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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Accreditation Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0074
Physical Description:
6.25 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1938-2005
Date (bulk): 1950-1993
Abstract: The collection contains files related to accreditation of Pepperdine College and Pepperdine University from 1938 to 2005.
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, correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes.
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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.
The collection contains files related to accreditation of Pepperdine College and Pepperdine University from 1938 to 2005.
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, correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes related to the accreditation
of Pepperdine.
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Reports and Publications and 2. Correspondence, Memoranda, and Meeting
Minutes. Within each series, folders are arranged in chronological order.
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. The finding aid was updated
by Lindsey Gant and Katie Richardson in April, 2014.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education, Higher -- California
Memorandums
Accreditation (Education)
Correspondence
Minutes
Reports
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine College
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (U.S.)