Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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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/
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Collection Number:
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M-001
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Creator:
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Eldon G. Schafer
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Title:
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Eldon G. Schafer Papers
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Dates:
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1916-1990 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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12.0 cubic feet
15 document boxes, 14 audio cassette
tapes, 9 video tapes, 2 tubes, 3 oversized folders
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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The collection contains personal and
professional papers from Eldon Schafer's career as president of Lane Community
College, 1970-1985. The collection documents Schafer's personal and family
history, his military service, and his death.
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Biographical Note
Eldon Guy Schafer (1922-1985) was president of Lane Community College
for fifteen years, 1970-1985.
Schafer was born in Molalla, Oregon, to Lillian M. and Guy F. Schafer
on February 27, 1922. He attended rural elementary and secondary schools in the
Canby and Molalla area, and after high school graduation in 1939, he attended
Oregon State University in 1941. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and entered an
engineering program at Pomona College in California. He was sent to Europe in
1943 and served with the 124th Armored Engineers and 13th Armored Division in
France, Germany, and Austria.
After the war he returned to Pomona College, where he was active in
sports, and graduated with a B.A. in 1948. He continued his education in
California, receiving an M.A. (1960) and a Ph.D. (1965) in Education
Administration from Claremont Graduate School.
He married Lucy Jane Brokaw in Los Angeles in 1947; their son,
Kenneth, joined the family in 1961.
Schafer began his teaching career at Capistrano High School in
California where he taught and coached sports, 1950-1952 and served as dean of
students, principal, and district superintendent, 1957-1966. He was associate
dean of instruction at Riverside City College, 1966-1967.
Schafer moved to Oregon in 1967 to become the founding president of
Linn-Benton Community College, 1967-1970. From there he moved to the presidency
of Lane Community College, 1970-1985.
Schafer was active in many regional and national educational
organizations and served as officers for the Oregon Community College
Association, the Northwest Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the
League for Innovation in the Community College, the Commission on Colleges of
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Oregon Community College
Presidents' Council.
He traveled to China twice, in 1982 and 1984, as a member of the
International Visiting Team of the World Bank Educational Advisory Group. The
group assisted China in restructuring its vocational education.
Dr. Schafer resigned as president of the college on April 30, 1985. He
died on August 6, 1985 following a long battle with leukemia and multiple
myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow).
Content Description
The Eldon G. Schafer Papers document Schafer’s personal life as well
as certain aspects of his professional career as president of Lane Community
College, 1970-1985. The collection contains biographical information about
Schafer’s college days, his military service, his career in education, and his
death. The collection also contains personal records of the Schafer and Brokaw
(wife Lucy’s family) families. Other records that document his personal and
professional career can be found in the series of correspondence, speeches and
writings, and subject files as well as in the photographs, slides, audio
recordings, and video recordings.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into seven series.
Series A: Biographical Records/Eldon G. Schafer, 1947-1986
Series B: Biographical Records/Family History, 1916-1990
Series C: Correspondence, 1940-1985
Series D: Speeches and Writings, 1960-1985
Series E: Subject Files, 1950-1985
Series F: Photographs, Slides, Video Tapes, and Audio Tapes,
1932-1985
Series G: Ephemera, 1939-1985
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information The collection was donated to the college archives by Lucy B. Schafer
on January 9, 1992, in two separate accessions.
Processing Note The collection was inventoried, arranged and described by Michael
Ridderbush in 1991. The finding aid was completed by Elizabeth Uhlig in 1998
and revised in 2007 merging the two original accessions.
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 Eldon G. Schafer Papers, 1916-1990 (M-001), Lane Community College
Archives, Eugene, Oregon
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.
