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Nancy Borgmann Papers, 1940-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Borgmann, Nancy Jo Quasthoff, 1939-2009
Title
Nancy Borgmann Papers
Dates
1940-2007 (inclusive)
Bulk 1959-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.0 linear feet
Collection Number
Mss 903
Summary
The Nancy Borgmann papers primarily contain diaries, day planners, financial records and correspondence. The majority of the correspondence dates from 1961-1962 and is between Nancy and her future husband, the philosopher Albert Borgmann.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. At the request of the donor, THIS COLLECTION IS CLOSED TO RESEARCH UNTIL 2085.

Languages
English, German
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Biographical Note

Nancy Borgmann was born Nancy Jo Quasthoff in 1939 to Carl Quasthoff and Josephine Galley in River Grove, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where she specialized in linguistics and German and received a Bachelor's degree. She married Albert Borgmann, of Freiburg, Germany, in August 1963. After living in Freiburg, Germany, Champaign and Chicago, Illinois, and Honolulu, Hawaii, Nancy and her family moved to Missoula, Montana, in 1970. There she became employed at the University of Montana as the Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. In 1990, she served as chair of a task force that worked with a second task force to research and propose measures to increase racial and cultural diversity at the University of Montana. She later served as chair of the resultant Diversity Advisory Council. In 2006 the university named its annual diversity award the Nancy Borgmann Diversity Award in recognition of her contributions.

Nancy and Albert Borgmann had three daughters. Nancy Borgmann died in Missoula on October 6, 2009.

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Content Description

This collection contains materials related to Nancy Borgmann's personal records and activities. The bulk of the collection is made up of daily planners, diaries, and correspondence between her and Albert Borgmann from 1960 to 1962 during a time before they were married when they were physically separated. These letters are in both English and German. The collection also contains correspondence between Nancy Borgmann and her parents from 1959 to 1968, correspondence with Albert during August of 1967, domestic financial records for the Borgmann household (Nancy, Albert, and children), grade reports for Nancy from elementary school through university, and running logs with daily mileage records among the day planners.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive copyright is held by the University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

Nancy Borgmann Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection has been divided into five series:

Series I: Diaries and Personal Documents, 1940-2007, 1.8 linear feet

Series II: Financial Records, 1965-1992, 0.4 linear feet

Series III: Correspondence, 1959-1968, 2.4 linear feet

Custodial History

Materials in this collection were held by Albert Borgmann until their donation to the University of Montana Archives.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Archives by Albert Borgmann in 2017.

Processing Note

During processing, letters were removed from envelopes and arranged chronologically. Materials in a three-ring binder were removed from the binder and placed in folders. Telegraphs, clippings and artwork were given protective enclosures but remain in their original positions in the materials.

Separated Materials

Personal artifacts, including a tassel, were removed from the collection during processing.

Related Materials

The University of Montana's Archives and Special Collections holds the papers of Nancy Borgmann's husband, Albert Borgmann (Mss 896).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Home economics--Montana--Missoula

Personal Names

  • Borgmann, Albert--Correspondence
  • Borgmann, Nancy Jo Quasthoff, 1939-2009--Archives.
  • Quasthoff, Carl Anton, 1909-1996--Correspondence
  • Quasthoff, Josephine Galley, 1911-2000--Correspondence

Family Names

  • Borgmann family

Finding aid prepared by Toryn Rogers
2018

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