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Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College

 Organization

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UAPO
Abstract The Alumni Photograph Collection consists of approximately 5,500 photographic items, film reels, correspondence, and news clippings. Subjects include athletics; aerial views of the campus and Fort Collins; buildings; campus scenes; faculty and staff; students; alumni; individuals; and student activities. The Ruth Wattles Collection, compiled by Wattles while researching for her manuscript, "The Mile High College: the History of Colorado A&M" is included as are Drama Club scrapbooks which...
Dates: 1884-1992; Majority of material found within 1900-1980

Charles L. Terrell Collection of Historic Colorado State University Campus Images

 Collection
Identifier: UCLT
Abstract

Charles L. Terrell was an alumnus of the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now Colorado State University) and served as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture (now the Board of Governors) from 1959 to 1976. The collection consists of historic campus images of Colorado State University.

Dates: 1899-1960; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s

Collection of Faculty and Student Profiles

 Collection
Identifier: UFSP
Abstract

The Collection of Faculty and Student Profiles was created as part of Dr. James E. Hansen's project on the history of Colorado State University. Materials include identified data sets, lists of graduates, and summary information regarding student majors, courses, enrollment, and degrees.

Dates: 1879-1974; Majority of material found within 1899-1959

Livestock and Rodeo Clubs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: ULRC
Abstract In the spring of 1912, George F. Morton, head of the animal husbandry department, gathered junior and senior student members together to organize the CAC (Colorado Agricultural College) Livestock Club. The organization was pivotal in the founding of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and sponsored events such as the Skyline Stampede Rodeo and the Little National Western Livestock Show. The Rodeo Club was formed in the mid-1940s and existed alongside the Livestock Club,...
Dates: 1940-2015; Majority of material found within 1950-1999

Miscellany of Colorado State University Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UCSU
Abstract

The Miscellany of Colorado State University Collection contains publications, recordings, oral histories, photographs, and other ephemera created by or for the university, and its students, faculty, and staff.

Dates: 1885-2019; Majority of material found within 1960s-2000s

Oral History Tapes

 Collection
Identifier: UOHT
Abstract Dr. James E. Hansen and several assistants created this collection of oral histories primarily to gather information for four books and a paper about Colorado State University (CSU) history: Democracy's College in the Centennial State: a History of Colorado State University (1977), "Charles A. Lory and the Challenges of Colorado's Semi-Arid Frontier" (1980), Chiron's Time: a History of the College of Veterinary Medicine and...
Dates: 1972-2005

Papers of Charles A. Lory

 Collection
Identifier: UCAL
Abstract

Charles A. Lory (1872-1969) was a professor of electrical engineering and the fifth president of Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). The collection contains both personal and professional papers and includes correspondence and letters, diaries and day planners, financial records, flyers, committee minutes, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1849-1978; Majority of material found within 1921-1962

Papers of Frank P. Goeder

 Collection
Identifier: UFPG
Abstract

Frank P. Goeder (1886-1963) was an alumnus and professor of physics at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). The collection includes correspondence, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, writings, photographs, and certificates and diplomas.

Dates: 1907-1965; Majority of material found within 1913-1933

Papers of Isaac E. Newsom

 Collection
Identifier: UIEN
Abstract

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Isaac E. Newsom, long-time professor of veterinary medicine, administrator, and president of Colorado A&M College. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, meeting minutes, reports of the State Board of Agriculture, and financial information.

Dates: 1939-1950; Majority of material found within 1948-1949

Papers of Leslie L. Gibbons

 Collection
Identifier: ULLG
Abstract

Leslie L. Gibbons (1907-1981) was an alumnus, professor, and head of the Department of Industrial Arts at Colorado State University. The collection includes photographs and class lists of courses taught by Gibbons.

Dates: 1949-2007; Majority of material found within 1949-1968

Papers of Roy M. Green

 Collection
Identifier: URMG
Abstract

The collection contains the professional papers of Roy M. Green, the sixth president of Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University). Materials include correspondence, memos and reports from various campus and national committees and councils, budgets, and financial reports.

