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Records of the Godfrey Ditch Company
Collection
Identifier: WGOD
Abstract
The Section No. 3 Ditch Company was incorporated in March 1870 in Weld County. The company constructed its ditch to divert water from the South Platte River for agriculture, milling and dairying purposes. In 1910, it was reincorporated as the Godfrey Ditch Company. The collection contains the minute books of both companies, which span 1870 to 1986. Also included are account ledgers and stock registers, as well as some legal documents and historical information. A portion of the collection is...
Dates:
1870-1996
Records of the Graduate School
Collection
Identifier: UGRS
Abstract
Graduate education at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) began in the 1890s, and the administration of graduate studies evolved from a three-person committee to the founding of a Graduate School in 1941. This collection contains information on the work of committees that oversee graduate programs at CSU, including Graduate Council minutes and Graduate Student Council minutes. Also present is a small amount of notes and data on the history of the Graduate School at...
Dates:
1933-1977
Records of the Graduate School History Project
Collection
Identifier: UGSH
Abstract
Graduate education at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) began in the 1890s, and the Graduate School at CSU now supports more than 4,000 students in over one hundred disciplinary and interdisciplinary doctoral, master's, and professional degree programs. This collection contains oral histories and questionnaires collected in 1980 by Becky Haglund, a graduate student in CSU's History Department, and used to write A History of Graduate...
Dates:
1974-1980
Records of the Great Plains Agricultural Council
Collection
Identifier: AGPA
Abstract
The Great Plains Agricultural Council was founded in 1946, merging the earlier Northern Great Plains Regional Agricultural Council (1938) and the Southern Great Plains Regional Agricultural Council (1939). Its purpose was to provide an organization for cooperation and coordination in dealing with key issues in Great Plains agriculture. Members included representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the experiment stations and the land grant colleges and their extension services in...
Dates:
1938-1996
Records of the Great Western Sugar Company
Collection
Identifier: AGWS
Abstract
The Great Western Sugar Company, incorporated on February 27, 1905, was the dominant producer of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska beet sugar for over sixty years. Each new factory of the Great Western Sugar Company quickly became the hub of the agricultural community in which it was built. Materials include financial and administrative records, correspondence, reports, company publications, subject files, newspaper clippings, photographic prints, contact sheets, negatives, slides, audio and...
Dates:
1893-1984; Majority of material found within 1901-1977
Records of the Homecoming Parade
Collection
Identifier: UPAR
Abstract
Homecoming at Colorado State University can be traced back to 1914 when a football game between alumni and the current college team was played. Over the years new traditions were added including painting of the Aggie "A", the bonfire, and the homecoming parade. The collection documents the planning and activities of the homecoming parade, and includes financials, photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1978-2007; Majority of material found within 1995-2007
Records of the Honors Program
Collection
Identifier: URHS
Abstract
The Records of the Honors Program at Colorado State University document its establishment from an experimental honors colloquium to a full program supported by the Faculty Council. Materials include planning for the experimental honors colloquium offered in the winter of 1957, lists and descriptions of honors course offered, and the organization of the program.
Dates:
1952-1973; Majority of material found within 1959-1968
Records of the Humanities and Social Sciences College
Collection
Identifier: UHSS
Abstract
The Humanities and Social Sciences College documents the development of the Division of Science & Arts through to the School of Humanities & Social Science to the College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences and finally to the start of the College of Liberal Arts. Key individuals to the college can be viewed in the list of Persons within the Index Terms. Departments such as Anthropology, Art, English, Economics, Journalism, Foreign Languages, History, International Studies,...
Dates:
1902-1993; Majority of material found within 1968-1979
Records of the Iliff and Platte Valley Ditch Company
Collection
Identifier: WIPV
Abstract
The Records of the Iliff and Platte Valley Ditch Company contains the financial and business records of the company which was established in 1884 and irrigated land in Logan County, Colorado. IPV was typical of many irrigation companies in Colorado and the West in that a group of investors pooled their resources to form the company and raised revenue by selling shares of stock to irrigators. The collection includes several ledger books with articles of incorporation, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1884-1997; Majority of material found in 1884-1945; 1987-1997
Records of the Institute for Shipboard Education
Collection
Identifier: MISE
Abstract
The Institute for Shipboard Education was founded in 1971 and manages Semester at Sea, which began in 1963. The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) operates as a non-profit organization and offers study abroad education programs and academic courses at the baccalaureate level while aboard a cruise vessel. The ISE serves students from academic institutions throughout the world. Material in this collection includes yearbooks, scrapbooks, newsletters, newspapers, photographs, a board game,...
