LeRoy Eugene Cowles presidential records

LeRoy Eugene Cowles presidential records, 1941-1946

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Utah. President's Office
Title: LeRoy Eugene Cowles presidential records
Dates: 1941-1946 (inclusive)
19411946
Quantity: 17 linear feet
Collection Number: Acc0023
Summary: LeRoy Eugene Cowles served as President of the University of Utah from 1941 to 1946. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to general University administration. A significant portion of the materials concerns University involvement in World War II. Included are some personal papers including copies of his thesis and dissertation, as well as verse, prose, speeches, and articles.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

LeRoy Eugene Cowles was born on April 13, 1880 in Chester, Utah. He received his Ph.B. and A.M. degrees from the University of Chicago in 1910 and 1913. Cowles initially came to the University of Utah in 1914 as assistant professor in the Department of Education. He later became associate professor, full professor, and department head. He also served as first dean of the lower division and dean of the School of Education. Cowles was President of the University of Utah from 1941 to 1946. He died on January 2, 1957.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to general University administration. A significant portion of the materials concerns University involvement in World War II. Included are some personal papers including copies of his thesis and dissertation, as well as verse, prose, speeches, and articles. The last three boxes (30,31,32) contain personal writings authored by President Cowles.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Leroy Eugene Cowles presidential records, Acc. 023, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 023.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically by academic year and alphabetically thereunder.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

A to Department Heads, 1941-1942Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A
2	Administrative Council
3	Alumni Association
4	Anthropology
5	Art Department
6	Assemblies and Lectures
7	Associated Students of the University of Utah
8	Athletic Council
9	B
10	Biology Department
11	Bookstore/Purchasing Department
12	Brigham Young University
13	Budgets
14	Bulletins
15	Bulletins (President's Office)
16	Bulletins (Who's New's)
17	C
18	Carlson Hall
19	Chemistry Department
20	Civilian Morale
21	City Officials
22	Classics
23-25	Class Schedules
26-29	Commencement
30	D
31	Dean of Men
32	Dean of Women
33	Dean's Council
34	Department Heads

E to Naval Reserve, 1941-1942Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	E
2	Engineering Experiment Station
3	Engineering Science Management - W. T. P. Classes
4	English Department
5	Extension Division
6	F
7	Faculty (Committees)
8	Faculty (General Information)
9	Faculty (Trips)
10	Fraternities, Sororities, and Clubs
11	G
12	Geology Department
13	Governor
14	H
15	History and Political Science
16	Home Economics Department
17	Inauguration Correspondence
18	J
19	Junior Colleges
20	Kingsbury Hall
21	L
22	Library
23	Lower Division
24	Mc
25	M
26-27	Military Science and Tactics
28	Modern Languages
29	Music Department
30	N
31	National Association of State Universities
32	National Defense
33	National Education Association
34-35	Naval Reserve

Northwest Association of Secondary Schools to Secretary's Office, 1941-1942Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Northwest Association of Secondary Schools
2	O
3	P
4	Payroll
5	Philosophy Department
6	Physical Education Department
7	Physics Department
8	Placement Bureau
9-10	President's Office
11	Psychology Department
12	Publications
13	Publicity Department
14	R
15-16	Regents
17	Registrar
18-20	Requests for Absence
21	Requests for Information
22	Requests to Miss Class
23	S
24	School of Arts and Sciences
25	School of Business
26	School of Education
27	School of Law
28	School of Medicine
29	School of Mines and Engineering
30	Secretary's Office

Selective Service to V-W, 1941-1942Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Selective Service
2	Smith, George Albert
3	Speech Department
4	State Officials
5	Stewart School
6	Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds
7	T
8	Telegrams
9	Thomas, George
10	U
11	Union Building
12	Utah State Agricultural College
13	V - W

A to Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 5

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A
2	Alumni Association
4 - 12	American Council on Education
13	Anthropology Department
14	Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard

Army Special Training Program to Commencement, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 6

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-5	Army Special Training Program
6	Art Department
7	Assemblies and Letters
8	A.S.U.U.
9	Athletic Council
10	B
11	Biology Department
12	Bookstore (Purchasing Dept.)
13	Brigham Young University
14	Budgets
15	Bulletins
16	Bulletins (Presidents's Office)
17-19	C
20	Cafeteria
21	Carlson Hall
22	Chemistry Department
23	City Officials
24	Classics Department
25-26	Commencement

