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Reed College Buildings and Grounds records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-B&G-RSCA-ORPR-US

Scope and Contents

The Buildings and Grounds collection includes a wide range of materials from various individuals and departments concerning the Reed College campus. This collection includes blueprints, letters, and other documents concerning Reed's architecture and geography.

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-2007

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Reed College’s first classes took place in 1911 in a temporary Downtown Portland location, while the Southeast Portland campus was still under construction. The college’s first two buildings, built on a tract of farmland in Eastmoreland, were the Dormitory Block, also known as the Old Dorm Block, and Eliot Hall. Architect Albert Doyle designed much of the original campus. Since then, the Reed College campus has continued to change, as new buildings have been added (or removed). The grounds, including the canyon, have undergone their own transformations.

Extent

19 Linear Feet (41 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection includes materials concerning buildings and grounds at Reed College. Subjects range from dorms, academic buildings, and the canyon to storage facilites, streets, bridges, and more.

Physical Location

Archives Main Shelving (L014), Range A Sections 2, 3.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In general, the immediate source of acquisition is not known. Several folders have notes on the source of acquisition--see folder details for information.

Processing Information

Materials likely processed several times. These files used to be part of a large “General Files” collection.

Author
Isabel Lyndon
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Reed College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States