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UA. Colorado State University Archives

 Collecting Area
Identifier: UA

Found in 210 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference

 Collection
Identifier: URAC
Abstract

The Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference was organized on January 30, 1909, as the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference. The conference originally was founded with three members: the University of Colorado, Colorado College, and Colorado State University. Seven other institutions later joined. The collection contains conference meeting minutes dating from 1909 to 1923.

Dates: 1909-1923

Records of the Scribblers Club

 Collection
Identifier: URSC
Abstract Organized by English professor Alfred R. Westfall in 1915, the Scribblers Club was comprised of students and faculty who gathered to write poetry, plays, short stories, and articles. Student membership was limited to twelve and membership was granted based on the merit of their literary submissions. Club meetings were held at various homes, usually those of faculty members, and would include readings of members’ writings or of other literary works. Student compositions were occasionally...
Dates: 1928-1934

Records of the Soil Crop Sciences Lab

 Collection
Identifier: USCS
Abstract

The Records of the Soil Sciences Crop Lab contains data sheets from soil and well samples in areas of eastern and northern Colorado. Data from Bennett, Byers, Fort Collins, and the Kiowa County region are included. Research on soil analysis of sludge and fertilizer application, sludge elements, and sludge elemental content are reported in the data sheets. Master sheets of field research and baseline data are also included.

Dates: 1985-2004

Records of the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory and Solar Village

 Collection
Identifier: UCSV
Abstract

The Records of the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory and Solar Village document the research conducted on solar energy by SEAL staff, and the state of solar energy development in the United States and parts of the world during the latter half of the 20th century. The collection contains reports, papers, conference proceedings, office files, raw data, schematics, manuals, photographs, and slides.

Dates: 1940s-1998; Majority of material found within 1955-1994

Records of the State Board of Agriculture

 Collection
Identifier: usba
Abstract

The State Board of Agriculture (now the Board of Governors) was established by Colorado Governor John Routt in 1877. Records from the governing body of CSU include correspondence, financial documents, minutes, photographs, and reports related to a broad range of departments and programs. Although he State Board of Agriculture was renamed the Board of Governors on August 8, 2002, this collection contains some records dating to 2005.

Dates: 1877-2005

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

Records of the University Club

 Collection
Identifier: UUFC
Abstract

The University Club at Colorado State University is a social organization established to promote the social and recreational welfare of its members. Membership is extended to all faculty, staff, and alumni of the university. The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1951-1994; Majority of material found within 1969-1986

Records of the University Library Expansion

 Collection
Identifier: ULIE
Abstract

The main library of Colorado State University, the Morgan Library, underwent a major reconstruction and addition that opened in 1998. The collection documents this expansion and renovation project, and includes correspondence, reports, catalogues, plans, schedules, and publications.

Dates: 1991-2002; Majority of material found within 1992-1998

Records of the University Organization Study

 Collection
Identifier: UUOS
Abstract The Organization Study at Colorado State University was launched in 1971 to study the university's ability to react to changing conditions in higher education. Task groups were formed to study undergraduate education, graduate education, continuing education, and research and creative activities. Materials include data, correspondence, mission statements, and final reports. Related to the Organization Study was the Special Tenure Study; the collection also includes some correspondence and...
Dates: 1969-1973; Majority of material found within 1972-1973

Records of the Vice President for University Operations

 Collection
Identifier: UVPO
Abstract

Renamed in 2010, Colorado State University’s Vice President for University Operations (VPUO) is the successor to the Vice President for Administrative Services and serves as the university’s chief financial officer. The collection includes budgets, committee materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports related to planning and daily operations at the university from 1980 through 2003. Materials are arranged chronologically by topic.

Dates: 1980-2003 and undated; Majority of material found in 1994-2003

Records of the Western History Interest Group of the Colorado State Women's Association

 Collection
Identifier: UWHI
Abstract

The Western History Interest Group of the Colorado State Women's Association was one of over 50 interest groups that were formed to allow association members to become better acquainted with one another through small group participation. Materials include correspondence, meeting information, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1967-1986; Majority of material found within 1977-1984

Records of the Westfall Memorial Scholarship

 Collection
Identifier: UWMS
Abstract

The Westfall Memorial Scholarship was established in 1953 at Colorado State University and honors Dr. Alfred Westfall, a faculty member from 1913-1953 and Chair of the Department of English from 1926-1953. Materials include bank records and correspondence regarding the scholarship, and writings by Alfred Westfall.

Dates: 1939-1985; Majority of material found within 1953-1961

Records of the Women and Gender Advocacy Center

 Collection
Identifier: UWGA
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...
Dates: 1908-1923, 1970-2006 and undated

Records of the Women's Athletic Association

 Collection
Identifier: UWAA
Abstract

The Women's Athletic Association (WAA) was established at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) in 1922 to offer female students the opportunity for athletic competition. In 1962, the Women's Recreation Association (WRA) replaced the WAA. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, and association records.

Dates: 1900-1964; Majority of material found within 1922-1959

Records of the Young Women's Christian Association

 Collection
Identifier: UWCA
Abstract

The Records of the Young Women's Christian Association contains materials pertaining to the inception and operation of the Young Women's Christian Association at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). Materials include administrative and fundraising efforts papers, correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and conference materials for the association and its advisory board.

Dates: 1899-1937; Majority of material found within 1921-1937

Rocky Mountain Collegian Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: URMN
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1980-1983

Rocky Mountain Student Media Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URSM
Abstract The Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation offers Colorado State University students practical experience producing media for the campus community. The organization was established in 2008 as an independent nonprofit media company which provides news, entertainment, and other content to the CSU and Fort Collins communities. RMSMC publishes the daily student newspaper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian, Collegian Television (CTV, formerly Campus Television), KCSU-FM radio, and the quarterly...
Dates: 2003-2013

Sidney Heitman Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UHSP
Abstract History professor Sidney Heitman established the Colorado State University Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project in 1975. The study project focused on northern Colorado and conducted extensive interviews with Germans from Russia. The four-year project focused on the influence Germans from Russia had on Colorado, since they constituted the state's second largest ethnic group. The development of a comprehensive collection of material on Volga Germans in Colorado was a high priority of...
Dates: 1902-2005; Majority of material found within 1976-1978

Society of Senior Scholars Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: USSS
Abstract In 1998, a Colorado State University Faculty Council task force on emeritus issues recommended forming the Society of Senior Scholars. Though the society was not immediately established, the idea of it remained. In 2005, a new request to the Faculty Council was initiated and the society was formally established. The society provides programs and resources to faculty and administrative professional retirees and has since been renamed the Society of CSU Faculty/AP Staff Retirees. This ...
Dates: 2008-2016

Spurs Pep Club Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: USPU
Abstract The chapter of the Spurs Pep Club at Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University) began in 1931. Their motto was "at your service" and they participated in many service activities on and around campus. The all-female pep club would perform routines during sporting events and volunteer around the community. In later years the focus of the organization changed more towards community service and less about promoting school spirit on campus. The collection includes scrapbooks and a diary...
Dates: 1931-1941