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Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, 1938-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)Institutional Advancement
- Title
- Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records
- Dates
- 1938-1965 (inclusive)19781991
- Quantity
- 4.0 cubic feet, (8 document boxes)
- Collection Number
- A-031
- Summary
- Eugene Vocational School (1938-1959) and Eugene Technical-Vocational School (1959-1965) were the predecessors of Lane Community College. The records include historical narratives, reports, publications, curriculum records, advisory committee records, school catalogs, and photographs.
- Repository
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Lane Community College Archives
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR
97405
Telephone: 5414635466
archives@lanecc.edu - Access Restrictions
-
There are no access restrictions. The collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Eugene Vocational School (EVS), 1938-1959, and Eugene Technical-Vocational School (ETVS), 1959-1965 are the predecessors of Lane Community College.
In response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression, Eugene Vocational School was established in 1938 to provide manual education and training to high school students and unemployed adults. It was a cooperative venture between Eugene School District #4 and the State Department for Vocational Education. The new vocational school held its first classes on February 1, 1938, in the original Geary School at Fourth and Madison in Eugene.
Lillian Van Loan was hired as the first full-time teacher and became the school's first director. In March 1938, over 300 students showed up for the first night-time classes. By fall 1938, 22 full and part-time teachers were on the staff of EVS.
Eugene Vocational School responded to the need for skilled workers during World War II and then made a successful transition to peacetime after 1945. In 1947, the radio station KRVM signed on as the first educational FM station in the northwest. In the 1950s the Licensed Practical Nursing Program, the Electrical Engineering Technician Program, and community-oriented adult education classes were added to the curriculum.
In 1958, the name of the school was changed to Eugene Technical-Vocational School, reflecting the addition of more technologically oriented courses. In 1960, new facilities at 200 North Monroe replaced the old Geary School building.
Local educational leaders recognized the need to expand ETVS into a regional institution that would better serve the diverse needs of the wider community. Following the October 1964 election, Lane Community College was founded and ETVS was folded into the new community college which opened for classes in 1965.
Directors: Lillian Van Loan, 1938-1944; Dale Perry, 1944-1945; LeRoy Erdmann, 1945-1949; W.W. (Bill) Cox, 1949-1964.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical-Vocational School Records are an incomplete collection of records about the two schools which were the predecessors to Lane Community College.
School catalogues and class schedules exist only from 1961-1964. There is a fairly complete selection of minutes for the EVS and ETVS Advisory Committee, 1951-1964; however, the advisory committees for various vocational programs are incomplete. The Subject Files contain records of KRVM, the educational television station, 1961-1963; and records of the accidental death of Aircraft Mechanics student Bobby Davis in 1954.
The photographs are mainly of the construction of an addition to the school in 1959 and the Aviation Mechanics program. Also included are photographs used to illustrate "Fourth and Madison: A History of the Eugene Vocational School, 1938-1965," a history of the school by David Butler.
In addition to "Fourth and Madison," there are several other manuscripts about the history of EVS and the radio station, KRVM, and plans and studies examining the establishment of a vocational school in 1939.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
There are no use restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, 1938-1965 (A-031), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into six series.
A. History, 1938-1954
B. Publications, 1961-1965
C. Advisory Committee Records, 1951-1964
D. Subject Files, 1938-1965
E. Photographs, circa 1940-1950
F. Scrapbooks, 1943-1958
G. Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1954-1962
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series A: History, 1938-1965Return to Top
This series contains records that document the history of the Eugene Technical-Vocational School, including plans and studies for its establishment.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box-Folder | ||
| 1/1 | History of Eugene Vocational School |
1938-1960 |
| 1/2 | History of Radio Station KRVM |
1953 |
| 1/3 | History and Budget, miscellaneous |
n.d. |
| 1/4 | Plan for the Eugene Vocational School |
1938 |
| 1/5 | Study of the Eugene, Oregon Area to Determine the
Advisability of Establishing a Vocational |
