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History of Northern Arizona University collection 1899-2000

NAU.ARC.MS.1


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Northern Arizona Normal School
Northern Arizona State Teachers College
Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff
Arizona State College at Flagstaff
Northern Arizona University
Title: History of Northern Arizona University collection
Inclusive Dates: 1899-2000
Quantity: 4.25 linear feet textual material and ephemera (10 boxes)
Abstract:The History of Northern Arizona University collection (NAU.ARC.MS.1) contains university and student-produced records of Northern Arizona University (NAU) from its founding in 1899, including correspondence, budget information, audits and financial records, and ephemera.
Identification: NAU.ARC.MS.1
Language: Material in English
Repository: Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives
Northern Arizona University
Box 6022
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022
Phone: 928 523-5551
Fax: 928 523-3770
Email: special.collections@nau.edu

Historical Note

The Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) opened on September 11, 1899 following legislation to establish a Normal School in Flagstaff. Led by President and Professor A.N. Taylor, NANS opened with 23 students and saw four women recieve lifetime teaching degrees in the first graduating class of 1901.

In 1925, the Arizona State Legislature allowed the school was allowed to grant bachelor of education degrees and changed its name to Northern Arizona State Teachers College (ASTC). By 1929, the school was known as the Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff.

The school once again changed its name to Arizona State College at Flagstaff in 1945 after it expanded to offer science and arts degrees.

After further growth, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) granted Arizona State College university status as Northern Arizona University in 1966.

Information provided in this historical note is derived from Northern Arizona Normal School History, Portrait of a Century and Celebrating 50 Years as a University, 1966-2016.


Scope and Content

The History of Northern Arizona University collection (NAU.ARC.MS.1) contains eclectic materials donated to Special Collections and Archives by NAU alumni, transferred to SCA by staff at Arizona State University, and otherwise collected by SCA staff related to the institutional history of Northern Arizona University (NAU) throughout its development.

Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.01) features records pertaining to the Northern Arizona Normal School and the Normal School Board of Trustees, dating from 1899 to 1915. It includes correspondence, financial records, contracts, clippings, and Board of Education minutes. Much of the correspondence concerns James McClintock, who was a member of the Board of Directors of the Normal Schools in Arizona, and A.N. Taylor, first President of the Northern Arizona Normal School. Series 1 also includes diplomas from NANS students, materials from former NANS student J. Morris Richards, NANS ephemera such as sports programs, ribbons regarding Arizona statehood, dance tickets, and financial vouchers for NANS faculty and staff.

Series 2: Northern Arizona State Teachers College records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.02) includes additional materials from J. Morris Richards and ephemera such as a 1926 banquest program.

Series 3: Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.03) includes various account books, alumni bulletins, reports regarding Arizona State College, Flagstaff, news clippings about ASTC, audit materials for ASTC (various years), student account and departmental budget statements, ephemera related to homecoming, sample report cards, and materials documenting the academic career of Emmett Thomas as ASTC between 1940-1941.

Series 4: Arizona State College at Flagstaff records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.04) include surveys and reports, a poster for ASC's Annual All-Indian Show, homecoming and alumni materials, income summaries, financial documentation for the bookstore and dining hall, and departmental budget statements. It also includes documentation of the ASC Indian Show Committee and Indian Show Scholarship Committee dating from 1954 to 1958, including correspondence from President Lacey A. Eastburn and Agnes Allen. Committee members included John R. Salter, Garland Downum, M. T. Lewellen, Melvin Hutchison, Ellery Gibson, Willie Coin, W. Tinsley, R. Carrillo, Raymond Nakai, Lewis McDonald, George Kirk, Jimmey or Jimmie Kay, Wesley Bonito, Milford Sanderson, Robbie D. George, Buster Madariaga, Gary Scott, Jane Masawiestewa, Elva Gibson, Ellery Higson, Sherwood Numkena, and Willard Sakiewsta. Some materials pertain to students who applied for the scholarship.

Series 5: Northern Arizona University records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.05) includes documentation of NAU alumni and the Alumni Association's involvement in Homecoming between 1966-1977; pamphlets, speeches, and other documentation of NAU's centennial celebration in 1999; and documentation related to formal and informal reviews of NAU's undergraduate and graduate programs, including reports to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), between 1983-1995.


