Reed College and the Oregon Colleges Foundation records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-OCF-RSCA-ORPR-US

Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, minutes, budgets, and some Oregon Colleges Foundation pamphlets and brochures.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953 - 1970

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1950, the Oregon Colleges Foundation was an organization of the state’s private colleges. The colleges banded together to solicit funding. Businesses could give a single donation to the foundation or to a single college within the foundation. Participating member colleges included Cascade College, Lewis and Clark, Linfield, Marylhurst, Mt. Angel Women’s College, Multnomah College, Pacific University, Reed, the University of Portland, and Willamette University.

Extent

1.3 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language

English

Overview

The Oregon Colleges Foundation brought a number of Oregon private colleges together in an effort to maximize fundraising. This collection includes correspondence, minutes, budgets, and brochures relating to Reed College's participation.

Physical Location

Archives Main Shelving (L014), Range A Section 2.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquisition is unknown.

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