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William H. Cumberland papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0001

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

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

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically. Photographs arranged by the way they appear in Cumberland's History of Buena Vista College, 2nd ed.

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

Box 13: PHOTOS for 2nd edition: p. 26: #1-Lake Avenue, Storm Lake; #2-Fort Dodge Collegiate Institute; p. 27: #3-Old Main and boardwalk; p. 28: #4-Zeph Felt; #5-Jennie Hutchison; #6-Tack staff, front: John Edson; middle: Emma Anderson, Belle Ranney, F. C. Aldinger, John Abels; back: F.O. Leonard, Nell Mack, Elizabeth Sohm, W. C. Edson; #7-College faculty, front: Fracker, Campbell, Cooper; back: Peters, President Willis Marshall; p. 29: #9-Miller-Stuart House; p. 30: #10-Interior stairway, Old Main; p. 31: #12-Scott Bradford; #15-Alice Wilcox; p. 32: #18-College museum; p. 34: #22-Typing class, 1902; p. 35: #25-Cleanup Day, 1919; p. 36: #27-Faculty party, 1913-1914;

p. 163: #4-Science Hall, built in 1925, later renamed Smith Hall in 1952; #5-F.F. "Bugs" Smith; p. 164: #8-Luman Sampson; p. 165: #10-Kermit Buntrock; p. 166: #12-President and Mrs. Halverson, 1960s; #13-Will B. Green; p. 167: #15-T. P. Kuehl; #16-Gladys Kuehl and the forensics teach, 1950s; p. 169: #20-South view of White (left), 1956, and Pierce Halls, 1962; p. 170: #22-Panty raid outside of Swope Hall, 1950s; p. 171: #23-Ruth Ann Fisher and President John Fisher (in middle); p. 172: #25-Old Main; p. 173: #26-Old Main burning, students carrying out items; #27-Old Main burnt; p. 174: #29-Victory Arch at 3rd and College; p. 175: #31-Ronald Smith; #31-Donald Cox;

p. 226: #1-Sports event in front of Old Main; p. 228: #6-J. Leslie "Whitey" Rollins; p. 229: #9-Edson Hall, formerly Victory Hall; #10-Jay Banteekmann; p. 234: #19-Jay Beekmann (NAIA honor); p. 235: #21-1974 Baseball team; p. 237: #24-Jeannie Demers Henningsen; p. 238: #25-1982 Women's golf with coach Charles Slagle; p. 239: #27-Aerial view of football field, 1982;

p. 314: #1-Ballou Library; #2-Gerald Ford as a congressman, 1968 (center); p. 315: #3-Schaller Chapel; #4-George Schaller; p. 317: #11-William "Bill" Wesselink; #12-President Wendell Halverson and Paul Dixon; p. 318: #14-President Keith Briscoe, Edith Williams, Lester Williams, 1985; #16-Marjorie Holmes; p. 319: #17-Fred Brown, Sandra Madsen, Vivian McCorkle, Paul McCorkle; p. 321: #23-Governor Terry Branstad and President Keith Briscoe; p. 322: #26-James Christiansen (left); #27-President Briscoe with Asian students; p. 323: #28-Choir, 1970s; p. 324: #29-Harold Walter Siebens; #30-Groundbreaking for the Forum, 1983; p. 325: #33-Portraits of H.W. Siebens' parents; p. 326: #34-Sue Follon; #38-Edgar E. Mack; #39-John Madsen; #40-Steve Smith; p. 328: #44-Archie McKay pipes in the commencement procession; #45-Commencement, 1987;

p. 369: Loyal Y. Hays; Willis Marshall; Harvey Hostetler; Elmer E. Reed; Robert L. Campbell; Edward L. Campbell; James P. Linn; Robert D. Echlin; Stanton Olinger; Arthur M. Boyd; Evert L. Jones; Henry Olson; Wendell Q. Halverson; John A. Fisher; Keith G. Briscoe; Frederick V. Moore;

PHOTOS for 3rd edition of The History of Buena Vista University are in Preservica

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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