William H. "Bill" Cumberland papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0001

Staff Only

Content Description

Documents that "Bill" accumulated to aid him in the writing on the official history of Buena Vista College and later, Buena Vista University. These include minutes of various committees, publications, and documents related to his work as an academic.

Dates

Creation: 1920-1989

Creator

Cumberland, William H., 1929-2021 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research. Some materials may be restricted.

Extent

8 Linear Feet (11 regular document cases, 1 slim document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Inventory

Box 1: 75th anniversary materials, 1965-1967 ; AAUP ; Academics ; ACES Updates, 1989; Admissions ; Advising, 1981-1986 ; Alcohol ; Alumni Directories, 1893-1966 ; Artifacts ;

Box 2: Assorted Documents ; Athletics, 1961-1988 ; Baccalaureate and Commencement programs, 1977-1989 ; Buena Vista Today, 1973-1989

Box 3: Buena Vista Today, 1990 ; ; Catalogs (Bulletin) 1891-1903, 1920-1927, 1951, 1963-1973, 1979-1989 ;

Box 4: Centennial Planning, 1986-1990 ; Colleges of Mid-America ; Correspondence - Personal ; Correspondence - Professional ; Committees-minutes, 1945-1990 ; Curriculum Vita, undated ; Departments ; Drake Graduate Study Program ; Enrollment/Retention ; Faculty ; Faculty and Curriculum, 1939-1990 ; Faculty Senate minutes, 1970, 1974-1980 ;

Box 5: Faculty Senate minutes, 1982-1988 ; 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 ;

Box 6: Kellogg Foundation ; Library ; Memo on bookkeeping procedure, set up by Mrs. Stemme, November 1948 ; Memorabilia ; Memos - External ; Memos - Internal ; NCA 1952-1975, 1980 ;

Box 7: News releases ; Notes-handwritten ; Photographs, 1937, 1958 ; Planning, 1970-1971 ; Presbyterians ; President's Reports ; Programs (BV) ; Publications (BV), 1920-1994 ; Publications about BV, 1961 and 1985 ;

Box 8: 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 ;

Box 9: Task Forces ; Telecommunications ; Tenure ; TIAA-CREF ; Trustees ; View, 1969-1971 ; Vista Vue, 1982-1986 ;

Box 10: Vista Vue 1987-1989 ; Vitas ; Welfare Committee ; Writings - Personal ; Writings - Professional ;

Box 11: 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 12: 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