President's Office Records, 1884-Present
Collection Overview
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
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Collection Historical Note
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-
Subject/Index Terms
University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota - Administration
University of North Dakota - Presidents
Administrative Information
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.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Presidential Files (1884-1999)],
[Series 2: Subject Files (1999-current)],
[Series 3: SBHE/NDUS],
[Series 4: Presidential Searches],
[All]
- Series 3: SBHE/NDUS
Primarily contains reports and correspondence to/from the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) and the North Dakota University System (NDUS). The SBHE was established in 1939 as the governing board. Previous governing boards were:
Board of Regents, 1883-1888
Board of Trustees, 1888-1915
Board of Regents, 1915-1919
Board of Administration, 1919-1939
- Sub-Series 1: Correspondence
- This sub-series mainly consists of memos sent by the SBHE commissioner. Replies and requests by UND presidents are also included.
- Box B-1
- Folder 1: January-June 1943
- Folder 2: July-December 1943
- Folder 3: January-June 1944
- Folder 4: July-December 1944
- Folder 5: January-June 1945
- Folder 6: July-December 1945
- Folder 7: January-May 1946
- Folder 8: June-December 1946
- Folder 9: January-June 1947
- Folder 10: July-December 1947
- Folder 11: January-June 1948
- Folder 12: July-December 1948
- Folder 13: January-June 1949
- Folder 14: July-December 1949
- Folder 15: January-June 1950
- Folder 16: July-December 1950
- Folder 17: January-June 1951
- Folder 18: July-December 1951
- Folder 19: January-March 1952
- Folder 20: April-June 1952
- Folder 21: July-December 1952
- Folder 22: January-June 1953
- Folder 23: July-December 1953
- Folder 24: January-June 1954
- Folder 25: July-December 1954
- Folder 1: January-June 1943
- Box B-2
- Folder 1: January-April 1955
- Folder 2: May-August 1955
- Folder 3: September-December 1955
- Folder 4: January-April 1956
- Folder 5: May-August 1956
- Folder 6: September-December 1956
- Folder 7: January-March 1957
- Folder 8: April-June 1957
- Folder 9: July-December 1957
- Folder 10: 1958
- Folder 11: 1959
- Folder 12: 1960
- Folder 13: 1961
- Folder 14: 1962
- Folder 15: 1963
- Folder 16: 1964
- Folder 17: 1965
- Folder 18: 1966
- Folder 19: 1967
- Folder 20: 1968
- Folder 21: 1969-1971
- Folder 1: January-April 1955
- Box B-3
- Box B-1
- Sub-Series 2: Assorted Materials
- Sub-Series 3: Reports
- Sub-Series 1: Annual/Biennial Reports
- These reports are either hard bound volumes or with soft or paper covers in folders. Reports were issued annually until 1918, then issued on a biennial basis until the 1970s. The annual reports for 1903-1904 through 1908-1909 are included in a hard bound volume in box 1 of Annual Reports (UA 130).
- Box B-3
- Folder 13: First Annual Report, December 3, 1884
- Written by B.W. Iddings, secretary of the Board of Regents, to Governor Pierce.
- Folder 14: 1884-1885
- Folder 15: Reports of the Acting President and Professors, 1885-1886 (3)
- Henry Montgomery was acting president of UND.
- Folder 16: 1889-1890
- Folder 17: 1890-1891
- Combined report and resignation letter of Homer Sprague.
