Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University. So, as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. (Read More).
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Spring Cleaning? Give to the University Archives
Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. So as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University, department, or school; student and faculty milestones and achievements; unusual or outstanding […]
Clark Library: UP Student Newspapers Digital Archive
The Clark Library is pleased to announce the launch of an online UP Student Newspapers Collection. In October 2019, the library received an Oregon Heritage Grant to digitize and preserve UP’s student newspapers: The Columbiad and The Beacon. It took a year and a half to digitize the print newspapers which are housed in the University Archives. Now, eleven decades (1902-2016) consisting of […]
From the Archives: Registering for Classes in 1967
As we welcome the Class of 2021 and new faculty to the UP campus, here is a brief review of campus and academic life from fifty years ago at the beginning of the 1967 school year. For text and images on the museum blog, follow this link. To complement the blog post, the museum also has a photograph and memorabilia display of […]
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 […]
New Museum Series: Presidential Campaigns at UP
Elections and their outcomes affect whole nations. And even before voting age was lowered to 18 years of age, national politicians touched base at UP to stir up votes and enthusiasm. The University Museum and Archives announce a new election series featuring past presidential candidates who have visited The Bluff. The series begins with the earliest candidate […]
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 […]
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 Display, Blog Post: 2016 Retiring University Faculty
The University archives and museum have added a new blog post featuring the six UP faculty members who are retiring at the end of this school year. Visit this link for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years. To complement the blog post, the museum also has a […]
New Museum Blog Post: “Pomp and Conga Lines”
The dual 2016 Commencement exercises on Sunday May 1 allow expanded ticket opportunities and seating for friends and family of our distinguished graduates. Thanks are in line, too, for the unsung faculty marshals tasked with helping to maintain order and a brisk pace for commencements through the years. See the latest blog post and photos from past […]