Lane Community College
(Eugene, Or.)President's Office
Title:
President’s Office (John Carter)
Records
Dates:
1978-1991 ( inclusive )
1989-1990 ( bulk )
Quantity:
6.5 cubic feet (13 document boxes)
Collection Number:
A-045
Summary:
Correspondence, subject files, and
administrative records documenting the tenure of John (Jack) Carter, interim
president of Lane Community College, 1988-1990.
Funding for preparing this
finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was
provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
John E. (Jack) Carter was born in 1931 and was raised on a cattle and
fruit farm in Riddle, Oregon. He attended Southern Oregon State College where
he received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education in 1954. The
University of Oregon awarded him a master’s degree in education in 1963. He
taught in the elementary and junior high schools in Oakridge, 1954-1963, and
served as vice-principal and principal at the Oakridge junior-senior high
school, 1963-1967. He began working at LCC in 1967, first as a counselor and
then as director of student activities, 1967-1970. He was dean of student
services, 1970-1988, and served as interim president of LCC from 1988 until his
retirement in 1990.
Content Description
The collection contains the correspondence, subject files, and
administrative records documenting the tenure of interim college president John
(Jack) Carter, 1988-1990. The bulk of the records date 1989-1990 although a few
records are from the offices of Richard Turner and Jerry Moskus, who preceded
and followed Carter as president of the college.
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 (John Carter) Records, 1978-1991 (A-045), Lane
Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The collection is divided into three series.
1. Correspondence, 1978-1991 (chronological)
2. Subject Files (including College Department and Committee Records),
1984-1990 (alphabetical by department, committee, or topic)
3. External Organization Records, 1984-1991 (alphabetical by
organization name)
Acquisition Information :
Records were transferred from the President's Office to the college
archives in six accessions between 1991 and 1993
Processing Note :
The collection was transferred by the President's Office to the
Archives in six accessions between 1991 and 1993. The records in these six
accessions were consolidated into one collection when they were processed by
archivist Elizabeth Uhlig in 2005 following the guidelines for minimal
processing. The records are stored in boxes in the order they were received by
the Archives. This arrangement is reflected in the box and folder listing in
the description section. The collection was intellectually rearranged into
three series and this arrangement is reflected in the series and folder
descriptions which are in alphabetical order.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1985-1989
This series contains correspondence and reports that were created
and received by the President's Office.
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 :
Carter, John
E. (Jack)
Moskus,
Jerry
Parnell,
Dale P.
Turner,
Richard
Corporate Names :
Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.)-- President’s Office
Oregon
Community College Association
Southern
Willamette Private Industry Council (Or.)