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| Schafer,
Eldon G. |
| Schafer,
Lucy B. |
| Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.) |
| Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.). President's Office |
| Community
colleges--Oregon |
| Universities and
colleges--Oregon |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series A:
Biographical Records/Eldon
Schafer, 1947-1986
This series contains biographical records of Eldon Schafer that
document his college days, his employment before coming to Lane Community
College, his military career, and his death.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Award Certificates
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1973-1985
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Awards: Clippings
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1965-1985
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Biographical Profiles
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1970-1985
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Career: Capistrano Union High School District
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1950-1965
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Career: Claremont Graduate School
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1961-1966
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Career: Linn-Benton Community College
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1967-1970
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Career: Lane Community College
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1970 |
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Career: Riverside City College
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1966-1967
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Curriculum Vitae
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1950-1985
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Death announcement and news clippings
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1985-1986
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Death announcements and memorial service, video
recordings
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1985 |
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Diploma: B.A., Pomona College
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1949 |
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Diploma: M.A., Claremont College
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1961 |
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Diploma: Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
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1966 |
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Illness
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1979, 1985
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Memorial Service, audio cassette recording
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1985 |
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Memorial Service, correspondence and programs
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1985 |
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Memorial Service, guest book
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1985 |
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Mollala Union High School
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1939, 1974-1984
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Pomona College
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1947-1986
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Post-death
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1985 |
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Presidential Evaluation
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1980 |
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Scrapbook with clippings about athletics
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1939-1956
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U.S. Army - 124th Armored Engineer Battalion, 13th
Armored Division: publications
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1945 |
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U.S. Army, records about service Europe in World War II,
publications, clippings, maps,
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1944-1945
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U.S. Passports
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1978, 1983
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Veteran's Administration
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1946-1949
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Series B:
Biographical Records/Family
History, 1916-1990
This series contains correspondence and scrapbooks about the
Schafer family, including Eldon’s father Guy Schafer, as well as some records
from the Brokaw family, the family of Eldon’s wife Lucy.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Brokaw Family
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undated
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German postcard
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1916 |
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Memorial Service for Guy Schafer (father), guest book
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1982 |
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Schafer Family
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1974-1990
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Schafer Family, German relatives, correspondence
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1978-1986 |
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Scrapbook with clippings about Guy Schafer’s (father)
army service
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1919 |
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Series C:
Correspondence, 1940-1985
This series contains letters and cards of condolences to the
Schafer family following the death of Eldon Schafer in 1985. The series also
contains cards marking Schafer’s retirement in 1985 as well as some birthday
and Christmas cards.
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Container(s)
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Dates
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Cards: Birthday, Retirement
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1981-1985
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Christmas cards
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1970-1985 |
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Commendations
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1965-1985 |
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Condolences following Schafer’s death
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1985 |
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Miscellaneous
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1940-1961 |
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Series D:
Speeches and Writings, 1960-1985
Schafer's speeches and writings include writings from his student
days such as term papers, M.A. thesis, and Ph.D. dissertation; speeches given
at in-service (annual staff orientation); and other speeches and writings from
his career at the college. Some of the speeches are preserved on video tape and
sound tape in Series F.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Commencement address - "A Lexicon for the Good Life,"
delivered by Lucy Schafer
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1985 |
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In-Service Speeches
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1972-1984 |
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MA Thesis: "A Study of Growth Factors Relating to Growth
Problems of Capistrano High School
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1960-1961 |
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Ph.D. dissertation: "Unification: A Change of Power
Structure Reflected in Board Composition
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1966 |
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Speech Material - quotations, jokes, etc.
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undated |
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Speeches
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1968-1977
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Speeches, General
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1978-1985
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Term Papers and Book Reviews about Education
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undated
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Writings
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1966-1983
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Series E:
Subject Files, 1950-1986
This series contains some records from Schafer’s tenure as college
president. The records also document Schafer's involvement in international
education. He participated in a World Education Seminar month-long tour of
educational institutions in Europe and Asia in 1970. He traveled twice to
China, in 1982 and 1984, as a member of the World Bank Educational Advisory
Group which advised China on restructuring its vocational education. The
collection contains correspondence and clippings that document Schafer's
participation in the China advisory group; related ephemera are in Series
G.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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CASE District VIII Conference
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1970 |
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Commendation: LCC ranked among top five community
college in nation
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1985 |
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Evaluation - Presidential
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1979-1980
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Ginkgo Tree Dedication
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1985 |
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Guest Books
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1981-1985
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Hult, Nils B., Humanitarian Award
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1985 |
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LCC Budget
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1970-1977
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LCC Contracts
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1970-1984
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LCC President, Richard Turner
