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Pepperdine University Student Life Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Student Life Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0079
Physical Description:
20.04 Linear Feet
(21 boxes and 1 oversize scrapbook)
Date (inclusive): 1937-2014
Abstract: The collection documents aspects of students' experiences at Pepperdine. Materials in the collection include publications
prepared for and by students; materials related to student organizations, activities and events; and photographs, scrapbooks
and memorabilia from different eras. Materials range from 1937 to 2014.
Language of Material:
English
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Advance notice required for access. Pepperdine has digitized some of the items in this collection. The digitized items are
available through the Pepperdine Libraries Digital Collection in the University Archives Photograph Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p271401coll15)
and the Alumni Memories Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15730coll13).
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Student Life Collection, Collection no. 0079, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Most materials were collected from University Archives files. Alumni scrapbooks and memorabilia were donated by the following:
Rich Cantrell, J. Allen Dilbeck, Barbara (Bobbie) Dobbins Title, Arlene and Tom Dubas, Bobbie Craig Fry, Lillian Green, George
Gregson, Bruce Grimes, Eleanor Gehrig Harper, Carol Hennessy Carlson, Francis C. Herring, Ernestine Kountz Lewis, David Ottalini,
Ken Ross, and Marion Young Shouse.
The collection consists of materials related to student life at Pepperdine and range in date from 1937 to 2014. The materials
include publications such as student handbooks, registers, and phone directories; photographs, slides, correspondence, flyers,
article clippings, and brochures related to student organizations, activities, and events; and scrapbooks and memorabilia
collected by alumni from different eras.
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Publications; 2. Student Organizations; 3. Activities and Events;
4. Alumni Scrapbooks and Memorabilia; and, 5. Photographs and Slides. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically
by folder title.
M. Norvel and Helen Young Papers, Collection no. 0014, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Alumni Association Records, Collection no. 0056, Special Collections and University Archives, University
Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Archives Oral History Interviews, Collection no. 0123, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Athletics Records, Collection no. 0077, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries,
Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Archives Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, Collection no. 0031, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Commencement Collection, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University International Programs Records, Collection no. 0036, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Seaver College Records, Collection no. 0103, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Student Government Association (SGA) Records, Collection no. 0080, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
The collection was initially described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in January, 2013. The collection was further arranged
and the finding aid was updated by Suzanne Moscoso, Special Collections and University Archives intern, under the supervision
of Katie Richardson in July, 2014. Photographs were added to the collection in June, 2015 by Kelsey Knox
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brochures
Color slides
Articles
Christian universities and colleges -- United States -- History
Christian education
Greek letter societies
College students
Invitation cards
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
Universities and colleges -- California -- History
Memorabilia
Publications
Correspondence
Scrapbooks
Minutes
Photographs
Programs
Clippings
Fliers (Printed matter)