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This collection was transferred from the University President’s office in 1996. It was processed in 1997 by David E. Richards, with the assistance of Erica Hyink.
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United State Code).
Records were transferred to the University Archives in Meyer Library from the Missouri State University President’s office in Carrington Hall in 1996. Records document seven administrations from 1907 to 1993. The Missouri State University presidential administrations are as follows:
| 1907 - 1917 | W. T. Carrington |
| 1918 - 1926 | Clyde M. Hill |
| 1926 - 1962 | Roy Ellis |
| 1961 - 1964 | Leland E. Traywick |
| 1964 - 1970 | Arthur Mallory |
| 1971 - 1983 | Duane G. Meyer |
| 1983 - 1992 | Marshall Gordon |
| 1993 - 2005 | John Keiser |
| 2005 - | Michael T. Nietzel |
Missouri State University was founded on March 17, 1905, as the Missouri State Normal School, Fourth District. Classes were first held in June of 1906. The school was granted forty acres by the city of Springfield on the corner of Grand and National streets. The first building completed was Academic Hall which is now Carrington Hall. W. T. Carrington served as the first president till 1918. This record group does not contain records from the administration except for commencement programs.
As the college’s second president, Clyde M. Hill saw the faculty and student population double in size, the construction of the Education Building (Hill Hall) and the Science Building (Siceluff Hall). "In 1925-26 President Hill was granted leave to finish the work for his doctorate at Columbia University. During his absence his duties were parceled out between two faculty committees [an Executive Committee and a Financial Committee]." This record group does not contain records from the Hill administration except for commencement programs.
Dr. Roy Ellis became president in 1926 and served till 1961. Born near Seymour, Missouri, on March 9, 1888. In 1914 he received his A.B. and B.S. in Education from Missouri University. He received his M.A. from Harvard University in 1917 and received his Ph.D. in political science and economics in 1930 from Columbia University. His term took the college through the Great Depression, World War II, and the dramatic post-war enrollment boom.
During his tenure, the institution formally changed its name to Southwest Missouri State College, and numerous buildings were constructed such as a library (now Cheek Hall), the Student Union, agricultural building (Karls Hall), and the first residence hall (now part of Wells House). After thirty-five years of service, Roy Ellis retired in 1961.
Dr. Leland Traywick served as the fourth president from 1961 to 1964. Leland Eldridge Traywick was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on June 7, 1915 and "held the degrees of A.B. and A.M. from the University of Missouri and the in economics from the University of Illinois." The Greenwood Laboratory School was established, an addition was added to the library, and with federal loans extensive additions were made to the residence halls. "Fairly early in his administration tension began to build up in the faculty, and friction developed between the president and the Board as to where lay the 'center of gravity' in governance of the College. These 'divergent views' gradually grew to the point where they were irreconcilable." Dr. Traywick resigned in 1964.
Dr. Arthur Mallory succeeded Traywick in 1964 and served until 1970. Arthur Lee Mallory was a native of southwest Missouri, born December 26, 1932, held the B.S. degree in Education from S.M.S., and received his master’s and Ed.D. in Education from the University of Missouri. Mallory’s administration presided over the construction of Craig Hall and Blair-Shannon Hall while the theater department performed several notable USO tours. President Mallory’s tenure included the turbulent years of the late 1960s.
In 1971, Dr. Duane G. Meyer took over the presidency and served until 1983. His presidency saw the institution change its name to Southwest Missouri State University (1972), the construction of Temple Hall, Morris Hall, the library building (Meyer Library), and the Hammons Student Center. During the 1970s the university’s enrollment increased every year.
In 1983, Dr. Marshall Gordon became the seventh president of Missouri State University. "President Gordon’s tenure witnessed enrollment growth to over 20,000 students (becoming the largest undergraduate institution in the state) and the creation of many new programs. The administrative structure was revised to create five vice presidents and six colleges." Hammons House, Glass Hall, and the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts were constructed. Dr. Gordon’s term as president ended in 1992. Dr. Russell Keeling served as chief executive officer from February, 1992 June, 1993.
