The Finding Aid for the Pepperdine's Rose Parade Photo Album 0179
Kelsey Knox
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
April 2020
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine's Rose Parade Photo Album
Identifier/Call Number: 0179
Physical Description:
4 Gigabytes
Digital surrogate.
Date: 1987
Physical Description: This collection is conprised entirely of digital surrogates.
[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine's Rose Parade Photo Album, Collection no. 0179, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
As a part of Pepperdine University's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1987, the university entered a float into the 98th Tournament
of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. The theme of the float was "The Quest for Atlantis," a Classical theme reflecting
Pepperdine's quest for academic excellence. This collection is based on a selection of photographs, both formal and candid,
digitized from a photo album provided by Hung Le, one of the eight students chosen to ride on the float as representatives
of Pepperdine. Each photo tells a piece of Pepperdine's Rose Parade story, from the genesis of the idea, to the hours of float
decorating, to the parade itself. Based on an oral history with Hung Le, now Associate Vice President and University Registrar
at Pepperdine, it's a story about our university coming together as a community to celebrate a milestone. This collection
also offers a fascinating look behind the scenes at the Rose Parade, an annual 2-hour event that requires months of planning
and preparations.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Collection can be viewed online in the Pepperdine Digital Collections.
This finding aid was created in May 2020 by Kelsey Knox.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
Pasadena (Calif.)
Pepperdine University
Seaver College