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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-09. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Bethel Institute records Bethel College (Monmouth, Or.) Mss 983 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder in shared box 1855-1883 Bound manuscript minutes and records of the Bethel Institute, March 3, 1855-March 5, 1883, beginning from the school's inception. The Bethel Institute was established in Zena, Oregon, in the mid-1850s by members of the Disciples of Christ. It merged with Monmouth University in 1865 and became Christian College, then became the Oregon State Normal School in 1882. The school would change names and focus several more times before becoming Western Oregon University, its current name, in 1997. English

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The Bethel Institute was established in Zena, Oregon, in the mid-1850s by members of the Disciples of Christ. Its name later changed to Bethel College. In 1865, it merged with Monmouth University, and the combined schools became Christian College. In 1882, Christian College became the Oregon State Normal School, focusing on teacher training. It would change names and focus several more times, becoming the Oregon Normal School, the Oregon College of Education, Western Oregon State College, and, in 1997, Western Oregon University, its current name.

Source: "Western Oregon University" by Gary Jensen and Jerrie Lee Parpart, https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/western_oregon_university

Bethel Institute records, Mss 983, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Bound manuscript minutes and records of the Bethel Institute, 1 volume, March 3, 1855-March 5, 1883, beginning from the school's inception.

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