Willamette University Faculty Minutes

Collection

Identifier: WUA036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1970

Creator

Willamette University (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Library acts as “fair use” reproduction agent.

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Biographical / Historical

Willamette University was chartered as a university by the state of Oregon in 1853. The size of the faculty fluctuated over the years, especially during times of financial hardship for the University. In the 1880s, the University and its faculty expanded to include the Willamette University’s Women’s College, which operated from 1880 through 1888. In the following decade, a group of faculty members broke with Willamette University and started Portland University on land north of the city of Portland. From its inception in 1892, Portland University continued in operation for only eight years before it was merged with Willamette University in 1900.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Additional Description

Overview

The Willamette University Faculty Minutes provide a record of the issues that the Willamette faculty addressed from 1870 through 1970. The collection includes faculty minutes from Willamette University’s Women’s College and Portland University.