University of Omaha (1908-1931)
Organization
The University of Omaha had its beginnings as a private, coeducational college named the University of Omaha, founded in 1908 by the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Omaha. In 1930, with voter approval, the City of Omaha took control of the university, changing it to the Municipal University of Omaha. In 1968, the university merged into the University of Nebraska system, becoming the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the name by which it is known today.
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
A History of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1908-1983, by Tommy R. Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0039
Scope and Contents
The book A History of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1908-1983 was written by University of Nebraska at Omaha history professor Tommy R. Thompson in conjunction with UNO's Diamond Jubilee (75th Anniversary) Celebration in 1983. This work was the first published history of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In addition to copies of the book, the collection includes four boxes of Thompson's research notes on file cards with tabbed index guides, broken down by chapter and topic, and one...
Dates:
1982-1983
Annetta Nourse University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: UNO-0165
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook documenting University of Omaha student life includes postcards from the region, holiday cards (Thanksgiving, New Year, Christmas), cards, invitations, programs, tickets, and other ephemera and similar. The scrapbook was printed with the university's name and seal.
Dates:
1912-1916
Bertie Hoag University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0168
Scope and Contents
Black scrapbook documenting University of Omaha activities includes photographs, news clippings, and ephemera.
Dates:
1913-1915
Cheerleader's Hat, 1915
Item — Box: Apparel [28]
Scope and Contents
A red and black hat worn by University of Omaha cheerleaders in 1915.
Dates:
1915
Fifty Years of Teaching History at the University of Omaha, 1908-1957
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
Oliver Pollak's research notes for the article "Fifty Years of Teaching History at the University of Omaha, 1908-1957," published in Journal of the West, volume 42, issue 3, Summer 2003. This series includes handwritten notes, photocopied articles with handwritten annotations, correspondence, OU faculty records, and a copy of the journal issue with the finished article. Research materials are arranged alphabetically by name of the faculty member who taught...
Dates:
1994-2015
Helen Hansen University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0167
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a pre-printed book-size volume called "My High School Days" that the creator pasted images most likely from a high school yearbook, news clippings, graduation announcement, and other items on the pages. The scrapbook documents student life at the University of Omaha and includes many photographs as well as some news clippings, invitations, party favors, dance cards, and other ephemera. Finally, the collection includes a small book of University of Omaha autographs of the...
Dates:
circa 1911-1913
Helen Hawkins Heilman Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0229
Content Description
The collection includes two Gateway yearbooks from the University of Omaha, for the years 1926 and 1927, which were the property of student Helen Hawkins, a member of Pi Omega Pi. The 1926 volume is unmarked and in good condition. The 1927 volume has numerous pieces of ephemera from 1925 through 1927 pasted upon the pages, including event invitations, event programs, seating markers, holiday and birthday cards, and news clippings. Some of these items are printed, others handwritten. Many...
Dates:
1925-1927
Irene J. Sohl Panoramic Photographs, 1926
File — Folder: 2020-003.1-2
Scope and Contents
There are two black and white panorama photographs of large groups of people:
1) 35" x 8" photograph labeled: University of Omaha Oct. 1926.
2) 30" x 8" photograph labeled: Student Body; University of Omaha; Omaha, Nebr. March 17 1926.
1) 35" x 8" photograph labeled: University of Omaha Oct. 1926.
2) 30" x 8" photograph labeled: Student Body; University of Omaha; Omaha, Nebr. March 17 1926.
Dates:
1926
Letter Sweater of Charles Matthews (button-down), circa 1930-1932
Item — Box: Apparel [5]
Scope and Contents
A red cardigan letter sweater belonging to Charles Matthews, class of 1932. The sweater includes a black O. The sweater is in excellent condition.
Dates:
circa 1930-1932
Letter Sweater of Charles Matthews (pullover), circa 1930-1932
Item — Box: Apparel [4]
Scope and Contents
A red V-neck letter sweater belonging to Charles Matthews, class of 1932. The sweater includes a black O. The sweater is in excellent condition.
Dates:
circa 1930-1932
Lily Plummer Student Account, 1929-1930
File — Box: Lily Plummer [1]
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence and receipts from the University of Omaha Office of the Bursar for the account of student Lily Plummer.
Dates:
1929-1930
Mabel Nelson University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0169
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook documents student life at the University of Omaha with photographs, programs, invitations, and other ephemera. The scrapbook is pre-printed with the name of the University of Omaha and seal.
Dates:
circa 1914
Margaret Powell Davasher Collection
Collection — Box: MISC-11
Identifier: UNO-0182
Scope and Contents
The Margaret Powell Davasher Papers documents her request in 1929 for a copy of the 1919 OU catalogue from the Registrar and her 1970 return of the same to the university. The Registrar's letter asked Davasher to return the catalogue as it was only one of two copies held by the office. Davasher's letter explained that soon after receiving the catalogue in 1929 she became ill with tuberculosis and the papers were "pushed aside, misplaced, stored, and out of mind" for the intervening decades.
Dates:
1919-1970
Neil and Dorothy Chapman Papers
Collection — Box: MISC-11
Identifier: UNO-0184
Scope and Contents
The Neil Kenneth and Dorothy (Wulff) Chapman Papers includes two photographs and Wulff's certificate from the University of Omaha Kindergarten-Primary Department. All three items are undated.
Dates:
circa 1929
Oldham Paisley University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: UNO-0166
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook documenting student life at the University of Omaha includes photographs, news clippings, dance cards, invitations, party favors, train tickets, programs, tickets and other material about sporting events including football and basketball, voting, and other ephemera. Items of note including a half walnut shell that may have been a party favor, a small sign that reads "Votes for Women" and other references to the right to vote for women, and notes about Paisley by other students and...
