Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1931-1977

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The Elizabeth J. Agnew Scrapbook consists of a scrapbook of papers related to her work as Dean of Women at the Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School from 1919 to 1943. The scrapbook materials date approximately between 1910 and 1940. The materials consist of ephemera, programs, college guide books, greeting cards, and related materials.

Scope and Contents The campus directories offer information about students and faculty including both home and office addresses, hometowns of students, phone numbers for students and faculty, and home addresses and spouse names for faculty. The Leader created the first directory in 1930. As attendance grew, so did the size of the directories. The campus directories continued to be physically printed until 2015 when they transitioned to a digital format. The Kansas State Teacher’s College of Hays...

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Scrapbooks were primarily compiled by the President's Office, University Relations, Public Relations, and other public facing entities of Fort Hays. The clippings were sometimes compiled by clipping bureaus before assembly into books. The media coverage offers a comprehensive view of public media focusing on Fort Hays State.

The scrapbooks are in various states of dis-repair and other points of accessing similar information include utilizing digitized newspaper databases.

Scope and Contents The Course Catalogs contain pertinent information for students. The catalogs list the members of the Kansas State Board of Regents, Faculty, a brief history of the University, directions to campus, a list of classes offered along with a brief description of the topic covered, registration requirements, degree requirements, recognition of graduates, enrolled students, and their year rank, along with tuition costs and required materials. Statistical tables in the back of the volumes also list...

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The Martha A. Dirks Papers consist of the faculty papers of Martha A. Dirks, who taught library science at Fort Hays Kansas State College from 1969 to 1992. These papers are comprised mainly of course materials along with accreditation materials from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (N.C.A.T.E.) and Kansas Department of Education.

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The Donald E. Stout Collection contains materials related to Stout’s career as a professor of music at Fort Hays State University, along with materials related to his research, travel and various awards and honors he received.

Abstract The James L. Forsythe Papers consists of materials created and collected by historian Dr. James L. Forsythe, who served as Chair of the History Department at Fort Hays State University from 1975 to 1981. The materials consist of research notes and manuscript drafts for Dr. Forsythe’s first book on the history of Fort Hays State University. Additional materials consist of Dr. Forsythe's papers, photographs, and audiocassettes relating to his historical research as a professor at Fort Hays...

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The two Memorial Union Scrapbooks contain photographs, new clippings, event calendars, programs, brochures, news releases, and newsletters highlighting some of the major student and faculty activities held in the Memorial Union from approximately 1957-1967.

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The George F. Sternberg Collection includes scrapbooks, diaries, field journals, photographs, correspondence and other materials related to his career in paleontology, his teaching at Fort Hays State University, and work as curator of the Sternberg Museum.

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The John W. Gustad Papers consists of the personal papers of John W. Gustad, who served as President of Fort Hays Kansas State College from 1969 to 1975. The papers are comprised of personal photographs, correspondence, commencement programs, and publications.