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Series 15: Chapel addresses |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Portland Bible Institute
- North Pacific Evangelistic Institute
- Quaker
Corporate Names
- Cascade College, Portland, Or.