Files cover a period from 1907 to 1993. The bulk of the material covers the 1960s and 1970s (basically the administrations of Roy Ellis through Duane G. Meyer). Files include correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, architectural drawings, budgets, budget proposals, project reports, commencement programs, enrollment data, surveys and questionnaires, and USO theater programs. Oversized items are housed in the map cases.
See finding aid for complete file listing and index.
| Box | Folder | Folder Heading | Dates | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Alumni Association (1969-1982) | 1969-1982 | |
| 1 | 2 | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education | 1962-1966 | |
| 1 | 3 | AASU Committee on Academic and Student Personnel (1974-1975) | 1974-1975 | |
| 1 | 4 | American Association of State Colleges and Universities (From 1-1-1974) | 1973-1975 | Includes material from 1973. |
| 1 | 5 | American Association of State Colleges and Universities (Beg. July 1983 to 7/1/1984) | 1983-1984 | |
| 1 | 6 | AASCU Annual Meeting, San Diego Novemeber 20-22, 1983 | 1983 | |
| 1 | 7 | American Council on Education | 1951-1967 | |
| 1 | 8 | Appropriations, Since 1959-1960 | 1959-1978 | |
| 1 | 9 | Athletics beginning 1966 | 1966-1967 | |
| 1 | 10 | Athletics beginning 1969 | 1969 | Athletic reports, MIAA by-laws, schedules, correspondence regarding athletic issues and events, (Rolla incident), and reports from other institutions. |
| 1 | 11 | Football Coaching Job | 1969 | |
| 1 | 12 | MIAA meeting, St. Louis December 7, 1968 | 1968 | |
| 1 | 13 | MIAA meeting, Dec. 1-2, 1967 Kansas City, Missouri | 1967 | |
| 1 | 14 | MIAA Annual Meeting, St. Louis December 3, 1966 | 1966 | |
| 1 | 15 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1968) | 1968 | |
| 1 | 16 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending 6-30-1964) | 1964 | |
| 1 | 17 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1970) | 1970 | |
| 1 | 18 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1971) | 1971 | |
| 1 | 19 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1972) | 1972 | |
| 1 | 20 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1973) | 1973 | |
| 1 | 21 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1974) | 1974 | |
| 1 | 22 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1975) | 1975 | |
| 1 | 23 | Athletic Financial Reports (Year ending June 30, 1976) | 1976 | |
| 2 | 14 | Basic Data, 1962-1963; to January 1, 1963 | 1962 | |
| 2 | 5 | Basic Data, 1968-1969 | 1968-1969 | |
| 2 | 10 | Basic Data, beginning Sept. 1, 1964 | 1964 | |
| 2 | 6 | Athletics, beginning 1961 | 1961 | |
| 2 | 7 | Basic Data, October 1967 | 1967 | |
| 2 | 8 | Basic Data, 1966 | 1966 | |
| 2 | 9 | Basic Data, beginning 9/1/1965 | 1965 | |
| 2 | 2 | Basic Data Reports, 1970-1971 | 1970-1971 | Basic Data Reports provide a count of staff and faculty, number of students attending, average salaries, and a listing of faculty, indicating their field of study (department), salary, and rank. Files also contain correspondence, memoranda, and notes about staffing and salary levels. |
| 2 | 1 | Athletics, beginning 1952 | 1952 | |
| 2 | 3 | Basic Data Reports, October 1971 | 1971 | |
| 2 | 4 | Basic Data, 1969-1970 | 1969-1970 | |
| 2 | 17 | Basic Data, 1961-1962 | 1961 | |
| 2 | 16 | Basic Data, 1962-1963 | 1962 | |
| 2 | 18 | Basic Data -- Missouri Colleges 1960 | 1960 | |
