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The Finding Aid of the Pepperdine University Bulletins, Academic Catalogs and Schedule of Classes
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Title: Pepperdine University Bulletins, Academic Catalogs, and Schedules of Classes
Identifier/Call Number: 0070
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Physical Description:
18.75 linear feet
(15 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1937-2012
Abstract: The Pepperdine University catalogs, bulletins and schedule of classes consists of publications produced by Pepperdine College
and Pepperdine University for current and prospective students, ranging from 1937 to 2012. Materials in the collection include
a variety of brochures advertising the programs and student experience at Pepperdine, course descriptions and degree requirements,
and schedules of classes for individual terms.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Bulletins, Academic Catalogs, and Schedules of Classes, Collection no. 0070,
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in the collection were collected from the University Archives files.
The
Pepperdine College Bulletin, later renamed the
Pepperdine University Bulletin, was a publication produced by Pepperdine from 1937 to 2000. Originally published six times per year, issues consisted mostly
of brochures and other advertisements for prospective students to consider attending Pepperdine along with the annual academic
catalog. As Pepperdine grew, the types of materials published expanded, as well as the number of issues produced per year,
and by 1963 the bulletin became a monthly publication. In the 1980s, the focus of the bulletin shifted, and issues became
almost solely academic catalogs for the various schools of the university. This continued until 2000, after which catalogs
were published as individual publications no longer under the
Pepperdine University Bulletin title.
The collection contains printed materials related to information about Pepperdine College and University for both current
and prospective students. Issues of the
Pepperdine University Bulletin consist of mostly brochures with information about Pepperdine, including facts about the campus and schools; news; information
about scholarships and scholarship winners; new staff announcements; essays and articles written by administrators and faculty;
church programs; schedules for bible lectures; special issues focusing on departments or events (like the basketball team,
the library or the religion department); commencement announcements and programs; pictorial editions with photos of campus
and students; fundraising calls; student handbooks; the year’s achievements; information about the forum arts course; the
chancellors newsletter; and admissions materials.
The collection also contains academic catalogs for all the schools at Pepperdine, published both as issues of the
University Bulletin and as separate publications, which contain course descriptions as well as information on degree requirements. The shift
from bulletins to catalogs begins in 1982.
In addition the collection includes schedules of classes, published each academic term that gave information on times and
locations of particular courses as well as academic policies and registration procedures. Materials in the collection range
from 1937 to 2012.
Materials in the collection are arranged chronologically in the following three series:
- Series 1: Pepperdine University Bulletin
- Series 2: Academic Catalogs
- Series 3: Schedules of Classes
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser, Lindsey Gant, and Jamie Henricks in February, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pepperdine College.
Pepperdine University.
Advertisements
Articles
Brochures
Catalogs
Colleges and universities--Curricula--Catalogs
Education, Higher--California
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Periodicals
Publications
Universities and colleges--California--History