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The collection contains Sagl's personal and selected official correspondence, documents and publications created by or for the WAC, and materials created by the United States War Department that Sagl received during her service in the WAC. The correspondence records her experiences as a trainee and as an officer stationed in Texas and Arkansas during World War II. It particularly addesses the position of women in the United States during the war.

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Helen Plasters Nemzek, Student Life Papers contain correspondence, scholarship award certificates, news clippings, sorority pins, and photographs from Helen’s experience as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the 1940s. Also included are photographs of Helen’s childhood, family, and events.

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The collection consists of personal papers of Henry J. John including correspondence, translations, publications, biographical materials and photographs. The majority of the collection relates to John's medical career and his interest in literature and graphic arts.

Scope and Contents Hesperian, Nebraskan, & Daily Nebraskan, Student Life Records contains the print volumes for the student newspapers the Hesperian Student (1876-1885), Hesperian (1885-1899), The Nebraskan (1892-1897), and the Daily Nebraskan (1904). Also contains photo negatives of Daily Nebraskan staff from...

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Hilda Raz's professional life as a writer, editor, and educator are represented in the collection materials. Correspondence and manuscripts comprise about half of the collection. The remainder relates primarily to Raz's work as an educator, including her work as a professor at UNL and as a lecturer at conferences and workshops. Throughout the collection, quotation marks indicate original folder titles, and italics are used for titles of works.

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The photo postcards were produced by the Hispanic Society of America in the 1920s as curators traveled throughout Latin America, Portugal, and Spain.The images document places, culture, landmarks, industry, and daily life. Both rural and urban scenes are included. Each postcard contains brief information about the location, but none of the photographs are dated. Those taken in Spain were photographed by E.M. Newman.

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This collection contains general materials, yearbooks and photographs that pertain to the Agronomy Department and the Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Home Economics Club, Student Life Records consists of photo negatives and prints of group portraits of the Home Economics Club, the club's president, and home economic deans from 1953-1955.

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The collection includes general information, minutes, programs, press releases, lists, and correspondence related to University of Nebraska Honors Convocations and other special Convocations (Centennial) arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents The majority of the materials deals with organization and activities of the Innocents Society and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, constitution and revisions, by-laws, and officer lists. The records document homecoming displays and events, programs, and participation in Innocents Society traditions, such as the sale of Freshman beanies or caps. There are several folders that relate to the activities of the Innocents Alumni Association. The majority of photgraphs are black and white...

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This collection contains general materials pertaining to the College of Agriculture.  Some types of materials include reports, publications, programs, photographs and postcards, scrapbooks and assorted materials from the College of Agriculture.  Box four is mostly assorted photographs from different departments of the College of Agriculture from the 1940's-60's.

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The collection consists of stereopticon slides showing images related to the history of education from ancient to modern cultures.  An additional inventory of slides is available.

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The collection consists mostly of informational brochures about the organization.  Limited correspondence, the constitution, official charter, 17 photo negatives, and newspaper clippings are also included.

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The collection consists of Ivan Wood's photographs showing Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) projects in Nebraska. The photographs document the labor of the CCC, including erosion control, dam building, and terracing in Buffalo, Harlan, Johnson, and Pawnee counties, Nebraska, from 1933-1935. The photograph index is based on the descriptions written on the back of each photograph.

Scope and Contents The Weaver Papers consist of original publications and reprints of articles written by Weaver. The majority of the publications focus on prairie grasses and grassland climates and include topics such as the composition, degeneration, and regeneration of prairie grasses, the effects of drought and cattle on grasslands, and the root development of midwestern grasses. The papers also contain several bibliographies of Weaver's work, biographical materials, and photographs of Weaver and selected...

Scope and Contents Photographs taken by J. Patras in France and surrounding areas during World War I. The photographs illustrate areas of France affected by the war, soldiers in camps and bunkers, cemeteries and burials, hospitals, churches and trenches.This collection contains black and white photographs of war scenes in France during World War I. The photographs are arranged according to the group name and number assigned to them by the creator. Group B contains images of Allied cemeteries and a...

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J. Robert "Bob" Kerrey, Congressional Papers include press materials from Bob Kerrey’s Senate career. Also include press materials from his time as Nebraska’s Governor and his Presidential campaign.

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Jack Plasters, WWII Military records contains Plaster’s diploma, photos, and World War II military patches and pins. Also included are several scrapbooks documenting Plaster’s 50th high school reunion and his experience in the U.S. Navy while stationed on the U.S.S. Baltimore and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II.

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The papers include correspondence regarding criminal cases that Reinhardt worked on as a consultant or that he researched, as well as correspondence with convicts. Included in the convict correspondence are letters from Charles Starkweather. Also in the collection are research materials and notes, publications, memorabilia and awards presented to Reinhardt during his career. Of special note is an autographed picture of J. Edgar Hoover.

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The Metzger collection contains materials pertaining to the career of James Metzger, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alum. During this career, Metzger served as a superintendent of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, private businessman and USAID advisor based out of Turkey and Jordan. The materials include correspondence, bulletins, photographs and an autobiography of Metzger's life and works.

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This collection contains the materials Sloup collected during service in WWII. Materials include biographical information, correspondence, records and a scrapbook. The scrapbook is of particular interest in that it contains many photographs of Sloup’s post in the Aleutian islands. These photos depict both military equipment and duties but also provide an insight into life in the barracks.

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The papers include Dunnewold's notebooks with design ideas and notes, awards, correspondence, publications by or featuring Dunnewold, newspaper clippings, and art exhibition catalogs and fliers. Also included are handmade artbooks, designs, newsletters, and photographs of Dunnewold’s work

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The collection consists of two photo negatives showing members of the Jewish Students group.

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The majority of letters are those from Jo Morris to Arlene Steinbach Garfinkel, with some written by Wright Morris. There are 23 letters and 8 postcards, with some photographs of the Morris family and their residences.