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Record Group: 4 UW Record Sub-Group: 100 Records Title: UM System; President's Office; James C. Olson; Administrative and Professional Papers Dates: 1984-1987 Volume: 1 cubic foot, 1.25 linear foot Scope and Content Note (A87-110) This Sub-group contains records created or received by UM-System President James C. Olson. This Series contains cassette tape recordings and transcripts of interviews of persons within the University administrative offices. Phil Connell conducted and compiled this research for President Emeritus J. C. Olson's book on the history of UM 1936-1983, entitled The University of Missouri: An Illustrated History. Interviewees include former curators, presidents, chancellors, etc. Also included in this Series are papers prepared by Elmer Ellis concerning reactions of campuses to the creation of a four-campus system and centralization. Lastly, included in this Series are system histories with handwritten comments (approximately 140 pages) and photographs and negatives (primarily photocopies of these images) used in The University of Missouri: An Illustrated History. Biographical Note: Born in Bradgate, Iowa on January 23, 1917, James C. Olson earned a Master's and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska before serving in the Army Air Forces from 1942-1946. After he was discharged, Dr. Olson began his career as director of the Nebraska State Historical Society and part-time lecturer at the Universities of Omaha and Nebraska. By 1956 he was full-time professor at the University of Nebraska, where he climbed the administrative ladder, serving as Department Chair, Associate Dean, Dean, and Vice Chancellor before his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1968. He was appointed interim president of the University of Missouri System on June 1, 1976, and soon thereafter formally assumed the position of full-time president. Since retiring in 1984, Dr. Olson has been named President Emeritus. In addition to The University of Missouri: An Illustrated History, Dr. Olson has authored several history books and textbooks, including The Nebraska Story, J. Sterling Morton, and Red Cloud and the Sioux Problem. Series Descriptions: This Record Sub-Group is divided into two series. Series One contains printed transcripts of interviews, photographs, and manuscripts arranged alphabetically. Series Two contains standard audio cassette tapes of interviews conducted by Phil Connell unless otherwise noted. Series Outline: 1. Printed Materials 2. Audio Tapes Note to Researcher: For additional information concerning Dr. James C. Olson, see Sub-Group 23 of Record Group 4 UW. Some of the records in this Sub-Group are restricted and cannot be made available to the public (see restrictions note at the end of this page). Digital transfers of the audio cassette tapes have been made for each of the interviews except for two. The Vernon Wilson and the Robert Kren interview tapes were either blank or deteriorated by the time of the transfer in Fall 2009. Hard copies of the transfers were not made at that time. Inventory Series One - Printed Materials Box 1 FF 1 - Merl Baker Interview, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 7/14/1986 FF 2 - Bob Brady Interview, St. Louis, Missouri, 7/28/1986 FF 3 - Dale O. Bowling Interview, 5/20/1985 FF 4 - Judge James Finch Interview, Jefferson City, Missouri, 4/15/1985 FF 5 - Dick Johnston Interview, 10/24/1986 FF 6 - Dr. Paul C. Nagel Interview, 12/15/1986 FF 7 - Interview with Robert Neill, St. Louis, Missouri, 7/28/1986 FF 8 - Dr. C. Brice Ratchford Interview, 2/1985 FF 9 - Herbert W. Schooling Interview, 6/12/1986 FF 10 - Mrs. Avis Tucker Interview, 11/8/1985 FF 11 - Dr. A.G. Unklesbay Interview, 2/1985 FF 12 - Dr. John C. Weaver Interview conducted by Dr. Unklesbay, 5/11/1985 FF 13 - John and Ruberta Weaver Interview, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 5/28/1987 FF 14 - Rex Williams Interview, Rolla, Missouri, 6/27/1984 FF 15 - Van Williams Interview, Columbia, Missouri, 6/10/1986 FF 16 - Dr. Vernon Wilson Interview, 8/27/1985 FF 17 - Interview with Jackson A. Wright, 4/2/1985 FF 18 - UM System Preparation History compiled by Dr. Elmer Ellis FF 19 - UM: Two Decades of a System Part 1, by Dr. James Olson FF 20 - UM: Two Decades of a System Part 2, by Phil Connell FF 21 - Photographs and Negatives used in Olson's book Series Two - Audio Tapes Box 1 (cont'd) Item 1 - Merl Baker Interview, 7/14/1986 Item 2 - Bob Brady Interview, 7/28/1986 Item 3 - Dale O. Bowling Interview, 5/20/1985 Item 4 - Judge James Finch Interview Tape 1, 4/15/1985 Item 5 - Judge James Finch Interview Tape 2, 4/15/1985 Item 6 - Dick Johnston Interview, 10/24/1986 Item 7 - Robert Kren Interview, 3/27/1986 Item 8 - Dr. Paul C. Nagel Interview Tape 1, 12/15/1986 Item 9 - Dr. Paul C. Nagel Interview Tape 2, 12/15/1986 Item 10 - Robert Neill Interview, 7/28/1986 Item 11 - Dr. C. Brice Ratchford Interview Tape 1, 2/1985 Item 12 - Dr. C. Brice Ratchford Interview Tape 2, 2/1985 Item 13 - Herbert W. Schooling, 6/12/1986 Item 14 - Mrs. Avis Tucker Interview Tape 1, 11/8/1985 Item 15 - Mrs. Avis Tucker Interview Tape 2, 11/8/1985 Item 16 - Dr. A.G. Unklesbay Interview Tape 1, 2/1985 Item 17 - Dr. A.G. Unklesbay Interview Tape 2, 2/1985 Item 18 - Dr. John C. Weaver Interview Conducted by Dr. Unklesbay Tape 1, 5/11/1985 Item 19 - Dr. John C. Weaver Interview Conducted by Dr. Unklesbay Tape 2, 5/11/1985 Item 20 - Dr. John C. Weaver Interview Conducted by Dr. Unklesbay Tape 3, 5/11/1985 Item 21 - John and Ruberta Weaver Interview Tape 1, 5/28/1987 Item 22 - John and Ruberta Weaver Interview Tape 2, 5/28/1987 Item 23 - Rex Williams Interview, 6/27/1984 Item 24 - Van Williams Interview, 6/10/1986 Item 25 - Dr. Vernon C. Wilson Interview, 8/27/1985 Item 26 - Jackson A. Wright Interview, 4/2/1985 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. 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