The collection contains publications written by Hubert G. Derrick about his faith and personal history, and a scrapbook gifted to him by Pepperdine College international students in 1953. Materials date from 1953, 1986, and 1994; some materials are undated.

Hubert G. Derrick was born in Texas in approximately 1907, and lived in Denison and Wichita Falls, Texas. Derrick's father was a railroad engineer, and he had several younger siblings. He became friends with Hugh M. Tiner (the second president of George Pepperdine College) while attending classes at Abilene Christian College. After receiving his B.A. degree from Abilene Christian College, he pursued an M.A. at Baylor University while also preaching at local churches. He briefly had a job in London,Texas, for the 1931 to 1932 school year, as a high school administrator and teacher, but was fired from administrative work after the first year for poor performance. The next school year, he taught Spanish and history, and coached all sports at the school in Eden, Texas. Soon after, he met and married his wife, Julia Mozelle. The Derricks had two children (Jacquelyn and Foy) by 1935, when they were recommended to move to Riverside, California by Hugh Tiner.

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