The University Museum has two new displays on campus for community members to enjoy. For the winter season, a “Winter Scenes” display of snow and winter themed photos of campus and a few from Salzburg are on view in the Buckley Center first floor display case (near the Studies Abroad office). To mark 50 years […]
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In Memory: Fr. Joseph Browne, C.S.C., 1929-2016
Professor emeritus and former library director Rev. Joseph P. Browne, C.S.C., passed away on October 30, 2016, at 87 years of age. The University remembers Fr. Browne for his years of service to the University and as director of the Clark Library until his retirement in 1994. A University museum and archives memorial post about […]
New Museum Blog Post: Presidential Campaigns at UP
As the election season winds down, the University Museum and Archives blog is featuring past presidential candidates who have campaigned on The Bluff. The next two entries in the series are from the 1960s era: Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his campaign in the 1964 election. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his campaign in the 1968 election. […]
Presidential Campaigns at UP
The University Museum and Archives is continuing their election series featuring past presidential candidates who have visited The Bluff with a post about Senator John F. Kennedy and his campaign in the 1960 election. Follow this link to our blog post and return to the Museum and Archives site for more entries in the election series between […]
Museum Blog Post: Chapel of Christ the Teacher 30th Anniversary
The icons of The Seat of Wisdom and of Christ the Teacher are often paired in religious tradition. On the UP campus they have been paired, doubled, and multiplied, creating a pattern net to challenge Robert Langdon/The DaVinci Code. The University of Portland Museum and Archives celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Chapel of Christ the […]
Historical Presidential Elections Display
The University museum recently created a display of historic presidential campaign memorabilia from its collection as well as that of the University archives. On view are campaign buttons from FDR’s campaigns in the 1940s; a Herbert Hoover lucky piece from 1928; buttons from presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson, Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern; and more. Pictures and […]
Campus Growth and Changes, 1991-2016
The University has reconfigured space and grown by leaps and bounds to expand its borders crossing the boundary of Portsmouth Avenue to accommodate an ever-vibrant and vital campus community. The University Museum and Archives turn back the clock 20-25 years in their most recent blog post about campus growth and changes: increasing classrooms, labs, residential […]
Yesterday’s New Faculty: New Museum Blog Post
The New Faculty Orientation Booklet presents photos and bios to welcome the fresh faces of new faculty and staff colleagues as the year begins. For the sake of the newbies, here is something about the (senior?) trail-blazers who have shaped our campus, helping setting a tone of excellence and cheer in this community. Curious? Check out the most recent blog post […]
UP Amateur Athletics Museum Blog Posts
While watching the Summer Olympic games follow the University museum and archives blog for daily posts (August 5-21) featuring amateur athletics on The Bluff which are also sports found at the Summer Olympic games. Posts feature a mix of sports memorabilia from the University museum; athletic photographs from the University archives; and early University Olympians. […]
New Museum Display: Olympic Sports On The Bluff
To celebrate the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janiero (August 5-21), all are welcome to view a display from the University museum of some sports played on the UP campus that are also found in the summer Olympic games. Enjoy photos of UP amateurs and athletes and some of the sports equipment and […]