1939 |
| 1/6 | "Fourth and Madison: A History of the Eugene Vocational
School, 1938-1965" by David Butler |
1976 |
Series B: Publications, 1961-1965Return to Top
This series contains catalogs and class schedules for the Eugene Technical-Vocational School.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box-Folder | ||
| 1/7-9 | ETVS - Catalog - Occupational Preparatory Curriculums
|
1962 |
| 1/10-11 | ETVS - Catalog - Draft |
1962-1963 |
| 1/12 | ETVS - Catalog |
1962-1963 |
| 1/13 | ETVS - Catalog |
1963-1964 |
| 1/14 | ETVS - Catalog |
1964-1965 |
| 1/15 | ETVS - Class Schedule |
1961-1962 |
| 2/1-3 | ETVS - Class Schedule |
1962-1963 |
| 2/4-5 | ETVS - Class Schedule/Instructors' Schedules |
1963-1964 |
Series C: Advisory Committee Records, 1951-1964Return to Top
This series contains the correspondence, agendas and minutes of the EVS and ETVS advisory committees and the advisory committees for various programs.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box-Folder | ||
| 2/6 | EVS - Advisory Committee, Agendas and
Minutes |
1951-1955 |
| 2/7 | EVS - Advisory Committee, Agendas and
Minutes |
1956-1958 |
| 2/8 | ETVS - Advisory Committee, Agendas and
Minutes |
1959-1962 |
| 2/9 | ETVS - Advisory Committee, Agendas and
Minutes |
1963 |
| 2/10 | ETVS - Advisory Committee, Agendas and
Minutes |
1964 |
| 3/1 | Automotive/Mechanics Advisory Committee |
1958-1963 |
| 3/2 | Carpentry and Cabinet Making Advisory
Committee |
1963 |
| 3/3 | Dental Assistant Advisory Committee |
1963-1964 |
| 3/4 | Electronic Technician Advisory Committee |
1959-1960 |
| 3/5 | Forestry Aid Advisory Committee |
1963-1964 |
| 3/6 | Industrial Electronics Advisory Committee |
1961 |
| 3/7 | Practical Nurses Advisory Committee |
1957-1960 |
| 3/8 | Practical Nurses Advisory Committee |
1957-1961 |
| 3/9 | Radio Trade Advisory Committee |
1955 |
| 3/10 | Supervisory Training Advisory Committee |
1960-1962 |
| 3/11 | Tire Vulcanizers and Retreaders Program |
1957 |
Series D: Subject Files, 1938-1965Return to Top
This series contains files for KRVM, the educational television station, placement reports, and the student handbook.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box-Folder | ||
| 3/12 | Airframe and Powerplant Department - Bobby Davis
Accident |
1954 |
| 3/13 | Associated Students, Minutes |
1962-1965 |
| 3/14 | Commencement, Nursing Capping Ceremony |
1961-1965 |
| 3/15 | KRVM, Educational Television, Correspondence and
Minutes |
1961-1962 |
| 3/16 | KRVM, Educational Television, Budget |
1962-1963 |
| 3/17 | KRVM |
1961-1963 |
| 3/18 | KRVM, Permit Application |
1961 |
| 3/19 | Placement Reports, A-B |
1948-1958 |
| 3/20 | Placement Reports, C-P |
1948-1958 |
| 4/1 | Placement Reports, R |
1948-1958 |
| 4/2 | Placement Reports, R-W |
1948-1958 |
| 4/3 | Placement Reports |
1959-1965 |
| 4/4 | Programs and Brochures |
1939-1940 |
| 4/5 | Departmental Annual Reports |
1962 |
| 4/6 | Student Handbook |
circa 1938-1939 |
Series E: Photographs, circa 1940-1950Return to Top
This series contains photographs depicting the Aviation Mechanics department, photographs used in the publication, "Fourth and Madison," and staff photos.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box-Folder | ||
| 4/7 | Aviation Mechanics – Aircraft |
circa 1940-1950 |
| 4/8 | Aviation Mechanics – Class Portraits |
circa 1940-1950 |
| 4/9-12 | Aviation Mechanics – Shop |
circa 1940-1950 |
| 4/13 | Aviation Mechanics – Miscellaneous Negatives |
circa 1940-1950 |
| 4/14 | Construction |
1959 |
| 4/15 | ETVS - "Fourth and Madison" |
n.d. |
| 4/16 | ETVS - Staff |
1940s |
Series F: Scrapbooks, 1943-1958Return to Top
This series contains two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5/1-2 | EVS - Scrapbooks of News
Clippings |
1943-1958 |
Series G: Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1954-1962Return to Top
This series contains negatives and contact sheets depicting classes and activities of the EVS and ETVS.
Collection is open to the public.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 6 | Contact Sheets |
1954-1962 |
| 7 | Negatives |
1954-1962 |
EVS,
General |
||
ETVS, New
Building |
||
EVS,
Administration, Family, Faculty |
||
EVS, Catalog,
Promotion, Registration |
||
EVS,
Graduation |
||
EVS, Creative
Design |
||
EVS,
Dressmaking |
||
EVS, Domestic
Science |
||
EVS,
Electronics |
||
EVS, Miscellaneous,
Programs, Classes |
||
| 8 | Negatives |
1954-1962 |
EVS,
Photography |
||
EVS, Radio
Operations |
||
EVS, Radio
Services |
||
EVS,
Welding |
||
EVS,
Woodworking |
||
EVS,
Misfilecellaneous |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Community colleges--Oregon
- Technical education--Oregon
- Universities and colleges--Oregon
- Vocational education--Oregon
Personal Names
- Davis, Bobby
Corporate Names
- Eugene Technical Vocational Schoool (Eugene, Or.)
- Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Or.)
- Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
Finding aid prepared by Michael
Ridderbush in 1992 and Elizabeth Uhlig in 2000, 2009.
2006
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