Pepperdine University Student Life Collection
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials related to student life at Pepperdine and range in date from 1937 to 2014. The materials include publications such as student handbooks, registers, and phone directories; photographs, slides, correspondence, flyers, article clippings, and brochures related to student organizations, activities, and events; and scrapbooks and memorabilia collected by alumni from different eras.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 2014
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access. Pepperdine has digitized some of the items in this collection. The digitized items are available through the Pepperdine Libraries Digital Collection in the University Archives Photograph Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p271401coll15) and the Alumni Memories Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15730coll13).
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Full Extent
20.04 Linear Feet ( (21 boxes and 1 oversize scrapbook))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection documents aspects of students' experiences at Pepperdine. Materials in the collection include publications prepared for and by students; materials related to student organizations, activities and events; and photographs, scrapbooks and memorabilia from different eras. Materials range from 1937 to 2014.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Publications; 2. Student Organizations; 3. Activities and Events; 4. Alumni Scrapbooks and Memorabilia; and, 5. Photographs and Slides. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Most materials were collected from University Archives files. Alumni scrapbooks and memorabilia were donated by the following: Rich Cantrell, J. Allen Dilbeck, Barbara (Bobbie) Dobbins Title, Arlene and Tom Dubas, Bobbie Craig Fry, Lillian Green, George Gregson, Bruce Grimes, Eleanor Gehrig Harper, Carol Hennessy Carlson, Francis C. Herring, Ernestine Kountz Lewis, David Ottalini, Ken Ross, and Marion Young Shouse.
Processing Information note
The collection was initially described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in January, 2013. The collection was further arranged and the finding aid was updated by Suzanne Moscoso, Special Collections and University Archives intern, under the supervision of Katie Richardson in July, 2014. Photographs were added to the collection in June, 2015 by Kelsey Knox
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the Pepperdine University Student Life Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Geiser, Jamie Henricks, Suzanne Moscoso, Katie Richardson, and Kelsey Knox
- Date
- January 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu