Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts, 1928-2005

Elizabeth Grandbois Memorial Collection of Manuscripts

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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

Dr. Damian Vraniak is one of the foremost Native American mental health scholars in the United States

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

Health and Medicine
Native Americans

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 5: Grants and Proposals

The fifth series contains records from the many grants, projects, and research proposals with which Damian Vraniak was involved. All told, Vraniak secured and directed over $3.5 million in research and service grants during his professional career. These files have been arranged in alphabetical order by grant or proposal title.

Box 8

Folder 1: American Indian Mental Health Training Project: 1986-1989
Folder 2: American Indian Psychologist/Diagnostician Preparation Project: 1986
Folder 3: American Indian Psychology Training Project: undated application
Folder 4: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Preparation of Personnel for Minority Handicapped Children: 1985
Folder 5: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Special Programs and Projects for Indian Children: 1986
Folder 6: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Proposal for Special Programs and Projects for Indian Children: 1987
Folder 7: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Proposal for Training Personnel for the Education of the Handicapped: 1988
Folder 8: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Proposal for New and Renewal Application for Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Award: 1989
Folder 9: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Correspondence: 1986-1988
Folder 10: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Student Application Procedures: undated
Folder 11: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Newspaper Clippings: 1988
Folder 12: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Position Description for Co-Program Director Position at Navajo Community College: 1986
Folder 13: American Indian Psychology Training Project, Evaluation Plan and Summary: undated
Folder 14: American Indian School Psychologists Demonstration and Dissemination Support Project: 1988 Proposal
Folder 15: American Indian School Psychologists Demonstration and Dissemination Support Project: 1988 Proposal Appendices
Folder 16: American Indian School Psychologists Demonstration and Dissemination Support Project: 1989 Proposal
Folder 17: American Indian School Psychologists Demonstration and Dissemination Support Project, Proposed Budget: 1989-1992
Folder 18: American Indian Special Education and Psychological Services Personnel Preparation Project: 1985
Folder 19: American Indian Special Education and Psychological Services Personnel Preparation Project: 1986-1987
Folder 20: American Indian Special Education and Psychological Services Personnel Preparation Project: undated
Folder 21: American Indian Support Project: Abstract, undated
Folder 22: American Indian Support Project: "American Indian Support Project: Recruitment and Retention of American Indian and Alaska Native Graduate Students in Psychology," undated
Folder 23: American Indian Support Project: Application, undated
Folder 24: American Indian Support Project: Draft Application for Program Staff and Proposal Reviewers
Folder 25: American Indian Support Project: Correspondence, 1986-1989
Folder 26: American Indian Support Project: Final Progress Report, 1989
Folder 27: American Indian Support Project: Orientation Manual, undated
Folder 28: American Indian Support Project: Second Annual Convention of North American Indian/Native Psychologists and Psychology Graduate Students, July 1989
Folder 29: Cerebral Asymmetries Using CT Scan: 1985
Folder 30: Cerebral Hemisphere Asymmetries, Cognitive Abilities and Academic Achievement for a Group of Alaskan Natives: Anatomy and Function Related?, Alaska Council on Science and Technology: January 1982
Folder 31: Children Come First Project: 1994
Folder 32: Community Derived Competence of American Indian Youth: 1987
Folder 33: Delivery Service Improvements to Developmentally Disabled Immigrants, Refugees, Migrants, and Urban Indians of All Ages: 1982
Folder 34: Development of Reservation-based Special Education Services Through a Meta-analysis of the Existing Knowledge-base, Re-configuration of Tools and Procedures, and the Creation of a Transcultural Training Program: 1990
Folder 35: Epidemiology of Emotional Disorders in American Indian Education: 1983
Folder 36: Epidemiology of Mental Disorder in American Indian Children: 1981-1987
Folder 37: Examining Wechsler Performance of Linguistic Minorities: Analysis and Meta-Analysis: undated
Folder 38: Faculty Scholars Program in Mental Health of Children, William T. Grant Foundation: June 1984
Folder 39: Family Circles Program: undated
Folder 40: Flower of Two Soils: Reinterview Study: 1991
Folder 41: Flower of Two Soils: Emotional Health and Academic Performance of Native American Children: undated

