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William H. "Bill" Cumberland papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0001

Content Description

Three record boxes and three document cases of files containing documents that "Bill" accumulated during his tenure at BV. These include minutes of various committees, publications, and documents related to his work as an academic. There are also documents related to his work as historian in the writing of BV's history.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1989

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Extent

8 Linear Feet (3 record cartons, 1 slim document case, 2 regular document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is unprocessed but is open for research. Some items may be restricted.

Inventory

Box 1: 75th anniversary materials, 1965-1967 ; AAUP ; Academics ; ACES Updates, 1989; Admissions ; Advising, 1981-1986 ; Alcohol ; Alumni Directories, 1893-1966 ; Artifacts ; Assorted Documents ; Athletics, 1961-1988 ; Baccalaureate and Commencement programs, 1977-1989 ; Buena Vista Today, 1973-1990 ; Catalogs (Bulletin) 1891-1903, 1920-1927, 1951, 1963-1973, 1979-1989

Box 2: Centennial Planning, 1986-1990 ; Colleges of Mid-America ; Correspondence - Personal ; Correspondence - Professional ; Committees-minutes, 1945-1990 ; Departments ; Drake Graduate Study Program ; Enrollment/Retention ; Faculty ; Faculty and Curriculum, 1939-1990 ; Faculty Senate minutes, 1970, 1974-1988 ; Foundations for the Second Century (Siebens Proposal) ; Founder's Day programs, 1980-1990 ; Funny ; Grant Proposals ; Harold Walter Siebens School of Business, Siebens Forum dedication, October 3-5, 1985 ; Historical research documents re: BV ; History of Buena Vista College, 1966 ; Institutional data, 1971 ; Insurance ; Intercom, 1985-1989 ; John A. Fisher inauguration, 1955 ; Kellogg Foundation ; Library ; Memorabilia ; Memos - External ; Memos - Internal ; NCA 1952-1971, 1980 ; NCATE, 1975 ; News releases

Box 3: Notes-handwritten ; Photographs, 1937, 1958 ; Planning, 1970-1971 ; Presbyterians ; President's Reports ; Programs (BV) ; Publications (BV) ; Recognition Dinner programs, 1988-1989 ; Releases to Parents and Students, 1981-1982 ; Remembrances for BV history book, 1980s and undated ; Reports ; Schedules and Major/Minor Information ; School of Business and Conference Center, 1982 ; Siebens (related to) ; Speeches by Cumberland ; Speeches by others ; Students (tests, assignments, supervising, literary society constitution) ; Summer View, 1982-1983 ; Task Forces ; Telecommunications ; Tenure ; TIAA-CREF ; Trustees ; View, 1969-1971 ; Vista Vue, 1982-1986

Box 4: Vista Vue 1987-1989 ; Vitas ; Welfare Committee ; Writings - Personal ; Writings - Professional

Box 5: Arch Plans ; Building (Education and Administration -> Dixon-Eilers) ; Clippings, 1982-1989 ; Clippings - Siebens ; Clippings - Storm Lake Spotlight, 1986-1989 ; Clippings not related to BV

Box 6: Tack, 1899-1988 ; Attack, 1966 and A-tack, 1974 ; The Inquisitor, 1988 ; Additions from 2015-052 (W.C. Edson papers): Historical research folder ; Course folder ; President's list folder

Status
Completed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Buena Vista University Archives Repository

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