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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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
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