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Eldon G. Schafer Papers, 1916-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Eldon G. Schafer
Title
Eldon G. Schafer Papers
Dates
1916-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
12.0 cubic feet, (19 document boxes, 2 tubes, 3 oversized folders, 14 audio cassette tapes, 9 video tapes)
Collection Number
M-001
Summary
The collection contains personal and professional papers from Eldon Schafer's career as president of Lane Community College, 1970-1985. The collection documents Schafer's personal and family history, his military service, and his death.
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.
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Biographical Note

Eldon Guy Schafer (1922-1985) was president of Lane Community College for fifteen years, 1970-1985.

Schafer was born in Molalla, Oregon, to Lillian M. and Guy F. Schafer on February 27, 1922. He attended rural elementary and secondary schools in the Canby and Molalla area, and after high school graduation in 1939, he attended Oregon State University in 1941. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and entered an engineering program at Pomona College in California. He was sent to Europe in 1943 and served with the 124th Armored Engineers and 13th Armored Division in France, Germany, and Austria.

After the war he returned to Pomona College, where he was active in sports, and graduated with a B.A. in 1948. He continued his education in California, receiving an M.A. (1960) and a Ph.D. (1965) in Education Administration from Claremont Graduate School.

He married Lucy Jane Brokaw in Los Angeles in 1947; their son, Kenneth, joined the family in 1961.

Schafer began his teaching career at Capistrano High School in California where he taught and coached sports, 1950-1952 and served as dean of students, principal, and district superintendent, 1957-1966. He was associate dean of instruction at Riverside City College, 1966-1967.

Schafer moved to Oregon in 1967 to become the founding president of Linn-Benton Community College, 1967-1970. From there he moved to the presidency of Lane Community College, 1970-1985.

Schafer was active in many regional and national educational organizations and served as officers for the Oregon Community College Association, the Northwest Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the Commission on Colleges of Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Oregon Community College Presidents' Council.

He traveled to China twice, in 1982 and 1984, as a member of the International Visiting Team of the World Bank Educational Advisory Group. The group assisted China in restructuring its vocational education.

Dr. Schafer resigned as president of the college on April 30, 1985. He died on August 6, 1985 following a long battle with leukemia and multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow).

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Content Description

The Eldon G. Schafer Papers document Schafer’s personal life as well as certain aspects of his professional career as president of Lane Community College, 1970-1985. The collection contains biographical information about Schafer’s college days, his military service, his career in education, and his death. The collection also contains personal records of the Schafer and Brokaw (wife Lucy’s family) families. Other records that document his personal and professional career can be found in the series of correspondence, speeches and writings, and subject files as well as in the photographs, slides, audio recordings, and video recordings.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Eldon G. Schafer Papers, 1916-1990 (M-001), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into seven series.

Series A: Biographical Records/Eldon G. Schafer, 1947-1986

Series B: Biographical Records/Family History, 1916-1990

Series C: Correspondence, 1940-1985

Series D: Speeches and Writings, 1960-1985

Series E: Subject Files, 1950-1985

Series F: Photographs, Slides, Video Tapes, and Audio Tapes, 1932-1985

Series G: Ephemera, 1939-1985

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the college archives by Lucy B. Schafer on January 9, 1992, in two separate accessions.

Processing Note

The collection was inventoried, arranged and described by Michael Ridderbush in 1991. The finding aid was completed by Elizabeth Uhlig in 1998 and revised in 2007 merging the two original accessions.

Related Materials

For records from the President's Office that document Schafer's tenure as president of LCC, 1970-1985, see Guide to President's Office (Eldon G. Schafer) Records, 1964-1985 (A-036).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

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Subject Terms

  • Community colleges--Oregon
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon

Personal Names

  • Schafer, Eldon G.
  • Schafer, Lucy B.

Corporate Names

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

Finding aid prepared by Michael Ridderbusch in 1991 and Elizabeth Uhlig in 1998 and 2007.
2006

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