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Universities and colleges -- California -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Pepperdine University Archaeological Survey and Excavation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0114
Abstract Before Pepperdine University existed, the Chumash Native Americans inhabited what is modern day Malibu. Their invention and use of the plank canoe (tomol), their beautifully crafted baskets, tools and bead making, and their customs/beliefs are what make the Chumash unique.The Chumash are still present and thriving today in Southern California. In 1970, UCLA Archaeologist John Beaton and his team surveyed the site that would become Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. They excavated a rock...
Dates: 1970 - 1977

Pepperdine University Bulletins, Academic Catalogs, and Schedules of Classes

 Collection
Identifier: 0070
Abstract

The Pepperdine University catalogs, bulletins and schedule of classes consists of publications produced by Pepperdine College and Pepperdine University for current and prospective students, ranging from 1937 to 2013. Materials in the collection include a variety of brochures advertising the programs and student experience at Pepperdine, course descriptions and degree requirements, and schedules of classes for individual terms.

Dates: 1937 - 2021

Pepperdine University Commencement Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0022
Abstract The collection consists of materials related to commencement ceremonies held at Pepperdine University, including video recordings, photographs, printed material, memorabilia, and programs. Materials in the collection span from 1938 to 2014, and document commencement ceremonies held at all five schools of Pepperdine: George Pepperdine College/Seaver College, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the School of Law, and the School of...
Dates: 1938 - 2015

Pepperdine University Great Issues Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0124
Abstract

The collection contains printed materials, photographs, negatives, and audiocassettes from the Great Issues Series at Pepperdine from 1970 through 1987. Themes addressed in speaker presentations focused on pressing issues of the time, primarily in the areas of policy and economics. Speakers included individuals known in their fields, many of which later went on to play important roles in government or policy.

Dates: 1970 - 1987

Pepperdine University Management Committee (UMC) Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0018
Abstract

The University Management Committee serves as Pepperdine's key policy making body. The collection includes meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, blueprints, financial records, memoranda, and reports from committee meetings. The documents span from 1992 to 2008.

Dates: 1992-2008

Pepperdine University Office of Public Affairs Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0065
Abstract

Materials in the collection come from various offices and departments on campus responsible for handling public relations and school publications at Pepperdine. Materials in the collection include subject and name files covering events, faculty and alumni; correspondence and interoffice memos; press releases for Pepperdine events and achievements; photographs; and newspaper clippings that focus on or mention Pepperdine.

Dates: 1946 - 2014

Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, Darryl Tippens Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0183
Abstract

The collection contains subject files kept by the Office of the Provost, during Darryl Tippens residency as Provost. Though Tippens was only Provost from 2001 to 2014, records date from 1975-2015. The types of material include correspondence, reports, manuals, administrative documents, plans for events and large projects, and general documents about or related to activity at Pepperdine University.

Dates: 1974-2015

Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, Nancy Magnusson Fagan Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0050
Abstract

The collection consists of inter-office memoranda and correspondence sent by or to former Pepperdine University Interim Provost Nancy Fagan Magnusson from January 1993 to June 1993.

Dates: 1993

Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, Steven S. Lemley Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0051
Abstract

The collection consists of inter-office memoranda and correspondence sent by or to former Pepperdine University Provost Steven S. Lemley from 1993 to 1998.

Dates: 1993 - 1998

Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, William B. Adrian Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0049
Abstract

The collection consists of inter-office memoranda and correspondence sent by or to former Pepperdine University Provost William B. Adrian from 1985 to 1993.

Dates: 1985 - 1993