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box 10-15, box 4-9, box 1-3

Series 1: Chronological Correspondence 1967-1988

Scope and Content

The series contains Pepperdine University correspondence and interoffice memos collected from Howard White's office from 1967 to 1988. Correspondence is primarily to and from Howard White, but also includes correspondence of M. Norvel Young, William S. Banowsky, Jerry Hudson, and other individuals that was collected by Howard White. Some files contain logs of phone calls from the office as well.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.
box 1

October 1967 - July 1969

box 2

July 1969 - October 1970

box 3

November 1970 - August 1971

box 4

September 1971 - August 1973

box 5

September 1973 - April 1975

box 6

March 1975 - 1976

box 7

January 1976 - June 1976

box 8

January 1977 - June 1977

box 9

July 1977 - July 1978

box 10

August 1978 - October 1978; January 1981 - October 1981

box 11

November 1981 - December 1982

box 12

January 1983 - December 1983

box 13

January 1984 - December 1984

box 14

January 1985 - December 1986

box 15

January 1987 - November 1988

box 78, 79, box 64-65, box 58-63, box 52-57, box 46-51, box 37-42, box 43-45, box 15, box 25-30, box 31-36, box 16-21, box 22-24

Series 2: Subject/Correspondence Files

box 15-61, 65, 78-79

Sub-series 2.1: Howard A. White Subject/Correspondence Files circa 1957-1990

Scope and Content

The sub-series contains files on various subjects and people that contain primarily correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, notes, and other paper materials collected in the office of Howard A. White during his time at Pepperdine University in the capacity of professor, Dean of Graduate Studies, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Executive Vice President, President, and President Emeritus. The files contain documentation of university policies and procedures, material generated from administrative work and activities at Pepperdine, and information related to interests that would improve the Pepperdine community, including the process of moving the campus from Los Angeles to Malibu.
Major topics include budgets; commencements and commencement speakers; introducing computers to campus (with the Computer Services Committee and Computer Systems Company evaluations); enrollment; finance; faculty and faculty salaries; salary studies; IRS investigations; the McKinsey report; the Seaver family; the Malibu and Los Angeles campuses; campus professional schools (including the School of Law, School of Business and Management, and others); tuition; Hydril; the University Planning Consultants investigation; the Year in Europe study abroad program; and the 1984 Olympics.

Arrangement

Subject files are arranged alphabetically according to the original folder titles. Multiple styles of filing were present in Howard White's offices over the years. General miscellaneous files include one folder for a letter of the alphabet, sometimes one per calendar year (i.e: M, or M 1976). These folders were catch-all folders for correspondence to or from people or about topics that did not amount to enough to fill their own folder. Other miscellaneous files that included a greater volume of paper were broken down into multiple ranges for each letter of the alphabet (i.e. AA-AC). Finally, there were many files about individual people or topics (i.e. Budget).
For each letter of the alphabet, general miscellaneous files are arranged first (i.e: M, or M 1976), followed by miscellaneous files labeled with letter groupings (i.e. AA-AC), which are then followed by individually labeled subject files starting with that particular letter (i.e. Budget).
box 15

A (misc.) - American Association

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American Council - Bei (misc.)

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Bei (misc.) - Bet

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Beverly Hills - Budget

box 19

Budget - Carr (misc.)

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Cars (misc.) - Colw (misc.)

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Com (misc.) - California Postsecondary Education Committee

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California State Universities - Chain

box 23

Chalala - Commencement

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Commencement Speaker (Wernher von Braun) - Dorms (misc.)

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Dorr (misc.) - Edaw, Inc.

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Educational - Fifty (misc.)

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Film (misc.) - Finance

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Finance - Furniture

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Friend - Gaudin

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Gauthier - Hern (misc.)

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Hero (misc.) - Hill

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Hon - Interfund

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International - IRS

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IRS - Keck (misc.)

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Kenney (misc.) - Lane (misc.)

box 36

Lang (misc.) - Lincoln

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Lind - Maro (misc.)

