Scope and Contents The Ulmanis, Latvian, and Baltic History Collection is divided into four main series: Kārlis Ulmanis, Latvian History, Baltikum, and Photos and Artifacts. The collection consists of primary documents, books, scholarly articles, journals, magazines, newspapers, photos, videos, artifacts and audio and visual materials pertaining to Kārlis Ulmanis and Latvian and Baltic history. The collection is of special interest to the University and Nebraska in that Kārlis Ulmanis is the only UNL alumni to...

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The most significant portion of the materials are research files on quilts and textiles, which are dated from 1918 to the present. There are also newsletters, magazines, pattern books, and materials on quilt judging. Some of the items relate to institutions or groups such as the American Quilters Society, the Women of Color Network, and the Quilt Conservancy.

Scope and Contents The Keim Family Papers contains family correspondence, family histories, Virginia Keim’s grade school materials and master’s thesis research on child development. Also included are Nebraska Rose Bowl materials consisting of football programs, newspaper articles, train itineraries, artifacts, and a written account by Wayne Keim from the 1941 Nebraska-Stanford Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California. Papers also include numerous studio and candid family photographs, Virginia Keim’s University...

Scope and Contents The Kiesselbach Family Papers document several generations of the Kiesselbach family, including Follett, Hyde, Aufenkamp, Meinsen, and Greene families from 1838-2012. Materials consist of family genealogies, a Civil War diary and correspondence, land grant and estate records, multiple generations of family correspondence, news articles, and. autobiographies. There are World War II letters and military records, and records related to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Lancaster...

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The collection consists of a signed studio portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, a letter from Thomas B. Thorson to Lyndon B. Johnson inviting him to speak for the University of Nebraska Faculty Club, and a response from Johnson’s assistant. The letters are from March 1968.

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Larry Lusk, Music Papers contains photograph prints and 35 mm slides of the old music building and various music reunion events. Photographs include captions with people identified.

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The Larry Moeller, Marching Band Records contains photographs, programs, and trip souvenirs from the 1969 Nebraska vs. Georgia Sun Bowl. Incuded are 1980-1998 Alumni Day photographs, and late 1960s marching band cap, windbreaker coat, and “Jack’s Boys” t-shirt. Audiovisual materials include various Cornhusker Marching Band vinyl long-playing (LP) Records from 1965-1985.

Scope and Contents The Larry Walklin, Journalism Papers contain the professional records and research files of Larry Walklin, a professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The majority of the files are related to Larry Walklin's interest in writing a history of the College, including research files, photocopies of archival materials, book drafts, outlines, research correspondence, oral histories, and collected photographs. There is a also a small amount of Walklin's professional records,...

Content Description The Laurel Horton, Quilt Paper contains Laurel Horton’s correspondence, interviews, publications, personal journals, quilt exhibition materials, quilt scrapbooks, conference and workshop presentations, American Quilt Study Group seminars, and quilt research materials including English, French, Swedish, African American quilts, and other research. Photographs and slide presentations include “Hands All Around,” Archives of Appalachia presentation, 1991 trip to Ireland, “Quilts: The Irish...

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Memory book from 1918-1920's containing photos, letters and programs from various campus activities.  Many of the photos have images of old UNL campus buildings and other scenes of campus life at the time.

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The records of Lavender Couch include fliers, posters, and photographs documenting the alternative rock, all-lesbian band's shows or gigs in Omaha, Lincoln, and other locales. Publicity photos and casual photos of band members are also available. A small number of contracts or agreements are part of the collection along with ephemera such as a sticker. A copy of the band's eponymous 1994 audiocassette tape is part of the collection.

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The collection contains 1 film reel and photographs of U.S. war planes during WWII.

Scope and Contents The collection includes personal, business, and professional correspondence, lecture notes, diaries, journal articles, bibliographies, notebooks, genealogies, lists of insects collected and named, newspaper clippings, entomological publications, lists of genera and species determined by Bruner, detailed drawings of many species of grasshoppers, systems for plague eradication, and three-dimensional material such as name plates, book plates, drawing quills, detailed expense accounts, as well...