Dates:
1897-2020; Majority of material found within 1970-2010
Records of the Institute of Environmental Biology
Collection
Identifier: UIEB
Abstract
The Institute of Environmental Biology was formed at Colorado State University in 1960 to serve as a non-administrative body in a coordinating and advisory capacity to member departments and agencies interested in environmental biology to stimulate a broad and integrated program of teaching and research. Materials include meeting minutes, memos, and copies of the founding constitution.
Dates:
1960-1961
Records of the Land Rights Council
Collection
Identifier: WLRC
Abstract
Based in San Luis, Colorado, the Land Rights Council was formed in 1978 as a grassroots advocacy organization to protect the community's rights originally received under the Mexican land grant system. The Council has been committed not only to regaining historic rights to the mountain tract called La Sierra, but also to maintaining its ecological health. The collection primarily consists of administrative records, research files, and court case files. A portion of the collection is digitized...
Dates:
1958-2009; Majority of material found within 1966-1999
Records of the Larimer County Abstract Company
Collection
Identifier: MLCA
Abstract
The Records of the Larimer County Abstract Company contains letters and correspondence regarding property titles for Larimer County, Colorado, which includes the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park.
Dates:
1912-1917
Records of the Library Flood
Collection
Identifier: ULIF
Abstract
The collection contains materials regarding the damage to Morgan Library and the response of Colorado State University to the flood of July 28, 1997. Materials include contractor contracts, reports on book repair and replacement, memos, emails and meeting minutes of library committees formed to deal with damage to the book and journal collection, book and monetary donations to the library, interlibrary loan, and restoration of the building. Also included are photographs of Morgan Library...
Dates:
1987-2008; Majority of material found within 1997-2001
Records of the Lory Student Center
Collection
Identifier: ULSC
Abstract
Colorado State University's Lory Student Center (LSC) is home to student organization offices, event facilities, a bookstore, computer store, food court, and other student amenities. The LSC opened in 1962, and a renovation was completed in 2014. The fiftieth anniversary of the student center was observed with celebratory events in 2012. The collection contains a scrapbook commemorating the anniversary. It also contains rebranding records for the renovated center as well as an architectural...
Dates:
1959, 2012
Records of the Men's Science Club
Collection
Identifier: UMSC
Abstract
Formed in the summer of 1923, the Men's Science Club dedicated itself to a climate conducive to scientific thought. The club was organized as a science club for male faculty with a selective membership and was initially known as the Aristotle Club. The organization adopted its current name in 1926. Membership was first limited to twenty members but was later expanded to thirty in 1960. This collection contains ledgers of minutes and financial records, correspondence, and other pertinent...
Dates:
1923-1984
Records of the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company
Collection
Identifier: WMVI
Abstract
Since 1920, the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company (MVIC), a mutual ditch company, has played an important role in the expansion and operation of agriculture in southwest Colorado's Montezuma Valley. The collection includes indexed files, field books, ledgers, maps, plans, and artifacts. Pre-1920 records document the Montezuma Valley Irrigation District, predecessor of MVIC. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1886-2010; Majority of material found within 1900-1960
Records of the Mujeres de Accion/Women in Action Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: UWOA
Abstract
The Records of the Mujeres de Accion/Women in Action Oral History Project documents research undertaken for a Masters in Social Work by graduate students Holly Ford and Kelly Haughey. Chicana/Latino/Hispanic female community advocates from Northern Colorado and the Front Range of Colorado were interviewed regarding their work in human services in their communities. Later, authors Maria Melendez and Mary Ellison sought to expand on their work and wrote an manuscript that remains unpublished....
Dates:
1995-1996
Records of the National Agri-Marketing Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Collection
Identifier: ANAM
Abstract
The mission of the National Agri-Marketing Association is to connect those who work in agriculture with other professionals who work in marketing, advertising, public relations, and the media. It is NAMA's hope that these interactions will provide those who work in agriculture an opportunity to hear and share new ideas, network with colleagues and customers, and gain exposure and recognition in order to advance in their profession. This collection consists of the files, photos, membership...
Dates:
1967-1978
Records of the National Bison Association
Collection
Identifier: anba
Abstract
The National Bison Association was created by the 1995 merger of the American Bison Association (formed in 1975, and known as the American Buffalo Association before 1988) and the National Buffalo Association (chartered in 1966). The National Bison Association's most successful event, The Gold Trophy Show and Sale, has been held nearly every year since 1980 in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show. Collection materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, conference documents,...
Dates:
1977-2002