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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Commencement Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0022
Physical Description:
48.02 Linear Feet
(42 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1938-2015
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.
Language of Material:
English
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[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Commencement Collection, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
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.
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.
The collection is arranged into the following series: 1. Audio/Video Recordings; 2. Photographs; 3. Printed Material and Memorabilia;
and 4. Programs.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- California -- History
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
Videocassettes
Commencement ceremonies
Programs
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Christian universities and colleges -- United States -- History
DVDs
Photographs
Press releases
Universities and colleges -- Awards