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Friends Pacific Academy Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GFU04

Content description

The collection includes minutes, ledgers, grade books, The Pacific Academician (a monthly publication), photographs, and newspaper clippings from the board, faculty, and student literary societies.

Dates

  • 1885-1911

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is available for research.

Historical Note

Sponsored by the Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends Church, Friends Pacific Academy in Newberg opened in 1885 with nineteen students and a faculty of three. It increased to 130 students within the first five years. With eighth grade level requirements for entry, the institution expanded to include Pacific College in 1891. In 1929 the secondary grammar school was phased out.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 document box, photos in browsing files)

Language of Materials

English

Summary

The collection includes minutes, ledgers, grade books, and newspaper clippings from the board, faculty, and student literary societies at Friends Pacific Academy.

Creator

Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the George Fox University and Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Archives Repository

Contact:
416 North Meridian Street
Newberg Oregon 97132 U.S.A.
502-554-2415