President's Office (Dale Parnell) Records, 1964-1969

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)President's Office
Title
President's Office (Dale Parnell) Records
Dates
1964-1969 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.6 cubic feet, (4 document boxes)
Collection Number
A-033
Summary
Dale P. Parnell was the first president of Lane Community College, 1965-1968. This collection includes correspondence and subject files.
Repository
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.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dale Parnell was educated at Willamette University (B.A., 1951) and at the University of Oregon (M.Ed., 1956, D.Ed., 1964) and served as principal of Springfield High School and superintendent of Lane Intermediate Education District.

He was instrumental in founding Lane Community College and served as its first president from 1965-1968. He was appointed Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1968 by Governor Tom McCall.

In 1974 he became chancellor of San Diego Community College and in 1976 he became president of San Joaquin Delta Community College. He was president of the American Association of Community Colleges from 1981-1991, followed by a year as Oregon's community college commissioner.

He helped establish the Western Center for Community College Development at Oregon State University in 1992 where he taught before retiring in 1997. After retiring, he was a visiting professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. His many publications include the book The Neglected Majority, published in 1985.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records document the tenure of Dale Parnell, the first president of Lane Community College, 1965-1968. The collection contains administrative correspondence, which is arranged chronologically; and correspondence between Parnell and I.S. Hakanson, Dean of Students. The collection also contains subject files, arranged alphabetically, which include a limited selection of files on administrative topics.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

President's Office (Dale Parnell) Records, 1964-1994 (A-033), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series.

Series A. Correspondence, 1965-1968

Series B. Subject Files, 1964-1969

Acquisition Information

Records were transferred from the President's Office to the archives in eight accessions between 1978 and 1980.

Processing Note

The collection was transferred by the President's Office to the Archives in eight accessions between 1978 and 1980. The records in these eight accessions were consolidated into one collection when they were processed by Elizabeth Uhlig in 1997 and 2000.

Related Materials

Assistant to the President (Bert Dotson) Records, 1960-1975 (A-032). This collection documents the founding and early years of the college. The records include correspondence and other administrative records from the office of Bert Dotson, assistant to the president, 1965-1982, as well as records from the office of Dale Parnell, president, 1965-1968.

Student Services Office (Hakanson, Carter) Records, 1965-1987 (A-024). The collection includes administrative records from the tenure of Dean of Students I.S. (Bud) Hakanson, 1965-1969, and Dean of Students/ Vice President for Student Services John (Jack) Carter, 1969-1988.

Oral History: Dale Parnell. In an oral history interview on September 24, 2003, Dr. Parnell talked about his role in establishing the college, the mission of community colleges, and his career as an advocate of community colleges in Oregon and Washington, D.C.

Lane Community College: The Parnell Years. This online exhibit is based on the book by Larry Romine which tells the history of the founding and early years of the college while Dale Parnell was president.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series A:   Correspondence, 1965-1968Return to Top

This series contains administrative correspondence, which is arranged chronologically, and correspondence between Parnell and I.S. Hakanson, Dean of Students.

Collection is open to the public.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box-Folder
1/1-13
Chronological File
 1966-1968
2/1-2
Correspondence, With I.S. Hakanson
 1965-1967

Series B:  Subject Files, 1964-1969Return to Top

The series contains subject files, arranged alphabetically, which include a limited selection of files on administrative topics, such as curriculum, the Educational Coordinating Council, staff handbook revisions, and vocational education.

Collection is open to the public.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box-Folder
2/3
Advisory Committees, Annual Report
 1968
2/4
Agreements
 1966-1968
2/5
Apprenticeship Program
 1965-1969
2/6
Articulation Committee
 1965-1967
2/7
Bids, Instructional equipment, furnishings, color
1968
2/8
Business Services Advisory Committee
 1966
2/9
Committee on Enrollment; Enrollment Projections
1968
2/10
Committee on Research and Management Data
 1967-1968
2/11
Community College Statistics
 1964-1965
2/12
Construction - Change Orders
 1967-1968
2/13
Construction - Inspection Report
 1967-1968
3/1
Curriculum
 1965-1966
3/2
Curriculum - Class Schedules
 1966-1967
3/3
Division Council Meeting
 1968
3/4
Educational Coordinating Council - Federal Funding
 1968-1969
3/5
Educational Coordinating Council - Committee on Financial Aid
 1968
3/6
Educational Coordinating Council - Post-High School Education
 1967-1968
3/7
Educational Specifications for LCC
 1966
3/8
Fact Sheet on LCC, Institutional Research
 1968
3/9
Fire Protection
 1966-1968
3/10
Florence, Educational Center
 1967-1968
3/11
Human Relations Committee/Race Relations Council
 1968-1969
3/12
On-the-Job Training
 1967-1968
3/13
Presidential Search Screening Committee
 1968
4/1
Staff Handbook Revisions, I-III
 1967
4/2
Staff Handbook Revisions, IV-VIII
 1967
4/3
Study Skills Center
 1966-1968
4/4
Technical-Vocational Education in Lane County - Job Cluster Curriculum
 1965
4/5-6
Vocational Education in Oregon Advisory Committee
1968

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Community colleges--Oregon
  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)--Administration
  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)--Vocational education
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon
  • Vocational education

Personal Names

  • Case, Lewis
  • Cox, William W.
  • Hakanson, Irving S. (Bud)
  • Parnell, Dale P.
  • Romine, Larry

Corporate Names

  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)--President's Office

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Uhlig in 1997 and 2000.
2006

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