Biographical and Subject (vertical files and clippings) collection

Collection — Cabinet: 7-8

Identifier: BVU-0011

Staff Only

Abstract

This collection is almost exclusively comprised of newspaper clippings about students who attended Buena Vista University, or faculty and staff who work (or worked) here, athletics teams and competitions, buildings and grounds, and all sorts of campus and community events that occurred at BVU.

Dates

Creation: 2011-July 2016

Creator

Storm Lake Times (Publisher, Organization)
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune (Publisher, Organization)
Sioux City Journal (Publisher, Organization)

Access

This collection is open for research.

History of collection

This collection was begun in 2011, when plans began to establish a university archives. Yearbooks have not been published since 1999, and these clippings were seen as a way to provide historical context and also to be used for general research and reference purposes. This approach to collecting information published in local newspapers was modified in mid-2016, when the practice of sorting news by Subject was suspended and a more chronological approach was employed.

Extent

16 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Clippings are arranged into five series: Alumni and Former Students ; Athletics ; Buildings and Grounds ; Faculty and Staff and Important People (includes presidents, trustees, and benefactors) ; and Subjects. Clippings are kept in file folders and stored in filing cabinets by series.