UA. Colorado State University Archives

Abstract Ruth Jocelyn Wattles (1888-1985) was the first official historian of Colorado State University from 1943 through 1946. She also taught English classes and led the drama club at the school for almost forty years. Types of materials include biographies, correspondence, department histories, financial materials, manuscript drafts, newspaper clippings, reports, statistical data, and subject index cards. The collection documents the first seventy-five years of Colorado State University from the...

Abstract Ray E. (Ray Edmund) Stanford was the author of "Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain states," co-authored "The Atlas of Western USA Butterflies, Including Adjacent Portions of Canada and Mexico," and donated more than 100,000 insect specimens from his personal collection to the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity which is part of the Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management within the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. The collection contains...

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Paul Opler is a semi-retired professor of entomology in the Agricultural Biology department at Colorado State University (CSU). He is also the assistant director of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity on campus. Opler has authored over 200 books and papers on Lepidoptera. Materials include publications, drafts, galleys, logs, and audiovisual materials.

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The Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services (now the Office of the Vice President for Operations) and its earlier iterations oversaw administrative units at Colorado State University until 2010. The collection includes budgets, committee materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative calendars, artifacts, films, publications, and reports related to planning and daily operations at the university.

Abstract The Records of the Department of Women's Physical Education documents the development of women's athletics and physical training at Colorado State University. Records include programs, photographs, and scrapbooks of social gatherings such as the May Fete and dance performances, courses offered by the department in various sports such as swimming and gymnastics, and intra and extramural activities such as tennis, The Swan Club, and basketball. Scrapbooks, handbooks, financial statements and...

Abstract Martha Denney, Administrative Professional Emeritus, retired in 2011 as the CSU (Colorado State University) Director of International Education. She worked in the Eastern Plains for CSU Extension several years before joining the Office of International Programs in 1982. She served as Coordinator of International Training, was head of the International Education department (now International Initiatives) and helped develop the International Studies major into the university curriculum before...

Abstract John Matsushima, Professor Emeritus in Animal Sciences, worked at CSU for 31 years, retiring in 1992. A specialist in the science of beef – cattle nutrition, Matsushima pioneered the process of using steam and mechanical pressure to macerate corn kernels into corn flakes, making feed more digestible and efficient. The innovation remains a cornerstone of global cattle feeding.John Matsushima was born in Denver and raised on a family farm in Platteville, Colorado. He attended...

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 in the order in which they were received, which is roughly chronologically...

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The Papers of James E. Hansen II consist of materials dated 1920 to 2018. Most concern CSU History. Material types include CDs, cassette tapes, working/research files and publications, flash drives, professional papers, teaching materials, and other documents related to Hansen's life and career.

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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.

Abstract The Records of the Academic Computing and Networking Department (now in the Division of IT) consists of the 2004 Central Information and Instructional Services Survey Preliminary Evaluation Report. The purpose of the survey was to assess the future direction of the University’s central technology services. Question areas covered the ACNS (Academic Computing and Networking Services), OIS (Office of Instructional Services), and telecommunications departments, and provided opportunity for...

Abstract The mission of the Office of Budgets is to provide research and analysis on internal and external affairs in support of executive decision-making, with regard to factors affecting university planning and reporting and to formulate policy and provide analysis on university budgetary issues. The budgetary function exists to prepare, monitor and distribute university budgets from legislative requests to the final operating budget of the University in support of the University’s mission of...

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 ...

Abstract In 1891 Clarence P. Gillette, an internationally recognized entomologist, established an insect collection in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) to aid the institution’s mission of teaching, research, and extension. The C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity currently houses more than 3.5 million specimens and is considered to be the 14th largest insect collection affiliated with a university in the United States. This...

Abstract Mary Ontiveros attended CSU from 1969 to 1973. Beginning In 1974, she served in a variety of leadership positions at the university, including as executive director of admissions, associate vice president in the Division of Enrollment and Access, and as a faculty member in the School of Education. In 2010, Ontiveros named CSU’s first vice president for diversity and built the office from the ground up during her 10 years in the role until she retired in 2020. Mary Ontiveros...

Abstract The Records of the Office of Research consists of the official files of the Office of the Vice President for Research for the Superconducting Supercollider (SSC) proposal activity, including the full proposal of the State of Colorado. The proposal was an attempt to garner a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to bring the SSC and related facilities to a site near Fort Morgan, Colorado. Academic institutions throughout Colorado, including Colorado State University, the...

Abstract The Division of University Marketing and Communications (MarComm) provides central marketing, media and community relations, design, photography, web, and digital social media to build a strong, compelling and effective brand position for the entire university. This collection features videos produced by MarComm. These videos promote the quality and diversity of the learning environment at CSU, the impact of CSU’s scholarship and research, and the university’s dedication to finding practical...

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The Records of the Office of Institutional Research consists of salary studies, student credit studies, and instructor course analyses. Materials date from circa 1960 to 1986. Due to the presence of confidential information, the collection is restricted to internal CSU use only.

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...

Abstract In celebration of its 150th anniversary, Colorado State University produced a full-length documentary titled The Great Experiment: CSU at 150 which aired on Rocky Mountain PBS on October 1, 2020. Three years in the making, the documentary included newly digitized film and video such as a CSU-University of Colorado football game from 1919. This digital collection contains 53 interviews conducted specifically for the documentary between 2017 and 2020. CSU’s current and past president were...