Pepperdine College Freedom Forum Records
Scope and Content
The collection consists of printed and photographic materials related to the Freedom Forums held at Pepperdine from 1959 to 1971. Materials in the collection include brochures, programs, invitations, reports, press releases, correspondence, speech transcripts, news clippings, photographs, and a 1985 interview with M. Norvel Young discussing his motivation to establish Pepperdine's own Freedom Forums. Some speakers include George S. Benson, Senator John L. McClellan, Richard Arens, Walter Knott, General Albert C. Wedemeyer, William C. Sullivan, Dr. Nicholas Nyardi, and Charles E. Whittaker. Items in the collection range from 1959 to 1971, and one item dates from 1985.
Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1985
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1971
Language of Materials
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.
Historical note
Freedom Forums began at Harding College in 1949, as a part of its National Education Program. The idea of the forum was to promote American ideals and values in the face of communist and socialist influences, while at the same time bringing influential people to the campus who might later become donors. The National Education Program began co-sponsoring Freedom Forums at other colleges throughout the United States, including Pepperdine College beginning in 1959, and continuing annually until 1971. The forum was occasionally called both the Pepperdine College Freedom Forum and the California Freedom Forum.
Full Extent
1.26 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
The Pepperdine College Freedom Forum was a three day seminar on promoting and defending American values co-sponsored by Pepperdine College and the National Education Program held annually on campus from 1959 to 1971. The collection consists of brochures, programs, press releases, correspondence, speech transcripts, news clippings, interviews, and photographs. Materials in the collection range from 1959 to 1985.
Arrangement
Items in the collection are arranged chronologically.
Location note
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were collected from the University Archives files.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in February, 2013. Kendal Copeland, a Pepperdine Special Collections and University Archives Intern, added a folder list to the finding aid in December 2013, under the supervision of Katie Richardson.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the Pepperdine College Freedom Forum Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Geiser, Jamie Henricks, Kendal Copeland, and Katie Richardson
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The finding aid is written in English.
- 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