Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art records 1903-2007

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Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art records 1903-2007

The University of Oregon’s art museum first opened its doors to the public on June 10, 1933; it was renovated and reopened in 2005 as the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (MOA). The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the museum.

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Harada, Jiro

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The University of Oregon’s art museum opened its doors to the public on June 10, 1933. Designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the UO dean of the School of Architecture & Allied Arts (1914-1946), the museum was built to house the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art. The collection consisted of more than 3,000 objects given to the University by Gertrude Bass Warner in 1921 as a memorial to her late husband. With its elegant exterior brickwork, decorative moldings and iron...

Graves, Morris, 1910-2001

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Painter; Washington. From the description of Morris Graves papers, 1932-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502493 Painter; Seattle, Wash. From the description of Morris Graves letters to Derwent and Emma Conlee, [ca. 1950]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566282 ...

University of Oregon. Center for Teaching Writing

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The Univeristy of Oregon was established on October 19, 1872 and began classes on October 16, 1876. In 1915 there were 119 professors and instructors; by 1934 that number had grown to over 174 faculty. From the guide to the Faculty bulletins and scrapbooks, 1914-1934, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) The High School debating league was started by the Oregon Teacher Association. The University of Oregon contributed by publishing th...

Ross, Nancy Wilson, 1901-1986

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American author and noted authority on Asian religion and art. From the description of Papers, 1913-1986. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122349034 ...

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

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The University of Oregon’s art museum opened its doors to the public on June 10, 1933. Designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the UO dean of the School of Architecture & Allied Arts (1914-1946), the museum was built to house the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art. The collection consisted of more than 3,000 objects given to the University by Gertrude Bass Warner in 1921 as a memorial to her late husband. With its elegant exterior brickwork, decorative moldings and iron...

Warner, Gertrude Bass, 1863-1951

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Gertrude Bass Warner was a wealthy American woman who fell in love with Asia. She first traveled there in 1904, married an American engineer in Shanghai, and spent the rest of her life collecting, studying, and promoting Asian art and culture. She was instrumental in building Asian programs at the University of Oregon, in addition to founding the art museum to house the Murray Warner Collection of Asian Art. Mrs. Warner traveled extensively to build her collection, to study, to learn about museu...

University of Oregon. Museum of Art. Friends of the Museum

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The University of Oregon’s art museum opened its doors to the public on June 10, 1933. Designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the UO dean of the School of Architecture & Allied Arts (1914-1946), the museum was built to house the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art. The collection consisted of more than 3,000 objects given to the University by Gertrude Bass Warner in 1921 as a memorial to her late husband. With its elegant exterior brickwork, decorative moldings and iron...

University of Oregon. Museum of Art

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The University of Oregon’s art museum opened its doors to the public on June 10, 1933. Designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the UO dean of the School of Architecture & Allied Arts (1914-1946), the museum was built to house the Murray Warner Collection of Oriental Art. The collection consisted of more than 3,000 objects given to the University by Gertrude Bass Warner in 1921 as a memorial to her late husband. With its elegant exterior brickwork, decorative moldings and iron...

Warner, Murray, 1869-1920

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