by marisolp | Oct 13, 2025 | Documenting UO History Project, News, Student Spotlight, Today in History, University Archives, University History
On Indigenous Peoples Day, we should move beyond acknowledging the original people of the land this university occupies and recognize the contributions of Native American and Indigenous students to our campus community. This project was developed to shed light on...
by Staff | Jun 24, 2021 | News, University Archives
Only 3 years after the first track meet held at Hayward Field in 1921, Bill Hayward touted the new track as “the fastest one on the coast.” In his November 1923 letter to A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union) Secretary-Treasurer Frederick W. Rubien, Hayward proposed the...
by | Mar 11, 2019 | Events, Exhibitions, Manuscripts, University Archives, University History
We proudly celebrate the recent accomplishments of the UO women’s track and field team winning third place, winning 1st place in the distance medley relay, and winning the 3,000m individual title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. The...
by Alexa Goff | Jan 7, 2019 | Exhibitions, University Archives, University History
And her spirit’s always loyal, And we’ll have the world to know That the bonds can ne’er be broken, Formed in the dear old U.O. —“There’s a Pretty Little Village,” circa 1910 University of Oregon Libraries is pleased to announce an exhibit titled Oregon Spirit: The...
by Meghan Kerr | Mar 2, 2018 | Collection Highlight, Documenting UO History Project, University Archives, University History
Campus societies are a large portion of any university history, older universities such as Harvard or Yale pride themselves on their societies. The men and women who have participated in literary societies historically have found lucrative jobs and connections due to...
by Joseph Foley | Sep 26, 2017 | Documenting UO History Project, University Archives, University History
This is the ninth of a series of blog posts highlighting the ongoing work of the Documenting UO History Project within the University Archives. A major part of this project is researching and documenting the often untold and hidden histories of the university’s...
