Pepperdine University

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This collection contains manuscript pages, photographs, and negatives used for the book, "Crest of a Golden Wave," which was was published in 1987 for Pepperdine University's 50th Anniversary. The book was edited by Jerry Rushford.

Content Description Scott D. Lambert Papers documents the activities of Scott Lambert during his tenure as the campus minister of the Malibu Church of Christ (later known as the University Church of Christ) at Pepperdine University from 1987-2005.The collection includes correspondence, clippings, ministry planning materials, intern training materials, Malibu Church of Christ elders meetings minutes (1987-2005), UCC building campaign materials, USSR missions materials, World Mission Workshop notebooks, National...

Abstract Edwards H. Metcalf was a collector, Pepperdine University board member, and grandson of Henry Edwards Huntington (a railroad tycoon and founder of the Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA). While he was a T.E. Lawrence enthusiast, his collections were diverse, including a collection of vintage playing cards. This collection was donated to Pepperdine University Libaries - Special Collections and University Archives after his death. The decks range in dates...

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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.

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Collection consisting of recorded oral history interviews and digitized photographs from elders in the African American community in South Los Angeles. This collection began as a grant-funded Humanities for All Grant from the California Humanities foundation. Individuals were selected who came from a Christian tradition, especially Churches of Christ, and who had some relationship to Pepperdine or its original campus. The project is an ongoing one and materials will continue to be added.

Abstract Michael Zakian was the Director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University. Throughout his life Michael had a passion for the arts which came through in his work at the Weisman Museum and previous museums he was employed at. This collection contains research notes, correspondence, financial documents, photographs, photographic slides, and promotional materials related to Zakian's curatorial work for the Agnes Pelton: A Poet of Nature Exhibition which was on show at the...