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Collection
Identifier: MSS-0002
Scope and Contents
The collection compiled by aviation enthusiast John Barton includes many images of aircraft and aircraft parts, including photographs taken by John Barton; photograph prints purchased by John Barton from aviation archives; photocopies of images from books and articles; and printouts from web pages. The majority of the images lack specific identification of subject or source. The collection also includes textual resources, including booklets, flyers, brochures, and maps, as well as...
Dates:
1960-2009
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0003
Scope and Contents
The collection compiled by railroad enthusiast John Barton includes many images of locomotives, with a slight emphasis on shrouded steam locomotives. Resources include printouts from the internet (many lacking identification of subject or source), photographs, booklets, and magazines. Also included are: catalogs and brochures related to model trains; booklets, brochures, and articles related to a rail bridge over the Rhine River relevant to the Battle of the Bulge in World War II; and...
Dates:
circa 1970-2009
Collection — Box: Small MS collections
Identifier: MS-0156
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a newspaper clipping containing information about John C. Page being appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation by President Roosevelt, Page's retirement program, his obituary, and photograph.
Dates:
1937-1955
Collection
Identifier: APAC-0005
Scope and Contents
The papers of Prof. John "Jack" Shroder document his career as a geoscientist, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, maps, reports, data, and other material created and gathered during his career. Prof. Shroder was one of the founders of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's (UNO) Center for Afghanistan Studies in 1972. Shroder began working with the government of Afghanistan and Kabul University along with his UNO Department of...
Dates:
1969-2017
Collection
Identifier: MS-0138
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of scrapbooks containing newspaper articles, programs, and photographs from and about Ballard’s plays. The plays represented are “Believe me, Xantippe,” “Young America,” and “Ladies of the Jury.” There is one small file of biographical materials, one file of correspondence, and one file containing legal descriptions of real estate in Kansas City, Missouri. Also included are photographs of scenes from his plays, which include scenes with actor John...
Dates:
1912-1957
Collection
Identifier: MS-0026
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a typed manuscript of a Neihardt poem; original and photocopied pieces of correspondence, including a folder of letters to author George Sterling; typed transcripts of published Neihardt essays; and miscellaneous essays, brochures, and newspaper clippings about Neihardt. Photographic and audio materials of and about Neihardt are also included in the collection. The materials written about Neihardt include Lucile F Aly's “John G. Neihardt And The American Epic,” and...
Dates:
1912-1982
Collection
Identifier: MS-0660
Scope and Contents
The records consist of 18 photographs from the 1920s with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus in the background.
Dates:
1920s
Collection
Identifier: MS-0015
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0465
Content Description
John J. Pershing, Records includes correspondence from May and Warren Pershing to Keith and Marion Walker and Helen Hall, newspaper clippings featuring John Pershing and family, photographs of John Pershing’s funeral, and audio records of Pershing Marches and the 1936 West Point Anniversary Celebration. Also included is May Pershing’s guest book containing the signatures of notable university figures including John J. Pershing, H. Alice Howell, Edwin Barbour, Samuel and May Avery, Fred...
Dates:
1918-1962; Majority of material found within 1931-1962
Collection
Identifier: RG-12-05-11
Scope and Contents
The papers include articles that Champe researched and published. There are additional articles that Champe brought together for his archaeological research. Additional components include correspondence, along with subject files that represent Champe's interests and his activities in professional organizations. Biographical information and photographs are located at the end of the materials.
Dates:
1886-1977
Collection
Identifier: RG-57-08-08
Scope and Contents
John Moran, Music Papers includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and articles, concert and event programs including the Willa Cather Centennial Concert, photographs, Introduction to Symphonic Music course audiocassettes, and materials related to the University of Nebraska School of Music and All-State High School Fine Arts Courses summer program.
Dates:
1957-1984
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0356
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, and photographs related to the publication of the University of Nebraska Press Willa Cather Scholarly Editions of Death Comes for the Archbishop and Shadows on the Rock. It also contains a copy of Life magazine from 1951 featuring a story about Willa Cather. This collection is arranged in three series. Arrangement in this collection largely maintains...
