Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences Academic Department records
WUA059
6.5 linear feet
10 boxes
1939-2020
This collection includes materials from the academic departments of the Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences (formerly the College of Liberal Arts).
Mark O. Hatfield Library
Materials are in English.
The College of Arts and Sciences (formerly the College of Liberal Arts) encompasses Willamette University's undergraduate academic departments. The College has undergone numerous internal reorganizations since its founding, as the Oregon Institute, in 1842. As of 2020, the College offered 40 majors and 38 minors across 47 disciplines.
This collection includes materials from the academic departments of the Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences (formerly the College of Liberal Arts). These records include programs and posters from Music and Theatre Department productions, department events, materials from particular academic courses, and other departmental materials.
The collection is arranged into series by academic department, with an additional series for interdepartmental collaborations.
This collection is open to researchers.
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.
Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
[Identification of item], Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences Academic Department records, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
For additional promotional material please see the Willamette University Office of Communications records (WUA089).
For additional information on Willamette University theater in the 20th century see the Robert Putnam Willamette University Theatre collection (WUA110).
Theater
Art
Art--Study and teaching
Arts--Northwest, Pacific
Biology
Composition (Music)
Dance
Environmental education
Fine Arts
Theology--Study and teaching
Colleges and Universities
Music
Performing Arts
Anthropology
Economics and Banking
Fine Arts
Language and Languages
Performing Arts
Religion
Science
Academics
sheet music
theater programs
playbills
Posters
programs (documents)
theater programs
professors (teachers)
American Ethnic Studies Department
2010-2014
Posters
2010-2013
6
1
Program description
undated
7
1
Student flyers protesting discontinuation of major
2014
7
2
Art and Art History Department
1989-2020
Building remodel and addition correspondence
1999-2003
10
1
Restricted until 2028. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Building remodel and addition proposals and plans
2000-2003
10
2
Restricted until 2028. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Building remodel and addition schedules and updates
2002
10
3
Restricted until 2027. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Building remodel and addition: fixtures, furniture and equipment
2002
10
4
Restricted until 2027. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Room numbers and building directory
circa 2003
10
5
Building move
2003
10
6
Restricted until 2028. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Facilities concerns
1994-2007
10
7
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Computer lab
1996-2001
10
8
Restricted until 2026. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Gatke remodel for sculpture studio
1999
10
9
Restricted until 2024. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Allen Looms
1999-2004
10
10
The looms were first loaned to Oregon State University (OSU) in 1999. When OSU returned them in 2004, Willamette decided to donate them to the Mission Mill Museum.
Ceramics equipment
1999-2003
10
11
Restricted until 2028. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Scheduling and use of the Art Building
1999-2007
10
12
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Primarily concerns use by Willamette Academy and Young Musicians and Artists, Inc. (YMA) for their summer programs.
Darkroom chemical procedures
2000
10
13
Hazardous waste disposal, building-related health and safety issues
2003-2010
10
14
Restricted until 2035. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Use of Lee Senior Art Studio
2007
10
15
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Charles Scheips on David Hockney Home Made Print Show
1 cassettes
1 vhs
1988 November 4
9
David Gilhooly
1 cassettes
1 vhs
1993 February 13
9
Robert Hess professional file
1989-1999
7
3
Restricted until 2024. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Contains grant applications, publication announcements, press releases, exhibition announcements, and sabbatical applications.
Robert Hess professional file
2000-2007
7
4
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Contains grant applications, publication announcements, press releases, exhibition announcements, and sabbatical applications.
Robert Hess professional file: press and gallery announcements
circa 1995-2007
7
5
Robert Hess: Sculptor
1 cassettes
1 vhs
1999
9
Salem, Oregon CCTV. Markoy Production.
Robert Hess course materials
undated
7
6
Contains syllabi, exams, proposals, and descriptions of courses.
Mary Ann Johns professional file
1989-2001
7
7
Restricted until 2026. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Contains grant applications, publication announcements, press releases, exhibition announcements, and sabbatical applications.
Heidi Preuss Grew professional file
1999-2001
7
8
Restricted until 2026. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Contains grant applications, publication announcements, press releases, exhibition announcements, sabbatical applications, and tenure application.
Heidi Preuss Grew professional file
2002-2010
7
9
Restricted until 2035. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Contains grant applications, publication announcements, press releases, exhibition announcements, and sabbatical applications.
