The University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts began within the Speech Department and the Theatre division was first headed by Horace Robinson who was also the Director of the University Theatre. The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and office files, photographs, slides, contact sheets, and negatives, broadsides, articles, posters, exhibit panels and other publicity, audio cassette tapes, and Eugene performing arts festival information, 1890-2001.

UA 088

Guide to the Department of Theatre Arts Records

Students at the University of Oregon have written and performed numerous orations for ceremonies, contests, and class work. The collection contains hand-written and typed student orations, some with notations.

Call number: UA 130

Guide to the Student orations

The Failing and Beekman student oratory contest at UO began with an endowment established in 1883 by Henry Failing and C.C. Beekman that awarded two yearly prizes. The collection contains collected hand-written and typed orations by students, some with notations.

Call number: UA 126

Guide to the Failing and Beekman Oratory Contest Records