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WUAR. University Archives & Records

 Collecting Area
Identifier: WUAR
Publications, images, administrative records, research materials, and scrapbooks dating from Willamette’s beginnings. Also available are materials relating to Freshman Glee, one of Willamette’s longest running – and most beloved – traditions.

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Willamette University Office of Advancement records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA132
Overview

The Office of Advancement records contain materials pertaining to the university's relationships with alums, donors, and other community partners.

Dates: 1867-2019

Willamette University Office of Multicultural Affairs records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA133
Overview

The Office of Multicultural Affairs records contain materials produced by or in affiliation with the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Dates: 1988-2022

Willamette University Office of Student Activities records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA054
Overview

The Office of Student Activities records document the activities of student organizations and student-led events at Willamette University. Included are organizations such as the Associated Students of Willamette University and the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils, as well as Opening Days and other programming.

Dates: 1866-2021; Majority of material found within 1890-2013

Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences Academic Department records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA059
Overview

This collection includes materials from the academic departments of the Willamette University College of Arts and Sciences (formerly the College of Liberal Arts).

Dates: 1939-2020
A conversation with Hiroshi Takahasi, President, Tokyo International University. Interview conducted by Gunar Gunderson with Masaki Shimada and Hiroshi Takahashi during the alumni celebrations on September 17, 2015.
A conversation with Hiroshi Takahasi, Pres...

Tokyo International University of America collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA075
Overview

This collection includes gifts given to Willamette University by Tokyo International University, yearbooks for the American Studies Program, and oral histories and videos related to the relationship between Willamette University, Tokyo International University, and Tokyo International University of America.

Dates: 1973-2016

Willamette University May Weekend collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA087
Overview

The Willamette University May Weekend collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and event programs related to the University's celebration of May Day. Some of the scenes depicted include the winding of the May pole, coronation of the May King and Queen, and group dances.

Dates: 1912-1962

Willamette University Office of the President records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA006
Overview

This collection contains the correspondence and administrative records produced by the Willamette University Office of the President. Records date from Willamette's first president Francis S. Hoyt, appointed in 1853.

Dates: 1857-2011

Willamette University Freshman Glee records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA007
Overview

The Freshman Glee Records consist of planning and publicity materials, artifacts and sound and visual media dating from 1914 to 1997 and 2007.

Dates: 1911-2007; Majority of material found within 1914-1997

Robert M. Gatke “Chronicles of Willamette” research collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA008
Overview The Robert M. Gatke “Chronicles of Willamette” research collection contains the documents, records, and other historical materials that Gatke collected while researching the history of Willamette University and the Mid-Willamette Valley. Of particular note is the depth of material concerning Willamette University’s first fifty years and the impact of World War II on the University’s curriculum, student body, and daily life. There is also information on Gatke’s search for the diary of Cyrus...
Dates: 1835-1968; Majority of material found within 1919-1968

Pearl Harbor Game collection

 Collection
Identifier: WUA009
Overview

The Pearl Harbor Game collection contains news articles, letters and transcriptions of interviews with participants, photographs, and memorabilia connected with Willamette University’s 1941 football team and its experience in Hawaii in the days following December 7, 1941.

Dates: 1941-2011