| 2 | 20 | Boiler Bids | 1964 | |
| 2 | 19 | Boilers | 1964 | File concerns problems associated with outdated and broken boilers on campus. Includes correspondence to and from various Missouri legislators. |
| 2 | 11 | Basic Data, 1963-1964 | 1963-1964 | |
| 2 | 13 | Basic Data, 1963-1964 | 1963-1964 | |
| 2 | 15 | Basic Data, 1962-1963 | 1962 | |
| 3 | 1 | Budget Requests, 1976-1977 | 1976-1977 | Contains memoranda, correspondence, and notes for funding requests. |
| 3 | 2 | Budget Request, 1975-1976 | 1975-1976 | |
| 3 | 3 | Budget Request, 1974-1975 | 1974-1975 | |
| 3 | 4 | Budget Request, 1973-1974 | 1973-1974 | |
| 3 | 5 | Petition -- 1972 | 1972 | |
| 3 | 6 | Budget for 1972-1973 | 1972-1973 | |
| 3 | 7 | Appropriations, Budget File, 1970-1971 | 1970-1971 | |
| 3 | 8 | Budget, 1968-1969 | 1968-1969 | |
| 3 | 9 | Commencement Notebook, 1942-1958 | 1942 | |
| 3 | 10 | Commencement -- General | 1968 | Correspondence and memoranda concerning commencement activities from 1968 to 1989. |
| 3 | 11 | Commencements -- 1960-1965 | 1960-1965 | |
| 3 | 12 | Commencement, Summer 1966 | 1966 | |
| 3 | 13 | Commencement, Spring 1967 | 1967 | |
| 3 | 14 | Commencement, Summer 1967 | 1967 | |
| 3 | 15 | Commencement, Spring 1968 | 1968 | |
| 3 | 16 | Commencement, Summer 1968 | 1968 | |
| 3 | 17 | Commencement, Spring 1969 | 1969 | |
| 3 | 18 | Commencement, Summer 1969 | 1969 | |
| 3 | 19 | Commencement, Spring 1970 | 1970 | |
| 3 | 20 | Commencement, Summer 1970 | 1970 | |
| 3 | 21 | Commencement, Summer 1972 | 1972 | |
| 3 | 22 | Commencement, December 1972 | 1972 | |
| 3 | 23 | Commencement, Spring 1971 | 1971 | |
| 3 | 24 | Commencement, Summer 1971 | 1971 | |
| 3 | 25 | Commencement, January, 25, 1972 | 1972 | |
| 3 | 26 | Commencement, Spring 1972 | 1972 | |
| 3 | 27 | Commencement, Spring 1973 | 1973 | |
| 3 | 28 | Commencement, August 4, 1973 | 1973 | |
| 3 | 29 | Commencement, December 21, 1973 | 1973 | |
| 3 | 30 | Commencement, May 17, 1974 | 1974 | |
| 3 | 31 | Commencement, August 3, 1974 | 1974 | |
| 3 | 32 | Commencement, December 20, 1974 | 1974 | |
| 3 | 33 | Commencement, May 16, 1975 | 1975 | |
| 3 | 34 | Commencement, August 2, 1975 | 1975 | |
| 3 | 35 | Commencement, December 19, 1975 | 1975 | |
| 3 | 36 | Commencement, Spring 1976 | 1976 | |
| 3 | 37 | Commencement, Summer 1976 | 1976 | |
| 3 | 38 | Commencement, Winter 1976 | 1976 | |
| 3 | 39 | Commencement, Spring 1977 | 1977 | |
| 3 | 40 | Commencement, Summer 1977 | 1977 | |
| 3 | 41 | Commencement, Fall 1977 | 1977 | |
| 3 | 42 | Commencement, Spring 1978 | 1978 | |
| 4 | 1 | Commencement, Summer 1978 | 1978 | |
| 4 | 2 | Commencement, December 15, 1978 | 1978 | |
| 4 | 3 | Commencement, Spring 1979 | 1979 | |
| 4 | 4 | Commencement, Summer 1979 | 1979 | |
| 4 | 5 | Commencement, December 21, 1979 | 1979 | |
| 4 | 6 | Commencement, May 16, 1980 | 1980 | |
| 4 | 7 | Commencement, August 2, 1980 | 1980 | |
| 4 | 8 | Commencement, Dec. 19, 1980 | 1980 | |
| 4 | 9 | Commencement, May 22, 1981 | 1981 | |
| 4 | 10 | Commencement, August 1, 1981 | 1981 | |
| 4 | 11 | Commencement, December 18, 1981 | 1981 | |
| 4 | 12 | Commencement, May 21, 1982 | 1982 | |
| 4 | 13 | Commencement, July 30, 1982 | 1982 | |
| 4 | 14 | Commencement, December 17, 1982 | 1982 | |
| 4 | 15 | Commencement, May 20, 1983 | 1983 | |
| 4 | 16 | Commencement, July 27, 1983 | 1983 | |
| 4 | 17 | Commencement, Dec. 16, 1983 | 1983 | |
