Guide to President's Office (Robert L. Pickering) Records
1968-1970

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)President's Office
Title: President's Office (Robert L. Pickering) Records
Dates: 1968-1970 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .4 cubic feet (1 document box)
Collection Number: A-035
Summary: The records document the tenure of Robert Pickering, president of Lane Community College, 1969-1970. The collection contains only a small part of the records from his administration including correspondence and subject files.
Repository: Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
Archives

4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405
Phone: 541-463-5466
Fax: 541-463-3996
E-mail: archives@lanecc.edu
Web: http://www.lanecc.edu/archives/

Languages: Collection materials are in English 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Robert Pickering served as president of Lane Community College from 1969 to 1970.

Pickering was born in 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was educated at the University of Minnesota (B.S., 1953; Ed.M, 1954) and at Columbia University (Ed.D, 1960). Before coming to Lane, he was in private psychology practice and was president of the Arizona College Foundation.

Content Description

The records document the tenure of Robert Pickering, president of Lane Community College, 1969-1970. The collection contains only a small part of the records from his administration including correspondence and subject files.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

There are no access restrictions. The collection is open for research.

Restrictions on Use :  

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation :  

President's Office (Robert L. Pickering) Records, 1968-1970 (A-035), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The collection is contained in one series.

Series A. Correspondence and Subject Files

Acquisition Information :  

Records were transferred from the President's Office to the college archives in five accessions between 1978 and 1980.

Processing Note :  

The collection was transferred from the President's Office to the Archives in five accessions between 1978 and 1980. The records in these accessions were consolidated into one collection when they were processed Elizabeth Uhlig in 1997 and 2000.

Related Materials :  

Assistant to the President (Bert Dotson) Records, 1960-1975 (A-032). This collection documents the founding and early years of the college. The records include correspondence and other administrative records from the office of Bert Dotson, assistant to the president, 1965-1982, as well as records from the office of Robert Pickering, president, 1969-1970.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series A:   Correspondence and Subject Files, 1975-1990

The series contains administrative correspondence and subject files, which include records pertaining to athletics, the movie “Getting Straight,” the search for a president, and the acquisition of property.

Collection is open to the public.

Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Correspondence 1969-1970
1/2 Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings 1969-1970
1/3-4 Athletics - Intercollegiate Athletic Commission 1968-1970
1/5 Athletics 1968-1970
1/6 Desk Calendar 1970
1/7 District Residents Look at LCC: A Survey of Citizen Attitude 1969
1/8 Getting Straight (movie) 1969
1/9 National Advisory Council 1969-1970
1/10 Presidential Search 1968-1970
1/11 Property - Access to Camac Property 1969
1/12 Property - Campus, Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping 1969-1970

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Pickerig, Robert L.
  • Corporate Names :
  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)
  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)-- Administration
  • Subject Terms :
  • Community colleges--Oregon
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon

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