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William E. Blake Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 19/127

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of William Blake's three diplomas from Teacher's College High School (May 1956), State College of Iowa (1963), and the University of Northern Iowa (1969), along with his 1963 Purple and Old Gold award.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956; 1963; 1969

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions. Materials are open for research.

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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 ยง 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.

Biographical / Historical

William Blake attended the Iowa State Teacher's College High School (later Price Laboratory School), graduating in 1956. He then attended the State College of Iowa (now the University of Northern Iowa), whre he participated in tennis, Sigma Theta Epsilon, and the Speech Activities Club. Blake earned his bachelor's degree in middle school/high school education in 1963 and his master's degree, from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), in geography in 1969. He taught at Waterloo's West High School, where he also was the girls tennis coach and the assistant wrestling coach. Blake additionally served as a Student Field Experience instructor at UNI.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were part of a donation from University Relations in 2019.

Bibliography

1957 and 1958 Old Gold in 17/01/02/03 Old Gold Collection, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.

"A Man of Distinction."Premier, (UNI College of Education)Fall 2016. "https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=coemagazine".

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid written by Archival Processor Tessa Wakefield, March 2021.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository