A vignette portrait of Leva Walker late in life, probably circa 1970. Leva was the daughter of Levi C. Walker and Belle Putman Walker, and the granddaughter of Oregon missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. Leva and her sister, Elda, graduated from Pacific University in 1900. Born in 1877 and 1878, they were most likely the first women from Forest Grove to earn a doctoral degree, Elda from the University of Nebraska and Leva from Cornell University. Both Doctorates were in Biology. The sisters taught together at the University of Nebraska and lived together until their deaths in 1970 and 1971.
A group of well-dressed men, women, and children pose for a group photo in front of a dirt road. There are two cars and a wooden building in the background. Possibly a church or family picnic [Walker family?].
Elda (left) and Leva (right) Walker sitting next to a fireplace. Elda and Leva Walker were the daughters of Levi and Belle Walker, and the granddaughters of Oregon missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. Leva and Elda graduated from Pacific University in 1900. Born in 1877 and 1878, they were most likely the first women from Forest Grove to earn a doctoral degree, Elda from the University of Nebraska and Leva from Cornell University. Both Doctorates were in Biology. The sisters taught together at the University of Nebraska and lived together until their deaths in 1970 and 1971. This photograph may have been taken around the 1950s or 1960s.
Photo of the Science Librarian, Dorothy Alexander, and a Circulation Clerk, Alice Wilson. They are preparing books to be moved from Carnegie Library to the new Harvey W. Scott Memorial Library. The Scott Library was opened in 1967. Carnegie Library became Carnegie Hall, and holds classrooms and part of the College of Education.
Photo of the front exterior of Carnegie Hall. The petrified stump monument is visible in the foreground. Carnegie Hall was built in 1912 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, and was Pacific's first library. The building now houses classrooms and part of the College of Education.
A photograph of the original Boxer statue circa the 1940s. The statue, which was originally a bronze Chinese incense burner, had served as a symbol of Pacific University's school spirit since the late 1890s. For decades, student groups stole and hid Boxer from each other. In this image, which was likely made in 1945, Boxer shows evidence of damage and graffiti that had occurred over the last 45 years, including welding-marks and many etched signatures. The tail is missing.
This photograph is likely the same one described in the October 5, 1945 issue of the student newspaper, The Index: "Pictures of Boxer, taken in the physics labs the night of the freshman reception were shown by Mr. Vanderberg. These closeups were clear enough so that some of the names carved on the dog could be distinguished."
Photo of the petrified stump on Pacific University's campus. It was placed on the site of the log cabin that served as the first home for Pacific University. The monument was erected by the Class of 1897. Carnegie Hall is visible in the background.
A portrait of Mary Richardson Walker (1811-1897), one of the earliest missionaries in the Oregon Territory. Mary and her husband, Reverend Elkanah Walker, arrived at the Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu in 1838. They attempted to convert Spokane Natives at their own mission, Tshimakain, between 1839-1849. After their friends the Whitmans were killed, they evacuated to the northwest end of the Willamette Valley, at what would later be the town of Forest Grove. They helped to found Tualatin Academy and Pacific University soon thereafter, donating a portion of the land upon which the university lies. Several of the Walkers’ children (Cyrus Hamlin, Abigail Boutwell, Marcus Whitman, Joseph Elkanah, Jeremiah, John Richardson, Levi Chamberlin and Samuel Thompson) became missionaries and Indian Agents.
