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Box 1

 Container

Contains 42 Results:

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1859-1873

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Letters addressed to Thomas Van Scoy, A. F. Waller, T. M. Gatch, and the Board of Trustees. There is a letter from S. S. Dyer resigning as Secretary of the Board of Trustees and one from H. K. Hines, founding trustee and author of Oregon and Its Institutions.

Dates: 1859-1873

Salary certifications from President T. M. Gatch, 1872-1873

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Subseries A

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1874

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter from Thomas H. Crawford listing students who passed senior exams.

Dates: 1874

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1875 January - April

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This series contains letters written to the various secretaries of the Board of Trustees but also some written to the presidents of the board or the university. Secretaries represented include S. S. Dyar, Charles B. Moores, and George P. Hughes. Letters to and from Presidents Thomas M. Gatch and Thomas Van Scoy are also present. Subjects include resignations, T. M. Gatch's move to the University of the State of Oregon (University of Oregon), loans from the endowment, taxes due on land,...
Dates: 1875 January - April

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1875 August - December

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes letters from J. L. Parrish calling a special meeting of the Board of Trustees; a letter from Lizzie T. Boise resigning as teacher in the primary department; a letter from Thomas H. Crawford resigning as Professor of Natural Science; and a letter from P. L. Willis resigning as Secretary of the Board of Trustees.

Dates: 1875 August - December

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1876

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes salary certifications from President T. M. Gatch and the resignation of L. J. Powell as Chair of Mathematics.

Dates: 1876

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1877

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This series contains letters written to the various secretaries of the Board of Trustees but also some written to the presidents of the board or the university. Secretaries represented include S. S. Dyar, Charles B. Moores, and George P. Hughes. Letters to and from Presidents Thomas M. Gatch and Thomas Van Scoy are also present. Subjects include resignations, T. M. Gatch's move to the University of the State of Oregon (University of Oregon), loans from the endowment, taxes due on land,...
Dates: 1877

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1878

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes a degree application, a list of students who completed the full academic course in music and a request that they receive the degree Bachelor of Music, and a letter regarding Willamette University land sold to Thurston County for delinquent taxes.

Dates: 1878

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1879 April - May

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes letters from George H. Himes regarding interest due to the university.

Dates: 1879 April - May

Letters to the Board of Trustees, 1879 June

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents

Includes resignations from faculty due to President Gatch resigning to take a position at the University of the State of Oregon (University of Oregon) as well as applications for teaching positions.

Dates: 1879 June