Dates:
1995-2003
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0305
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Jonathan Holstein's work as a collector and scholar in the field of quilt studies. The materials cover a time span of over thirty years, from Holstein's entrance into the quilt field in the late 1960s up until the late 1990s. Included in the collection are extensive correspondence files, quilt archives kept by Holstein, files related to exhibitions where Holstein's quilts were featured, and slides of the quilts. Additionally, the collection...
Dates:
1968-2003
Collection
Identifier: MS-0087
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the personal papers of Joseph Josten and includes correspondence, photographs, various subject files, news clippings, and newspapers. The materials relate mainly to Josten's work as a journalist during and after World War II.
Dates:
1913-1985
Collection
Identifier: MS-0121
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of Josef Martinek, including correspondence, manuscripts, publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audiocassettes. The materials relate to his career as an author and journalist.
Dates:
1917-1979
Collection — Box: MISC-09, Folder: MSS-0085
Identifier: MSS-0085
Content Description
The papers of Joseph Francis Curtis, Jr. document the activities of the Curtis family in their mining endeavors, primarily in California. The collection includes letters from Joseph Jr. to his brother Walter, a letter from Joseph Sr. to his son, and a letter from brother Bert Curtis. The collection also includes the naturalization papers of Joseph Francis Curtis, Sr. from 1872 after he emigrated to the U.S. from Great Britain. The Curtis Brothers Mining and Milling Co. consisted of W....
Dates:
1872-1912
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0337
Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: MS-0085a
Scope and Contents
The materials are one series of 8 total that comprise the Czech Heritage Collection, which totals 280 boxes (117 linear feet). The oral histories are those completed by Joseph G. Svoboda between 1975 and 1981 with Czech individuals living in Nebraska. This series consists of the taped reminiscences of 65 individuals of Czech descent. Joseph Svoboda conducted most of the oral history interviews between 1975 and 1981. Subjects described on the tapes include family histories, immigration...
Dates:
1854-2001
Collection
Identifier: MS-0358
Scope and Contents
The majority of items in this collection include correspondence and photographs related to Jo Morris' early childhood, her life before her marriage to Wright Morris, and material associated with her family. The correspondence contains letters to and from Jo Kantor Morris followed by letters to Kylah Rossler from various people. The personal records contain items such as diplomas, address books, painting inventories, and various financial records. The photographs, while mostly of Jo Morris,...
Dates:
1895-1979
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0271
Content Description
The papers of Josie Metal-Corbin document her career as a professor at UNO, choreographer, and dancer. The collection includes photographs, videos, documents, and other material. Most of the material in this accession is digital in format and was transferred on an external harddrive, 9 flash drives, and 76 DVDs.
Dates:
circa 1979-2015
Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: RG-38-03-119
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one photographic negative showing students in the journalism lab
Dates:
1953, October 9
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0417
Scope and Contents
The Julia A. Power, Student Life Papers includes Power’s published and unpublished manuscripts, diplomas and teaching certificates, correspondence, and news clippings related to the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for English Literature she was awarded in 1941. Also included are studio photographs of Power, a handwritten description of her home farm, and a 1909-1916 photo album. A significant part of the collection is Power’s unpublished memoir, ...
Dates:
1909-1950
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RG-29-07-00
Scope and Contents
The Junior Division and Counseling Services includes records such as correspondence, statements of purpose, student handbooks, brochures, annual reports, photographs, and news clippings regarding division services.
Dates:
1939-1957
Collection — Box: Student organizations 009
Identifier: RG-38-04-122
Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: RG-38-04-03
Scope and Contents
Contains news clippings, event programs, yearbook, and photographs from Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1937-1962
Collection — Box: Student organizations 003
Identifier: RG-38-04-28
Collection — Box: Student organizations 004
Identifier: RG-38-04-29
Collection — Box: 001
Identifier: RG-38-04-04
Scope and Contents
Contains news clippings, dance cards (1890s), and photographs from Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1897-1956
Collection — Box: Student organizations 004
Identifier: RG-38-04-30
Collection — Box: Student organizations 009
Identifier: RG-38-04-118
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