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A History of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1908-1983, by Tommy R. Thompson Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0039
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 one...
ABC Breakfast Lecture Series Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0102
Scope and Contents
The ABC Breakfast Series comprises the print, audio, and video records of a lecture series organized by the University of Nebraska at Omaha, which ran from 1975 until 2006. At 31 seasons, it was among the longest-running speaker series in the United States. The ABC (Academy, Business, and Community) Breakfast Series brought in national-caliber speakers representing a variety of professional fields to Omaha for ticketed events held at hotels and convention centers. The number of speakers each...
Annex 40 Historic American Buildings Survey
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0208
Scope and Contents
The Historic American Buildings Survey for the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Annex 40, which was also known as the Kimball House and the William F. Baxter Residence. Includes a report, drawings, photos, and related information. The School of Social Work was housed in the building until 2007, when Annexes 40, 44, and 45 were razed to make room for student housing and a parking garage.
Celebrate UNO Records
Collection — Box: All
Identifier: UNO-0022
Scope and Contents
The Celebrate UNO Records comprise paper files and reports related to the planning of Celebrate UNO, originally conceived as the concluding event of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Diamond Jubilee Celebration. The planning committee was formed in 1986 and hired consulting firm Vic Gutman & Associates. Celebrate UNO began on September 1, 1987, and lasted for one year. Thereafter, Celebrate UNO open houses were held annually through 1991. The records in this collection include...
Del Weber Awards and Honors Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0084
Scope and Contents
The Del Weber Awards and Honors Collection contains various awards and honors bestowed upon Delbert D. Weber during his time as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1977-1997. The collection includes framed awards, certificates, photographs, artwork, and political cartoons; certificates in padded folders; wall plaques; desk plaques; medals and medallions; t-shirts, ball cap, Japanese cloth, Japanese paddles, and other artifacts; and an audio cassette recording of Del Weber's...
Del Weber Papers
Collection — Box: 2016-091
Identifier: UNO-0094
Scope and Contents
The Del Weber Papers comprise the paper files accumulated by Delbert Weber during his term as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1977-1997). The files include correspondence, reports, memos, meeting minutes, forms, and other print records of the operations of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. These files have not yet been organized.New material added 2016-03-15: This collection includes 1) Materials generated following Professor Weber’s announcement that he was...
Del Weber Speeches
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0019
Scope and Contents
The Del Weber Speeches cover the period from 1977 until 1998, when Delbert D. Weber was Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The speeches consist of handwritten and typed notes and scripts.
Durham Science Center Building Records
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0051
Scope and Contents
The Durham Science Center Building Records cover the planning and construction of the Durham Science Center building on the University of Nebraska at Omaha Dodge Street campus. Construction began in 1985, and the building was open for classes in Fall, 1987. The building houses several departments, including Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Geology/Geography. The records include bond purchasing agreements, construction information, budget information, committee information,...
Frederic Laquer Papers
Collection — Box: 2018-039
Identifier: UNO-0247
Content Description
This collection includes, backs issues of the Gateway; Campus Computing Newsletters; ALUM magazines; UNO Class schedules; Chemistry departmental publications; UNO Undergraduate Catalogs.
Jeffrey P. Gold Papers
Collection — Box: MISC-05, Folder: UNO-0244.2017-064
Identifier: UNO-0244
Content Description
Script for the State of the University Address, titled "Guardians of her Destiny," delivered by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold to the University of Nebraska at Omaha on September 25, 2017. Six loose leaf sheets plus a cover page, three-hole punched, with corrections and pauses for breath marked with purple ink. The transcript of his speech is available on the university website (https://www.unomaha.edu/news/2017/09/state-of-the-university-address-transcript.php), but differs slightly from the text...
John E. Christensen Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0134
Content Description
Papers of UNO Chancellor John Christensen and records from his office.
King of Ak-Sar-Ben Goblet Collection
Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: UNO-0085
Scope and Contents
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.
Kirk Naylor Collection
Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: UNO-0086
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,...
Milo Bail Student Center UNO Banners
Collection — Object: 1-2
Identifier: UNO-0211
Content Description
These University of Nebraska at Omaha banners are each 24” x 17”. One banner is predominately red the other white. These two banners were displayed in the Milo Bail Student Center. The banners were manufactured by Maximum Promotions, Inc., in 2005.
Miscellaneous University Archives Reports
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0251
Scope and Contents
Artificial collection of binders and booklets originating from different various departments within the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They date from about 1970 through about 2006 and cover a wide variety of topics.
Nancy Belck Investiture Records
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0020
Scope and Contents
The Nancy Belck Investiture Records are comprised of materials related to Nancy Belck's installation as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha on April 17, 1998. The collection includes certificates of greetings and congratulations presented to Belck by representatives of other universities, a signed copy of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Since 1909 book, records of the Investiture Committee, invitations, programs, publicity information, photographs, negatives, lapel...
