News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The University remembers University Librarian Emeritus Richard (Rich) Hines for his years of service to the University community as University Librarian and Dean of Information Resources from 1997-2006. Our memorial post from the University Archives and Museum about Dean Hines’ work at the University is found at this link.
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu
Congratulations to our retiring faculty! The University Archives and Museum announces a new post on our blog recognizing these eight members of the University faculty for their many years of service. Visit this site for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years: https://sites.up.edu/museum/2021-retiring-faculty-2/
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu
In the school-room, spring-fever is that longing and dream we have stuck inside, looking out with the stirring to escape. Recess, games, sport are our excuse to run out onto the grass and burn and shine in the glow of spring-time. Baseball has belonged to spring on the Bluff, and across the United States, since before the University’s founding. We dug through the museum’s athletic collection for some vintage baseball artifacts and uncovered this Reach Baseball Glove, ca1908. Follow our link to the Museum and Archives blog to learn more about this glove and where it fits in baseball equipment history: https://sites.up.edu/museum/baseball-fever-every-spring/
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu
A canopy of beautiful pink blossoms heralds the arrival of spring on our campus. For some background about these flowering trees and selfie-magnets, the University Archives and Museum share some photos and write about these flowering cherry trees in their most recent post for the Museum blog. Follow this link.
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu.
The University Museum holds vintage spirit or student life memorabilia in the collection and for public display. Wally Pilot items, or the mystery mascot precursor, SPU (Spirit of Portland U) are among the most popular throw-backs. As a new academic year begins, the museum and archives feature this University Pennant from the late 1940s.
For photos and a brief history follow this link.
For more information, contact the University Museum at museum@up.edu.
The University Museum’s collection contains an assortment of medical supplies and equipment. Items no longer in use, or renovated and adapted for safety and efficiency. For students and visitors today these pieces provide a glimpse into medical history and pique the curious-minded. As the University prepares for the return of students, focused on cleaning and sanitizing in these unprecedented times, we highlight this sanitization piece from the 1940’s. Follow this link for more.
Summers in Oregon with clear night skies offer impressive views of the stars and planets from The Bluff. For over 50 years, the Starr Observatory stood behind the Commons as a beacon for astronomy enthusiasts. To learn more, follow this link.
The University Museum’s nursing collection contains an assortment of medical supplies and equipment, including items no longer in use, or renovated and adapted for safety and efficiency. For students and visitors today these pieces provide a glimpse into medical and nursing history and pique the curious-minded. In this post we take a closer look at this tonsillectomy bag from the 1940s or 1950s. Click on this link for more.
Under the category of CAMPUS LIFE, the 1957 Log has page after page with photos documenting the Welcome Dance, Engineers’ Barn Dance, Twirp Dance, Biologists’ Ball, Musicians’ Ball, Sweethearts’ Ball, Homecoming Dance, and Military Ball. For decades, the campus calendar could be measured against this rhythm of formal and theme dances complementing the daily focus on classwork, library, and exams. For a glimpse into UP social life in the 1950s and 60s, follow this link to the latest Museum blog post.
What’s old is new again? Six feet = social distancing. Dispersal of crowds. All of which rings a bell. We searched both memory and the University Archives for moments and policies of social distancing in UP’s past. Here is a notable public spaces pronouncement, 1970s style. Follow this link to see more.