Pepperdine University Campaigns and Fundraising Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials related to fundraising efforts run by Pepperdine University, including major fundraising campaigns "Wave of Excellence" and "Challenged to Lead." Other materials relate to smaller fundraising efforts such as the "Trees for Pepperdine program," "The Campaign for Pepperdine," and other efforts. Paper items include correspondence, advertising material, campaign handbooks, flyers, brochures for deferred giving, gift letters, photographs, a large "Wave of Excellence" scrapbook, and other items. Also included are audiovisual materials, primarily "Wave of Excellence" film reels and "Challenged to Lead" VHS tapes. Audiovisual items for "Wave of Excellence" include film reels, film negatives, and audio reels for the Wave of Excellence film produced by Seven Seas Cinema, Inc. Interview transcripts, transcript summaries, and scripts used in Wave of Excellence are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 2015
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
The "Wave of Excellence" campaign to raise $100 million was officially announced on May 8, 1984, at a Pepperdine Associates dinner. The campaign director was President Howard A. White. The campaign officially concluded with a closing celebration five years later, at another Pepperdine Associates dinner on May 25, 1989. A film, Wave of Excellence, was created by the Seven Seas Cinema, Inc., to showcase Pepperdine and encourage donations. The "Challenged to Lead" campaign to raise $300 million ran from 1992 to 2000, and was directed by President David Davenport. Other fundraising efforts included the "Trees for Pepperdine" program, intended to provide funds to plant trees on the Malibu campus.
Full Extent
25.17 Linear Feet (19 boxes, 1 scrapbook)
Abstract
The collection contains materials related to fundraising efforts run by Pepperdine University, primarily the major fundraising campaigns "Wave of Excellence" and "Challenged to Lead." Paper items include correspondence, handbooks, brochures, gift letters, photographs, interview transcripts, and other items. Audiovisual items are primarily Wave of Excellence film reels and "Challenged to Lead" VHS tapes.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following three series: Series 1. Wave of Excellence; Series 2. Challenged to Lead; and Series 3. Other Fundraising. Items within each series are arranged by format.
Location note
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were gathered from University Archives files.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks in February, 2013.
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the Pepperdine University Campaigns and Fundraising Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jamie Henricks
- Date
- February 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