Lauren Goss

Athletics Archivist
Assistant Librarian
Career Faculty

Lauren serves as the inaugural Athletics Archivist in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). She curates the intercollegiate athletics collection, and provides expertise about the history of UO athletics. She also teaches primary source literacy sessions through interdisciplinary sports history courses. She previously worked in SCUA in reference services, processing and accessioning, and film conservation.

Education and Certification

Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists
Masters in Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Oregon Robert D. Clark Honors College

Areas of Interest

University history, intercollegiate athletics history, reference services

Service/Exhibits/Selected Publications

 

“Chasing Gold at Hayward: The UO’s Olympic Trials Legacy” an exhibit in University of Oregon Libraries, 2024.

Appointed to the Internationalism Committee of the North American Society for Sports History, 2022

"The 25 Year Dash: University of Oregon Track and Field, 1895-1920," Invited lecture at Eugene Public Library, 2022.

Hayward Field, Legends and Legacy. Eugene, Oregon: Emerald Media Group, 2020. (Researcher)

Hayward Field Salvaged Materials Community Advisory Committee, 2018-2021

Review of Participatory Archives: Theory and Practice edited by Edward Benoit, III and Alexandra Eveleigh, RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Spring 2020.

"Oregon Spirit: The Legacy of Track and Field," an exhibit in University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections and University Archives, 2019

"Play-By-Play: Championing Athletic Films in University Collections," Archival Outlook, Society of American Archivists, January/February 2018, 6 & 19.

"Feminity and Athleticism: Title IX at the University of Oregon" Thesis, Robert D. Clark Honors College, 2011.

Professional Memberships

International Council on Archives - Section on Sports Archives; Section on University Archives
North American Society for Sport History
Society of American Archivists
Northwest Archivists, Inc.

Lauren Goss
Preferred Name
Lauren
Knight Library
Special Collections and University Archives
Mailing Address:
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299