R.G. Gustavson, Subject Correspondence, Chancellor Records
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers a wide range of topics related to university administration and activities. Among the subjects are: university events such as honors day and commencements; budgets and planning; courses and departments; faculty and staff; and research.
Dates
- 1946-1953
Conditions Governing Access
The records are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of Nebraska. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Reuben Gilbert Gustavson served as chancellor of the University of Nebraska from 1946 to 1953. He received his M.A. from the University of Denver in 1917 and taught there as well, until 1937. During that time, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1925. He spent 1937 to 1942 at Denver as dean of the graduate school. From there, he served as vice president and dean of faculties at the University of Chicago. In 1959, he took a position at the Univeristy of Arizona, Tuscon.
During World War II, Gustavson worked on the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb. Beginning in 1953 until 1959, he served as the first president and executive director of Resources for the Future, Inc., an organization focused on natural resources and conservation. Gustavson was born on April 6, 1892 to parents Hildegard and James. He died on February 23, 1974.
For more information, please visit the Office of the Chancellor, Reuben Gustavson.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- American Council on Education
- Chemurgy Project Subject Source: Local sources
- Commencement ceremonies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Council of State Governments
- Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists
- Fort Robinson Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Fred Pelton Fund
- Friendship Food Train Subject Source: Library Of Congress Name Authority File
- Honors Day Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Land Grant Colleges and Universities Association
- Latvian Memorial Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- McKelvie Ranch, NE
- Medical college Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- National Advisory Health Council
- National Commission on Accrediting
- National Council Against Conscription
- National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
- National Research Council
- North Platte Road Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pan-Hellenic Association
- Parking facilities Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Point Four Program
- Riots Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Social Security Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Teachers insurance and annuity association
- UNESCO
- United States Naval Academy
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
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