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and Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon
State College), then came to the University where he
earned a master’s degree in history.
Richard then taught public school in California for
several years before taking a sabbatical to return to
Eugene and earn a second master’s degree, this time in
library science.
His work in the University library and special col
lections department as part of his second round of
graduate studies inspired a major occupational shift for
Richard: ‘‘I decided to get into this line of work and out
of full-time teaching.”
Richard spent one year as librarian and archivist at
Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande before
assuming custodianship of the University Archives in
the fall of 1972.
When Richard first became archivist, the treasures
of the Fenton Hall rooms excited him, “But as time
went by, I got used to their presence,” he says.
Today, Richard says he more or less takes archive
material for granted — but not completely. “I still think
of them as great pieces of memorabilia.”
“Fortunately, the early University people had a
sense of history,” Richard says, explaining how
pioneer faculty and staff members saved records and
papers for the benefit of future generations.
Future University archivists, faculty and students
will benefit from Richard’s “sixth sense” of history: a
sense that manifests itself in the care of an estimated
12,000 cubic feet of material representing the history of
the University of Oregon.
Photo by Hank Traitor
University archivist Keith Richard spends his working day surrounded by University memorabilia.
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