Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Description The Activity Fee Review Committee (AFRC) is comprised of nine students, two faculty members, one staff representative, and the Director of Student Activities. The Committee is charged with making funding recommendations for UMM Student Services Fees and for overseeing the allocation of funds to student organizations to be used for campus and community events, activities, and other initiatives." The archives holds records from AFRC from the early 1970s, as part of the Student Activities...

Description These materials engage a wide variety of topics, including affirmative action/equal employment, racism and sexism on campus, commencement, dormitory and housing policies, academic performance, the vice chancellors and the president's cabinet, and educational televison.Included in this sub-series are correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, journals, meeting notes, calendars, graduate lists, commencement schedules, award criteria, letters of...

Description Some of this record series' earliest materials--agendas, brochures, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, newspapers (including clippings), handwritten notes--date from the 1960s. However, most of the records are from Bettina (Elizabeth) Blake's tenure as academic dean. The earlier materials date from Gordon Bopp's administration, and of interest here are records having to do with the Morris Chamber of Commerce. Other files from the earlier period involve civil service issues and...

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This small record group consists mainly of promotional materials--pamphlets and brochures--for various years. Other materials include artifacts, correspondence, news clippings, photos, and a video. Of special interest is the file devoted to the Koslowski Twins (Dennis and Duane) and their amateur wrestling careers.

Key words: Dennis Koslowski, Duane Koslowski, University of Minnesota, Waseca, Promotional Material, Fortieth Anniversary.

Abstract A.C. Krey’s papers, accumulated throughout his career as a historian at the University of Minnesota, contain correspondence by and about the leading contemporary historians in the U.S. Krey’s leadership in national and state historical organizations such as the American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association especially its Commission on the Investigation of Social Studies in the Schools, Minnesota Historical Society. and the National Council for the Social...

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The collection includes correspondence, clippings, reports, scrapbooks, financial records, photographs, and minutes of the Beta of Clovia sorority at the University of Minnesota.

Description The Rodney Briggs Library record group reflects the library's central role within the campus' intellectual and cultural life. A few folders ("Library, 1979-80," "Library, 1980-81," etc.) contain correspondence and chronicle library growth and developments in technology. Other files, having to do with the "Briggs Library Associates," (including a large binder compiled by Joanne Hagstrom and given to UMM Archives May, 2008 that details meetings and grant-writing activities) reflect the...

Description The materials contained in this record group reflect the diverse activites spnsored by Continuing Education and Regional Programs (CERP). These range from programs developed in conjunction with the local business community to promote economic development and entrepreneurship to various summer school programs--including Gateway and Summer Scholars--to efforts to enhance faculty and staff performance. Materials having to do with grant-writing are well represented, and prominent among these are...

Description This record sub-series consists mainly of materials from the deanships of Gordon Bopp and Bettina (Elizabeth S.) Blake. The correspondence and memoranda included here represent individuals from the campus community, from the city of Morris and surrounding community, from the larger University of Minnesota system and from various persons both within and outside the academy. Correspondence--both letters and memoranda--are heavily represented, but a wealth of supporting and related materials...

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The collection consists of letters from poet Countee Cullen to his childhood friend William Fuller Brown, Jr. Much of the correspondence refers to Cullen's writing and includes many handwritten and manuscript copies of poems.

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This collection consists of the papers of David F. Swenson, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota.

Description This Record Group consists of a wide variety of records reflecting the history of the Math and Science Division. Materials include correspondence, reports, news clippings, meeting agendas and minutes, among others. Materials contain budgets from the late 1970s to 2006, division chair correspondence (the bulk of it from James Olson during the 1980s), and documents pertaining to the renovation of the Science Building from 1998-2002. Included here are minutes of Progress Meetings, as well as a...

Description The Division of the Humanities record group is comprised of diverse materials reflective of the various disciplines represented in the Division. Included are correspondence, memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, posters, sketchbooks, etc. Division-level records include an extensive series of Division meeting minutes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Also included are files of intra-divisional memoranda. A single box contains materials from the Theatre Discipline. Among these...

