Peter H. Odegard presidential records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the presidential files of Peter H. Odegard, Reed College president from 1945-1948. The files contain information regarding budgets, commencements, Reed College Forums, faculty, and other documents relating to Reed College and its history.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1948 (based on dates of presidency)
Creator
- Odegard, Peter H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is closed.
Biographical / Historical
Peter H. Odegard served as president of Reed College from 1945 to 1948. Born in Kalispell, Montana, in 1901, Odegard received a Bachelors from the University of Washington and a PhD from Columbia. He taught at Williams, Ohio State University, and Amherst, and worked as special assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury in Washington, D. C.
As president, Odegard increased the number of faculty, expanded the geographic scope of the Reed student body, encouraged the arts at Reed, and made campus improvements.
After serving as president, Odegard became chair of the UC Berkeley political science department. He retired from UC Berkeley in 1965.
[Information from the “Presidents of Reed” page on Reed’s website.]
Extent
4.6 Linear Feet (11 manuscript boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the papers of Peter H. Odegard from his presidency from 1945 to 1948 at Reed College.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Physical Location
Archives Main Shelving (L014)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown. Presumed transferred pre-1989.
Cultural context
- Author
- Isabel Lyndon and Maxine Calle
- 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
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States
archives@reed.edu