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1985-1986
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LCC Presidential Search
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1984 |
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Los Angeles Times article
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1966 |
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Marie Y. Martin Professional Educators Award, letters,
clippings
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1981 |
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Miscellaneous
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1975-1985
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News Clippings
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1966-1985
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Programs
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1980-1986
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Retirement: correspondence, clippings, program
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1984-1985
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Schafer Drive Dedication
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1986 |
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Tribute to a Friend: President Eldon Schafer: Ten Years
of Dedication, 1970-1980” (scrapbook
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1980 |
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World Bank Educational Advisory Group (correspondence,
writings, clippings, ephemera about
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1982-1985
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World Bank Educational Advisory Group (photograph
albums, photographs, and slides about
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1982-1984
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World Education Seminar
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1970 |
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Series F:
Photographs, Slides, Video Tapes,
and Audio Tapes, 1932-1985
This series contains a great number of photographs including many
portraits of Schafer; photographs taken at college activities and special
events; photographs and slides from his trips to China; photographs from his
college and army days; and photographs of the Schafer and Brokaw (family of his
wife, Lucy) families. The audio recordings are mainly of college events and
speeches; the video recordings are from his China trips and some college
events, including his retirement party.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Photographs: Army basic training unit
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1944-1945
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Photographs: Army Special Training Unit 3921, Company B
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1944 |
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Photographs: Bandon
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1985-1987
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Photographs: Brokaw, Lucy Jane, portraits
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1934-1978
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Photographs: Brokaw, Arthur and Beatrice
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circa 1929,
1949-1950 |
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Photographs: Brokaw, Lucy and Carolyn
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1932, 1962, 1985
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Photographs: Brokaw, Lucy and Beatrice
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1964, 1978, 1984
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Photographs: Capistrano Union High School District
(California)
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1957-1965
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Photographs: Chisholm, John
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undated
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Photographs: Christmas photo postcards
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1947-1949
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Photographs: Claremont Graduate School, graduations
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1961, 1966
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Photographs: Fishing trip
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circa 1962
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Photographs: Lane Community College Events
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1971-1984
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Photographs: Linn-Benton Community College
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1969-1971
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Photographs: Miscellaneous
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1970s-1985
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Photographs: Pomona College
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1947-1985
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Photographs: Pomona football
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1945-1948
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Photographs: Pomona home
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1950-1955
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Photographs: Portraits
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1960s-1980s
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Photographs: Post-Death
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1985 |
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Photographs: Schafer Family
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1917-1981
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Photographs: Schafer Family Portraits
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1970-1985
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Photographs: Schafer, Kenneth
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1982, 1986
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Photographs: Special Events
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1970-1982
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Photographs: Special Events
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1983-1986
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Photographs: World Bank Educational Advisory Group
(China project)
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1982-1984
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Photographs: World War II service
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1944-1945
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Slides: World Bank Educational Advisory Group (China
project)
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1982-1984
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Audio Recordings: China trip
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1982,1984
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Audio Recordings: Commencement address, "A Lexicon for
the Good Life," delivered by Lucy
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1985 |
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Audio Recordings: Leon Lessinger, introduced by Dale
Parnell
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Audio Recordings: Personal ID and the Administrative
Spouse, panel at American Audio
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circa
1979 |
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Audio Recordings: Retention and Recruitment Seminar,
panel at American Association of
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circa
1979 |
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Audio Recordings: Schafer Drive dedication
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1986 |
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Audio Recordings: Speech to Region X, National
Conference of Community Relations People
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1984 |
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Audio Recordings: State of the College
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1981 |
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Video Recordings: China trip
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1984 |
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Video Recordings: Ginkgo tree dedication on LCC campus
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1985 |
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Video Recordings: Press conference
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1984 |
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Video Recordings: Retirement party, A Tribute to Dr.
Eldon Schafer
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1985 |
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Video Recordings: Speech, Historical Overview of
Innovation in Community Colleges
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1985 |
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Series G:
Ephemera, 1939-1948
This series contains ephemera from Schafer’s college and army
days, from his trips to China, and other miscellaneous cards and items.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Athletic letters, employee badges, army insignia and dog
tags
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1939-1946
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Badges, pins, key chains, paper weight, name plates,
ribbons
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undated
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Banner reading "Good Luck" in Chinese
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undated
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Chinese silk tapestry of bird on blossoming tree
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undated
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Drawing : "Moose" - colored drawing of Schafer,
nicknamed 'Moose'
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1947 |
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Ink rubbing from stone carving of Chinese aristocrat or
soldier
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undated
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Retirement card signed by college staff
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1985 |
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Wallet, flower cards, postcards
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1917-1985
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Hat from China, calling cards
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undated
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