This collection brings together archival material on the history of "Boxer," Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
Copy of a photograph showing students from the Pacific University Class of 1925 looking at the "Boxer" statue. Notes on the back of the page state: "Left to right: Naomi Van Gross; George Tucker; Henry Simonds; Dan Black; Grace Hansen. All Class of 1925. Taken at Manche Langley's House in Forest Grove by Manche Langley." Langley was also a Pacific University alumna. Another photograph documenting this group finding Boxer dates this event to 1924-1925; see image PUApic_010378.
This collection brings together archival material on the history of 'Boxer,' Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
This collection brings together archival material on the history of 'Boxer,' Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
This collection brings together archival material on the history of 'Boxer,' Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
This collection brings together archival material on the history of 'Boxer,' Pacific University's mascot. Letters, news clippings, photographs and other items are included, illustrating its history from when the Boxer statue first arrived on campus in the 1890s through its disappearance in 1970. Efforts to find, recreate and commemorate the statue since that time are also covered.
Article from the Pacific University student newspaper on an investigation which aimed to return Boxer to its former place in the university chapel. The article suggests that police knew who had stolen the statue would take steps to get it back.
Poem referring to Boxer as a 'spirit' and apparently referencing the statue being stolen by students. Before becoming known as 'Boxer,' the mascot was called 'the school spirit.' This appeared in the Pacific University student newspaper in 1899, possibly soon after the first time that the Boxer statue was stolen from the university chapel.
''Boxer' Returns to Old Pacific' newspaper article on a Boxer appearance in 1911, after several years of being absent from public view. The article includes information about the first time that Boxer was stolen from Marsh Hall and its whereabouts since that time. A copy of a photograph of Boxer is attached.
'Change to Silent Films Considered by Star Theatre' newspaper article noting that an 'International News Reel' would be shown with footage of a recent Boxer Toss. An accompanying clipping includes a photograph and short account of the Boxer Toss.
'Trophy Stirs Classes' story on class rivalries and Portland Police actions related to stealing the Boxer statue. Some details relating to the original donation of the Boxer statue are included. George Tucker, an alumnus, added notes in handwriting, including some about a rival class trophy, 'Hathor.'
'Sophs now hold key to Boxer's hiding place' news article, probably from 'The Index' (the Pacific University student newspaper) on a hunt for the Boxer statue around 1920-1921. At the time, Boxer was in pieces; his head was discovered hidden in a flour bin.
A letter to Pacific Today (the Pacific University alumni magazine) from Greta Sheeley about her memories of Boxer when she was a student, around 1917-1922.
'Boxer' story on Boxer's history from the 1928-1929 Pacific University yearbook, also known as the 'Heart of Oak.' Some of the details about the Boxer statue's origins in China, such as the name of the city from which it came, are inaccurate. The text also includes details about a Boxer Toss that was planned for spring 1929.
'The Class Envy' photograph of Boxer among yearbook advertisements. This appeared at the back of the 1927 Pacific University yearbook, also known as the 'Heart of Oak.'
'Trophy Stirs Classes' story on class rivalries and Portland Police actions related to stealing the Boxer statue. Some details relating to the original donation of the Boxer statue are included. George Tucker, an alumnus, added notes in handwriting at the bottom, including some about a rival class trophy, 'Hathor.'
'Let's Fight!' news clipping from the Morning Oregonian, on Alpha Zeta members stealing Boxer from a Pacific University alumnus. Features a picture of Al Lemcke, who was a football player and a member of the fraternity, holding the Boxer statue.
'Sophs now hold key to Boxer's hiding place,' news clipping from the Pacific University student newspaper ('The Index'), on Sophomores stealing Boxer from the Seniors.
'Boxer Attends Banquet,' news clipping on Boxer's appearance at a holiday dinner. Includes an image of a Pacific University student holding the detached head of the Boxer statue.
'Dean Bates has interesting letter concerning Boxer' featuring J.E. Walker on his family's donation of Boxer to Pacific. This article reprints a letter by Walker; it contains details about Boxer's origins in China and the circumstances under which it came to Pacific University.
'The Boxer Beginning,' typed story of the first time Pacific University's Boxer statue was stolen in 1899. The story was written down by the son or daughter of Harriet Scholfield, who graduated from Pacific University in 1902. It was the Class of 1902 that first stole the statue and began the campus traditions surrounding Boxer.
It also recounts two other incidents from 1933 and 1954. Originally, the letter was accompanied by a photograph, but the two were separated some time ago. This item is part of a collection of archival material related to Boxer, the mascot of Pacific University.
