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Title: Pepperdine University Accreditation collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0074
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Physical Description:
2.5 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1953-1993
Abstract: The collection contains files related to accreditation of Pepperdine College and Pepperdine University from 1953 to 1993.
Most items are reports submitted to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) or the previous accreditation body,
the Western College Association and the California State Board of Education, or reports returned to Pepperdine after accreditation
visits and evaluations. Other items include articles and correspondence.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Accreditation collection, Collection no. 0074, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in the collection were collected from the University Archives files.
Pepperdine University is accredited by WASC, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Pepperdine College was first
accredited in 1949, by an earlier accreditation board. Accreditation is an ongoing process requiring significant data collection,
many reports, and visits by WASC staff to Pepperdine's campuses. The process is designed to provide data and information for
better understanding university goals, infrastructure, processes, and its own progress. (Five other academic bodies also accredit
Pepperdine, but the majority of the reports are from WASC.) WASC was formed in 1962, and accredited all institutions previously
accredited by the Association of American Universities, North Central Association.
Information on accreditation was taken from the Pepperdine University accreditation website. Information WASC was taken from
the WASC website.
The collection contains files related to accreditation of Pepperdine College and Pepperdine University from 1953 to 1993.
Most items are reports submitted to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) or the previous accreditation body,
the Western College Association and the California State Board of Education, or reports returned to Pepperdine after accreditation
visits and evaluations. Other items include articles and correspondence.
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Other collections with files about accreditation include the Howard A. White papers and the M. Norvel and Helen Young papers.
The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks and Lindsey Gant in January, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pepperdine College.
Pepperdine University.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (U.S.).
Accreditation (Education)
Correspondence
Education, Higher--California
Memorandums
Reports