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College Association of the Lower Willamette Valley Records, 1898-1904
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lower Willamette College Association.
- Title
- College Association of the Lower Willamette Valley Records
- Dates
- 1898-1904 (inclusive)18981904
- Quantity
- 0.25 cubic foot, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS.52
- Summary
- The College Association of the Lower Willamette Valley was an organization that brought together faculty members from several small private colleges near Portland, Oregon. The collection includes its constitution and minutes from its meetings.
- Repository
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Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The College Association of the Lower Willamette Valley was an organization that brought together faculty members from several small private colleges near Portland, Oregon. Its member institutions were Pacific University in Forest Grove, Pacific College (later renamed George Fox University) in Newberg, St. Helens Hall in Portland and Portland Academy. Faculty from all the schools attended its meetings, where academic papers were read, mostly on the topics of humanities and education. The association functioned approximately between 1900-1904.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The record book includes the constitution of the association and minutes from its annual meetings. It is accompanied by several loose pieces of paper, including meeting minutes related to "an informal conference of teachers" held at Pacific University in 1898; an announcement related to an annual meeting of the Lower Willamette Teachers Association in 1903; a letter related to the Lower Willamette College Association annual meeting in 1904; and several other miscellaneous items.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
College Association of the Lower Willamette Valley Records, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Universities and colleges--Oregon
Corporate Names
- George Fox University.
- Pacific College (Newberg, Or.)
- Pacific University
- Portland Academy (Portland, Or.)
- St. Helens Hall (Portland, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Minutes
Occupations
- Education administrators, postsecondary
Finding aid prepared by Eva Guggemos
2012
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
