Scope and Contents This collection includes files accumulated and developed in the offices of Dr. James G. Martin, William C. Lang, Martin J. Nelson, Wallace Anderson, Fred Lott, and Patricia Geadelmann. Most of the material comes from offices that evolved into the Offices of the Vice-President and Provost and Assistant Vice-President, Academic Affairs. As such, the material deals mostly with faculty and curriculum. The files cover the period from about 1957 through about 1989, with the heaviest coverage in...

Scope and Contents The John Vallentine papers date from 1981 to about 2020 and focus almost exclusively on materials created or used by Vallentine during his tenure in the University of Northern Iowa School of Music.Included are six binders representing Vallentine’s professional work and documents as, first, a School of Music faculty member and then as its director. The binders, which have been disassembled and put into folders, contain a variety of materials such as annual reports, vitas, research...

Scope and Contents This collection contains administrative records from various iterations of the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and dates from 1937 to 2014. Its contents are generally focused on the administration of UNI's academic policies, procedures, and the provost's role in these matters. Types of content include correspondence, minutes, reports, proposals, and planning documents. The collection is arranged into seven series. Series 1, Faculty Senate, dates from...

Scope and Contents This large series covers matters of great importance to the University of Northern Iowa: for example, strategic planning, long-range planning, academic program review, accreditation, student outcomes assessment, and faculty productivity. The records also included a substantial quantity of material from the Office of Academic Affairs. The records were so thoroughly mixed when they arrived in the Archives that it did not seem appropriate, or even possible, to sort them into their...

Scope and Contents Areas that may be of particular interest to researchers include: Academic Computing Services and computer laboratories, including proposals for various student laboratories on campus; General Education Committee material, 1970-1985; summer session budget information, 1985-1992; the Marlene Strathe correspondence; Student Outcomes Assessment Committee information, 1987-1993; the documents from the University Committee on Curricula, 1984-1992; the experimental course documents, 1978-1993; and...

Scope and Contents The William Lang papers date from 1948 to 1978 and consist of records related primarily to Lang's administrative roles at the University of Northern Iowa and his publication of a centennial history of the university. Administrative files focus on collective bargaining, including brochures, surveys, questionnaires, announcements, and policy statements; memos to and from the campus community; and both professional and personal correspondence. The collection also includes speeches and notes for...