Dates: 1933-1954; Majority of material found within 1941-1947

Records of Colorado State University Chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi

 Collection
Identifier: USSX
Abstract

Sigma Xi, established in 1886, is the international honor society of science and engineering and has over 500 chapters at colleges and universities, industrial research centers, and government laboratories. The Colorado State University Chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi was chartered in 1953. The collection contains memos, correspondence, membership lists, and event information for the CSU chapter, as well as general histories for the Society of Sigma Xi.

Dates: 1911-1992; Majority of material found within 1970-1986

Records of Student Activities

 Collection
Identifier: USTU
Abstract

Extra-curricular student activities on the campus of Colorado State University first began in November 1879 with the establishment of the Philosophian Literary Society. The Records of Student Activities documents various groups and activities pertaining to student life at CSU, including social clubs, fraternities and sororities, and academic clubs. Materials include constitutions and bylaws, membership information, correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: 1886-1970; Majority of material found within 1940-1950

Records of the Alumni Association

 Collection
Identifier: UAAA
Abstract The mission of the Alumni Association at Colorado State University (CSU) is to advance the university by developing and strengthening lifelong relationships between alumni and the university community, benefiting current and future alumni and friends, and serving as a catalyst for communications and involvement. The collection includes publications from the Alumni Association, alumni histories, memorabilia, and correspondence. A significant component of the collection is about the War...
Dates: 1885-1988; Majority of material found within 1937-1974; 2006

Records of the Co-operative House

 Collection
Identifier: UCOH
Abstract In 1940, the Fort Collins branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) opened the Co-operative House as an economical housing alternative for female students attending Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In exchange, the women ran the house themselves under the supervision of a housemother. The AAUW decided to sell the home and invest the money in a scholarship fund in 1971. The collection is comprised of scrapbooks, reunion documents, and one book. The...
Dates: 1940-1967, 1995-2007, 2013 and undated

Records of the Colorado State University Libraries

 Collection
Identifier: ULIB
Abstract The Records of the Colorado State University Libraries documents events, people, and organizations associated with the libraries at Colorado State University. The library at Colorado State University was established in 1880 in the Old Main building; today library services are centralized in the William E. Morgan Library, constructed in 1964. The collection includes information relating to the construction and renovation of Morgan Library, administrative correspondence, memos, letters,...
Dates: 1891-2023; Majority of material found within 1950-1999

Records of the Facilities Management Department

 Collection
Identifier: UFMD
Abstract The Board of Agriculture of the Colorado Agricultural College and General Assembly of the Colorado legislature instituted the Facilities Management department through the establishment of a building committee in 1878. As the campus expanded, the responsibilities of the department did as well. The Records of the Facilities Management Department document the growth of the department and the campus. The collection contains records pertaining to the construction and maintenance of buildings...
Dates: 1916-2015; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Records of the Faculty

 Collection
Identifier: UFAC
Abstract The Records of the Faculty is an aggregation of items acquired from many different sources. Combining a wide range of materials including faculty and staff records, department histories, correspondence, faculty and staff obituaries, notebooks, transcripts, scrapbooks, photographs, one blueprint and sketch, one manuscript, publications, reports, newsletters, playbills, and ephemera, the collection touches on various topics related to the faculty and staff at Colorado State University as well...
Dates: 1881-1981; Majority of material found within 1922-1973

Records of the Trailer Court Association

 Collection
Identifier: UTRA
Abstract

The Trailer Court Association was formed to oversee an on campus trailer park focused on affordable housing options for married students at Colorado State University. The records contain financial documents, correspondence, insurance forms, constitutions, contracts, and titles.

Dates: 1949-1976; Majority of material found within 1965-1975

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Photographs 8
College students 4
College presidents 3
Education, Higher 3
Scrapbooks 3