Nancy Belck Speeches
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0018
Scope and Contents
The Nancy Belck Speeches cover the period from 1997 until 2006, when Nancy Belck was Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The speeches consist of typed notes and scripts.
Oliver Pollak Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0044
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...
Omaha Proclamation for "Celebrate UNO!" Days
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: UNO-0206
Scope and Contents
A proclamation from Omaha Mayor P.J. Morgan proclaiming April 21-22, 1990, as "Celebrate UNO!" Days.
Omicron Delta Kappa Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UNO-0214
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...
Orville Menard Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UNO-0185
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 copies of his obituary from the time of Menard's death in January 2014.In 1991, Menard offered audio recordings of 25 oral history interviews he completed in 1979-1980, some with Prof. Harl Dahlstrom, to the...
Peter Kiewit Conference Center Building Records
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0050
Scope and Contents
The Peter Kiewit Conference Center Building Records cover the planning and construction of the Peter Kiewit Conference Center, a University of Nebraska at Omaha off-campus facility located at 1313 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The project was authorized in 1976 by the Nebraska State Legislature Appropriations Committee with LB 1006. Construction began in 1977 and was completed in 1980. The building serves as both a conference center and classroom space, and it housed the UNO College of...
Philosophy in the Elementary School System Collection
Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: UNO-0037
Scope and Contents
The Philosophy in the Elementary School System Collection includes the records of the Philosophy and Kids project at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and resources used by the project. The materials cover the period from 1975 to 1978, with the bulk of resources falling in 1976 and 1977. The Philosophy and Kids project was the product of a 1976 National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to two UNO professors, who served as co-directors of the project: John Langan from the College...
Queer Film Class Blogs
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0241
Content Description
Prof. Tammie Kennedy’s students in the spring 2016 English course Queer Film were required to create and use a blog platform as part of their coursework. The University of Nebraska at Omaha students discussed various films on their blogs including Pariah, The Kids Are Alright, Weekend, Boys Don’t Cry, Milk, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dallas Buyers Club, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Paris Is Burning, and How to Survive a Plague. Students also reflected on their enrollment in...
Ronald W. Roskens Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UNO-0014
Scope and Contents
The Ronald W. Roskens Papers include materials related to Ronald W. Roskens' work as Vice President for Administration and Executive Vice President and Professor of Educational Administration at Kent State University (1959-1972), Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1972-1977), President of the University of Nebraska System (Central Administration in Lincoln, Nebraska) (1977-1989), Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (1990-1992), and...
Ronald W. Roskens Speeches
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0017
Scope and Contents
The Ronald W. Roskens Speeches cover the period from 1960 until 1992, including Roskens' time as Vice President for Administration and Executive Vice President and Professor of Educational Administration at Kent State University (1959-1972), Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1972-1977), President of the University of Nebraska System (Central Administration in Lincoln, Nebraska) (1977-1989), and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development...
St. John Paul II Newman Center Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: UNO-0235
Content Description
This small collection includes materials generated for the grand opening of the St. John Paul II Newman center at UNO. These materials include programs for the opening ceremonies, Ribbon cutting and Blessing procedures, and an invitation to the August 14, 2016 Newman Center opening celebration. There may be additional UNO Newman center materials sent to University Archives during the months ahead.
Student Involvement Records
Collection
Identifier: UNO-0249
Content Description
The Student Involvement Records document events and programming at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from June 2013 through May 2018. While the events are primarily those open to students, other events are also included. The events and programs were those of student organizations and campus offices or units. The records are spreadsheets downloaded from MavSync after it was closed at the end of 2017-2018 and include a list of all events and roster lists for student organizations. The fields...
Student Unrest Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0194
Scope and Contents
The collection includes news clippings, resolutions, correspondence, student survey, and other documents related to the occupation student organization BLAC (Black Liberators for Action on Campus) of the office of University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Kirk Naylor in November 1969 and the subsequent response. The students were arrested. The news clippings were collected by the university while the documents were collected from a variety of sources, which are not attributed, but can be...
The Early history of the University of Omaha, by Lillian Campen, Thesis and Typescript
Collection — Volume: 1-2
Identifier: UNO-0040
Scope and Contents
Lillian Henderson Campen wrote the first version of The Early History of the University of Omaha as a senior honors thesis in 1948. Two copies of this 64-page 1948 typescript are present in one binder; one copy is clean and the other is marked with extensive handwritten notes (including notes on additional pages). In 1951, Campen submitted the revised and final 148-page version to the Department of History and Government in partial fulfillment of the requirements for her Master of Arts...
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