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Archives & Artifacts

Themes of Mission

Bird's eye view of campusAs we prepare for the new term under new conditions, the campus is less traveled. The colorful banners on the lamp posts welcome fewer visitors these days. Changes. But whether instruction is in-person or remote learning, the values and purposes of the University are these, affirmed in the opening pages of the University Bulletin and Course Catalog. Follow this link to see our most recent post on the Museum and Archives blog: https://sites.up.edu/museum/from-the-university-bulletin-themes-of-mission-and-value/.

For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu.

Honor and Remembrance at UP

The bricks of the Praying Hands Memorial carry the names of UP alumni who lost their lives in war. Each year the University’s Air Force and Army ROTC cadets mark Veterans Day by posting a 24-hour honor guard at the Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial for these and the many alumni and alumnae who have served our country in the military. Perhaps the highest distinction earned by any individual in the University alumni family is the Medal of Honor given to David R. Kingsley, Columbia Prep (1933-1936).

The University Museum and Archives mark Veterans Day with this new entry on our blog. As a complement to the blog entry, there is also a veterans display in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center near the studies abroad office.

Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu, or x8038, for more information.

 

Museum & Archives Tribute to the Olympics

In honor of the Summer Olympics, the University museum and archives blog created daily posts featuring amateur athletics on The Bluff. Posts feature a mix of sports memorabilia from the University museum; athletic photographs from the University archives; and early University Olympians.

For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu, or 8038.

UP Trivia/Bar Bets: Football

Football 1933 Pete Leineweber large copy copyWith this post on Pilot football the University museum and archives introduce UP Trivia/Bar Bets, a new series which provides quick answers to frequently asked questions which are less frequently asked than perhaps they should be, and with answers too little known about the elements, characters, events that comprise the University of Portland story.

So, do you know why the University museum has a 1939 game ball on display? For the answer and more check out the new post at this link. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038.

University Museum World War I Display

US Army WWIAll are welcome to view the second of a two-part series commemorating the beginning of World War I in 1914 with memorabilia from the collections of Steve Mayer, John Orr, and Laurie McLary, and materials from the University museum and archives. The display case is located across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center on the first floor of Buckley Center. For more information contact Orr at 7283 or orr@up.edu; McLary at 7255 or mclary@up.edu; or Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu.

From Our Past: Chapel Dedicated on Oct. 5, 1986

FogartyThe Chapel of Christ the Teacher was solemnly and officially dedicated on October 5, 1986. Bishop Paul E. Waldschmidt, C.S.C., former president of the University, presided at the ceremony. The funding of the chapel came principally from the investment of a gift made in the 1950s by Rev. James Fogarty, C.S.C., professor of economics at the University (pictured). Further contributions to the chapel fund were made over the years, especially from the family of Rev. James G. Anderson, C.S.C., also of the University’s faculty. Father Anderson’s careful (and fortunate) stewardship of the fund produced a sum that persuaded then-president Rev. Thomas Oddo, C.S.C., and the board of regents that the time to build the long-planned chapel had come. Designed by world-famous Northwest architect Pietro Belluschi, the Chapel of Christ the Teacher stands today as the University’s center of faith.

For more UP history see the University Almanac at www.up.edu/almanac.

New “In The Beginning” Series Entry

WaldschmidtHall150The University Archives and Museum have a new entry for the “In the Beginning” series on the Museum WordPress blog to mark the cornerstone dedication of West Hall on August 24, 1891. See the blog post and link for more photos and history at http://tinyurl.com/ntpydey. For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu.

From Our Past: University Archives

Martin Bro David 1960 ca S9 Librarian .JPGThe University archives were officially established by Rev. Paul Waldschmidt, C.S.C., on June 1, 1966, under the direction of Bro. David Martin, C.S.C. (pictured), the newly retired director of the Clark Memorial Library and the University’s first archivist. In the ensuing 48 years, the archives have been maintained by only four archivists: Bro. Martin served from 1966 to 1983; Rev. Barry Hagan, C.S.C., served from 1983 to 1999; Rev. Bob Antonelli, C.S.C., was archivist from 1999 to 2012; and the affable and able Rev. Jeffrey Schneibel, C.S.C., took the helm in 2012. One would be remiss not to mention Martha Wachsmuth, who spent 29 of her 41 years as a University employee in the University archives, serving as assistant archivist under Fr. Hagan and Fr. Antonelli.

Bro. Martin and Fr. Hagan collected many thousands (millions, most likely) of documents and photographs from University offices, colleges, schools, departments, and individuals as well as copies of many different University publications over the years. The cavernous archives space in the basement of Shipstad filled steadily, and despite their best efforts it proved difficult to keep up with the steady flow of new materials. Finding Fr. Hagan or Martha within the stacks of papers and boxes often involved negotiating a labyrinth of pathways without so much as a skein of thread to find one’s way out.

Until 1999, the University archivist reported directly to the academic vice president. Beginning with the tenure of Fr. Antonelli, the archives became a part of the University library. Mountains of documents were catalogued and neatly shelved; computers were added, compact shelving and climate control were installed, online database finding aids were compiled, and two digital collections were made available via the library web page.

For more University history visit the University Almanac at www.up.edu/almanac.

New Museum Displays: Lewis & Clark Expedition, World War I

CaptClarkMuseum coordinator Carolyn Connolly and archivist Fr. Jeff Schneibel, C.S.C., have created two new posts for the University Museum WordPress site: for April 3, 1806 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition; and for April 6, 1917 and the U.S. entry to World War I.

The Lewis and Clark posts connects to the Clark memorials on campus; and the World War I post links to Columbia University’s reaction, with student editorials/articles from the Columbiad. See the Lewis and Clark post at http://tinyurl.com/k3cp3uv. See the World War I post at http://tinyurl.com/ogblkjd.