Friends Pacific Academy Records
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
- Creation: 1885-1911
Creator
- Friends Pacific Academy (Creator, Organization)
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.
- 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