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Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts
Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts, 1928-2005
Collection Overview
Title: Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts, 1928-2005
Predominant Dates:1976-1996
ID: OGLMC1494
Primary Creator: Vraniak, Damian (1950-)
Extent: 18.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/2005
Subjects: Health and Medicine, Native Americans
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts document the scholarly career of her great-grandson Dr. Damian Vraniak (also known as Damian McShane). The collection was received without an original order, and for this reason the collection was organized and arranged by the Department of Special Collections as follows:
Series 1: Biographical/Personal
Series 2: Publications
Series 3: Presentations
Series 4: Research
Series 5: Grants and Proposals
Series 6: 1987 Tenure Files from Utah State University, Logan
Series 7: Subject Files
Collection Historical Note
The oldest son of Damian Joseph Vraniak and Katherine Waggoner was born Damian Anthony Vraniak on May 19, 1950. Damian Joseph, a veteran of WWII and the Korean War died in 1954, leaving his wife to care for their three young boys. Katherine and her sons stayed with her parents, John Waggoner and Alice (Grandbois-Rogers) Waggoner and her 14 siblings, until she met and married Kenneth McShane in 1958. From 1959 to 1989, Damian Anthony used his step-father's last name and was known as Damian Anthony McShane. In 1989, during a time of great personal loss and transition, Damian Anthony resumed the last name of Vraniak, which had always been his legal name.
Vraniak received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mankato State College in 1973, and a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from George Peabody College in 1976. He earned a PhD in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1980. He was on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northern Arizona University, Utah State University, and the Oregon Health Sciences University. He is a prodigious scholar, who authored or co-authored over fifty journal articles and book chapters regarding many different subjects in the field of psychology. He was one of the foremost Indian mental health scholars in the country.
Vraniak has also been involved with prairie restoration for over 25 years. He won recent awards from the Washburn County (Wisconsin) Land and Water Department, as well as the Northwest Wisconsin County Land and Water Conservation Association. In 2004, he published a book entitled Prairie Relations: Book One, Sources Signs and Seasons of Flowering Plants on the Prairie and Savanna under the name Waubishmaa'ingan.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Damian Vraniak, Springbrook, Wisconsin
Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.2005-2778
Related Publications:
All books available in Special Collections:
The Lord's Prayers: (a Brief Study of the 33 Gospel Passages Concerning Prayer by Jesus). Damian and Christina Vraniak. Springbrook, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2017.
The Magic Map of a Woman. Written by Damian Vraniak and Illustrated by Sue Geiken. Hayward, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2011.
Maps and Metaphors of the Human Heart: 1-2-3 Mystery. Book 2: Parents, Pals, and Partners (Chapters 5-8). Damian Vraniak. Hayward, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2009.
Patterns Illuminating How Jesus Opens Hearts: a New Passage Through the Gospels. Damian and Christina Vraniak. Springbrook, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2016.
Prairie Relations: Book One, Sources Signs and Seasons of Flowering Plants on the Prairie and Savanna. Waubishmaa'ingan (Damian Vraniak). Hayward, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2004.
School-Based 123M: a Guide and Manual for Optimizing Student Functioning. Damian Vraniak and William Schmelzer. 2009.
Scouting 123M: a Guide and Manual for Optimizing Team Process. Damian Vraniak, William Schmelzer, and Erik Hansen. 2009.
Travailler: Volume 1-the Huron of Georgian Bay and Quebec. Damian Vraniak. Springbrook, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2020.
Travailler: Volume 4-the Metis of Winnipeg, Pembina, and Grand Forks. Damian Vraniak. Hayward, WI: Whitewolf Press, 2019.
Welcoming the Holy Spirit into your Heart & Soul: Guide to an Eight Week Study of the Holy Spirit in Scripture. Damian and Christina Vraniak. Whitewolf Press, 2018.
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts. OGLMC 1494, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in February 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical/Personal],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Presentations],
[Series 4: Research],
[Series 5: Grants and Proposals],
[Series 6: Tenure Files from Utah State University, Logan],
[Series 7: Subject Files],
[All]
- Series 4: Research
- Sub-Series 1: Brain Study
- The first sub-series contains files related to a comparative anatomical brain study conducted by Vraniak. The research involved taking ct (c omputed tomography) scans of members of different ethnic groups in different areas of the United States . The sub-series mainly contains sheets recording the measurements of each brain, in addition to a drawing of the brain. Measurement sheets found in their original folders were kept together using the title of the original folder. These folder titles are signified by the use of quotation marks in the Box and Folder Inventory. Those measurement sheets not found in a folder are noted as unidentified.
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Brain Study Correspondence: 1986, 1989
- Folder 2: Brain Study Explanation of Measurements
- Folder 3: Brain Study Measurement Data List
- Folder 4: Brain Study Summaries
- Folder 5: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Black Brains"
- Folder 6: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Folder I"
- Folder 7: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Folder II"
- Folder 8: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Folder III"
- Folder 9: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Japanese Tracings"
- Folder 10: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: " Logan Tracings"
- Folder 11: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: " Miami Tracings"
- Folder 12: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Native American Brains"
- Folder 13: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "Oriental Brains"
- Folder 14: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: "White Brains"
- Folder 15: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 16: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 17: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 18: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 19: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 20: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 21: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 22: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Folder 23: Brain Study, Brain Scan Measurement Sheets: unidentified
- Sub-Series 2: VAX Printouts
- The final sub-series consists of VAX printouts of data from Vraniak's research. The majority of the printouts are titled and dated, and regard the brain study.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical/Personal],
[Series 2: Publications],
[Series 3: Presentations],
[Series 4: Research],
[Series 5: Grants and Proposals],
[Series 6: Tenure Files from Utah State University, Logan],
[Series 7: Subject Files],
[All]