The Finding Aid of the Fred L. Casmir Grade Books 0104
Jamie Henricks
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
March 2013
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Fred L. Casmir Grade Books
Identifier/Call Number: 0104
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1956-1982
Abstract: The collection contains grade books maintained by Fred L. Casmir for his classes in the Department of Speech at George Pepperdine
College and the Division of Communications at Pepperdine University. Casmir taught a range of speech classes as well as German
language classes. Grade books range in date from 1956 to 1982.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Container: 1
Advance notice required for access. Student files (grades in the grade books) are restricted for 75 years after the date
of their creation; the entire collection will be open in 2057. Access to the collection may be allowed in order to view the
grade books' covers, or to find out information about classes taught by Casmir.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[Box/folder# or item name], Fred L. Casmir grade books, Collection no. 0104, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were gathered from University Archives files.
Fred L. Casmir was born in 1928, and grew up in Germany. He was drafted into the Nazi Youth, then escaped by fleeing to the
Danish border, and converted to Christianity. He received his Abitur degree in Germany, and after moving to the United States
he earned a bachelor's degree in speech and religion from David Limpscomb College in 1950. He received a PhD in speech from
the Ohio State University in 1961. Casmir served as a minister in the Churches of Christ from 1950 to 1977.
He began his teaching career at George Pepperdine College in 1956, and continued to teach at Pepperdine for 43 years until
his retirement in 1999. Casmir taught classes including Advanced Communication Theory, Communicative Disorders, Inter-cultural
Communication, International Communication and Negotiation, Interpersonal Communication, Mass Communication, Media and Minorities,
Media Worldwide, Phonetics, Propaganda, Public Opinion and Attitude Change, Public Address, Public Relations, Radio and Television,
Rhetoric, Research in Speech, The Teaching of Speech, language courses in German, and others. He is a Distinguished Professor
Emeritus of Communication at Pepperdine. Campus involvement included being a coordinator of the International Studies major
for 11 years, a faculty advisor for an international studies honor society, and a chairman for Pepperdine's Council for International
Studies and Faculty Admissions and Scholarship Committee. He and his wife, Mina, moved to Flagstaff, Arizona after his retirement.
He currently preaches part time at a local Church of Christ.
The collection contains grade books maintained by Fred L. Casmir for his classes in the Department of Speech at George Pepperdine
College and the Division of Communications at Pepperdine University. Casmir taught a range of speech classes as well as German
language classes. Grade books range in date from 1956 to 1982.
Grade books for the late 1930s at George Pepperdine College are included in the George Pepperdine College records 0087.
The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks in March, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
Grade books
Education, Higher -- California
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine College
Casmir, Fred L.