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1941 Tomahawk Yearbook Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0195
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, class lists, photographs, slides, the original silk screens, and other material related to the 1941 Univeristy of Omaha Tomahawk student yearbook collected by editor June Anderson Soderlund.
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...
Abattoir Editions Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0031
Scope and Contents
The Abattoir Editions Collection comprises the correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, forms, and other papers relating to the books published by the small letterpress Abattoir Editions, in Omaha, Nebraska. Materials are arranged by the name of the author whose work was published in Abattoir Editions, with notes in the inventory list as to the types of material available for that particular author (correspondence, proofs, manuscript, etc.).
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...
Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON) Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-0108
Content Description
The records of the Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON) include meeting minutes, brochures, membership lists, budgets, special projects, events, and other material documenting the organization's activities. The organization has advocated for legislation at the state level as well as advocated for the University of Nebraska to adopt an academic freedom statement for all campuses.
Afghanistan Artifact Collection
Collection
Identifier: APAC-0012
Content Description
This collection will include a variety of artworks and artifacts from, depicting, or otherwise related to Afghanistan. Please see the individual components for details.
AFROTC Scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1-18
Identifier: UNO-0220
Scope and Contents
The Air Force ROTC scrapbooks include photographs, news clippings, programs, and other ephemera documenting the activities of the OU and UNO AFROTC. A scrapbook was usually assembled to document an academic year.
Air Force ROTC Detachment 470 Scrapbook Presented to OU President Milo and Josephine Bail Upon the Retirement of Milo Bail, 1965
Collection — Box: All
Identifier: UNO-0088
Scope and Contents
The Air Force ROTC Detachment 470 Scrapbook Presented to OU President Milo and Josephine Bail Upon the Retirement of Milo Bail, 1965, is a single cloth-covered binder containing photographs and letters to the Bails from members and alumni of AFROTC Detachment 470. The letters express congratulations for Milo Bail's retirement, some sharing memories of experiences at the University of Omaha.
A.J. Van Nuys Diary
Collection — Box: MISC-05, Folder: MSS-0041
Identifier: MSS-0041
Content Description
The diary of A.J. Van Nuys recounts the trip of A.J. and Lizzie Van Nuys to Benson, Nebraska. The diary contains brief daily entries along with some accounting of expenses. The diary includes entries from May 4-July 11 of an unidentified year in the late 19th or early 20th century. The names written inside the front cover are Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Van Nuys of Belle Mead, New Jersey and 831 Main St., Benson, Nebraska. Written inside the back cover in the same handwriting is the name Miss Della...
Alexander Cornell Diaries
Collection — Box: MISC-02, Folder: MSS-0068
Identifier: MSS-0068
Content Description
The diaries of Alexander Cornell document his daily life as a twenty-something young man in Illinois in 1882 and 1884, as well as daily life when he is in his 60s living in University Place, Nebraska (part of present-day Lincoln, Nebraska) in 1918-1920. Cornell's diaries routine activities including work, visiting with friends and family, weather, and other daily activities. Selected names mentioned in the diaries include: Henry Taylor, Lewis, Mary Chapman, Bartlette, Chipman, Cole,...
Alice Naomi Ovington Collection
Collection — Box: All
Identifier: UNO-0043
Scope and Contents
The Alice Naomi Ovington Collection includes the University of Omaha Tomahawk yearbooks from 1939 through 1942, the years when Alice Ovington was a student at OU. Some of the yearbooks have newspaper clippings tucked inside. Also included in the collection are a 1942 graduation photo of Alice Naomi Ovington, her diploma, and a collection of postcards depicting Omaha. Some of the postcards have been written upon and sent through the mail. One set of historic Omaha postcards is still in its...
Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma: The Combined Histories of Two UNO Honor Societies
Collection — Box: All
Identifier: UNO-0124
Scope and Contents
Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma: The Combined Histories of Two UNO Honor Societies is a collection of items obtained throughout the lifespan of these two honor societies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. These are two separate entities, but shared many of the same goals, students, and resources, making this a joint collection. Correspondence, registration forms, handbooks, finances, brochures, flyers, awards, and other paper records are contained within this collection, with the...
Alpha Lambda Delta Scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0130
Scope and Contents
The Alpha Lambda Delta collection consists of three scrapbooks documenting the organization and its members in the mid-twentieth century. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, invitations, programs, and related material.
American Association of University Professors University of Nebraska at Omaha Chapter (UNO AAUP) Records
Collection — Box: 2016-087
Identifier: UNO-0237
Content Description
The UNO AAUP Records consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, and organizational records extending from 1941-1989. Also included are court pleadings and transcripts created during the UNO AAUP’s efforts to obtain recognition from the University of Nebraska Board of Regents as the collective bargaining agent for the UNO faculty. The collection also holds recordings pertaining to grievances that addressed gender inequity in pay for UNO faculty.
American Chemical Society Omaha Section Records
Collection — Box: All
Identifier: MSS-0019
Scope and Contents
The American Chemical Society Omaha Section Records consist of the documentation created and used by the Omaha branch of the national organization, spanning the timeframe from approximately 1924 until 1985. The records include annual reports (1961-1983), annual financial statements (1924-1949), meeting agendas, meeting notes, constitution, charter, bylaws, insurance plans, tax forms, publications, correspondence, speaking tour information and schedules, local section chats, articles,...
