Boxer's Class of 1925 captors
Title
Boxer's Class of 1925 captors
Description
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.
Date Created
1924-1925
Identifier
PUA_MS95_25.pdf
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type
Text