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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Gary L. Moore Research Materials on the Associated Women for Pepperdine
Identifier/Call Number: 0120
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date: 2004
Abstract: The collection includes research materials that Gary L. Moore, a doctoral student at Pepperdine University in the Graduate
School of Education and Psychology, accumulated while writing his dissertation on the leadership style of the Associated Women
for Pepperdine from 1958 to 2003.
Gary L. Moore was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1930. Moore obtained his Bachelor of Arts in English from Abilene Christian University
in 1953, and a Master's in Journalism from the University of Missouri, in 1954. Upon graduation, Moore was commissioned in
the U.S. Navy as a Public Relations Officer and left active duty in 1958 as a Lieutenant.
In May 1958, Moore was appointed the Publicity and Publications Director at Pepperdine University. In 1961, he left Pepperdine
for a career in the life insurance industry. In 1984, Moore returned to Pepperdine as the Director of Educational Centers.
Pepperdine recognized the need for educational facilities where fully employed individuals could pursue college educations
without giving up their jobs. At the time, Pepperdine had five off-campus centers throughout the Los Angeles basin for this
purpose.
In the early 2000s, Moore decided to return to school to pursue a Doctorate through the Graduate School of Education and Psychology
at Pepperdine. Due to Moore's early history with the Associated Women for Pepperdine (AWP), Moore chose to write his his dissertation
titled
A Phenomenological Study of Leadership of the Associated Women of Pepperdine, 1958-2003, on the organization. On a June morning in 1958, Moore, Gloria Sanders, and Helen and Norvel Young were driving to an event
in Los Feliz. During that drive, Helen and Gloria discussed the formation of a new women's organization at Pepperdine called
the Associated Women for Pepperdine. The group would include women united in their belief of the importance of Christian education.
Moore's wife Sandra, would later go on to be president of the organization for two terms from 1985 to 1987. Moore was awarded
an Ed.D. in 2005.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was given to Pepperdine University by Gary L. Moore on August 27, 2013.
[Box/folder# or item name], Gary L. Moore Research Materials on the Associated Women for Pepperdine, Collection no. 120, Special
Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
The collection was arranged and described by Katie Richardson in October 2013.
The collection includes research materials that Gary L. Moore, a doctoral student at Pepperdine University in the Graduate
School of Education and Psychology, accumulated while writing his dissertation on the leadership style of the Associated Women
for Pepperdine. The dissertation is titled
A Phenomenological Study of Leadership of the Associated Women for Pepperdine 1958-2003. Most of the research materials are audiocassettes of interviews Moore conducted with past AWP presidents. Other items include
biographical information on past presidents, release forms, interview questions, summaries of interviewee responses, correspondence,
and a copy of the preliminary oral examination that Gary prepared for his committee.
Moore, Gary L. 2005. A Phenomenological Study of Leadership of the Associated Women for Pepperdine 1958-2003. Pepperdine University.
Associated Women for Pepperdine Records 0045, Pepperdine University.
M. Norvel and Helen Young Papers 0014, Pepperdine University.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiocassettes
Correspondence
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
Theses
Women -- Education -- California
Women -- Societies and clubs
Christian education
Christian universities and colleges -- United States -- History
Churches of Christ
Moore, Gary L.
Pepperdine College
Pepperdine University
Associated Women for Pepperdine