Pepperdine University Commencement Collection, 1938-2015

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Summary

Abstract:
The collection consists of materials related to commencement ceremonies held at Pepperdine University, including video recordings, photographs, printed material, memorabilia, and programs. Materials in the collection span from 1938 to 2014, and document commencement ceremonies held at all five schools of Pepperdine: George Pepperdine College/Seaver College, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the School of Law, and the School of Public Policy.
Extent:
48.02 Linear Feet (42 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Commencement Collection, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains items related to the commencement ceremonies held at all of the schools of Pepperdine, including video recordings, photographs, and programs of ceremonies; as well as other textual materials and memorabilia related to commencement including invitations and press releases. Materials in the collection range from 1938 to 2014.

Biographical / historical:

Commencements at Pepperdine began at George Pepperdine College in 1938, which became Pepperdine University in 1971. In 1972, the Malibu campus of Pepperdine opened, and commencement ceremonies were then held at both the Malibu and Los Angeles campuses. The College of Arts and Sciences at the Los Angeles Campus was renamed the School of General (later Professional) Studies in 1975, but was disbanded in 1981 when Pepperdine sold their Los Angeles location. In 1975, the liberal arts college on the Malibu Campus was dedicated as the Frank R. Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Science, and is most commonly known as Seaver College today. Along with these two main campuses, Pepperdine also maintained extension programs at off-site locations which included sites like Hawaii along with international locations. These programs' flexible scheduling were designed to allow military personnel to complete academic degrees, but were discontinued in the 1970s due to their administrative costs.

The first professional schools at Pepperdine were established in 1969, with the purchase of the Orange University College of Law which became Pepperdine's School of Law in 1970, as well as the reorganization of the business department into its own School of Business and Management (renamed the Graziadio School of Business and Management in 1996). In 1971, the education department also became its own School of Education, and in 1982 incorporated the psychology division and was renamed the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP). Pepperdine's newest school, the School of Public Policy, was established in 1997.

Processing information:

The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in September, 2012. The finding aid was updated by Nicholas Primo, Monica Case, and Katie Richardson in February, 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into the following series: 1. Audio/Video Recordings; 2. Photographs; 3. Printed Material and Memorabilia; and 4. Programs.

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 Commencement Collection, Collection no. 0022, 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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