| 4 | 18 | Commencement, December 21, 1984 | 1984 | |
| 4 | 19 | Commencement, July 25, 1984 | 1984 | |
| 4 | 20 | Commencement, Spring 1984 | 1984 | |
| 4 | 21 | Commencement, May 17, 1985 | 1985 | |
| 4 | 22 | Commencement, August 1, 1985 | 1985 | |
| 4 | 23 | Commencement, December 20, 1985 | 1985 | |
| 4 | 24 | Commencement, May 16, 1986 | 1986 | |
| 4 | 25 | Commencement, July 30, 1986 | 1986 | |
| 4 | 26 | Commencement, December 19, 1986 | 1986 | |
| 4 | 27 | Commencement, May 15, 1987 | 1987 | |
| 4 | 28 | Commencement, July 31, 1987 | 1987 | |
| 4 | 29 | Commencement, Dec. 18, 1987 | 1987 | |
| 4 | 30 | Commencement, May 13, 1988 | 1988 | |
| 4 | 31 | Commencement, August 5, 1988 | 1988 | |
| 4 | 32 | Commencement, December 16, 1988 | 1988 | |
| 4 | 33 | Commencement, May 19, 1989 | 1989 | |
| 4 | 34 | Commencement, August 4, 1989 | 1989 | |
| 4 | 35 | Commencement, December 22, 1989 | 1989 | |
| 4 | 36 | Commencement, May 18, 1990 | 1990 | |
| 4 | 37 | Commencement, August 3, 1990 | 1990 | |
| 4 | 38 | Commencement, December 12, 1990 | 1990 | |
| 5 | 1 | Commencement, May 17, 1991 | 1991 | |
| 5 | 2 | Commencement, August 2, 1991 | 1991 | |
| 5 | 3 | Commencement, May 1993 | 1993 | |
| 5 | 4 | Commencement, December 20, 1991 | 1991 | |
| 5 | 5 | Committees 1974-1975 | 1974-1975 | |
| 5 | 6 | Committees 1973-1974 | 1973-1974 | |
| 5 | 7 | Committees 1972-1973 | 1972-1973 | |
| 5 | 8 | Committees 1971-1972 | 1971-1972 | |
| 5 | 9 | Degrees Conferred | 1906-1987 | File contains a tabulation of degrees conferred from 1906 to 1987. |
| 5 | 10 | Departments, Conferences with (by Dean Meyer). | 1969 | |
| 5 | 11 | Dormitory File | 1964-1967 | |
| 5 | 12 | Economic Opportunity Act | 1965 | |
| 5 | 13 | Experiment Stations (Mt. Grove, Mo.) 1973 to Jan. 1995 | 1973-1995 | File concerning the Mountain Grove Fruit Experiment Station. |
| 5 | 14 | Goals, Future | 1966-1972 | |
| 5 | 15 | Graduate Program, 1956-1968 | 1956-1968 | |
| 5 | 16 | Graduate Program 1953-1956 | 1953-1956 | |
| 5 | 17 | Graduate Program 1965-1968 | 1965-1968 | |
| 5 | 18 | Graduate Program 1965-1968 (Material for Dr. Ellis trip to campus.) | 1966 | |
| 5 | 19 | Graduate Program 1965-1968, Bartley Science | 1966 | |
| 5 | 20 | Graduate Program, 1965-1968 | 1965-1967 | |
| 6 | 1 | Graduate Program 1965-1968, HHFA-new dormitory complex (esterly) # CH-MO-111(D) | 1965-1966 | A. C. Esterly was the architectural firm for the dormitory complex. |
| 6 | 2 | Graduate Program 1965-1968 | 1966-1967 | |
| 6 | 3 | Graduate Program | 1967 | |
| 6 | 4 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Duane Meyer President) | 1976-1980 | MIAA |
| 6 | 5 | Warrensburg -- Lincoln | 1970 | File contains statements and correspondence about the fight which broke out following the Lincoln University -- Central Missouri State football game on November 7, 1970. |
| 6 | 6 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Athletic Committee -- 1970-1971 | 1970-1971 | |
| 6 | 7 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Athletic Committee -- 1970-1971 | 1970-1971 | |
| 6 | 8 | North Central Association | 1955, 1965 | North Central Association of Colleges |
| 6 | 9 | North Central Association | ||
| 6 | 10 | North Central Association, Athletics | ||
| 6 | 11 | North Central Association, Salaries | ||