Heidi Preuss Grew syllabi
2000-2005
7
10
Major requirement reviews
1999-2002
10
16
Studio Art Course Proposals
2000
10
17
Studio Art Technician position proposals
2005-2006, 2014
10
18
Restricted until 2039. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Studio Art major and minor requirements
2011-2014
10
19
Course descriptions
circa 2011
10
20
Studio Art lists of majors and minors
1964-2016
10
21
Junior review
1999-2010
10
22
Senior Show posters
2007-2014
6
3
Senior Show images
2009-2013
10
23
Posters
2020
6
2
Biology Department
1908-2008
Herbarium and Plant Description notebook, J.A. Wright
circa 1920
6
4
Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Competition
1999 October 15
7
11
Restricted until 2024. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Grant application submitted by the department to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, titled "Enhancing Investigative Opportunities for Undergraduates Majoring in the Biological Sciences at Willamette University"
Undergraduate Research Symposium
1999-2000
7
12
Undergraduate Research Symposium
2001-2002
7
13
Undergraduate Research Symposium
2005
7
14
Undergraduate Research Symposium
2006-2017
7
15
List of current and graduated majors
2005
7
16
Lists current occupation.
Alum directory
2005
7
17
Morton Peck house purchase inquiries
2003-2004
7
18
Restricted until 2029. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Centennial planning
2004-2007
7
19
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Alum relations and fundraising around centennial
2004-2007
7
20
Restricted until 2032. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
100 Years of Collections calendar
2007-2008
7
21
Alum photographs and memoir, Joan Anderson
2007
7
22
Centennial celebration program
2007 September
7
23
Centennial booklet
2007-2008
7
24
Centennial timeline
2007-2008
7
25
Centennial posters
2008
6
5
Chemistry Department
2008-2012
Senior Symposium
2008-2012
7
26
Classics Department
2006-2012
First Oregon Undergraduate Conference in Classics
2006 April 22
7
27
Annual Meeting of the Classics Association of the Pacific Northwest
2012 March 9-10
7
28
Computer Science Department
1985-1997
Student internship applications and reflections
1985-1997
7
29
Course and degree requirement proposals
1986-1988
7
30
High School Programming Contest
1987-1996
7
31
Information about alums, correspondence between alums and Professor George Struble
1989-1990
7
32
Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
1992-1996
7
33
Course proposals and schedules
1993-1996
7
34
Department chair's file, George Struble
1994-1995
7
35
CS099: Computer Applications, Professor George Struble
1997 Spring
7
36
CS130: Computing Concepts, Professor George Struble
1996 Spring
7
37
CS241: Computer Science Data Structures, Professor George Struble
1995 Spring
7
38
CS443: Analysis of Algorithms, Professor George Struble
1991 Fall
8
1
CS446: Automata Theory, Professor George Struble
1996 Spring
8
2
TIUA0011 and TIUA0015: Applied English and Information Science, Professors George Struble and Wayne Gregory
1996 Summer
8
3
Economics Department
1991-2016
ECON451: Business Simulation
1991-2016
8
4
Includes materials from annual entries into the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC).
Department self-study
1997 Fall
8
5
Department self-study
2013
8
6
Restricted until 2038. Per University Policy, administrative records are closed for 25 years from date of creation.
Posters
2008-2010
6
6
Education Department
1960-1971
Education was a non-major department within the College of Liberal Arts (now College of Arts and Sciences).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1960 Spring
8
7
Restricted until 2035. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1960 Fall
8
8
Restricted until 2035. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1962 Spring
8
9
Restricted until 2037. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1964 Spring
8
10
Restricted until 2039. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1964 Fall
8
11
Restricted until 2039. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1966 Spring
8
12
Restricted until 2041. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1967 Spring
8
13
Restricted until 2042. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1967 Fall
8
14
Restricted until 2042. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1968-1969
8
15
Restricted until 2044. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1969-1970
8
16
Restricted until 2045. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1970-1971
8
17
Restricted until 2046. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
1971 Fall
8
18
Restricted until 2046. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
undated
8
19
Restricted until 2047. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, Dr. James Lyles
undated
8
20
Restricted until 2047. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
English Department
1929-2020
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1929-1931, 1933-1936
8
21
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1930-1931
8
22
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1931
8
23
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1936-1938
8
24
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1939
8
25
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1939-1943
8
26
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1943-1947
8
27
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1948-1950
8
28
Restricted until 2025. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1952
8
29
Restricted until 2027. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1955 Fall
8
30
Restricted until 2030. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1959-1964
8
31
Restricted until 2039. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1965
8
32
Restricted until 2040. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Grade book, E.S. Oliver
1971 Fall
8
33
Restricted until 2046. Per University Policy, student records are closed for a minimum of 75 years in accordance with the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Acts (FERPA).
