Willamette University Office of the President records
Scope and Contents
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. The majority of the material is correspondence regarding university matters such as finances, endowment, university policy, student concerns and faculty business. Also included are business documents, accounting records, and board of trustees related material.
Dates
- 1857-2011
Creator
- Willamette University. Office of the President (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Smith, Hudson, and Pelton's records are currently closed to researchers. All other records are open.
Conditions Governing Use
Library acts as “fair use” reproduction agent.
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Biographical / Historical
The president of Willamette serves as the chief executive officer, and is appointed by the Board of Trustees. The president is tasked with implementing the strategic plan and progressing toward stated goals. The president also oversees academic matters, campus operations and functions. Past presidents also served the University as part of the faculty. Francis S. Hoyt was appointed as the first president in 1853.
- 1853-1860
- Francis S. Hoyt
- 1860-1865
- Thomas Milton Gatch
- 1865
- Leonard J. Powell (interim)
- 1865-1867
- Joseph Henry Wythe
- 1867-1868
- Luther T. Woodward (interim)
- 1868-1870
- Nelson Rounds
- 1870-1879
- Thomas Milton Gatch
- 1979-1880
- Charles E. Lambert
- 1880-1891
- Thomas Van Scoy
- 1891-1893
- George Whitaker
- 1893-1902
- Willis Chatman Hawley
- 1902-1908
- John Hamline Coleman
- 1908-1914
- Fletcher Homan
- 1914-1915
- George Henry Alden (interim)
- 1915-1934
- Carl Gregg Doney
- 1934-1941
- Bruce Richard Baxter
- 1941-1942
- Carl Sumner Knopf
- 1942-1969
- G. Herbert Smith
- 1969-1972
- Roger J. Fritz
- 1972-1973
- James H. Corson
- 1973-1980
- Robert Lisensky
- 1980-1997
- Jerry E. Hudson
- 1997-1998
- Bryan Johnston (interim)
- 1998-2011
- M. Lee Pelton
- 2011-
- Stephen Thorsett
Extent
20 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
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.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in chronological or original order.
This collection has been arranged into record groups to reflect material gathered by each president.
Physical Location
Mark O. Hatfield Library
Accruals
Additions to this collection are expected.
Bibliography
- Gatke, Robert M. Chronicles of Willamette (Portland, Binford and Mort, 1943) .
- Gregg, Robert D. Chronicles of Willamette, volume II: Those Eventful Years of the President Smith Era (Portland, Durham & Downey, Inc, 1970) .
- Booth, Robert A.
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Children's Day Fund
- Coleman, John H. (John Hamline), 1847-1914
- Colleges and Universities
- Dolph, Joseph N. (Joseph Norton), 1835-1897
- Eaton Hall (Willamette University)
- Eaton, Abel E.
- Endowment campaign
- Hawley, Willis C. (Willis Chatman), 1864-1941
- Hines, Gustavus, 1809-1873
- Homan, Fletcher P.
- Hoyt, F. S. (Francis Southack), 1822-1912
- Huntley, Leland Jackson
- Methodist Church -- Education
- Methodist Episcopal Church (U.S.). Oregon Conference
- Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905
- Odell, W. H., 1830-1922
- Oregon Institute
- Original charter of Willamette University
- Orphan Scholarship Fund
- Panama
- Rounds, Nelson, 1807-1874
- Salem (Or.)
- University Hall (Willamette University)
- Waller Hall (Willamette University)
- Waller, Alvan F., 1808-
- Whitaker, George, 1836-1917
- Willamette University
- Woodworth, Maria B.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Creator
- Willamette University. Office of the President (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Willamette University Office of the President records, 1857-2011
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid processed by Ashley Toutain. Record groups processed by Amanda Strauss (Homan, 2009), Paul Meuse and Marianna Symeonides (Whitaker, 2012) Ashley Toutain (Hoyt and Rounds, 2014), Rose Marie Walter (Doney, 2013).
- Date
- © 2015
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections Collection Descriptions
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 United States
archives@willamette.edu