D to Library, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 7

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	D
2	Dean of Men
3	Dean of Women
4	Dean's Council
5	Department Heads
6	Department Requests
7	E
8	Engineering Experiment Station
9	English Department
10	F
11	Faculty and Faculty Committees
12	Faculty Resignations (Folder 12 is restricted.)
13	Faculty Trips
14	Fraternities, Sororities, Clubs
15	G
16	Geology Department
17	Governor, (Herbert B. Maw)
18	H
19	Handicraft Project
20	History and Political Science Department
21	Home Economics Department
22	I
23	J
24	Junior College
25	K
26	Kingsbury Hall
27	L
28	Library

Loan Funds to President's Office, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 8

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Loan Funds
2	M
3	Mailing Lists
4	Marine Corps
5	Mathematics Department
6	Metallurgy Department
7	Military Affairs
8	Military Science and Tactics
9	Modern Languages Department
10	Music Department
11	N
12	National Association of State Universities
13	National Education Association
14	Northwest Association of Secondary Schools
15	Nursing Education
16	O
17	P
18	Payroll
19	Philosophy Department
20	Physical Education Department
21	Physics Department
22	Placement Bureau
23-24	President's Office

Psychology Department to School of Medicine, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 9

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Psychology Department
2	Publications (Student)
3	Publicity Department
4	R
5-8	Regents
9	Registrar
10	Requests to Miss Class
11	S
12	School of Arts and Sciences
13	School of Business
14	School of Education
15	Extension Division
16	School of Law
17	Lower Division
18-19	School of Medicine

School of Mines and Engineering to V-Z, 1942-1943Return to Top

Container(s): Box 10

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	School of Mines and Engineering
3	School of Social Work
4	Secretary's Office
5	Speech Department
6	Speeches
7	Sorenson, Anton J. (Poetry)
8	State Officials
9	Stewart School
10	Summer School
11-12	Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds
13	T
14	Telegrams
15	Thomas, Dr. George (President Emeritus)
16	U
17	Union Building
18	Utah State Agricultural College
19-23	V - Z

A to Army Specialized Training Program, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 11

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A
2-3	Administrative Council
4	Alumni Association
5-7	American Council on Education
8	Anthropology Department
9-17	Army Specialized Training Program

Art Department to Dean of Women, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 12

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Art Department
2	ASTP Inspection	1943
3	Associated Students of the University of Utah (A.S.U.U.)
4-5	Athletic Council
6	B
7	Biology Department
8	Bookstore (Purchasing Dept.)
9	Brigham Young University
10	Budgets	1941-1944
11	Bulletins (Miscellaneous)
12	Bulletins (President's)
13-14	C
15	Carlson Hall
16	Chemistry Department
17	City Officials
18	Classics Department
19-21	Commencement
22	D
23	Dean's Council
24	Dean of Men
25	Dean of Women

Department Heads to Military Science and Tactics Department, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 13

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Department Heads
2	E
3	Engineering Experiment Station
4	English Department
5	F
6-9	Faculty
10	Faculty Committees
11	Faculty Resignations) (Folder 11 is restricted.)
12	Faculty Trips
13	Fraternities, Sororities, Clubs
14	G
15	Geology Department
16	Governor (Herbert B. Maw)
17-18	H
19	History and Political Science
20	Home Economics Department
21	I
22	J
23	Junior Colleges
24	K
25	Kingsbury Hall
26	L
27	Library
28	Mc
29-30	M
31	Mailing Lists
32	Mathematics Department
33-34	Military Science and Tactics Department

Modern Languages Department to R, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 14

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Modern Languages Department
2	Music Department
3-4	N
5	National Association of State Universities
6	National Education Association
7	Naval Reserve
8	Ninth Service Command
9	Northwest Association of Secondary Schools
10	Nursing Education
11	O
12	P
13-18	Payroll
19-20	Physical Education Department
21	Physics Department
22	Placement Bureau
23-26	President's Office
27	Psychology Department
28	Publications (Student)
29	R

Regents to School of Medicine, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 15