| 6 | 12 | North Central Association, questionnaires | 1935 questionnaire to faculty at SMS inquiring about name, rank, description of appointment, salary, educational background, teaching load, experience, and membership in various associations, and participation in professional development activities ("aids to faculty growth"). | |
| 6 | 13 | Missourians Against Food and Drug Amendment | 1976 | |
| 6 | 14 | Missourians Against Parochial Aid | 1971-1976 | |
| 6 | 15 | Nepotism | 1959, 1971 | |
| 6 | 16 | North Central Teach Education Project -- Richard Burkhardt Coordinator | 1969 | |
| 6 | 17 | Obscenity | 1969 | |
| 6 | 18 | Opera "Cosi fan tutte" February 21, 1980 | 1980 | |
| 6 | 19 | Opera "Albert Herring" February 21, 1979 | 1979 | |
| 6 | 20 | Opera "The Consul" February 15, 1978 | 1978 | |
| 6 | 21 | Opera "Die Fledermaus" February 10, 1977 | 1977 | |
| 6 | 22 | Opera, February 19, 1976 -- 3 one acts | 1976 | |
| 6 | 23 | Opera "Everyman" Nelhybel, October 24, 1974 | 1974 | |
| 6 | 24 | Opera Performance, March 28, 1973, Wagner's Die Nalkure | 1973 | |
| 6 | 25 | Opera Performance, February 22, 1972 | 1972 | |
| 6 | 26 | Opera Performance, February 28, 1971 | 1971 | |
| 6 | 27 | Optometry, School of | 1975 | Folder 1 of 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Optometry, School of | 1975 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Ozarks, Museum of | 1976-1984 | |
| 7 | 1 | Physical Education, Dept. of (beginning 1964) | 1964 | |
| 7 | 2 | Physical Education Building Planning | 1970-1971 | |
| 7 | 3 | Pocket Calendars | 1975-1982 | Lists of individuals receiving complimentary planning calendars from President Meyer. |
| 7 | 4 | President's Office Remodeling | 1961 | |
| 7 | 5 | President, Selection of (1961) | 1961 | |
| 7 | 6 | Presidential Search Committee (1970) | 1970-1971 | |
| 7 | 7 | Presidential Selection Committee (1964) | 1964 | |
| 7 | 8 | Riots | 1969-1970 | File includes a 1970 letter from President Richard M. Nixon and an open letter to college students from J. Edgar Hoover regarding campus unrest. Additional material includes articles and booklets on campus violence. Folder 1 of 2 |
| 7 | 9 | Riots | 1967-1969 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 7 | 10 | Rolla Basketball Incident | 1968 | File on the February 19, 1968 incident following an SMS / Univ. of Missouri -Rolla basketball game. |
| 7 | 11 | Procedures | 1968 | Notes on college and university procedures. |
| 7 | 12 | ROTC -- Beginning Sept., 1965 | 1965 | Folder 1 of 3 |
| 7 | 13 | ROTC -- beginning Sept. 1965 | 1965 | Folder 2 of 3 |
| 7 | 14 | ROTC -- beginning Sept., 1965 | 1965 | Folder 3 of 3 |
| 7 | 15 | ROTC -- beginning Sept., 1961 | 1961 | |
| 7 | 16 | ROTC -- beginning 1950 to Aug. 31, 1961. | 1950-1961 | |
| 7 | 17 | ROTC Summer Camp 1954 | 1954 | |
| 7 | 18 | ROTC -- beginning Jan. 1971 | 1971 | |
| 7 | 19 | Retirement | 1942-1956 | File contains memoranda and correspondence concerning retirement issues from 1942 to c. 1956. |
| 7 | 20 | Social Security Bill | 1955 | |
| 8 | 1 | Science Building Remodeling | 1969-1974 | |
| 8 | 2 | South Pacific | 1964-1965 | File contains programs, correspondence, and clippings on two USO shows (South Pacific and FinnianÕs Rainbow) performed by the SMS Theater department overseas. |
| 8 | 3 | Special Services Program (Dean Long) | 1975-1976 | Tutoring and student assistance program for SMS students. |
| 8 | 4 | Stadium | 1965-1978 | |
| 8 | 5 | Streaking | 1974 | File covers the streaking incidents in Spring of 1974. |
