The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity is responsible for working with all members of the University of Oregon community to ensure that the university is meeting the letter and spirit of its legal obligations related to affirmative action, equal opportunity and nondiscrimination, and to support the university’s commitment to diversity. The collection contains records that document the functions and activities of this office.

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Guide to the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Records

The Office of Multicultural Academic Success (OMAS) at the University of Oregon, which took over (in part) the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Council for Minority Education, specializes in providing a culturally supportive environment that empowers self-identified students of color to fulfill their educational and career goals. The collection contains records that document the functions and activities of the Council on Minority Education and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. As of November 2012, the archives do not yet contain any records from OMAS.

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Guide to the Office of Multicultural Academic Success (OMAS) Records

The International House at the University of Oregon is located inside Earl Hall. Collection records include a guest book and a record journal (scrapbook) with newspaper clippings, correspondence, and mementos.

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Guide to the International House Records

The Foreign Student Friendship Foundation was founded in 1950 by University of Oregon professor Dr. David M. Dougherty. The collection includes financial records, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and program files,1961-1971.

Call number: UA 158

Guide to the Foreign Students Friendship Foundation Records

The UO Department of Women’s & Gender Studies offers students an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the diverse experiences of women in both national and international contexts. The collection contains program records and also files received from Barbara Pope, Professor Emeritus and founder of the Women’s Studies Program.

Call number: UA 121

Guide to Department of Women’s and Gender Studies Records

Established in 1942, the Asian Studies Program at the University of Oregon is one of the oldest interdisciplinary programs in the United States to focus on Asia. The collection contains files on the Pacific Rim Studies center, program evaluation, outreach to public schools, funding and grant proposals, essay contests, correspondence, and committee and department meeting minutes, 1966-1982.

Call number: UA 138

Asian Studies Program Records

MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano Aztlan), a University of Oregon student union began as a part of the  Chicano Student Union in 1964. The group took its current title in 1969.  Mujeres is a program within MEChA that began in 1995 and is focused on Chicanas and other women of color. The collection contains an informational pamphlet.

Call number: UA 080

Guide to the MEChA Mujeres Records

Elma Levinger (1887-1958) was an author known for her books on Jewish history and culture. The biographical material, manuscripts, and publications in the collection represent her work.

Call number: Ax 309

Guide to the Elma Ehlrich Levinger Papers

Yoshiko Uchida was a writer of children’s books. The Uchida Papers contain manuscripts, correspondence and material relating to her literary career. The collection contains materials on fourteen of her books. The majority of Uchida’s papers concern Japan, specifically Japanese folktales and children’s stories. The correspondence in this collection primarily concerns Uchida’s editor and fan mail from school children. The manuscripts are arranged chronologically starting with The Dancing Kettle, written in 1949, and ending with The Samurai of Gold Hill, written in 1972.

Call number: Ax 549

Guide to the Yoshiko Uchida Papers

Inez Hogan (1895-1973) was an educator, author, lecturer, and illustrator of books for children. Hogan is most noted for her animal stories, including a series about animal twins, and her “Nicodemus” series about a young African American boy and his family and friends. The collections consists of forty years of correspondence, literary manuscripts, illustrations, research materials, one scrapbook, photographs, publicity materials, and biographical information.

Call number: Coll 044

Guide to the Inez Hogan Papers