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University of Wyoming. President's Office records, 1883-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. President's Office
Title
University of Wyoming. President's Office records
Dates
1883-2018 (inclusive)
Website capture 2016-ongoing (inclusive)
Quantity
720.12 cubic ft. (855 boxes) + 98.35GB + website
Collection Number
510000
Summary
The University of Wyoming President's Office was created in 1887 and serves as the headquarters of University operations. This collection contains correspondence, office files, photographs, websites and other records from the University of Wyoming's President's Office. This collection broadly documents the history of the Univeristy of Wyoming.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

Email is closed to researchers. Access must be granted by the UW Legal Counsel.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The University of Wyoming President's Office was created in 1887 with the founding of the University. It was the headquarters of University operations. The president reported to the Board of Trustees and with them governed the University's academic affairs, administration, legal affairs, information technology, institutional advancement, research and economic development, student affairs, and strategic planning.

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Content Description

The University of Wyoming. President's Office records include correspondence, reports, memos, speeches, committee minutes, surveys, photographs, Board of Trustees records, and general office files documenting the operation of the University of Wyoming. Records in this collection document a range of administrative activities such as budgeting and finances, legislation, research projects, university-wide committees, academic programs, campus buildings, events, national college and university associations, and administrative operations. Additionally, issues in the University's history known as the Textbook Controversy (1947-1948), the Black 14 (1969), and the Matthew Shepard incident (1998) are documented.

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The University of Wyoming President's Office records are arranged into seventeen series.

  • Series I. General Office Files, 1887-2012. This series consists of record sets and files that span multiple presidents' terms and contains undated materials which are unattributed to a specific university president. Also contains the permanent files of the office and vice-president search files as well as access to the archived Office of the President website.
  • Series II. Early Presidents' (1887-1922) Office Files, 1883-1939. Arranged in seven sub-series. This series consists of files created during the terms of the following UW Presidents: John Wesley Hoyt (1887-1890), Elmer E. Smiley (1898-1903), Charles Lewis (1903-1904), Frederick M. Tisdel (1904-1908), Charles O. Merica (1908-1912), Clyde A. Duniway (1913-1917), and Aven Nelson (1917-1922). For records created under Presidents Albanius Johnson (1891-1896) and Frank Graves (1896-1898) please see Series I.
  • Series III. Arthur G. Crane (1922-1941), 1919-1945. Arranged in six sub-series. This series consists of files created during Arthur G. Crane's term as UW President.
  • Series IV. James L. Morrill (1942-1945), 1938-1953. Arranged in four sub-series. This series consists of files created during James Morrill's term as UW President. Please note that Series III, Sub-series 6 contains some files created by President Morrill during his first few months as UW president.
  • Series V. George D. Humphrey (1945-1964), 1883-1978. Arranged in twenty-one sub-series. This series consists of files created during George Humphrey's term as UW President. Please note that Series IV, Sub-series 4 contains some files created by President Humphrey during his first few months as UW president.
  • Series VI. John T. Fey (1964-1966), 1964-1966. Arranged in two sub-series. This series consists of files created during John Fey's term as UW President.
  • Series VII. John E. King Jr. (1966-1967), 1966-1967. This series consists of files created during John King's term as UW President.
  • Series VIII. H.T. Person (1967-1968), 1967-1968. This series consists of files created during H.T. Person's term as UW President.
  • Series IX. William D. Carlson (1968-1979), 1936-1999. Arranged in twelve sub-series. This series consists of files created during William Carlson's term as UW President.
  • Series X. Edward H. Jennings (1979-1981), 1979-1981. Arranged in two sub-series. This series consists of files created during Edward Jennings's term as UW President. Also contains files created under UW President Hugh McFadden, 1979.
  • Series XI. Donald Veal (1981-1987), 1981-1987 Arranged in five sub-series. This series consists of files created during Donald Veal's term as UW President.
  • Series XII. Terry Roark (1987-1997), 1965-2014. Arranged in twelve sub-series. This series consists of files created during Terry Roark's term as UW President.
  • Series XIII. Philip Dubois (1997-2005), 1996-2011. Arranged in three sub-series. This series consists of files created during Philip Dubois' term as UW President.
  • Series XIV. Thomas Buchanan (2005-2013), 1954-2012. This series consists of files created during Buchanan's term as UW President.
  • Series XV. Robert Sternberg (July 2013-November 2013), 2013. This series consists of files created during Sternberg's term as UW President.
  • Series XVI. Richard McGinity (2013-2016), 2013-2016. This series consists of files created during McGinity's term as UW President.
  • Series XVII. Laurie Nichols (2016-2019), 2016-2019. This series consists of files created during Nichol's term as UW President.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming. President's Office at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the University of Wyoming from 1950-1995, University of Wyoming. President's Office from 1970-2021, and the University of Wyoming. Art Museum in February 2022.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Elizabeth Curran and Chrissy Langille, January 1997; Updated by Mark Shelstad, Sept. 1998, February 1999; Updated by Tania Flores, June 2002; Updated by Darcey Bezanson November 2003-December 2004; Updated by Rhonda Wright, October 2005-Oct. 2006; Updated by Laura Uglean Jackson and Samantha Fawcett 2011-2012; updated by Laura Uglean Jackson 2013; updated by Jamie Greene in September 2015, January 2017, and March 2020; and updated by Sara Davis in June 2020. Scrapbooks were added to Series I (General Office Files) by Jonel Wilmot and Claudia Thompson in 2018, and Sara Davis in 2020. New material was added to Series I-III, VI-VII, IX, and XI-XIV by Alexandra Cardin in 2018. New material was added to Series I by Sara Davis in 2020. New material was added to Series I,IX, and XII-XVII by Erin Shadrick in 2024.

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