Department self study
1980
10
24
Department self study
1990
10
25
MLA-FIPSE Curriculum Review Project
1990-1993
10
26-27
Willamette was one of 30 colleges and universities participating in this 3-year review project, sponsored by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE).
Correspondence with and information about major graduates
1985-1992
10
28
Positions and course distributions
1988-1989
10
29
Course scheduling
1989-1990
10
30
Departmental planning and correspondence
1989-1990
10
31
Course proposals
1991-1993
10
32
Course scheduling
1991-1993
10
33
Departmental planning and correspondence
1992-1993
10
34
English Proficiency Exam and AP exam information
1985
10
35
English Proficiency Exams
1989-1990
10
36
Department lecture series
1999-2000
8
34
Department lecture series
2006-2009
8
35
OWP@WU
undated
8
36
Summer community writing program, including events such as "Writing for Children," "Advanced Summer Institute," "OWP@WU PDX Writing marathon," and "OWP 4-Week Summer Institute."
Posters
1996-2007, 2020
6
7
Environmental Science Department
2020
Posters
2020
6
8
Film Studies Department
2007
Posters
2007
6
9
History Department
2020-2021
Posters
2020-2021
6
10
Language Departments
1998, 2020
French: "Les Chaises" par Eugène Ionesco
1998 October 7
8
37
Posters
2020
6
11
Mathematics Department
undated
Posters
undated
6
12
Music Department
1884-2022
Includes materials from all of Willamette's choral and instrumental ensembles, as well as opera performances and general departmental files.
Awards
1984-2008
1
1
Awards, Chamber Choir
1992-2020
1
2
Awards, Willamette Master Chorus
2016-2018
1
3
Awards, Willamette University Singers
1988-2020
1
4
Awards, Willamette University Choir
1986
1
5
Awards, Disney Magic Music Days
2005
1
6
Folder includes plaque and photograph
Rogers Music Center Dedication, "Voces Vergilianae", by John Peel
1999 March 10
1
7
Recording and libretto for piece performed by the Salem Chamber Orchestra, Willamette Chamber Choir, and Willamette Master Chours at the dedication of the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center.
News clippings
1933-1937
1
8
Sheet Music: "Cannon a4 for Johannes"
undated
1
9
Sheet Music: "Peel Violin Concerto cadenza, newest version + Rolf edits"
undated
1
10
Programs
1884-1929
1
11
Programs
1930-1940
1
12
Programs
1940-1946
1
13
Programs
1946-1947
1
14
Programs
1947-1948
1
15
Programs
1948-1949
1
16
Programs
1949-1950
1
17
Programs
1950-1951
1
18
Programs
1951-1952
1
19
Programs
1952-1953
1
20
Programs
1953-1954
1
21
Programs
1954-1955
1
22
Programs
1955-1956
1
23
Programs
1956-1957
1
24
Programs
1957-1958
1
25
Programs
1958-1959
1
26
Programs
1959-1960
1
27
Programs
1960-1961
1
28
Programs
1961-1962
1
29
Programs
1964-1966
1
30
Programs
1966-1967
1
31
Programs (1 of 2)
1967-1968
1
32
Programs, (2 of 2)
1967-1968
1
33
Programs
1968-1970
1
34
Programs
1971-1976
1
35
Programs
1976-1977
1
36
Programs
1977-1978
1
37
Programs
1978-1979
1
38
Programs
1979-1980
1
39
Programs
1980-1981
1
40
Programs
1981-1982
1
41
Programs
1982-1983
1
42
Programs
1983-1984
1
43
Programs
1984-1985
1
44
Programs
1985-1986
1
45
Programs
1986-1987
1
46
Programs
1987-1988
1
47
Programs
1988-1989
1
48
Programs
1989-1990
1
49
Programs
1990-1991
1
50
Programs
1991-1992
1
51
Programs