Dates:
1912-1916
Oliver Pollak Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0044
Scope and Contents
The Oliver Pollak Papers comprise the research materials of Oliver Pollak, professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from 1974 through 2012. The series Fifty Years of Teaching History at the University of Omaha, 1908-1957, comprises Oliver Pollak's research notes for the article "Fifty Years of Teaching History at the University of Omaha, 1908-1957," published in Journal of the West, volume 42, issue 3, Summer 2003. This...
Dates:
1994-2015
OU 50th Anniversary Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0038
Scope and Contents
The OU 50th Anniversary Collection is an assembly of materials related to the celebration of the University of Omaha's 50th Anniversary in 1958. It includes a bound volume of organizational materials, correspondence, invitations, publicity, and miscellaneous materials prepared by John E. Horner, assistant to University of Omaha President Milo Bail; a binder with an invitation, newsletter, guest list, and 8" x 10" black and white photographs of the Founders' Day dinner on October 8,...
Dates:
1958
OU Faculty Minutes
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0227
Scope and Contents
Minutes of faculty minutes from September 18, 1909 through November 1, 1928. Minutes are in a bound ledger; some minutes are handwritten, others are typed and pasted into the book. Some loose notes, invoices, correspondence, event programs, and other papers are tucked in between the pages throughout the book.
Dates:
September 18, 1909-November 1, 1928
Trustees of the University of Omaha 1908-1931 Plaque, circa 1969
Item — Box: Awards [16]
Scope and Contents
Made by Omaha Trophy Center. Same design as Board of Regents Municipal University of Omaha Plaque.
Dates:
circa 1969
University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records)
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0005
Scope and Contents
This collection includes organizational records from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessors, the Municipal University of Omaha and the University of Omaha, dating from the institution's founding in 1908 to the present. Records originated from many colleges, schools, departments, offices, committees, faculty and staff organizations, student organizations, and alumni. Materials include publications, event programs, conference materials, publicity material, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1908-2013
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Arcadia Publishing, 2006-2007
Series — Box: 4
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of materials generated during writing of University of Nebraska at Omaha (2007) by Oliver B. Pollak and Les Valentine, a title in the Arcadia Publishing Campus History Series. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper articles, written notes, and rough draft photocopies. These materials predominantly date to circa 2006-2007.
Dates:
2006-2007
University of Omaha Cardinals Football Uniform Jersey and Pants, circa 1920-1929
Item — Box: Football [3]
Scope and Contents
University of Omaha Cardinals Football Uniform Jersey and Pants.
Dates:
circa 1920-1929
University of Omaha Letter Sweater of Victor "Jorgy" Jorgensen, 1915
Item — Box: Apparel [1]
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
See also the Athletics series for apparel items associated with a particular sport and the Organizations series for apparel items associated with a particular student or staff group.
Dates:
1915
University of Omaha Student Petition in Protest of Proposed Merger with Bellevue College
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: UNO-0204
Scope and Contents
In Fall 1910, University of Omaha students protested the proposed merger of OU with Bellevue College with a petition signed by over 35 students.
Dates:
1910
UNO Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0137
Scope and Contents
The UNO Art Collection includes works of art created at, commissioned by, or collected by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha, from circa 1908 to the present. It includes painted portraits of university presidents, chancellors, officers, and others; paintings of university buildings, including conceptual art related to building construction; artwork formerly used as decorations in campus buildings; literary artwork; caricatures; and more. Some...
Dates:
1908-2014
UNO Artifact Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0132
Scope and Contents
The UNO Artifact Collection includes objects related to the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha, from circa 1908 to the present. The collection includes a diverse array of OU and UNO branded items, t-shirts, hats, sweaters, blankets, scrapbooks, proclamations, trophies, award plaques, flags, pennants, pins, pens, seat cushions, coffee mugs, toys, ephemera, memorabilia, and other objects.The bulk of this collection has not yet been...
Dates:
1908-present
UNO Athletics Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0074
Scope and Contents
The UNO Athletics Collection comprises a large and diverse array of materials related to the various athletics programs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha, including scrapbooks, photographic formats, artifacts and memorabilia, trophies and awards, papers of athletics department faculty and staff, paintings, news and publicity material, and blueprints from about 1924 to the present. Included are materials related to specific sports...
Dates:
1924-2019
UNO Course Catalogs and Class Schedules Collection
Collection — Box: 2018-012
Identifier: UNO-0138
Scope and Contents
The UNO Course Catalogs and Class Schedules Collection consists of course catalogs and class schedules from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha (OU). Undergraduate and graduate course catalogs cover the period from 1911 until 2012. Spring, fall, summer, and evening class schedules cover the period from 1910 until 2001, with some gaps in coverage, particularly with pre-1968 materials.New material added 2018-02-28:...
Dates:
1911-2012
UNO Directories
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0139
Scope and Contents
The UNO Directories collection consists of student and employee directories from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha (OU). Student directories cover the period from about 1929/1930 through 1975/1976. Faculty and staff directories cover the period from about 1956 to the present. The collection also includes samples of UNO-branded personal directories (blank address books with monthly planners) for 1980/81 through 1982/83, as well as...
Dates:
1929-2014
UNO Financial Records
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0080
Scope and Contents
The UNO Financial Records include ledgers and bound fiscal reports of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and its predecessors the University of Omaha and Municipal University of Omaha (OU), as well as the budget books and personnel rosters of the University of Nebraska System (NU), which cover the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), University of Nebraska--Lincoln (UNL), University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), and University of Nebraska...
Dates:
1911-2014
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