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WUAPC. Personal Collections

 Collecting Area
Identifier: WUAPC
Manuscript collections, diaries, and the correspondence with a focus on individuals involved in regional missionary work, settling Salem, and developing Willamette University.

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Chester Francis Luther papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA091
Overview

The Chester Francis Luther papers include correspondence between Luther and Senator Mark O. Hatfield, reports from the Office of the College of Liberal Arts Dean, photographs, and letters to the Board of Trustees about the resignation of Roger J. Fritz.

Dates: 1936-1986

John G. Burggraf collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA015
Overview

Letters written by John. G. Burggraf to his family from 1860 to 1865 comprise the bulk of this collection. The majority of the letters detail his experiences as a member of the 49th Illinois Infantry. Burggraf describes the aftermath of conflicts such as the battle of Shiloh, the capture of Fort Donleson, and the battle of Pleasant Hill. The letters provide details about daily camp life as well. The collection also contains Civil War memorabilia.

Dates: 1860-1904; Majority of material found within 1860-1865

Robert and Otto Paulus papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA033
Overview

The Robert and Otto Paulus papers collection is comprised of over one thousand glass plate negatives of historical significance to Willamette University, the city of Salem, and the Willamette Valley.

Dates: 1914-1918

Vernor Martin Sackett Negatives collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA044
Overview

Negatives of photographs taken by Vernor Sackett when a student at Willamette University and when serving in the military in Germany. Willamette University focus is on student life and activities.

Dates: 1920-1931

Byars family papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA102
Overview

The Byars family papers consist of legal and financial documents, correspondence, photographs, and Willamette University memorabilia documenting the lives of several generations from approximately 1866 to 1990.

Dates: 1866-1990; Majority of material found within 1875-1923

Belknap family papers

 Collection — Box Small Collections 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: WUA103
Overview

The Belknap family papers consists of a small number of documents pertaining to members of the Belknap family who attended Willamette University.

Dates: circa 1908-1969

Forsythe family papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA106
Overview

The Forsythe family papers (1846-2009) contain correspondence, documents, literature, photographs, and ephemera. They represent the collected efforts of Irene Hanson (née Forsythe), Emmett and Bessie Forsythe, and Margaret Grace Forsythe to document their family history.

Dates: 1846-2009

Helen Pearce papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA107
Overview

The papers of Helen Pearce include photographs of Willamette University's campus and other subjects, her dissertation, and documents relating to her life and time attending and teaching at Willamette.

Dates: 1894-1958

Ken Jacobson Photographs of Willamette University Football Team at Pearl Harbor

 Collection — Box CD/DVD 2
Identifier: WUA096
Overview

This collection contains digitized photographs donated by Ken Jacobson that were taken during the Willamette University football team's 1941 trip to Hawaii. Scanned documents relating to the event are also included.

Dates: 1941-2012; Majority of material found within 1941 November - December

Stella Douglas papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA111
Overview The Stella Douglas papers document the personal life and career of artist Stella Douglas from 1927 to 1993. This collection includes substantial documentation of Douglas’s involvement in the Moral Re-Armament Movement as well as personal writings and materials related to her work in community activism including the anti-war movement, black rights activism, psychedelia, and the neo-feminist movement. This collection also includes correspondence between Douglas and artist Helen Blumenstiel as...
Dates: 1912-2014; Majority of material found within 1927-1993