Historical Subject Files, 1923-2013
Scope and Contents
The Historical Subject files provide an overview of the UNI Museum's operations from about 1964 until the early 1990s, though a small amount of material is from 1923 and the 2000s. It includes materials from Emmett J. Cable's last years as the Museum administrator, as well as files from Pauline Sauer and Ronald Wilson's leadership periods. Also included are files about the Museum Advisory Committee and the Friends of the Museum. Much of the records relate to Museum programming and the use of the Museum by the UNI community, school groups, and the general public. This series originally included personal and professional materials related to faculty members Melvin Franklin Arey, Emmett J. Cable, and Roy Abbott. Those materials were moved to collections for each of those faculty members respectively. These files also included newspaper clippings relating to the local community and campus, which were added to existing files on those matters in University Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-2013
Creator
- UNI Museums and Collections (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Materials are open for research.
General Use, Reproduction, and Copyright Policies
Many items housed in the Rod Library Special Collections & University Archives, including unpublished images and manuscripts, may be protected by copyright, publication rights, trademarks, or model release rights which the library does not own and for which the library cannot grant permission or licensing. Materials currently under copyright are usually still available for research and limited reproduction under Fair Use laws. However, it is the sole responsibility of the patron to determine whether or not their use of a given material falls within Fair Use guidelines and to obtain permission for said use from the rightful copyright owner.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy or similar laws, and the Iowa Open Records Law (see Iowa Code § 22.7). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Northern Iowa assumes no responsibility.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The UNI Museums and Collections sent a collection of material to the University Archives in early 2010.
Processing Information
University Archivist Gerald L. Peterson processed this collection and wrote the finding aid in June 2010. Library Associate Dave Hoing re-processed and added new material March 2016. Updated February 2018 (dh). Linear feet updated September 20, 2017.