The University archives and museum have a new post on the Museum Blog featuring models used in the School of Nursing, including our full-time museum resident, Resusci Anne. Visit our post to learn more: https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/no-frogs-were-hurt-for-this-demonstration For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu or 8038.
University Archives
New Museum Post: UP Presidential Inaugurations
As the UP community looks forward to the presidential inauguration of Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., the University Archives and Museum share the history of inaugurations at UP in a new post with photos on the museum blog. View the post at https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/inauguration-2014/
The museum also has a picture display of Fr. Poorman in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center.
For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu, or 8038.
50 Years: A-Meh-zing Mehling!
Fifty years ago in September 1964, Mehling Hall opened its doors to its first residents. As the women of Mehling past and present celebrate Mehling Hall’s birthday this week, the University archives and museum offer this historical post about Mehling Hall accompanied by a slideshow of photos at: http://tinyurl.com/n6radxr. In addition, the University museum has a display in the Pilot House (near the computer workstations) about Mehling Hall as a complement to the blog post.
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu, or 8038.
New Salzburg Program Post
Fifty years ago on August 30, 1964, the first group of University students departed for the Salzburg study abroad program. As part of this year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Salzburg program, the University Archives and Museum have a new post and photos on their blog to celebrate the University’s oldest and most popular study abroad program. See the post at http://tinyurl.com/mtxzzwj.
For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu.
New “In The Beginning” Series Entry
The 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
Fr. Michael Quinlan, C.S.C. (pictured), the second president and first Holy Cross president of the University of Portland, died on August 29, 1944, at age 70. He served as president from 1902 to 1906, succeeding Fr. Edward P. Murphy, a Portland archiocesan priest who had been appointed president by archbishop Alexander Christie. Fr. Quinlan’s tenure proved to be difficult, due mostly to a clash of personalities with Archbishop Christie. Both were plain-spoken men with no use for diplomacy. Fr. Quinlan was succeeded in 1906 by Rev. Joseph A. Gallagher, C.S.C., who served as president until 1914.
Also, on August 30, 1964, the first group of UP students departed for the University’s program in Salzburg. Under the guidance of the program’s first resident director, Fr. Ambrose Wheeler, C.S.C., the group would travel to Scotland to begin a tour that would take them through England and the continent before arriving in Salzburg. For more history from this week, see the University of Portland Almanac at www.up.edu/almanac/.
Remembering Kate
A funeral Mass for Spanish professor Kate Regan will be held Friday, August 8, at 10 a.m. at The Madeleine. Kate passed away unexpectedly on July 23.
The University Museum has created a display to honor Kate, who began her career on the Bluff in 1995 and received the Carnegie Foundation’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 2000. She taught and advised many students at UP and led study abroad trips to Spain and Costa Rica. Kate used filmmaking in her research projects and also incorporated filmmaking in her classes.
All are welcome to view photographs of Kate in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center. To complement the Buckley Center memorial display, the University Archives and Museum has a WordPress post and slideshow in memory of Dr. Regan at http://tinyurl.com/p9lun3r. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for more information.
Gifts in memory of Kate may be made to the Professor Kate Regan Memorial Fund at onlinegiving.up.edu.
Engineering Building 65th Anniversary, June 12
June 12 marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of the 45,000 square foot, three-story Engineering Building (now Shiley Hall) in 1949. In what was perhaps the ultimate cost-saving measure in all of UP history, the new building’s basement was dug after its completion—by hand—by Brother Godfrey Vassallo, C.S.C., and a team of industrious faculty and students. The University archives and museum have a new post about the Engineering Building dedication on their WordPress blog at http://tinyurl.com/kyhadh4. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for more information.
From Our Past: University Archives
The 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.
Columbia Prep, 1901-1955
From 1901 to 1955 the University of Portland (originally named Columbia University) maintained the Columbia Preparatory school for boys while working to establishing itself as a collegiate university. The prep school had a strong academic program and excelled in athletics, and many of its graduates went on to enroll at the University. The University continues to honor the legacy of Columbia Prep at an annual reunion each year, with the Preppers and their families gathering on campus for Mass and brunch this past Sunday, June 1. The University Museum and Archives have a new post on their WordPress blog about the history of Columbia Prep and a gallery of photos to share the story of the Prep boys.
https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/columbia-prep-1901-1955/