- Folder 18: 1891-1892
- Folder 19: 1894-1895
- Folder 20: 1896-1897
- Folder 21: 1897-1898
- Folder 22: 1898-1899
- Folder 23: 1899-1900
- Folder 24: 1900-1901
- Folder 25: 1901-1902
- Folder 26: 1902-1903
- Folder 27: President's Report, 1909-1910 (2), 1910-1911, and 1911-1912 (2)
- Volume 1: Assorted bound reports, 1909-1915
- Hard bound volume of the following reports: 1909-1910, 1910-1911, 1911-1912, January 1913 (Report to the Legislature), 1912-1914 (Biennial report to the Governor), 1914-1915
- Volume 2: 1915-1916
- Volume 3: 1916-1917
- Folder 13: First Annual Report, December 3, 1884
- Box B-4
- Volume 1: 1916-1918
- Folder 1: 1918-1920
- Volume 2: 1918-1920
- Volume 3: 1920-1922
- Volume 4: 1920-1922
- Folder 2: 1922-1924
- Volume 5: 1922-1924
- Folder 3: 1924-1926 (2)
- Volume 6: 1924-1926
- Volume 7: 1926-1928
- Folder 4: 1926-1928
- Folder 5: 1928-1930 (2)
- Volume 8: 1928-1930
- Folder 6: 1930-1932
- Volume 9: 1932-1934
- Volume 10: 1932-1934
- Volume 11: 1934-1936
- Volume 12: 1934-1936
- Volume 13: 1936-1938
- Volume 14: 1936-1938
- Volume 15: 1938-1940
- Volume 16: 1940-1942
- Volume 1: 1916-1918
- Box B-5
- Folder 1: 1942-1944 (3) and 1944-1946 (2)
- Folder 2: 1946-1948 (2) and 1948-1950 (2)
- Folder 3: 1954-1956 (2), 1956-1958 (2), and 1958-1960 (3)
- Folder 4: 1960-1962 (3)
- Folder 5: 1962-1964 (2)
- Folder 6: 1964-1966 (2)
- Folder 7: 1966-1968 (2)
- Folder 8: 1951-1968
- Assorted biennial reports that are mainly financial summaries. Also include enrollment statistics.
- Folder 9: 1968-1970 (3)
- Folder 10: 1971-1973 (2)
- Folder 11: 1955-1973
- Various reports to the state board.
- Folder 12: 1978 (2)
- Folder 13: 2000 (2)
- Folder 14: 2001 (2)
- Folder 15: 2002 (2)
- Folder 16: 2003 (2)
- Folder 17: 2004 (2)
- Folder 18: 2006-2007 (2)
- Folder 1: 1942-1944 (3) and 1944-1946 (2)
- Box B-3
- Sub-Series 2: Reports and Recommendations
- Hard bound volumes beginning in 1917. There is overlap in dates and documents for some years. These reports and recommendations were generated for the regular meetings of the governing board and, as a result, contain detailed information such as appointments, salary/fee adjustments, purchase approvals, course changes, and travel requests. Beginning with the 1976 volume, SBHE meeting minutes and correspondence are included.
- Box B-5
- Folder 18: Recommendations/Requests, 1887-1902
- Volume 1: February 22, 1917 to December 18, 1919
- Volume 2: January 27, 1920 to December 20, 1921
- Volume 3: January 14, 1922 to December 19, 1923
- Volume 4: April 19, 1920 to June 10, 1924
- Volume 5: February 15, 1924 to December 10, 1925
- Volume 6: September 6, 1924 to June 22, 1927
- Volume 7: January 7, 1926 to December 27, 1927
- Folder 18: Recommendations/Requests, 1887-1902
- Box B-6
- Volume 1: July 6, 1927 to April 22, 1929
- Volume 2: January 10, 1928 to December 26, 1929
- Volume 3: May 17, 1929 to June 9, 1931
- Volume 4: January 10, 1930 to December 21, 1931
- Volume 5: January 19, 1932 to November 24, 1933
- Volume 6: July 1, 1931 to June 14, 1935
- Volume 7: January 8, 1934 to December 18, 1936
- Volume 8: July 1, 1935 to June 30, 1938
- Volume 9: January 13, 1937 to December 13, 1939
- Volume 10: January 4, 1940 to January 5, 1942
- Volume 11: July 1, 1938 to June 30, 1943
- Volume 12: January 5, 1942 to January 4, 1944
- Volume 13: July 1, 1943 to December 31, 1946
- Volume 1: July 6, 1927 to April 22, 1929
- Box B-7
- Volume 1: January 4, 1944 to December 31, 1946
- Volume 2: January 6, 1947 to January 1, 1949
- Volume 3: January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1949
- Volume 4: July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950
- Volume 5: January 10, 1949 to January 1, 1951
- Volume 6: July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951
- Volume 7: July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952
- Volume 8: January 1, 1951 to January 1, 1953
- Folder 1: 1934-1953
- Volume 9: July 1, 1952 to June 30, 1953
- Volume 10: July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954
- Volume 1: January 4, 1944 to December 31, 1946
- Box B-8
- Box B-9
- Box B-10
- Box B-11
- Box B-12
- Box B-13
- Box B-5
- Sub-Series 1: Annual/Biennial Reports
- Sub-Series 1: Correspondence
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