Pacific University graduate Reverend George Washington Kennedy in the 1900s. Kennedy was from Hood River, Oregon, but he was born in Illinois in September 1847. Kennedy traveled to Oregon from Illinois with his parents by ox team and wagon when he was a child. As an adult he preached at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Baker County, Oregon. Later, Kennedy returned to Hood River and was a Methodist minister and had a small farm near Ruthton Hill. He died on May 11, 1926 and is buried at the Idlewilde Cemetery in Hood River.
View of patio area outside Washburne Hall, known as the University Center, at Pacific University in the 1970's. Washburne Hall was built in 1964 and houses dining services, the mail room, staff offices, and other student services.
Two students study in the Harvey W. Scott Memorial Library in the 1970's. Scott Library was built in 1967 and named after the first graduate of Pacific University. The building is now known as Scott Hall and houses faculty and staff offices, a language center called the CLIC, tutoring and learning center, and the Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art.
Photo of Old College Hall and the tennis courts in November 1956. Old College Hall was built from 1849-1851. This building has been moved around the campus and can now be seen on College Way. It is open one day a week for tours. The tennis courts were moved and rebuilt in 1983.
Pacific University held an event called Progress of the Pilgrims Spirit in May 1921. The event attracted more than 3,000 people. Students performed in the event, dressing as specific characters. The Pacific Index wrote about the event in the May 24, 1921 issue.
Pacific University held an event called Progress of the Pilgrims Spirit in May 1921. The event attracted more than 3,000 people. Students performed in the event, dressing as specific characters. The Pacific Index wrote about the event in the May 24, 1921 issue.
Pacific University held an event called Progress of the Pilgrims Spirit in May 1921. The event attracted more than 3,000 people. Students performed in the event, dressing as specific characters. The Pacific Index wrote about the event in the May 24, 1921 issue.
Students at Pacific University pose for a group photo. Mary Blade (second from left) and Ruth Fitch Wills (third from left) our identified in the photo taken in the 1900's.
Group picture of Pacific University students sitting on the steps of Marsh Hall in the 1900's. Identified in the photo are Ruth Fitch Wills (second row, center) and Mary Blade (third row, second from left).
Pacific University held an event called Progress of the Pilgrims Spirit in May 1921. The event attracted more than 3,000 people. Students performed in the event, dressing as specific characters. The Pacific Index wrote about the event in the May 24, 1921 issue.
Photograph of Tualatin Academy's Academy Hall during the winter. Donated by Robert Imlay, Pacific University Class of 1908. It was built in 1864 and burned down in 1910.
A portrait of an unidentified woman dating from the early 1900s. She was probably a former student of Pacific University and/or Tualatin Academy. The photograph was collected by Pacific University in the early 1900s.
