Summer 2009 - University of Oregon Libraries

then, at the end of the course, students donate their
journals to University Archives for accessioning,
cataloging, and entry into the library’s catalog
for future generations of researchers to analyze
and interpret.
“Just a note to say thanks to members
of Special Collections and University
Archives staff for making our class
session yesterday so great. It is such
an opportunity to teach from real
eighteenth-century materials, and
my students were absolutely thrilled.”
into the future
the importance of telling the university’s story through
materials housed in University Archives has value far
beyond the classroom and the campus. UO alumni
typically maintain an active interest in what goes on
– and what has gone on – at the UO. to that end, the
design of the recently announced cheryl ramberg Ford
and Allyn Ford Alumni center includes substantial
space dedicated to showing the history of the
university through physical and virtual exhibits.
As might be expected, heather Briston plays a role
in planning for the space. As a member of the group
charged with conceptualizing the displays, she will
bring a deep knowledge of the university’s history
as told in University Archives collections. “the
planned space within the Ford Alumni center will
showcase the history of the university in a new and
vibrant way,” Briston says. “Without University
Archives, much of that history would probably
have been lost.”
World War ii campus scenes
Artillery practice
Scrap material drive
– Daniel rosenberg
Associate Professor
robert D. clark honors college
Coat hanger drive
Cadet in front of the library
1942-1943
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