The Finding Aid of the Crest Associates Records 0042

Katie Richardson, Catie Golitzin, and Kelsey Knox
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Feburary 2012
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Crest Associates Records
Identifier/Call Number: 0042
Physical Description: 0.84 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Date: 1985-2007
Abstract: The collection is comprised of two series. Series One: Audiovisual Materials includes 8 videocassettes and 2 betatapes from past Crest Lecture Series at Pepperdine University. The tapes date from 1997 to 2003. Series Two: Photographs includes photographs from various Crest Associates events from 1985-2007.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Crest Associates Records, Collection no. 0042, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was given to Pepperdine University Libraries in 2007 by the Crest Associates Office.

Historical note

The Crest Associates is a Pepperdine University support group comprised of community friends and donors. The group supports the University and its mission by bringing the local community and the university closer through community outreach projects, academic programs, scholarships, faculty support, and events.

Scope and Content

The Crest Associates is an organization dedicated to supporting the Pepperdine community and bringing the school community together with the population of the surrounding areas. The Associates sponsors programs the Crest Lecture Series, which are free lectures given by Pepperdine professors and open to the public. Series One: Audiovisual Materials includes 8 videocassettes and 2 betatapes from past Crest Lecture Series dating from 1997 to 2003. Series Two: Photographs includes photographs from various Crest Associates events from 1985 to 2007.

Processing Information note

The collection was arranged and described by Katie Richardson and Catie Golitzin in February 2012. It was updated by Kelsey Knox in June 2015.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Compact discs
Photographs
Videocassettes
Lectures and lecturing -- California, Southern
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- United States
Starr, Kevin
Wilson, James Q.
Nance, C. (Christopher)
Kats, Lee B.
Pepperdine University. Crest Associates
Benton, Andrew K.
Pepperdine University
Zakian , Michael
Davis, Stephen D.
Martin, Karen

box 1

Audiovisual Materials 1997-2003

box 1

El Niño and the Malibu Ecology 1997 November 18

Physical Description: (2 copies)

Scope and Content

In the video, Christopher Nance, Steve Davis, Lee Kats, and Karen Martin examine the effects that El Niño might have on the flora and fauna of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains.
box 1

Heritage of Faith 2003 April 15

Scope and Content

In the video, Andrew K. Benton and Pepperdine students discuss various topics, including international programs and the Drescher campus.
box 1

Legacy of the Chumash 1998 March 10

Physical Description: (2 copies)

Scope and Content

The lecture, given by Holly Love, discusses the prehistory of the Chumash Indians and how they adapted to their environment with major inventions like the planked canoe and the shell fishhook. She also discusses their rich spiritual life, which developed from their life as fisherman and the abundance of their food supply.
box 1

Rodin's Search 2001 March 22

Scope and Content

Michael Zakian, leads a tour of the exhibition Rodin's Obsession: The Gates of Hell which was on display at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art. He discusses why the artist is considered to be the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo.
box 1

Values of University Life: From the University of Paris to Pepperdine University 1998 April 16

Scope and Content

In the lecture, Kevin Starr compares and contrasts international education systems with those in the United States.
box 1

Why Is Islam Different? 2003 April 14

Physical Description: (2 copies)

Scope and Content

In the lecture, James Q. Wilson analyzes Islam, which was once the greatest civilization in the world and is now just a shadow of its former self. Wilson credits many reasons for the change, but most of them begin with deciding what relationship religion plays in politics.
box 2

Photographs 1985-2007

box 2

Crest Associates- Advisory Board 1985 December

box 2

Crest Associates- Advisory Board 1989 March

box 2

Crest Associates- Advisory Board Luncheon 1993 October 14

box 2

Crest Associates- Advisory Board Meeting 2006 December

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Art Day on Campus 2007 September

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Art Day at the Malibu Campus 2007 October

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Malibu Arts Festival 2007 July

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Meeting 1986 December

box 2

Crest Associates- Reception 1986 February

box 2

Crest Associates- Staff Photo 2007 July

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Staff Photo 2006 June 6

Physical Description: (1 CD)
box 2

Crest Associates- Stotsenberg Race 1989 December

box 2

Crest Associates- Stotsenberg Race 1991 March

Physical Description: (2 folders)
box 2

Crest Associates- Stotsenberg Race 1993 March 27

box 2

Crest Associates- Stotsenberg Race 1995 March 25

box 2

Crest Associates- Stotsenberg Race 1993-1995