| 8 | 6 | Traywick, Leland E. | 1961 | |
| 8 | 7 | Temporary teachers from Fall 1960, through Fall 1963. | 1960-1963 | |
| 8 | 8 | Urban Renewal | 1969-1977 | |
| 8 | 9 | Urban Renewal Matter | 1972-1973 | |
| 8 | 10 | Vocational Education Committee (GovernorÕs Conference on Education) 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 11 | Vocational Education Committee | 1976 | |
| 8 | 12 | Voc. Ed. Comm. | 1976 | Vocational education committee. |
| 8 | 13 | Vocational Education 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 14 | Vocational Education 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 15 | Vocational Education 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 16 | Vocational Education 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 17 | Vocational Education 1976 | 1976 | |
| 8 | 18 | West Plains Campus (Beginning 1971) | 1971-1974 | |
| 8 | 19 | West Plains Center beginning 1965 | 1965-1970 | |
| 8 | 20 | West Plains Campus (Beginning 1963) | 1963 | Folder 1 of 2 |
| 8 | 21 | West Plains Campus (Beginning 1963) | 1963 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Withdrawal Procedure | 1969 | |
| 8 | 23 | Women, Dean of | 1963-1980 | |
| 8 | 24 | Woman's Hours in Dorms | 1974 | |
| 8 | 25 | Wonderful Town USO Tour, September 1968 | 1968 | |
| 8 | 26 | Xerox Consulting Study | 1967 | |
| 9 | 1 | Acting Federal Loan | 1949-1956 | |
| 9 | 2 | Allotment of Administrative Duties | 1947-1954 | |
| 9 | 3 | Application for loan assistance under Title IV of the Housing Act of 1950 | 1950 | |
| 9 | 4 | Appropriation Requests 1969-1970 | 1969-1970 | |
| 9 | 5 | Banquet Programs | 1921-1963 | |
| 9 | 6 | Birthdates of Staff as of 1937 | 1937 | |
| 9 | 7 | Bond Issue Data, Building | 1944 | |
| 9 | 8 | Bond Issue (Reg. Dorm, Student Union, etc.) | 1948-1951 | |
| 9 | 9 | Budgetary and miscellaneous files 1949-1954 | 1949-1954 | |
| 9 | 10 | Budgetary and miscellaneous files 1949-1951 | 1949-1951 | |
| 9 | 11 | Budgetary and miscellaneous files 1947-1950 | 1947-1950 | |
| 9 | 12 | Budgetary and miscellaneous files 1947-194 | 1947-1949 | |
| 9 | 13 | Build Missouri Committee 1983 | 1983 | |
| 9 | 14 | Build Missouri Committee | 1982 | |
| 9 | 15 | Build Missouri Committee | 1982 | |
| 9 | 16 | Building recommendations and requests -- res. #9 | 1956 | |
| 9 | 17 | By-laws of the Board of Regents | 1936-1982 | |
| 9 | 18 | By-laws 1964 | 1964 | By-laws of the SMSC Board of Regents. |
| 9 | 19 | Capital outlays | 1961 | |
| 9 | 20 | Car Registration | 1951-1953 | |
| 10 | 1 | Civic Center Study Committee | 1968 | |
| 10 | 2 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Services, Programs beginning 1907 | 1907-1944 | |
| 10 | 3 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Services, Programs beginning 1945 | 1945-1963 | |
| 10 | 4 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Programs, 1924-1934 | 1924-1934 | |
| 10 | 5 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Programs, 1935-1941 | 1935-1941 | |
| 10 | 6 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Programs, 1942-1947 | 1942-1947 | |
| 10 | 7 | Commencement and Baccalaureate Programs, 1950-1960 | 1950-1960 | |
| 10 | 8 | Committee of Thirty | 1953-1956 | |
| 10 | 9 | Committees | 1965-1983 | |