Box 9

Folder 1: Flow-Through Funds, Lac du Flambeau Public School: 1995
Folder 2: Identification, Assessment and Intervention in Relation to Emotionally Disturbed American Indian School Children: 1980
Folder 3: Influence Des Facteurs Socio-Culturels Sur La Specialisation Hemispherique Cerebrale: 1981
Folder 4: Integrated Assessment Program for Native American Students: 1977
Folder 5: Meenediwin ("Mutual Gift") January 1994 Proposal to the Office of Special Education:
Folder 6: Meenediwin ("Mutual Gift"): Integrating Services to Native American Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families: May 1994 Proposal to the Center for Medical Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Folder 7: Meenediwin ("Mutual Gift"): Overcoming Barrier to Integrated and Family Focused Services for Native American Children and Youth with Serious Mental Health Needs: September 1994 Proposal to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Folder 8: Meenediwin ("Mutual Gift"): Correspondence, 1993-1994
Folder 9: Mental Health Research Center ( University of Wisconsin ) Renewal Grant: 1994
Folder 10: Milwaukee Indian Health Board to the Indian Health Service: 1993
Folder 11: Milwaukee Indian Health Board to the Kellogg Foundation: 1994
Folder 12: Minority Mental Health Research Center ( Utah State University ): 1987
Folder 13: "Most in Need" Program of the Indian Health Service and the National Institute of Mental Health by the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis: 1979
Folder 14: Native American Mental Health: Family/Ecological Factors by the Native American Research Institute to the National Institute of Mental Health: 1981
Folder 15: Otitis Media Project, Indian Health Board of Minneapolis: undated
Folder 16: Prevalence, Etiology and Psycholinguistic Sequelae of Otitis Media for American Indian, Black and White Children from Two Months of Age to Two Years of Age: undated
Folder 17: Proposal for a Pilot Program for the Delivery of Psychoeducational Services to Native American Students and Their Families: 1978
Folder 18: Proposal for a Technical Writing Program for Psychology Graduate Students: undated
Folder 19: Proposal to Review Available Literature Concerning American Indian Mental Health in Order to Facilitate Determination of Appropriate Priorities and Recommendations: 1984
Folder 20: Proposal to the Vice President for Research for Funding a Faculty Position in Clinical Youth Psychopathology, within the Combined Professional-Scientific Doctoral Program of the Department of Psychology, College of Education, Utah State University: September 1986
Folder 21: The Relationship of Brain Anatomy and Function in Populations from Six Countries: A Study of Cerebral Asymmetries Using CT Scan and Cerebral Function Using Neuropsychological Instrumentation: 1984-1985
Folder 22: A Reservation Partnership Model with the Lac du Flambeau Family Resource Center and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Community-based, Multidisciplinary Education and Clinical Training of UWEC Graduate Students and Tribal Members Interested in Health Careers: undated
Folder 23: Service System Delivery to Severely Emotionally Disturbed American Indian Children: 1993
Folder 24: Services Improvement to American Indian Severely Emotionally Disturbed Youth: 1994
Folder 25: Sharing Responsibilities with Families for Severely Emotionally Disturbed American Indian Children: A Comparative Profile of Educational, Mental Health, Social Service, and Legal System Services, Costs and Outcomes: 1993
Folder 26: Soaring Eagles Project, Indian Health Board of Minneapolis: 1988-1989
Folder 27: Soaring Eagles Project, Indian Health Board of Minneapolis: undated
Folder 28: The Status of Ethnic Minority Neuroscience Research and Training: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis: 1987
Folder 29: Studies of Wisconsin Families and Mental Health Services: 1991-1992
Folder 30: Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities Program: 1992-1993
Folder 31: Systems Analysis and Evaluation Strategy Development for Child and Family Services Program: 1980
Folder 32: Testing and Observation of Mental Health Status, Abilities, and Performance Through Epidemiological Research with Elementary Students: Problems of Academic Crossover and Emotional Disorder (the RAINS Project): 1982
Folder 33: Toward the Nondiscriminatory Assessment of American Indian Children, Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation: 1984
Folder 34: Wisconsin Indian Network for Genetics Services (WINGS) Project, Consortium for the Development of a Comprehensive Public Health Plan to Improve the Health Status of the Native American Population in Wisconsin: 1991
Folder 35: Wisconsin Indian Network for Genetics Services (WINGS) Project, Diagnostic and Follow-up Project for Native American Children in Wisconsin with Special Health Care Needs: 1991
Folder 36: Wisconsin Indian Network for Genetics Services (WINGS) Project, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program, Building a Bridge Between Local Medical Providers and Native American Communities in Wisconsin: undated
Folder 37: Wisconsin Indian Network for Genetics Services (WINGS) Project, Overcoming Ethnic and Cultural Barriers in Genetic Services: 1991
Folder 38: Wisconsin American Indian Student Support and Training Project: 1994
Folder 39: Wisconsin 's CASSP Statewide Local System Strategy Implementation Grant: 1992
Folder 40: Untitled and Undated Damian McShane grant
Folder 41: Miscellaneous Documents from Unknown Grants

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