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Marp (misc.) - More (misc.)

box 39

More (misc.) - McKinsey

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McKinsey - Nelms (misc.)

box 41

Nelson (misc.) - Nelson

box 42

New - One

box 43

One Hundred Club - Paz (misc.)

box 44

Pea (misc.) - Pack

box 45

Palm - Prospective

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Q (misc.) - Rose (misc.)

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Rosen (misc.) - Russian

box 48

S (misc.) - Shel (misc.)

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Shep (misc.) - Stua (misc.)

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Stuc (misc.) - Salary

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Salary - School

box 52

School - Seaver

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Seaver - Systems

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Systems - Tcheng (misc.)

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Teach (misc.) - Tuition

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Tuition - University Planning Consultants Investigation

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University Planning Consultants Investigation - W (misc.)

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Ward (misc.) - Wood (misc.)

box 59

Woodcarving (misc.) - World

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Wright - Young

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Z (misc.) - Mixed alphabet (misc.)

box 65

Legal-size Subject Files

Scope and Content

This box contains materials housed in legal-size folders taken from other parts of the collection. Materials include blueprints for the Pepperdine international house in Heidelberg, the Adamson House in Malibu, and various buildings around the Pepperdine campus in Malibu; files on budget, finance, and salaries; information about the Adamson land grant; correspondence between Howard White and William S. Banowsky; and correspondence between Howard White and Thomas Bost.
box 78-79

Subject File Addendum Boxes

box 61-63

Sub-series 2.2: William S. Banowsky Subject Files circa 1960-1980

Scope and Content

This sub-series contains subject folders of William S. Banowsky's that Howard White collected in his office, dating from approximately 1960 to 1980. Most folders are labeled with a single letter of the alphabet, with individual papers inside from a range of individuals and about topics starting with that letter (i.e. A). Some folders are named according to individual topics (i.e. Budget).

Arrangement

Items are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 61

A - Budget

box 62

Budget - LACC

box 63

Law School - Z

box 63-64

Sub-series 2.3: Howard White's Research on Pepperdine University's Relationship to the Churches of Christ 1965-1989

Scope and Content

Materials in this sub-series were collected and arranged by Howard White primarily regarding the history of the relationship of Pepperdine University to the Churches of Christ. There are also folders about M. Norvel Young, William S. Banowsky, the Seaver family, and the politics of presidency.

Conditions Governing Access

Items in this sub-series are restricted until January 1, 2020.
box 66, box 67-72, box 73

Series 3: University Boards 1957-1986

Scope and Content

The series contains materials produced by the governing boards of Pepperdine University: the Board of Regents, Board of Trustees, and University Board. The materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, background information, reports, and copies of organizational amendments to bylaws and articles of incorporation made during this time. Between 1975 and 1976, the governing board was expanded and the name was changed from the Board of Trustees to the Board of Regents, while the members of the former Board of Trustees became the Religious Standards Committee.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically, and divided by specific organizations when possible.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this series are restricted for 50 years after their date of creation; the entire series will be open in 2036.
box 66

1957 - October 1975

box 67

December 1975 - September 1977

box 68

December 1977 - July 1980

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July 1980 - September 1982

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February 1983 - December 1985

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February 1986 - December 1986; Miscellaneous Undated Files; "Expanding the Board" report

box 72

Amended Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

box 72-73

University Board

box 73

Series 4: Appointment Books 1973-1978, 1981

Scope and Content

The series contains appointment books of Howard White's schedule kept by his secretary, Shirley Roper, from 1973 to 1978, and 1981.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.
box 73-75

Series 5: Speeches circa 1940-1985

Scope and Content

The series contains drafts, notes, and copies of speeches written and delivered by White on a variety of subjects, including his address given to Pepperdine University upon his inauguration as President in 1978. Other files include notes for speeches before board meetings and notes for sermons.

Arrangement

Speeches are arranged chronologically when possible, and arranged by topic when folders are undated.
box 77, box 75-76

Series 6: Personal Files 1938-1990

Scope and Content

The series contains White's personal materials, such as biographical information, photographs, family history files, and other information. The series also includes his research for the book on Pepperdine's history, Crest of a Golden Wave. Materials include correspondence, notes, articles, drafts and copies of book chapters.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by topic.
box 75

Personal Files

box 76-77

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