| 10 | 10 | Communications Arts Building | 1967-1969 | Folder 1 of 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Communications Arts Building | 1965-1966 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Constitution of Alumni | 1921 | Constitutions of various alumni associations other than SMS. |
| 10 | 13 | District Reorganization Committee (1968-1969) | 1968-1969 | Folder 1 of 2 |
| 10 | 14 | District Reorganization Committee (1968-1969) | 1968-1969 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Dormitory Information and Correspondence | 1959-1960 | |
| 10 | 16 | Economic Education Workshop | 1962-1966 | |
| 10 | 17 | Economic Education Workshops (1962-1966) | 1962-1966 | |
| 10 | 18 | Education, Department of | 1959-1967 | |
| 10 | 19 | Education, Department of | 1969 | |
| 10 | 20 | English, Department of | 1963-1967 | |
| 11 | 1 | Enrollment (1959-1966) | 1959-1966 | |
| 11 | 2 | Enrollments 1967-1978 | 1967-1978 | |
| 11 | 3 | Executive Officer -- Memos | 1962-1965 | |
| 11 | 4 | Facilities survey | 1951-1970 | |
| 11 | 6 | Faculty Council 1957-1961 | 1957-1961 | |
| 11 | 7 | Faculty minutes Jan. 1955 to present (1985) | 1955-1985 | |
| 11 | 8 | Faculty Publicity Committee | 1936-1945 | |
| 11 | 9 | Faculty Questionnaire for AAUW Report -- Spring 1948 | 1948 | |
| 11 | 10 | Faculty Questionnaire Regarding Mo. Certification for Retirement System, 1/15/1946 | 1946 | |
| 11 | 11 | Federal Housing Authority -- Dormitories | 1946-1959 | |
| 11 | 12 | F.H.A. Housing -- (Campus Veterans) | 1947-1955 | |
| 11 | 13 | First and Calvary Presbyterian Church | 1971-1982 | |
| 11 | 14 | Fiscal Calm Chat Club | 1978 | |
| 11 | 14.5 | Fruit Experiment Station (1984) | 1984 | |
| 11 | 15 | Fruit Experiment Station (1984) | 1984 | |
| 11 | 16 | Fruit Experiment Station | 1984 | |
| 11 | 17 | Godspell (USO Tour, March 8, 1978, for 6 weeks) | 1978 | |
| 11 | 18 | Governor's Council on Higher Education, 1958-1960 | 1958-1960 | Folder 1 of 2 |
| 11 | 19 | Governor's Council on Higher Education, 1958-1960 | 1958-1960 | Folder 2 of 2 |
| 11 | 20 | Head Start Child Development Center | 1966-1969 | |
| 11 | 21 | Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum -- Campus Planners (to June 1965) | 1964-1965 | |
| 11 | 22 | Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum -- Campus Planners (to June 1965) | 1963-1964 | |
| 11 | 23 | H.H.F.A | 1956-1957 | Housing and Home Finance Agency (U.S.) |
| 11 | 24 | H.H.F.A. -- Additions to Dorms and Student Union CH-MO-89 (DS) | 1965-1969 | Housing and Home Finance Agency (U.S.) |
| 12 | 1 | Higher Education Act of 1965, Higher Education Faculty Act | 1966-1968 | |
| 12 | 2 | Honors Division | 1965-1969 | |
| 12 | 3 | Library Dedication 9-21-1980 | 1980 | |
| 12 | 4 | Library Planning 1976 | 1976 | Folder 1 of 3 |
| 12 | 5 | Library Planning (Ground Breaking) 1978 | 1978 | |
| 12 | 6 | Library Planning 1976 | 1976 | Folder 2 of 3 |
| 12 | 7 | Library Planning 1976 | 1976 | Folder 3 of 3 |
| 12 | 8 | Local funds of the College 1949-1950 | 1949-1950 | |
| 12 | 9 | Lovinger, Warren C. | 1968-1979 | Former president of Central Missouri State University. |
| 12 | 10 | Marionville -- Park College | 1976 | |
| 12 | 11 | Mayor's Commission of Human Rights | 1973 | |
| 12 | 12 | Memorial Plaque for Faculty | 1956 | |
| 12 | 13 | Midwest Electric Company | 1970 | |
| 12 | 14 | Mimeographed Data | 1943 | |
| 12 | 15 | Miscellaneous Material | 1950-1951 | |
| 12 | 16 | Miscellaneous Material | 1941-1950 | |
| 12 | 17 | Miscellaneous Repairs and Additions, Oct. 1949 | 1949 | |
