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RG 01. Iowa Board of Regents

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 01
The materials in Record Group 1 were created or used by the Iowa Board of Regents (previously the State Board of Education) in its role as the governing body of the University of Northern Iowa. It also contains the papers of faculty and staff members, or associated people, which are titled according to the person's name, followed by "Papers."

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Sabin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/02/01
Scope and Contents

The Henry Sabin Papers contains biographical materials and a selection of Sabin’s writings. Also included is one piece about Sabin. Please see the inventory for a complete list.

Dates: c. 1871-1918

Iowa Board of Regents minutes

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/03
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Iowa Board of Regents meeting minutes, dating from 1876 to the present.

Dates: 1876-2017

Iowa Board of Regents records

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/01
Scope and Contents The Iowa Board of Regents Records consists of records primarily related to the governance of the Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa), though materials related to the other Regents institutions are also included. The collection is divided into three series. The first series is administrative files, including reports, proposals, strategic plans, and financial records, such as committee minutes and budgetary information. The second series, Programs and Ephemera,...
Dates: 1876-2016

Joseph Herman Anderson and Orland Anderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/02/03
Scope and Contents

This collection features material relating to Joseph Anderson's time as a student at the Normal School and to his work with the Board of Education. There is also a smaller amount of material relating to Orland Anderson's time as a student at the Teachers College in the mid-1920s.

Dates: 1898-1940

Regents' Meeting Agendas, Dockets, and Exhibits

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/04
Scope and Contents This series of records includes agenda, dockets, and exhibits from meetings of the Iowa Board of Regents. The series is an exceptionally strong and official source of information about curricular development, facilities, and policies for the Regents institutions. The records are comprised of different individuals' records and have been integrated to fill gaps as needed. There is limited indexing available for some of the run. There are occasional small gaps in the holdings. Sometimes a...
Dates: 1967-2017

Roger Leavitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/01/02/02
Scope and Contents

A majority of the Roger Leavitt is glued to notebook sheets measuring 6” x 9.5” and consists of several hundred items. It was evidently assembled by Leavitt and is largely arranged chronologically. It consists of a variety of material types, including correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, and more. One particularly strong subject area relates to the 1912-1913 Coordination Controversy, which would have transitioned the Iowa State Teachers College to a two-year institution.

Dates: 1900-1936