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Willie and Truman Teeter Collection, 1956-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Teeter, Truman E., 1918-2001; Teeter, Willie (Wilberta Winniford)
Title
Willie and Truman Teeter Collection
Dates
1956-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 cubic feet, (1 box, 1 oversize folder and 1 object)
Collection Number
MS.99
Summary
Willie and Truman Teeter were a married pair of staff and faculty members at Pacific University, where they worked for many years. This collection consists of photographs, awards, yearbooks, publications and memorabilia that they collected through their connections to Pacific.
Repository
Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu
Access Restrictions

Some student records in this collection may need to be restricted due to privacy concerns.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
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Biographical Note

Willie and Truman Teeter were a married pair of staff and faculty members at Pacific University, where they worked for many years. Willie, also known as "Mrs. T," was a well-known and well-loved staff member at the Pacific University School of Optometry from the 1960s through the 1990s, when she retired. Truman was a professor of chemistry.

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Content Description

This collection consists of photographs, awards, yearbooks, publications and memorabilia that Wille and Truman Teeter collected. Most of the material is related to their connections to Pacific University, such as awards that Willie Teeter won for her service as a staff member. Several issues of "The Optimist," the yearbook of Forest Grove High School from their daughter's time there, are also present.

Note: Cookbooks that belonged to Willie Teeter are cataloged separately, under MS.100. Yearbooks and runs of Pacific University publications donated by the Teeters were added to existing runs of the same publications in the Archives. Additional books from the Teeter Family were donated to the Pacific University Library for its general circulating collection.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Willie and Truman Teeter Collection, 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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Teeter Family to Pacific University, October 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Awards

    • Description: Willie Teeter honorary certificate of appreciation bestowed by President Duvall at Commencement
      Dates: 1990
    • Description: Willie Teeter honorary Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University
      Dates: 1990
    • Description: Willie Teeter plaque, "An award of thanks and love from the student body of Pacific University College of Optometry."
      Dates: 1985
    • Description: Willie Teeter "Tabbie" award for service to Pacific University
      Dates: 2002
    • Description: Willie Teeter trophy: "Prism Staff Appreciation Award" from the School of Optometry.

      Trophy shelved alongside the collection.

      Dates: 1996
    • Description: Willie Teeter University Service Award
      Housed in Oversized Drawer 7.
      Dates: 1989
  • Photographs

    • Description: Pacific University Optometry School student life snapshots
      Dates: 1960-1990
    • Description: Pacific University School of Optometry oversized class portrait posters

      Includes classes of 1971, 1973-1993. Housed in oversized drawer 7.

      Dates: 1971-1993
    • Description: Willie Teeter receiving her honorary Doctor of Optometry degree
      Dates: 1990
  • Memorabilia and Other Documents

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Subject Terms

  • Pacific University
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

Occupations

  • Faculty Member, College or University
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