Pepperdine University Convocations, Founder's Day and Presidential Inaugurations Collection, 1958-2015

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Summary

Abstract:
The collection documents convocation programs at Pepperdine, annual Founder's Day ceremonies, and the inaugurations of Pepperdine presidents. Materials include programs, invitations, speech transcripts, general information, photographs, and audio and video recordings of particular events. Items in the collection range from 1958 to 2013.
Extent:
7.11 Linear Feet (6 boxes plus 1 scrapbook)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Convocations, Founder's Day and Presidential Inaugurations Collection, Collection no. 0072, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of items related to Founder's Day celebrations, general convocations, and presidential inaugurations. Materials in the collection include programs, invitations, speech transcripts, general information, photographs, and audio and video recordings of particular events. Items in the collection range from 1958 to 2013.

Biographical / historical:

From its beginning, Pepperdine has included regular assemblies where students gather to worship, hear engaging speakers encourage and challenge them with God's word, and learn more about how they can make a difference in this world. Chapel and convocation programs are the contemporary connection to this integral aspect of Pepperdine's Christian mission. All Seaver undergraduate students are required to attend the equivalent of one convocation program each week.

Founder's Day is a specific type of convocation meant to serve as the opening celebration of the new academic year, and also allows students, faculty, staff and alumni an opportunity to look back on the humble beginnings of the university.The first Founder's Day convocation of George Pepperdine College took place on October 5, 1964, on the original Los Angeles campus, 27 years after the college opened and two years after Mr. Pepperdine's 1962 passing. The tradition continues each year on the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University, commemorated on the Wednesday closest to September 21 in honor of the college's historic 1937 day of dedication.

Acquisition information:
Materials were collected from the University Archives files.
Processing information:

The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser, Jamie Henricks, and Lindsey Gant in January, 2013. Kendal Copeland, a Pepperdine Special Collections and University Archives Intern, added a folder list to the finding aid in March 2014, under the supervision of Katie Richardson. The collection was updated with photographs by Kelsey Knox in June 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into the following three series: 1. Founder's Day; 2. General Convocations; and 3. Presidential Inaugurations.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Convocations, Founder's Day and Presidential Inaugurations Collection, Collection no. 0072, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Location of this collection:
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4786, US
Contact:
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu
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