American Indian Oral History and Omaha Folklore Project Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0018
Scope and Contents
The American Indian Oral History and Omaha Folklore Project Oral History Collection contains oral history interviews of Native Americans in Omaha, Nebraska as well as interviews collected as part of a program called the Oral History Collection of the Omaha Folklore Project. The interviews cover the cultures and personal histories of interviewees in the U.S. as well as leaving Europe in the first half of the 20th Century. Topics of discussion include life in Omaha, World War I, the Great...
Angel Flight Records
Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: UNO-0222
Scope and Contents
The Angel Flight collection includes matted portraits of honorary colonels and flight leaders from the 1950s and three scrapbooks from the 1950s through 1978. Two of the three scrapbooks have been disassembled; each of the scrapbooks has customized covers including decorations. The scrapbooks include photographs, news clippings, programs, artifacts, and other material documenting the activities and members of the Angel Flight and Air Force ROTC at the university.
Anna Perainen Travel Diary, 1946
Collection — Box: MISC-03, Folder: MSS-0058
Identifier: MSS-0058
Content Description
Travel diary of a woman believed to be Anna Perainen from the Midwest visiting the West Coast of the United States. She visited Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Canada.
A partial transcription of the journal entries provided by the seller:
"July 6th, Today was the day. I really stepped around getting everything around the home in order to leave it to Dick Wallace and Frank Moore for 2 months. Marianne and Dick took me to the train. I kissed them goodbye...
Annetta Nourse University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: UNO-0165
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook documenting University of Omaha student life includes postcards from the region, holiday cards (Thanksgiving, New Year, Christmas), cards, invitations, programs, tickets, and other ephemera and similar. The scrapbook was printed with the university's name and seal.
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.
Anthony Arnold Papers
Collection
Identifier: APAC-0009
Scope and Contents
The collection of Anthony Arnold includes material about politics, leadership, geography, and related topics in Afghanistan. Arnold was an intelligence officer specializing in Soviet affairs who served in Afghanistan in the 1970s. Since his retirement in 1979 he has written and lectured on Russian-Afghan relations.
Arnold Air Society Scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: UNO-0223
Scope and Contents
The Arnold Air Society scrapbooks document the tenth annual military ball on March 3, 1961, and activities of the organization from 1966-1968.
Arthur Paul Papers
Collection
Identifier: APAC-0004
Scope and Contents
The Arthur Paul Papers, 1940-1974, include Paul's journals, correspondence, reports, notes, data, and other material about Afghanistan especially financial matters and economic developments in Afghanistan in the 1960s-1970s. He served the Asia Foundation as an economic advisor to the Royal Government of Afghanistan from 1960-1966. Paul kept a daily diary documenting his travels and work in Afghanistan during this time period, which have been microfilmed and the first seven of the fifty-nine...
Asa Farwell Papers, 1866-1879
Collection — Box: MISC-03, Folder: MSS-0061
Identifier: MSS-0061
Content Description
The papers of Reverend Asa Farwell include correspondence and two unidentified tintypes. The four 1866 letters to Mary Ann (Sexton) Farwell, his wife, are from Bentonsport and Dubuque, Iowa; Albion, New York (while travelling); and Middlebury, Vermont. Topics discussed include church matters, travel, and family (11 pages). The collection also includes two 1879 letters from son Ed Farwell in Milton, Nebraska. He appears to be a young man or teenager at the time of the writing and discussing...
Automobile Travel Diary
Collection — Box: MISC-07, Folder: MSS-0109
Identifier: MSS-0109
Content Description
The Automobile Travel Diary documents three trips by car in 1917 and earlier. The white travelers are based in Manatee, Florida, and recount travel by earlier automobile including staying at auto camps, hotels, and farmhouses. The first undated trip begins in Manatee, Florida, and concludes in Sacramento, California. The second undated trip begins in Handley, Texas, and returns to Manatee, Florida. The final trip recounted in the diary is dated 1917 and begins in Manatee visiting sites in...
Barbara Hayhome Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0170
Scope and Contents
The papers of UNO Biology Professor Barbara Hayhome include her diplomas from Hastings College and the University of Chicago, copies of her articles, material from her tenure or promotion dossier, material from her May 1995 memorial service, and other material.
Belle Hauser Papers
Collection — Box: 2017-020
Identifier: MSS-0104
Content Description
The papers of Belle Hauser are composed of six diaries and a small amount of correspondence. Hauser was a teacher in Pennsylvania, which she discussed in her diaries. Her collection makes reference to her interest in and perhaps involvement in the Temperance Movement and the Democratic Party. One of her letters discusses the evils of liquor (possibly a portion of a speech).
Bernice Corbaley Collection
Collection — Box: MISC-02, Folder: UNO-0228
Identifier: UNO-0228
Content Description
This small collection contains the program from the November 31, 1931, University of Omaha Homecoming football contest against Wayne; two copies of the Municipal University of Omaha Student Council Constitution; and a few newspaper clippings.
Bertha Mengedoht Hatz Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: UNO-0164
Content Description
This small collection includes oversized reproductions of Bertha Mengedoht family photos, reproductions of newspaper clippings, and one photograph of a display featuring art objects donated by Mengedoht.
Bertie Hoag University of Omaha Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UNO-0168
Scope and Contents
Black scrapbook documenting University of Omaha activities includes photographs, news clippings, and ephemera.
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