UA. Colorado State University Archives

Abstract Ruth Alexander is a professor emeritus on transitional retirement with the Department of History as well as a Principal Investigator in the Public Lands History Center at Colorado State University. Alexander was born on March 23, 1954, in New York City to Charles K. Alexander and Margaret Kachur Alexander. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1976 from the City University of New York, and her M.A. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1983, both in History. In...

Abstract Noah Nason attended CSU from 1967 to 1971. During his tenure as a student, Nason captured campus life through photography. This collection of 84 slides, photographs and postcards includes images of the May 8, 1970 fire that destroyed Old Main, Greek life, and ROTC staff, exercises, and functions. Images of the campus, students, and trips to Horsetooth Reservoir and Mexico are also present. Digitized images are available in ...

Abstract R. (Royer) Burnell Held was a professor in the Department of Recreation and Watershed Resources from 1967 to 1987. In addition to his role at CSU, Held was active in the community as a member of the Greenbelt Association which encouraged planned preservation of open space, as natural areas and recreation sites in both the city and the county. He was also a member of the National Recreation and Parks Association, the American Planning Association, and the Soil Conservation Society of...

Abstract The Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) organization was established in 1916 as the Associated Students of Colorado Agricultural College. Its purpose was to regulate the spending of student organizations through student self-governance. ASCSU continues to operate as the elected voice of CSU students, advocating for them at campus, local, and state levels. The collection contains Senate hearing bills and resolutions, agendas and minutes, end of year reports, as well as...

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The Records of Black/African American Culture Center relate to the African American college experience, inclusion in higher education, diversity, as well as related services, activities, celebrations, relevant individuals and news. Materials include audio and video magnetic tapes, digital media (DVDs and CD-Rs with audio, video, images, etc.), photographic prints, correspondence, press releases, newsletters, newspapers and clippings.

Abstract Mary Crow (b. 1933) is a poet, translator of poems, and professor emeritus of the Department of English at Colorado State University (CSU). She served as the poet laureate of Colorado from 1996 to 2010 and taught poetry in the English department at CSU from 1964 to 2002. Professional and personal correspondence, poetry composed by Crow and others, personal and professional documents, newspaper clippings, postcards, brochures, flyers, and programs comprise the majority of the collection,...

Abstract Lionel Vernon Baldwin (1932-2019) began his tenure at Colorado State University in the Department of Civil Engineering in 1961 and served as the Dean of the College of Engineering from 1966 until 1984, leaving his administrative duties to return to research and teaching. In 1984 he founded National Technology University, which was an outgrowth of SURGE (State University Resources in Graduate Education), also founded by Baldwin. He served as the president of NTU until his retirement in 2000....

Abstract Project Promise (Professionals with a Mission in Education) was an accelerated post-bachelor's degree secondary teacher licensure program offered from 1989-2007 by Colorado State University's School of Education. The collection documents the history of the program. Materials include administrative files, program curriculum, subject files, placement information for schools at which Project Promise...

Abstract Founded in 1970, the Women and Gender Advocacy Center at Colorado State University provides programs and resources focusing on all genders, social justice, and interpersonal violence prevention as well as advocacy and support for victims of sexual violence. Materials include women's suffrage and women's rights publications from the early 1900s and biographical material on Florence Bennett Peterson as well as newspaper clippings on women's rights topics, newsletters and documents generated by...

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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.

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The Records of Professional and Academic Organizations consists primarily of records from the Colorado State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Records from the Colorado Library Association and the Faculty Women's Caucus are included as well. Two speech transcripts by William E. Morgan and Milton S. Eisenhower are also included.

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The Edison P. Lohr Collection of Visual Images from the Lindenmeier and Yampa Canyon Sites documents Lohr's excavations at the two archaeological sites in Northern Colorado. Materials include slides, photographs, and negatives.

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George Beach (1902-1994) was a professor of horticulture at Colorado State University. The collection consists of one handwritten logbook of entries regarding horticultural activities in the Fort Collins area.

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Raylene McWilliams Owens was the 1963 Skyline Stampede Queen and member of the Livestock Club at Colorado State University. The collection includes her Skyline Stampede Queen outfit as well as other textiles.

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The Records of Review and Redirection consists of material pertaining to a review of Colorado State University's state funded academic, support, and administrative programs initiated by President Ralph E. Christofferson during his tenure and ceased following his resignation. The collection consists of program reviews and documents at the end of Adrian R. Chamberlain's presidency and during Christofferson's term.

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The Records of the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado Commission on Higher Education consists of materials relating to finances, student enrollment, teaching, research, reports, and planning regarding institutions of higher education in Colorado, specifically Colorado State University.

Abstract Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, a research associate with the Colorado State University Research Foundation, was part of the staff that conducted a Congressional feasibility study on a youth corps training program, which became the foundation for the U.S. Peace Corps in 1961. The collection primarily documents the establishment of the Peace Corps and the role played by CSU, but Birky-Kruetzer's work with the Farm Service Agency prior to this is also documented. Material types include newspaper...

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian is the student newspaper for Colorado State University and is the oldest continuously existing college student publication in Colorado. The collection contains negatives taken by Tim O'Hara when he was on staff and includes images of student meetings, athletics, student dances, concerts, intramurals, parades, and university celebrations.

Abstract The School of Education at Colorado State University offers courses of study in teaching and learning; organizational learning, performance, and change; and higher education leadership and counseling. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Records in the collection include papers, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, slides, one floppy disk of photographs, videotapes, textiles, and ephemera. In addition to education files, club and fraternity records are in the...

Abstract Formed in 1910 as the Colorado Agricultural College Woman's Association, the Colorado State University Women's Association is an educational, service, and social organization. Since 1925, it has provided loans and scholarships to CSU students and contributed to several CSU funds. The collection documents the history of the CSU Women's Association, primarily from the 1970s through the 2010s. The fundraising and social activities of the organization the most prominent topics. Materials include...