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-5	Regents
6	Registrar
7	Requests to Miss Class
8-10	S
11	School of Arts and Sciences
12	School of Business
13-14	School of Education
15	Extension Division
16	School of Law
17	Lower Division
18-27	School of Medicine

School of Mines and Engineering to X-Z, 1943-1944Return to Top

Container(s): Box 16

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-3	School of Mines and Engineering
4	School of Social Work
5	Secretary's Office
6	Speech Department
7	Speeches
8	State Officials
9	State Superintendent of Public Instruction
10	Stewart School
11	Student Health Service
12-13	Summer School
14	Superintendent of Building and Grounds
15	T
16	Teaching Load
17-19	Telegrams
20	Thomas, Dr. George (President Emeritus)
21-22	U
23	Union Building
24	Utah State Agricultural College
25-27	V - W
28	War Manpower Commission
29	X - Z

A to Budget, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 17

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A
2-3	Administrative Council
4	Agendas and Announcements of Board Meetings
5	Alumni Association
6-9	American Council on Education
10	Army Specialized Training Program
11	Art Department
12	Associate Students of the University of Utah (A.S.U.U.)
13	Athletic Department
14	B
15	Biology Department
16	Bookstore (Purchasing Department)
17	Brigham Young University
18	Budget

Budget to E, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 18

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-4	Budget
5-7	Bulletins
8-11	C
12	Carlson Hall
13	Chemistry Department
14	Church Affiliation
15-17	Class Load
18	Classics Department
19-21	Commencement
22	Committees of the Board
23	Compulsory Military Drill
24-25	D
26	Dean's Council
27	Dean of Men
28	Dean of Women
29	Department Heads
30	E

Emery Memorial House to Mathematics Department, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 19

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-3	Emery Memorial House
4	Engineering Experiment Station
5-6	English Department
7	Extension Division
8	F
9	Faculty
10	Faculty Committees
11-12	Faculty Leaves of Absence
13	Faculty Trips
14-15	G
16	Geology Department
17	Governor (Herbert B. Maw)
18	Graduate Council
19-20	H
21	Health Center, University
22	History and Political Science Department
23	Home Economics Department
24-26	I - K
27	Kingsbury Hall
28	L
29	Library
30	Lower Division
31-32	M
33	Mahoney, J.R.
34	Mathematics Department

Military Science and Tactics to Payroll, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 20

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	Military Science and Tactics
3-8	Miscellaneous Correspondence
9	Music Department
10	Mc
11-13	N
14	National Association of State Universities
15	National Education Association
16	Naval Reserve
17-18	Ninth Service Command
19	Nursing Education
20-21	O
22	Office Manual (Discontinued Forms)
23	P
24-33	Payroll

Physical Education Department to School of Medicine, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 21

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Physical Education Department
2	Physics Department
3	Placement Bureau
4-5	President's Office
6	Psychology
7-8	Publicity Department
9-10	Q
11-12	R
13	Registrar
14-17	Requests to Miss Class
18	Retirement
19-24	S
25-27	School of Arts and Sciences
28	School of Business
29-31	School of Education
32	School of Law
33-39	School of Medicine

School of Medicine to Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 22

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-5	School of Medicine
6-9	School of Mines and Engineering
10	School of Social Work
11	Secretary's Office
12	Sociology and Anthropology Department
13	Speech Department
14	Speeches
15-17	State Officials
18	Stewart School
19	Summer School
20	Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds

Superintendent of Public Instruction to War Manpower Commission, 1944-1945Return to Top

Container(s): Box 23

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Superintendent of Public Instruction
2	T
3-5	Telegrams
6-8	Thatcher, Roy D. (Chairman of Board of Regents)
9-11	U
12	Union Building
13-14	Utah State Agricultural College
15-17	V - W
18	War Manpower Commission

A to Buildings and Grounds, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 24

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A
2	Administrative Council
3	Admission and Accreditation of Students
4	American Council on Education
5	Art Department
6	Assemblies and Lectures
7	Associated Students of the University of Utah (A.S.U.U.)
8	Association of American Colleges
9	Athletic Council
10	B
11	Biology Department
12	Bookstore (Purchasing Department)
13-17	Budget
18-21	Budget (Special Request to Legislature for Funds)
22-24	Building Committee
25-28	Building and Grounds

