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Orval Etter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 338

Scope and Contents

Series I is on the Fellowship of Reconciliation including several articles, some by Etter, annual reports, newspaper clippings, letters to the editor, and newsletters. This series is arranged into subject files.

Series II, Pacifica Forum, is primarily information on research subjects and is arranged into subject files. The information is primarily in the format of web articles sent in emails and subjects include WWII, Judaism and Anti-Semitism, Global Politics, Lane County and more. There are also newspaper clippings, correspondence, forum meeting information, and articles written by Etter.

Series III consists of documents on trucking and public transportation.

Series IV: Emerald Chamber Players Papers is organized by subject. The material covers schedules, correspondence, financial documents, photos of Etter and information on concerts.

Series V contains Subject Files covers a wide variety of research and subjects organized alphabetically by subject. Some subjects covered are the California Borough Proposals, Health, papers written by Etter on government structure, pacifism, and taxes. There is also some information on Home Rule, but more can be found in Series VI.

Series VI is devoted to Home Rule Research and Work. For the most part it is organized by county; counties include Linn, Lane, Washington, Multnomah, Yamhill and more. There are also articles pertaining to Home Rule, newspaper clippings and information on County Charter Commission, Central Lane Metropolitan Commission and the Willamette River Greenway System. More information on Home Rule can be found in Series V.

Dates

  • 1942-2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Orval Etter is a former professor at the University of Oregon who founded the Pacifica Forum in 1994. He was a professor of planning, public policy and management, a pacifist who was a conscientious objector during World War II. The Pacifica Forum is a controversial discussion group in Eugene, Oregon whose purpose is to provide information and perspective on issues of war and peace. It has been listed as a white nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Etter also founded both the Emerald Chamber Players and the Eugene Symphony Orchestra. Etter was also an active member in the Fellowship of Reconciliation; he was a regional secretary for the Fellowship of Reconciliation from 1946 to 1957.

Extent

13.25 linear feet (27 containers) : 26 manuscript boxes, 1 legal half manuscript box

3 Unprocessed linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Orval Etter is a former professor at the University of Oregon who founded the Pacifica Forum in 1994. He was a professor of planning, public policy and management. He was also a pacifist and a conscientious objector during World War II. The collection includes information on the Pacifica Forum and the Emerald Chamber Players including articles, newsletters, writings by Etter, material on the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and subject files.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pacifica Forum, Big Trucks and Public Transportation, Emerald Chamber Players records, Subject Files, Home Rule Research and Work.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Amanda Steele, 2011.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Guide to the Orval Etter Papers
Status
Complete Description
Author
Amanda Steele
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA