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Record Group: 0 C Record Sub-Group: 52 Records Title: UMC; University General; Memorabilia; Robert C. Epple Dates: 1937-1965 Volume: 0.67 cubic foot, 0.83 linear foot Scope and Content Note (A06-24) This Record Sub-Group contains eighty-three slides, five 8 X 10 photographs and one booklet containing twelve photographic prints and a campus map produced by the John Epple Construction Company. The collection was donated by University of Missouri Alumnus, Robert C. Epple, who graduated from the University in 1951. The company, named after Robert's father, was later renamed Epple Construction Company. The images were created during various campus construction projects contracted by the company. These projects include post World War II temporary housing, construction of the University Medical Center and additions to Memorial Stadium, Memorial Union and the Engineering Building. Biographical Note: Robert C. Epple, of Columbia, Missouri, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Mr. Epple also attended the University's Laboratory School. Series Descriptions: This Record Sub-Group is not divided into series. The Sub-Group is arranged chronologically and by format. Inventory OSB 1 FF 1- Addition to Engineering Building, 1937 FF 2- Additions to Memorial Stadium, 1949, 1961 FF 3- Memorial Union North Wing Cornerstone Setting, 1950 FF 4- University of Missouri Medical Center, 1954-1957 FF 5- Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center Groundbreaking, 1965 (the two slides feature Missouri Governor John M. Dalton taking part in the groundbreaking) Item 1- "Emergency Housing at the University of Missouri", 1946 (This booklet contains 12 oversize photographic prints and a brief description of the scope of the numerous student housing projects completed just after World War II on both the Columbia and Rolla campuses) OSF 1 Item 1- Emergency Housing and Temporary Buildings Map, 1946 Note to Archivist: The map contained in OSF 1 was removed from the OSB 1, Item 1 and has been encapsulated and relocated to the Map Cabinet in the Archives Reading Room. Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. Student records are held as confidential under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and by University policy. Faculty promotion and tenure records and Academic Personnel files are restricted for 75 years, or the lifetime of the individual. All grievance, disciplinary, and medical records are treated as confidential files. Consultations with legal counsel, both in-house and external, are protected by the attorney/client privilege and will not be released. Search our Holdings

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