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Record Group: 1 UW Scope and Content Note (A75-34) Biographical Note: William F. Switzler was born in Fayette County, Kentucky in March 1819 and settled in Missouri when he went to work in the law offices of James S. Rollins in 1841. His entrance into politics was marked by his election to the Missouri General Assembly as a member of the Whig party in 1846, a position to which he was re-elected twice. He was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in the Treasury Department by President Cleveland in 1885. Prior to writing A History of the University of the State of Missouri, Switzler had written and edited several volumes, including Switzler's Illustrated History of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877, The History of Boone County, and History of Statistics and Their Value. He also served as a writer for the Columbia Patriot and founded the Missouri Statesman. He is best known by the university community for serving as a member of the Board of Curators as well as playing an important role in getting the University of Missouri located in Columbia. The 1890s saw Switzler working primarily on A History of the University of the State of Missouri, and he spent the remaining years of his life, until his death in 1906, working to have it published. In 1905 the Board of Curators agreed to buy the manuscript from Switzler and a payment plan was worked out, with a certain amount to be paid annually. Since Switzler was in his eighties and in poor health, a provision in the plan was made stipulating that after his death, the annual payments were to be made to his family. Board of Curators meeting minutes of succeeding years show Switzler's son, Board of Curators member Irwin Switzler, asking that his father's manuscript be published and seeking to ensure that the University continue payments on the manuscript. The exact reason the manuscript was never published remains unclear. Series Descriptions: This Record Sub-Group is divided into two series. Series One is arranged chronologically and contains Board of Curators' correspondence and business papers, including material related to the question of whether or not to publish Switzler's manuscript, and correspondence pertaining to the donation of the files. Series Two is divided into three Sub-Series and arranged in chapter and draft order. It contains drafts of Switzler's manuscript entitled A History of the University of the State of Missouri, From March 13, 1811, to January 1, 1904, and of the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, and of the School of Mines and Metallurgy as well as related notes, correspondence, and supporting materials. Series Outline:
Note to Researcher: For additional information concerning the Board of Curators, see Record Group 1 UW, Sub-Group 9. For additional information concerning Colonel William F. Switzler, see Record Group 6 C, Sub-Group 29, Series 3 for a copy of a 1951 Master's Thesis on Switzler that focuses on a fifty-year period of his life "largely concerned with his development in the world of politics, community welfare, and journalism." Inventory Series One - Board of Curators Files and Correspondence FF 1 - William H. Duncan Account Ledger and Treasurer's Purse, 1841-1848 FF 2 - Robert L. Todd Correspondence, 1843-1868 FF 3 - William H. Duncan, Treasurer of Board of Curators, Warrants 1848-1854 FF 4 - William F. Switzler Correspondence, 1869-1901 FF 5 - Proposal for the Publication of Switzler's History of the University, ca. 1904-1905 FF 6 - Correspondence Related to the Donation of the Duncan Papers, 1936 Series Two - Switzler's Manuscript FF 1 - Introduction and Chapters 1-3 FF 2 - Chapters 4-7 FF 3 - Chapter 8 FF 4 - Chapter 9 FF 5 - Chapters 10-13 FF 6 - Chapters 14-15 FF 7 - Chapters 16-17 FF 8 - Chapters 18-19 FF 9 - Chapters 20-21 FF 10 - Chapters 22-24 FF 11 - Chapters 25-26 FF 12 - Chapters 27-28 FF 13 - Chapter 29 FF 14 - Chapters 30-31 FF 15 - Chapters 32-33 FF 16 - Chapter 34 FF 17 - Chapter 35 Series Two - Switzler's Manuscript (cont'd) FF 1 - Chapters 36-37 FF 2 - Chapters 38-40 FF 3 - Chapters 41-43 FF 4 - Chapters 44-46 FF 5 - Chapter 47 FF 6 - Appendix FF 7 - Miscellaneous Notes and Memoranda Series Two - Switzler's Manuscript (cont'd) FF 8 - Chapters 1-3 FF 9 - Chapters 4-5 FF 10 - Chapter 7 and Miscellaneous Notes and Memoranda Series Two - Switzler's Manuscript (cont'd) FF 11 - Introduction and Chapters 1-9 FF 12 - Chapters 10-17 FF 13 - Chapters 18-21 FF 14 - Chapters 22-31 FF 15 - Chapters 32-36 FF 16 - Chapters 37-44 FF 17 - Chapters 45-47 FF 18 - Appendix 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.
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