Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Glenn S. Dumke Collection of Western Americana
- Dates:
- Undated
- Abstract:
- Glenn Dumke was a prominent leader for the development and growth of higher education as well as a passionate educator and scholar of Western American and Hispanic history. His collection features pottery and basketry that is presumed to be from the Chumash tribe.
- Extent:
- 3.0 Linear Feet 3 cartons
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Glenn S. Dumke Collection of Western Americana, Collection no. 194, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains 3 boxes of painted and unpainted fragile pottery, as well as intricate baskets. They may have originated from the Chumash tribe.
- Biographical / historical:
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Glenn Dumke was born May 5, 1917 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Dumke earned a Master's Degree in History from Occidental and his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1942. Dr. Dumke then took up a teaching position at Occidental College in their history department as a specialist in Western American and Hispanic history. On February 3, 1945, he married Dorothy D. Robison. In 1957 Dr. Dumke accepted the position of President of San Francisco State College (SFSC). Shortly after taking up this new position, he was invited to participate on the committee creating the Master Plan for California's higher education system.
From 1961-1962, Dr. Dumke served as the first Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the California State College system. In the twenty years that Dr. Dumke served as Chancellor, he boasted many accomplishments that still influence the CSU today. He expanded several policies that were first initiated when he was Vice-Chancellor; such as the creation of more accredited programs, stronger standards for accreditation of all programs, and the establishment of a system-wide general education program. Dr. Dumke retired as Chancellor in 1982. He also remained an active member on the Board of Trustees for a wide variety of organizations such as Pepperdine University...
For his accomplishments as a historian, educator, and administrator, Dr. Dumke received several prestigious national awards including the USO Distinguished American Award and the Award for Individual Excellence in Education from the Freedoms Foundation. Dr. Glenn S. Dumke died suddenly of a heart attack on June 29, 1989. He was survived by his wife Dorothy. They had no children.
- Custodial history:
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Donated as a part of Glenn S. Dumke estate in 2008.
- Arrangement:
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Donator order maintained.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Antiquities
Native Americans - Places:
- California -- History
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-30 18:36:20 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Glenn S. Dumke Collection of Western Americana, Collection no. 194, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
- Location of this collection:
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24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu, CA 90263-4786, US
- Contact:
- (310) 506-4323