C. Dorr Demaray Papers, 1979-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Demaray, Calvin Dorr, 1901-1992
Title
C. Dorr Demaray Papers
Dates
1979-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.0 linear feet
Collection Number
MS008
Summary
C. Dorr Demaray served as Seattle Pacific's president from 1959 to 1968. This collection contains his research and five manuscript chapters from the unpublished work "Seattle Pacific University: The Centennial History, 1891-1991."
Repository
Seattle Pacific University
3307 Third Avenue West
Suite 306
Seattle, Washington
98119-1957
Telephone: 2062812422
Fax: 2062812936
ameier@spu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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This collection contains five manuscript chapters of "Seattle Pacific University: The Centennial History, 1891-1991" an unpublished work by C. Dorr Demaray. The collection also contains Demaray's research, with documents on topics like student life, university departments, faculty and staff, university statistics, and university milestones.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Calvin Dorr Demaray was born in Michigan in 1901. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Michigan and a Litt D. from Seattle Pacific College in 1945. Demaray served as president of Seattle Pacific between 1959 and 1968.

Demaray's decade saw the largest number of new buildings constructed on campus. These include: Crawford Music Building, the Student Union Building, Weter Memorial Library (now Weter Hall), Gwinn Commons, Hill Residence Hall, Ashton Residence Hall, Robbins Apartments (married student housing) and Demaray Hall, named for him and built to house administrative offices and classrooms. Demaray worked to make Seattle Pacific more visible in the Seattle community. He was helped in this by successful athletic teams in basektball, track and field and cross country. Not all the athletics endeavors were successful, however; the baseball team, after many losing seasons and with few quality facilities on campus, was disbanded. Demaray's tenure also saw changes and expansions in curriculum, including new graduate programs in the School of Education and the School of Religion. Demaray died in Seattle in 1992.

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Corporate Names

  • Seattle Pacific University