Faculty minutes, 1913-1970

The Willamette University Faculty Minutes provide a record of the issues that the Willamette faculty addressed from 1870 through 1970. The collection also contains the faculty and planning minutes for Willamette University’s Women’s College and the faculty meeting minutes for Portland University from 1892 through 1900.

The faculty meeting minutes deal with curriculum issues for Willamette University, Portland University, and the Women’s College. They also provide a glimpse into all the other aspects of university life that the faculty dealt with, especially in the early years of the various institutions. These include dorm life, academic discipline, student behavior, and financial issues. Items of interest include the resolution of the faculty in 1893 regarding the dismissal of President George Whitaker, dealing with smallpox on campus, and the merging of Portland and Willamette Universities.