Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Historical note
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Processing Information note
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Bulletins, Academic Catalogs, and Schedules of Classes
Identifier/Call Number: 0070
Physical Description:
19.17 Linear Feet
(16 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1937-2013
Abstract: The Pepperdine University catalogs, bulletins and schedule of classes consists of publications produced by Pepperdine College
and Pepperdine University for current and prospective students, ranging from 1937 to 2013. Materials in the collection include
a variety of brochures advertising the programs and student experience at Pepperdine, course descriptions and degree requirements,
and schedules of classes for individual terms.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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 Bulletins, Academic Catalogs, and Schedules of Classes, Collection no. 0070,
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in the collection were collected from the University Archives files.
Historical note
The
Pepperdine College Bulletin, later renamed the
Pepperdine University Bulletin, was a publication produced by Pepperdine from 1937 to 2000. Originally published six times per year, issues consisted mostly
of brochures and other advertisements for prospective students to consider attending Pepperdine along with the annual academic
catalog. As Pepperdine grew, the types of materials published expanded, as well as the number of issues produced per year,
and by 1963 the bulletin became a monthly publication. In the 1980s, the focus of the bulletin shifted, and issues became
almost solely academic catalogs for the various schools of the university. This continued until 2000, after which catalogs
were published as individual publications no longer under the
Pepperdine University Bulletin title.
Scope and Content
The collection contains printed materials related to information about Pepperdine College and University for both current
and prospective students. Issues of the
Pepperdine University Bulletin consist of mostly brochures with information about Pepperdine, including facts about the campus and schools; news; information
about scholarships and scholarship winners; new staff announcements; essays and articles written by administrators and faculty;
church programs; schedules for bible lectures; special issues focusing on departments or events (like the basketball team,
the library or the religion department); commencement announcements and programs; pictorial editions with photos of campus
and students; fundraising calls; student handbooks; the year's achievements; information about the forum arts course; the
chancellors newsletter; and admissions materials.
The collection also contains academic catalogs for all the schools at Pepperdine, published both as issues of the
University Bulletin and as separate publications, which contain course descriptions as well as information on degree requirements. The shift
from bulletins to catalogs begins in 1982.
In addition the collection includes schedules of classes, published each academic term that gave information on times and
locations of particular courses as well as academic policies and registration procedures. Materials in the collection range
from 1937 to 2013.
Arrangement
Materials in the collection are arranged chronologically in the following three series: Series 1:
Pepperdine University Bulletin; Series 2: Academic Catalogs; and Series 3: Schedules of Classes
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser, Lindsey Gant, and Jamie Henricks in February, 2013. The finding
aid was updated by Katie Richardson in July, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education, Higher -- California
Articles
Advertisements
Catalogs
Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- Catalogs
Universities and colleges -- California -- History
Publications
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Periodicals
Brochures
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine College