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Title: Pepperdine University Commencement collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0022
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Physical Description:
28.02 linear feet
(24 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1938-2013
Abstract: The collection consists of materials related to commencement ceremonies held at Pepperdine University, including video recordings,
photographs, printed material, and programs. Materials in the collection span from 1938 to 2013, and document commencement
ceremonies held at all five schools of Pepperdine: George Pepperdine College/Seaver College, the Graziadio School of Business
and Management, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the School of Law, and the School of Public Policy.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Commencement collection, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections and University
Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were collected from University Archives files.
Commencements at Pepperdine began at George Pepperdine College in 1938, which became Pepperdine University in 1971. In 1972,
the Malibu campus of Pepperdine opened, and commencement ceremonies were then held at both the Malibu and Los Angeles campuses.
The College of Arts and Sciences at the Los Angeles Campus was renamed the School of General (later Professional) Studies
in 1975, but was disbanded in 1981 when Pepperdine sold their Los Angeles location. In 1975, the liberal arts college on the
Malibu Campus was dedicated as the Frank R. Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Science, and is most commonly known as Seaver
College today. Along with these two main campuses, Pepperdine also maintained extension programs at off-site locations which
included sites like Hawaii along with international locations. These programs' flexible scheduling were designed to allow
military personnel to complete academic degrees, but were discontinued in the 1970s due to their administrative costs.
The first professional schools at Pepperdine were established in 1969, with the purchase of the Orange University College
of Law which became Pepperdine's School of Law in 1970, as well as the reorganization of the business department into its
own School of Business and Management (renamed the Graziadio School of Business and Management in 1996). In 1971, the education
department also became its own School of Education, and in 1982 incorporated the psychology division and was renamed the Graduate
School of Education and Psychology (GSEP). Pepperdine's newest school, the School of Public Policy, was established in 1997.
The collection contains items related to the commencement ceremonies held at all of the schools of Pepperdine, including video
recordings, photographs, and programs of ceremonies; as well as other textual materials related to commencement including
invitations and press releases. Materials in the collection range from 1938 to 2013.
Materials are arranged chronologically unless otherwise noted. The collection is arranged into four series:
- Series 1: Audio/Video Recordings
- Series 2: Photographs
- Series 3: Miscellaneous Materials
- Series 4: Programs
Photographs, negatives, and slides related to commencements prior to 1992 can also be found in the Pepperdine University Archives
Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, or online via the Pepperdine Digital Collections, in the University Archives Photograph
Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/).
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in September, 2012.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Graziadio School of Business and Management.
Pepperdine College.
Pepperdine University. Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
Pepperdine University. School of Law.
Pepperdine University. School of Public Policy.
Pepperdine University.
Seaver College.
Christian universities and colleges--United States--History
Commencement ceremonies
DVDs
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History
Malibu (Calif.)--History
Photographs
Press releases
Programs
Universities and colleges--Awards
Universities and colleges--California--History
Videocassettes