Bulletins to Humanities Research Foundation, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 25

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Bulletins
2	Bureau of Student Counsel
3	C
4	Catalog Changes
5	Chamber of Commerce
6	Chemistry Department
7-8	Commencement
9	Credits Committee
10	D
11	Dean's Council
12	Dean of Men
13	Dean of Women
14	Development Fund
15	E
16	Engineering Experiment Station
17-20	English Department
21	English Department (Report of Dr. E. R. Clapp)
22	Extension Division
23	F
24	Faculty
25	Faculty Meetings and Programs
26	Faculty Trips
27	Finance Planning Committee
28	Fraternities, Sororities, and Clubs
29	G
30	Geology Department
31	G.I. Bill of Rights
32	Graduation Committee
33	Group Requirements Committee
34	Guest Speakers
35	H
36	History and Political Science
37	Home Economics
38	Humanities Research Foundation

I to Physical Fitness Program, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 26

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	I
2	Induction of Students
3-5	J-L
6	Library
7	Library Committee
8	M
9	Manpower Resources (Faculty and Students)
10	Military Personnel
11-13	Military Science and Tactics Department
14	Miscellaneous
15	Modern Languages Department
16	Music Department
17	N
18	National Association of State Universities
19	National Education Association
20	National Research Foundation
21-24	Naval Science
25	Northwest Association of American Schools
26	Nursing Education
27	Nursing School Committee (Salt Lake General Hospital)
28	O
29-31	Other Committees
32	P
33	Physical Education
34	Physical Fitness Committee

Physics Department to S, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 27

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Physics Department
2-3	Placement Bureau
4-8	Post War Planning
9	Psychology Department
10	Publications Council
11	Questionnaires
12	R
13	Radio Program Committee
14	Regents (Announcements, Agendas, Meetings)
15	Regents (Commitees of the Board)
16	Regents (Correspondence with Chairman Thatcher)
17-19	Regents (Miscellaneous)
20	Registrar
21	Registration, Faculty Commitee on
22	Rehabilitation Education
23-24	Reprints, Bulletins, etc.
25	Request of Government for use of Buildings and Equipment
26-28	Requests to Miss Classes
29	Rockefeller Foundation
30	S

School of Arts and Sciences to Selective Service, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 28

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-3	School of Arts and Sciences
4	School of Business
5	School of Education
6	School of Law
7	Lower Division
8-17	School of Medicine
18-21	School of Mines and Engineering
22	School of Social Work
23	Secretary's Office
24-31	Selective Service

Speech Department to X-Z, 1945-1946Return to Top

Container(s): Box 29

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Speech Department
2	Social Welfare and Recreation (A.S.T.U. and S.T.A.R.)
3	State Museum Committee (Vernal)
4-5	State Officials
6	Stewart School
7	Student Behavior Committee
8	Student Eligibility Committee
9	Student Personnel, Department of
10	Summer School
11	T
12-13	Telegrams
14-15	U
16	Union Building
17	Utah State Agriculture College
18	Utah State Department of Public Instruction
19	V
20	Veterans Programs
21-22	W
23	War Council
24	War Planning Resources Committee
25-26	War Savings Committee
27	X-Z

Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 30

Container(s)	Description
Folder
1	Report of the Junior College Committee
2-3	" The University of Utah and World War II" , by LeRoy E. Cowles

Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 31

Container(s)	Description
Folder
1	Commencement Address given by LeRoy E. Cowles
2-5	Addresses, Articles, Verse, Prose, and Misc. authored by LeRoy E. Cowles

Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 32

Container(s)	Description
Folder
1	" A Study of Secondary Education in Utah" , MA Thesis by LeRoy E. Cowles
2	" The Utah Educational Program of 1919 and Factors Conditioning its' Operation" , by LeRoy E. Cowles

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Education and the war
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools

Personal Names

Cowles, LeRoy E. (LeRoy Eugene), 1880-
Cowles, LeRoy E. (LeRoy Eugene), 1880- (contributor)

Corporate Names

University of Utah--Administration
University of Utah--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

Articles
Correspondence
Dissertations
Manuscripts for publication
Memorandums
Reports
Speeches
Theses

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