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Levi Pennington Papers, 1894-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pennington, Levi Talbot, 1875-1975
- Title
- Levi Pennington Papers
- Dates
- 1894-1977 (inclusive)18941977
- Quantity
- 33.5 cubic feet, (33 record boxes, 1 document box)
- Collection Number
- MS 6 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection includes the correspondence and writings of Levi T. Pennington, president of Pacific College, Newberg, Oregon, from 1911 to 1941. Consisting primarily of correspondence, the collection also includes addresses, notebooks, diaries, writings and manuscripts (both published and unpublished), scrapbooks, minutes, reports, and some photographs.
- Repository
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George Fox University Archives
George Fox University Archives
416 N. Meridian Street
Newberg, OR
97132
Telephone: 5035542415
Fax: 5305543599
archives@georgefox.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Levi T. Pennington was a prominent Quaker leader in the early 20th century and a long-time Lyceum and Chataqua lecturer, spreading his message of peace. Pennington was president of Pacific College, Newberg, Oregon, (now George Fox University) from 1911 to 1941. His enthusiasm for the Quaker peace stance influenced many college students to volunteer time in Europe for war relief work after the First World War. Many of his lectures and and pamphlets address the topics of temperance during the prohibition era.
As a national Quaker leader much of the material reflects Pennington's communications with various yearly meetings. Emphasis on Northwest Indian fishing rights and the Vietnam War draft issues comprise much of Pennington's interaction with the American Friends Service Committee in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. A close friendship with former President Herbert Hoover is also reflected in the correspondence. In his later years Dr. Pennington compiled and published a number of writings including short stories, poems and longer fiction.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists primarily of correspondence but also includes addresses, notebooks, diaries, writings and manuscripts (both published and unpublished), scrapbooks, minutes, reports, and some photographs. Materials include information about efforts to minimize war, revealing Pennington's interaction with organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee, the Oregon Peace Corps, Friends Forward Movement, Friends World Conference or the Friends Committee on National Legislation. There are also a number of guidebooks and other materials relating to his trip to England.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American Friends Service Committee
- Conscientious objection
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
- Lyceums--United States
- Pacific College (Newberg, Or.)
- Peace
- Quaker
- Temperance
