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...

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The King of Ak-Sar-Ben Goblet Collection consists of four silver goblets awarded to University of Omaha Presidents and University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellors by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. Philip Milo Bail received two in 1955 and 1974, Ronald W. Roskens received one in 1980, and Delbert D. Weber received one in 1990.

Scope and Contents The Kirk Naylor Collection comprises materials gathered by University of Omaha President Kirk Naylor (later University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor). Materials in the collection date from 1932 through 1991, with the majority from 1966 through 1971. The collection includes four scrapbooks of news, correspondence, pictures, and other material. Each scrapbook has a different theme: 1) General Documents, 1966-1971; 2) Acting President - OU Financial Crisis - OU/NU Merger Related Documents,...

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...

Scope and Contents The records of UNO's chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, 1949-2001, include two scrapbooks and a ledger of meeting minutes. The earliest scrapbook includes material about the Arrow Society, ODK's predecessor on the OU campus in 1949.New material added 2017-05-08: This collection includes materials generated while organizing ODK breakfasts, initiations, and other events—including correspondence, programs, and photographic slides. A few ODK-related VHS videotapes are also...

Scope and Contents The Orville Menard collection includes his diplomas from OU and the University of Nebraska, a program from the 1961 commencement ceremony, a photograph from 1954 of three men playing hockey, and a white "Omaha U. / OUampi" t-shirt. University Archives staff added a copy of his obituary from the time of Menard's death in January 2014.In 1991, Menard offered audio recordings of 28 oral history interviews he completed in 1979-1980, some with Prof. Harl Dahlstrom, to the library....

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,...

Scope and Contents The UNO Alumni Association Records are the records of the Alumni Association of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha. The collection includes an alumni directory (2007); Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting minutes (paper and microfilm, 1915-1987); financial records (1976-2006); the Board of Directors binder from Alumni Association President Ellen Gast (1972); resource guide; correspondence; drafts; news articles; notes about alumni...

Scope and Contents The UNO Annual Reports collection comprises the printed monthly and annual reports of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha, covering the period from 1929 through 1995. The collection includes the First Annual Report of President E. W. Emery to the Board of Trustees of the University of Omaha (1929); Reports of the President, Municipal University of Omaha (1936-1949); University of Omaha Annual Reports (1947/1948-1966/1967); University...

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...

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...

Scope and Contents The UNO Athletics Collection is comprised of an array of documents and other materials related to the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha. The records include media guides, game programs, scrapbooks, artifacts and memorabilia, selected trophies and awards, marketing and publicity material, and administrative records from circa 1924 to the present. Included are materials related to specific sports,...

Scope and Contents The UNO Budget Information Collection contains records gathered from a variety of sources, related to the budget of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha, dating from about 1933/1934 until about 2010/2011. Records cover the operating budget and other organizational budgets, including correspondence, committees and task forces, budget guidelines, allocations, reallocations, recommendations, requests, summaries, approvals, Faculty Senate...

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Scrapbook documents counseling and guidance program, faculty, staff, students, and alumni at the University of Nebraska at Omaha through photographs, news clippings, brochures, and other material. A strong focus is faculty, staff, and students in the College of Education. Scrapbook cover is printed with "University of Omaha 1908" and Arts & Sciences Hall.

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:...

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...

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The UNO Faculty Article Collection consists of two file cabinets containing published articles authored by faculty members of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha. The files are arranged by author. Specific publication details, including titles, topics, and dates, have not been recorded. This collection has not been inventoried or further described.

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...

Scope and Contents Staff may view an inventory of some items in the collection in the early 2000s in the staff view of this database. The UNO Media Collection includes audiovisual material related to the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha, from circa 1950 to the present. Materials include both informal audio and video recordings of UNO events, UNO promotional/recruitment material, and formal radio and television programs produced by UNO Television, University...

Scope and Contents The UNO Newsletter Collection comprises the official newsletters sent to faculty and staff of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha, covering the period from 1948 until 2008.Print newsletters have been bound into volumes. Bound volumes include: That You May Know, published monthly from November 1948 until January 1965 Faculty Staff Bulletin, published weekly...

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The UNO Newspaper Clipping Collection consists of two file cabinets of clippings from various newspapers. Articles relate to the University of Omaha or its successor the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The files are arranged by topic. The exact range of dates covered is undetermined, but known to extend at least back into the 1920s and up into the early 1980s. This collection has not been inventoried or further described.

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The UNO Parking Collection comprises University of Nebraska at Omaha Campus Security parking rules, regulations, and campus maps (1963 to the present); reports, proposals, and studies relating to parking, garages, and traffic flow on campus (1970 to 1994); and newspaper clippings about campus parking from the Gateway and various Omaha-area newspapers (1937 to 1982, predominantly from 1970 to 1982).

Scope and Contents The UNO Personnel Records originated with the University of Nebraska at Omaha Human Resources Office and its predecessors (including the Office of Personnel Services) and cover the period from approximately 1939 until approximately 2001. The paper records include the faculty personnel books (bound volumes containing directories, typed lists, and handwritten notes, 1948-1971); faculty-staff personnel letters and academic-administrative employment memorandums (1967-1969); faculty and staff...

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs 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. Photographs originated from many OU or UNO colleges, schools, departments, offices, committees, campus organizations, faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Materials include black and white and color photographs of various sizes, some mounted or framed; slides; and...

Scope and Contents The UNO Physical Plant records are concerned with the buildings of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha. The records include both current buildings and buildings which no longer exist or are no longer UNO property, and cover the period from approximately 1908 to the present, although the vast majority of records cover the period from the 1970s to the present. The records comprise plans and program statements, physical plant information by...

Scope and Contents The UNO Stationery Collection comprises stenographic and stationery samples from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha. The collection includes printed samples of newsletters, event programs, tickets, brochures, flyers, cards (post cards, report cards, and more), ledger sheets, invoices, folders, envelopes, memo sheets, letterhead, and other miscellaneous printed items and stationery, dating from 1945 through 1949. These samples represent a...

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The UNO Student Handbooks collection consists of official student handbooks issued by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha (OU). Available handbooks span the period from 1929/1930 through 1995/1996.