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This collection includes materials from Travel & Transport, Inc., Nebraska tourism, and Haulaway, Inc. Also included are materials gathered from Lawrence Youngman’s interest in Nebraska aviation and air travel in general and from the months he spent in Europe as an Omaha World-Herald correspondent during World War II.

Scope and Contents The Leland Traywick Inauguration Collection consists primarily of correspondence and programs for the hiring and inauguration of Leland Traywick as President of the Municipal University of Omaha, 1965-1966. The collection includes a bound volume of records, predominantly correspondence, but also including committee information, invitations, seating arrangements, the inaugural address, press releases, and other records; a small selection of photographs of the inauguration; several...

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The records consist of an album with family photos, travel pictures, and photos of the University of Nebraska, an album of United States Army photos, a brochure, a photograph of Klasna, a copy of Klasna's obituary, Klasna's military officer's name plate and desk name plate, bronzed desk mementos, and a compact disc containing scanned pictures of the photo albums.

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The papers of Ambassador Leon B. Poullada include copies of photographs and correspondence. The photographs are late 20th century copies of photos of various Afghan people dated as circa 1920-1939. The correspondence, notes, and related documents of Poullada relate to Afghanistan and his research related to the country. Material is in the order it was upon accessioning which is not chronological and includes undated documents.

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The collection includes documents relating to Aylsworth's teaching career and to his research on state and city legislations and congressional redistricting. His teaching materials include lecture notes, test questions, and lantern slides used in the classroom. There are some materials that were produced by students and these items are restricted. The final series of materials are photographs.

Scope and Contents This collection features photographic prints, slides, negatives, lantern slides, and moving images.  In general, the collection relates to the development of mechanized agriculture and the changing technologies involved in agricultural production.  The majority of the collection consists of images showing the artifacts, exhibits, and activities of the Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum as well as other collections of agricultural tools and technology, particularly tractors.  Also included...

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The papers contain biographical information, newspaper articles, bibliographies, personal correspondence, and correspondence relating to his involvement in the American Veterinary Association and the publication of his book, Animal Hygiene and Preventative Veterinary Medicine (1949). Papers also include research notes, four volumes of newspaper publication scrapbooks, and publications relating to animal nutrition and disease, veterinary medicine, and rural hygiene.

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The papers include notes, sketchbooks, journals, correspondence, pamphlets, flyers, quilting patterns, photographs, and compact discs related to Axford's quilts and quilt exhibitions.

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The collection consists of photographs showing University of Nebraska-Lincoln buildings; the Carnegie Library in Lincoln, Nebraska; buildings on Nebraska Wesleyan campus; and scenes of Franklin, Nebraska, including the Franklin Academy, city park, bridges, and the aftermath of a snowstorm in 1924.

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The papers of Dr. Lonie E. Rudd include slides from his years living and working in Afghanistan and a small number of photographs. Also included in the collection are biographical information, printed items, and maps. Dr. Rudd’s family digitized a portion of the collection before it was donated to the repository and available digital images were shared with the repository.

Scope and Contents This collection features correspondence, articles by and about Eiseley, biographical and genealogical materials, including a scrapbook, information about the Loren C. Eiseley Memorial Convocation at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1977, and selected photographs and negatives of Eiseley and his family.The majority of the collection consists of biographical and genealogical materials about Loren Eiseley and his family. The correspondence consists mainly of letters between...

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This collection contains materials related to Loren Ghiglione's book CBS’s Don Hollenbeck: An Honest Reporter in the Age of McCarthyism and other academic articles about Hollenbeck. Materials include drafts, correspondence, research files, interviews, notations and edits, photographs, and news clippings.

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The collection includes correspondence; research and publications by Louis C. Trzcinski; newspaper clippings; notes on clinics and area development; display materials on posture and movement studies; scrapbooks; and photographs.  Of particular interest is Trzcinski's correspondence with Paul Stoeving.