1992-1993
1
52
Programs
1993-1994
1
53
Programs
1994-1995
1
54
Programs
1995-1996
1
55
Programs (1 of 2)
1996-1997
1
56
Programs (2 of 2)
1996-1997
1
57
Programs
1997-1998
1
58
Programs
1998-1999
2
1
Programs
1999-2000
2
2
Programs (1 of 2)
2000-2001
2
3
Programs (2 of 2)
2000-2001
2
4
Programs (1 of 2)
2001-2002
2
5
Programs (2 of 2)
2001-2002
2
6
Programs
2002-2003
2
7
Programs (1 of 2)
2003-2004
2
8
Programs (2 of 2)
2003-2004
2
9
Programs
2004-2005
2
10
Programs (1 of 2)
2005-2006
2
11
Programs (2 of 2)
2005-2006
2
12
Programs (1 of 2)
2006-2007
1
13
Programs (2 of 2)
2006-2007
2
14
Programs (1 of 2)
2007-2008
2
15
Programs (2 of 2)
2007-2008
2
16
Programs (1 of 2)
2008-2009
2
17
Programs (2 of 2)
2008-2009
2
18
Programs (1 of 2)
2009-2010
2
19
Programs (1 of 2)
2009-2010
2
20
Programs (1 of 2)
2010-2011
2
21
Programs (2 of 2)
2010-2011
2
22
Programs
2011-2012
2
23
Programs
2012-2013
2
24
Programs
2013-2014
2
25
Convocation Programs
2012-2014
2A
1
Programs
2014-2015
2A
2
Programs
2015-2016
2A
3
Programs
2016-2017
2A
4
Programs
2017-2018
2A
5
Programs
2018-2019
2A
6
Programs
undated
2A
7
Posters
1923-1950
3
1
Posters
1970-1985
3
2
Posters
1986-1990
3
3
Posters
1991-1995
3
4
Posters
1996-2000
3
5
Posters
2001-2005
4
1
Posters
2006-2010
4
2
Posters
2011-2015
4
3
Posters
2016-2022
4
4
Posters
undated
4
5
Posters
2017-2018
OVd3
3
Posters
2016-2020
Tube1
College of Oratory
1901
Annual Recital Program
1901 June 1
8
38
Includes vocal and theatrical performances.
Public Administration Department
1940
Curriculum
circa 1940
8
39
First department report
1940
8
40
Religious Studies Department
1925-1927, 2020
Freshmen Bible course guidebooks
1925-1927
8
41
Posters
2020
6
13
Rhetoric Department
1926-1927
The Department of Rhetoric incorporated studies in English, Philosophy, and Public Speaking.
English 1 and 2 Manual
1926-1927
8
42
Sociology Department
2007
SOC302: Methods of Social Research, Professor Linda Heuser
2007 Spring
8
43
Theatre (Theater) Department
circa 1919-2022
Includes theater and dance programs and posters.
Programs
1919-1967
2A
8
Programs
1996
2A
9
Programs
2006-2010
2A
10
Programs
2010-2011
2A
11
Programs
2011-2012
2A
12
Programs
2012-2013
2A
13
Programs
2013-2014
2A
14
Programs
2014-2015
2A
15
Programs
2015-2016
2A
16
Programs
2016-2017
2A
17
Programs
2017-2018
2A
18
Programs
2018-2019
2A
19
Programs
2019-2020
2A
20
Programs
2021-2022
2A
21
Programs
undated
2A
22
Posters
1987-1997
5
1
Posters
2005-2006
5
2
Posters
2006-2007
5
3
Posters
2009-2010
5
4
Posters
2010-2011
5
5
Posters
2011-2012
5
6
Posters
2012-2013
5
7
Posters
2013-2014
5
8
Posters
2014-2015
5
9
Posters
2015-2016
5
10
Posters
2016-2017
5
11
Posters
2017-2018
5
12
Posters
2018-2019
5
13
Posters
2019-2022
5
14
Women & Gender Studies Department
2020
Posters
2020
6
14
Interdepartmental collaborations
1943-2014
Institute of American History and Civilization
1943 September 20-October 22
8
44
Summer Seminar in Europe and bicycle trip
1954
8
45
Includes photographs.
"Science and Mathematics at Willamette" program description
1956
8
46
Willamette Science Institute
1974, 1985
8
47
World Views: Latin America
1994
9
1
World Views: Middle Eastern Voices
1995
9
2
World Views: The Middle East
1996
9
3
Science Collaborative Research Program Symposium
2009-2014
8
48