Abstract This majority of this collection is composed of the administrative documents of the office of Academic Affairs, dating back to its establishment in 1968. In addition, a number of documents dating from 1916 to 1968 are also contained within this collection and chronicle the administration of academics at the college before an official Office of Academic Affairs was created. Six series have been created to divide and organize this extensive collection and include restricted materials,...

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The Library Services collection contains a variety of information produced by the library at Minnesota State University, Mankato and its employees since 1911, though most of the collection is dated from the 1970s to the present. The collection is primarily composed of meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, correspondence, and photographs, although numerous miscellaneous materials related to the library are also present.

Abstract This collection consists of items pertaining to Vernard Lundin of Mankato, Minnesota. He was involved in Mankato education groups, and served as the mayor of the city for two terms. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and news releases from the various activities Lundin was involved in. Most of the items have a connection to education in Mankato, such as reports on utilization of Mankato State University’s lower campus area, transportation of...

Abstract The Jean McCarthy collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McCarthy and Norma McCarthy during the autumn of 1983. In the interview, Jean McCarthy, an Associate Professor of Physical Education at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota from 1962 through 1983, discussed the reorganization of Mankato State College in the early 1960s. He explained how and why the school shifted from...

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This collection, large in subject matter and physical size, covers the President’s activities, correspondence, and concerns since the creation of the Mankato State Normal School in 1868. Though most of the collection is composed of materials from 1990 to the present, earlier materials constitute a significant collection of materials chronicling the development of the university from its roots as a normal school.

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The School Progress Collection is a series of pamphlets sent to current and prospective Mankato State College students from 1919-1971. These informational pamphlets describe the school, sports, classes offered, teachers, and campus life. There are numerous formats of pamphlets in the collection and they all cover different topics.