This collection brings together archival material on the history of "Boxer," Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
'The Boxer Beginning,' typed story of the first time Pacific University's Boxer statue was stolen in 1899. The story was written down by the son or daughter of Harriet Scholfield, who graduated from Pacific University in 1902. It was the Class of 1902 that first stole the statue and began the campus traditions surrounding Boxer.
It also recounts two other incidents from 1933 and 1954. Originally, the letter was accompanied by a photograph, but the two were separated some time ago. This item is part of a collection of archival material related to Boxer, the mascot of Pacific University.