Description The boxes in this record group contain materials having to do with the organization and operation of the Division of Social Sciences and with the various disciplines that comprise the division. Office forms of various kinds--book order forms, for instance, or travel reimbursement forms or applications for leave or sabbaticals--are heavily represented and paint a useful picture of the day-to-day operations of the Division. The materials also illustrate the development of the Division and of...

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This collection documents the life and career of Donald Nivison Ferguson, Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Minnesota. Contents include articles, speeches, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, programs, photographs, awards, publications and scrapbooks. Family history materials, to include school assignments and drawings of John Ferguson, and information about Ferguson Hall at the University are included.

Description The General Files of Student Activities is organized as a record sub-group within the larger Student Activities record group. The materials date back to the establishment of the college and include a broad range of materials reflective of student life and campus culture. Of special interest are the materials on KUMM, the student-operated radio station, contained in Box 1. The Morris Campus Union minutes and miscellaneous papers are filed in the same box. Records from the Student Services...

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The collection contains the papers of George Malcolm Stephenson, professor emeritus of history at the University of Minnesota.

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This collection contains published works by and about poet, translator, and activist, Robert Bly. In addition, there is a small amount of articles by and about Bly, as well as a catalog from a small press which features many Bly-related materials.

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The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Guy Stanton Ford, professor of history and dean of the Graduate School, 1913-1938 and president of the University of Minnesota, 1938-1941.

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This collection consists of the papers of Joseph Warren Beach, literary critic, poet and professor emeritus of English at the University of Minnesota.

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This collection contains the papers of Mulford Q. Sibley, professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.

Description Much of this record group consists of a collection of audio and video tapes. Some are of lectures and performances, generally from events during World Touch Heritage Week, for various years. Other tapes are instructional materials for faculty, staff, and students and deal with multi-cultural issues. Administrative files were accumulated by Michael (Mike) Miller and reflect his work with minority students and with various UMM committees. Of note are the materials pertaining to the Salt...

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These are clippings from the Minnesota Daily that pertain to the case

Abstract The collection contains the papers of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, University of Minnesota alumnus, world renowned plant pathologist, and winner of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the world food supply. The materials include correspondence with colleagues, invitations to speak or participate in various programs, drafts of speeches including his Nobel Prize address, biographical material, publications, clippings, annotated studies and reports pertaining to the Green Revolution...

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This collection contains personal donatations from Pam Gader. The material revoles around her invovlement in instructional technology and other items related to computer science. In the contents there are some brochures, guest books, some correspondences, and a collection of newspaper articles pertaining to the UMM campus.

Description This subseries consists of a wide range of planning materials from within the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affair's office. It consists primarily of reports, proposals, mission statements, meeting minutes, and correspondence regarding these planning materials, as well as written notes, lists, and "brainstorming" materials. It also includes various newspaper articles and University of Minnesota publications regarding these plans. Topics vary on a wide range of issues, from land purchases,...

Description These materials document the shifting issues and concerns of the various chancellors as they sought to balance the mission and the culture of the college with its participation in intercollegiate athletics. Although a few folders contain materials having to do with intramurals and athletic clubs, the vast majority of these records involve the athletic department and intercollegiate sports. Important issues discussed include funding, scholarships, conference affiliation and UMM's membership...

Description These materials represent an eclectic collection of records and cut across a wide variety of student-related topics. Most of the papers, however, deal with issues outside the classroom. Of special interest are the files detailing orientation issues, and these materials, beginning in the late 1960s and extending to the early 1990s, reflect debates within the administration over how to introduce students to college life during a period of significant social and cultural change. A handful of...

Description This sub-series consists of primarily memos, meeting materials (agendas, minutes, and notes), and reports from the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Many of the files document the Vice-Chancellor's role in guiding the Office of Student Activities. The materials cover a wide range of topics, from enrollment, official student statistics, hiring, and management of the Student Center and its upkeep.Of special interest is a report conveying information and statistics...