| 12 | 18 | Missouri Advisory Committee on Graduate Education | 1965 | |
| 12 | 19 | Missouri Association of Colleges and Universities | 1967-1972 | |
| 12 | 20 | Missouri Association of Colleges and Universities | 1963-1966 | |
| 12 | 21 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education -- to July 1, 1965 | 1963-1965 | |
| 12 | 22 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education -- July 1, 1965 to July 1, 1966 | 1965-1966 | |
| 12 | 23 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education -- July 1, 1966 | 1965 | |
| 12 | 24 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education -- July 1, 1966 | 1966-1968 | |
| 12 | 25 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education -- July 1, 1966 | 1966-1968 | |
| 13 | 1 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1968 | 1968-1970 | |
| 13 | 2 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1968) | 1965-1969 | |
| 13 | 3 | Missouri Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1968) | 1968-1969 | |
| 13 | 4 | Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1970) | 1970-1973 | |
| 13 | 5 | Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1970) | 1970-1972 | |
| 13 | 6 | Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1973) | 1970-1974 | |
| 13 | 7 | Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1973) | 1972-1974 | |
| 13 | 8 | Commission on Higher Education (beginning July 1, 1973) | 1973 | |
| 13 | 9 | Missouri Council on the Arts | 1966-1967 | |
| 13 | 10 | Missouri Council on the Arts | 1965-1966 | |
| 13 | 11 | Missouri Council on the Arts | 1965-1966 | |
| 13 | 12 | Missouri State Teachers Association 1936 | 1936 | |
| 13 | 13 | North Central Questionnaire -- October 1952 | 1952 | |
| 13 | 14 | North Central Association Questionnaires | 1945 | |
| 13 | 15 | North Central Questionnaire (1952) | 1952 | |
| 13 | 16 | Program for a new SMSU Library Building 1977 | 1977 | |
| 13 | 17 | Projections of Enrollments (1965, 1970, 1975) | 1965-1975 | |
| 13 | 18 | Publication and Graduate Work of Faculty | 1937 | |
| 13 | 19 | Questionnaire and Results sent out Dec. 1947 | 1947 | |
| 13 | 20 | Questionnaire Concerning Field Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa | 1939 | |
| 13 | 21 | Questionnaire concerning library personnel | 1954 | |
| 13 | 22 | Questionnaire on quarter and semester plans | 1946 | |
| 13 | 23 | Questionnaire on salaries in teachers colleges -- results | 1946 | |
| 13 | 24 | Regulations (1930-1954) | 1930-1954 | |
| 13 | 25 | Report on the Joint Legislation Committee on Higher Education | 1957 | |
| 13 | 26 | Salary Studies and Figures (1956) | 1956 | |
| 13 | 27 | Salary study, Feb. 1955 | 1955 | |
| 14 | 1 | Scholarly Activities of Staff (1938) | 1938 | |
| 14 | 2 | Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 (1955) | 1955-1956 | |
| 14 | 3 | Senate Joint Resolution No. 9 (1955) | 1955 | |
| 14 | 4 | Signers of Petition Against President Ellis | 1948 | |
| 14 | 5 | Stenographic Notes on Faculty Meetings, January 1955 | 1955-1956 | |
| 14 | 6 | Student Labor Rates | 1950 | |
| 14 | 7 | Social Problems of Students | c. 1960s | |
| 14 | 8 | Supplies for Fall Term 1951 | 1951 | |
| 14 | 9 | Survey of SMSU staff in National Guard Reserve | 1951 | |
| 14 | 10 | Work Material for AAU Report | 1948 | American Association of Universities |
| 14 | 11 | $75,000,000 Bond Issue | 1955-1956 |