Box 1
Contains 57 Results:
Administration Policies and Problems, 1945-1955
Primarily concerns efforts to stimulate alumni interest during the years 1950-1955.
Armed Service News, 1943-1944
Military news related to Willamette University students.
Bancroft – Oregon Historians Lectures by Robert M Gatke, 1933 April 29
"The Bancroft History Factory" lecture. Part of "The Source Problems of Oregon History", a paper given before the Social Science professors of the Independent College of Oregon in Salem, April 29, 1933.
Bibliography of Oregon History, 1935
Bibliography of Oregon History based on material in W.U. Library (summer 1935) made by Earl Stewart.
Blueprints - Men’s Dormitory and Fraternity Houses, 1945 May 18
Note on blueprints - Proposed Men's Dormitory and Fraternity Houses Willamette University - Salem, Ore. Pietro Belluschi, Archt. Portland, Ore. May 18, 1945.
Sketch of Pugh Family, undated
The Pugh family came across the plains in 1846 and settled in the Willamette valley, near Shedd, Oregon.
Biographical Material, undated
Biographical material on Oregon missionaries and teachers. Includes correspondence with relatives of Jason Lee and Father Alvin Waller, as well as material on Isaac Dillon, the Reverend G. Hines and others. The file also includes transcribed minutes of the Oregon Conference meetings August 12-20, 1874.
Blain, David and Kate Letters, 1852-1862, undated
Typed transcriptions of letters written by Methodist minister David Blain and his wife Catharine Paine Blain as well as an autobiographical fragment by David Blain and a brief history of Methodism in the early Puget Sound area. The letters detail life in the Seattle, Portland and Oregon City areas during the 1850's and early 1860's. Among issues discussed are the Indian wars in 1855-1856, land speculation in the Northwest and the effect of the gold rush on Portland, Oregon.
Buildings, 1909-1963
Outside of folder provides a brief outline of building information covering the dates 1909-1963. Material inside folder is a "Summary of a survey of building and classroom use Willamette University," dated April 24, 1959. There is also an undated letter from Gatke to Willamette University President Bruce Baxter regarding this survey.
Buildings, 1936-1938
Detailed notes of renovations, new buildings and other Willamette University campus changes during the dates noted.