Title: President's Office Records, 1884-Present

ID: UA043

Extent: 82.0 Boxes

Subjects: University of North Dakota, University of North Dakota - Administration, University of North Dakota - Presidents

Languages: English

The President's Office Records are divided into four series. Series 1 has the Presidential Files and contains administrative records from the earliest presidents through the Kendall Baker era. The materials are arranged chronologically by president and then alphabetical by subject for each president. Note that the Starcher subseries is further divided into administrative files and speeches, remarks, and introductions given by Starcher. These speeches, etc., are arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization or institution at which the address was given. In some instances, the contents of folders span more than one administration and are then filed under the latest administration.

Subject files comprise Series 2 and pertain to more recent administrations, beginning with that of Charles Kupchella. The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject for each fiscal year. This is how the files were received, and is the result of the institution of the records management program in the 1990s. Fiscal years go from July 1 to June 30 of the following year.

Series 3 pertains to materials prepared by UND presidents for the governing boards. These are further divided into subseries of correspondence, assorted materials, and reports. The materials are arranged in chronological order.

Series 4 represents documents pertaining to various presidential searches, beginning in the early 1970s through 2008. Contents include meeting minutes of search committees, application materials of finalists, correspondence, and rankings.

Service Summaries for UND Presidents:

William M. Blackburn, 1884-1885 (dismissed)

Henry Montgomery (acting president), 1885-1887

Homer B. Sprague, October 1887-March 1891 (resigned)

Webster Merrifield, March 1891-June 1909 (retired)

Frank L. McVey, June 1909-October 1917 (resigned)

Earle J. Babcock (interim president), October 1917-April 1918

Thomas F. Kane, April 1918-June 1933 (resigned)

John C. West, July 1933-June 1954 (retired)

George W. Starcher, July 1954-June 1971 (retired)

Thomas J. Clifford, July 1971-June 1992 (retired)

Kendall L. Baker, July 1992-June 1999 (resigned)

Charles E. Kupchella, July 1999-June 2008 (retired)

Robert O. Kelley, July 2008-January 2016 (retired)

Ed Schafer (interim president), January-June 2016

Mark R. Kennedy, July 2016-June 2019 (resigned)

Joshua Wynne (interim president), June 2019-June 2020

Andrew Armacost, July 2020-

University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota - Administration
University of North Dakota - Presidents

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Reprocessed by Amber Bouret, work study assistant, beginning in June 2013.