Arrangement

Sean Evans and Sam(antha) Meier arranged the History of Northern Arizona University collection (NAU.ARC.MS.1) into series based on the content of files:
NAU.ARC.MS.1.01 - Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records, 1899-1915
NAU.ARC.MS.1.02 - Series 2: Northern Arizona Teachers College records, 1926-1930
NAU.ARC.MS.1.03 - Series 3: Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff records, 1928-1953
NAU.ARC.MS.1.04 - Series 4: Arizona State College at Flagstaff records, 1946-1965
NAU.ARC.MS.1.05 - Series 5: Northern Arizona University records, 1966-2000
The current arrangement of the History of Northern Arizona University collection (NAU.ARC.MS.1) is based on the existing physical organization of materials found by Evans, Meier, and Elizabeth Garcia in 2020. At some point prior to the 2000s, SCA staff physically organized the materials in the History of Northern Arizona University collection into groupings based on the name and nature of the college at the time. For instance, staff grouped materials related to the Northern Arizona Normal School records together, materials from Northern Arizona State Teachers College together, and so on. Staff then organized these materials into files chronologically and/or by record type.

Restrictions

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.


Controlled Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
McClintock, James H., 1864-1934
Taylor, A. N., 1855-1936

Corporate Name(s)
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona Normal School
Northern Arizona State Teachers College

Geographic Name(s)
Flagstaff (Ariz.)

Subject(s)
Education--Arizona--History
Schools--Arizona--Flagstaff
Northern Arizona University--History


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Title or brief description of item.] History of Northern Arizona University collection, Series [ ], NAU.ARC.MS.1, Box [ ], Folder [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of the materials in Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.01) were transferred from President John W. Schwada of Arizona State University to NAU President Lawrence J. Walkup in 1973. The NANS financial vouchers in Series 1 were transferred from Alfred Thomas Jr. of Arizona State University to NAU President Lawrence J. Walkup in 1972. SCA staff speculate that some of these materials may have once been the property of Grady Gammage, but this has not been confirmed (June 2021).

Some materials in Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.01) and Series 2: Northern Arizona State Teachers College records (NAU.ARC.MS.2.02) appear to have been donated by J. Morris Richards, a graduate of Northern Arizona Normal School.

Emmett Thomas's materials in Series 3 (NAU.ARC.MS.1.03) were donated to SCA by Thomas's niece Kathe [last name unknown] via Brad Cole in 1996.

The provenance of other materials in the History of Northern Arizona University collection is unknown as of June 2021.

Processing Information

Materials in Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.01) were inventoried circa 1973-1975. SCA staff, notably Danielle Dlugajczyk, re-organized certain files circa 2014.

In February and March 2021, Elizabeth Garcia created an Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aid for the Northern Arizona Normal School records now found in Series 1 (NAU.ARC.MS.1.01).

In June 2021, Samantha Meier did minor reprocessing (foldering and adding folder titles and numbers for loose materials) for materials found in Series 2, Series 3, and Series 4 (NAU.ARC.MS.1.02, NAU.ARC.MS.1.03, NAU.ARC.MS.1.04), in addition to adding those materials to the finding aid in the order in which they were found. Meier added Series 5 to the finding aid in September 2021.


Container List

Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) records 1899-1915 (0.6 linear feet textual materials)
Scope & Contents
Series 1: Northern Arizona Normal School records features records pertaining to the Northern Arizona Normal School and the Normal School Board of Trustees, dating from 1899 to 1915. It includes correspondence, financial records, contracts, clippings, and Board of Education minutes. Much of the correspondence concerns James McClintock, who was a member of the Board of Directors of the Normal Schools in Arizona, and A.N. Taylor, first President of the Northern Arizona Normal School. Series 1 also includes diplomas from NANS students, materials from former NANS student J. Morris Richards, NANS ephemera such as sports programs, ribbons regarding Arizona statehood, dance tickets, and financial vouchers for NANS faculty and staff.
Arrangement
SCA staff arranged certain files within the Northern Arizona Normal School records chronologically by month and year, often by record type. Certain files were further created to indicate Board of Education materials. Materials donated to SCA by former students or their heirs were labeled with that student's name.
Processing Information
The Northern Arizona Normal School records were inventoried circa 1973-1975. SCA staff, notably Danielle Dlugajczyk, re-organized certain files circa 2014. In June 2021, Samantha Meier added the financial vouchers as well as other materials to Series 1.
boxfolder
12 Flagstaff Normal School: Funds and Deeds March 1899
11 Flagstaff Normal School: Board Meeting Minutes March 1899-1901
13 Correspondence with James H. McClintock, A.N. Taylor, and Normal Schools of Arizona April 1899
14a Flagstaff Normal School: Arizona Central Bank and Legal Matters May 1899
14b Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence May 1899
15a Flagstaff Normal School: Personnel File June 1899
15b Flagstaff Normal School: Purchasing Furniture June 1899
16 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank July 1899
17a Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank August 1899
17b Flagstaff Normal School: Pamphlet August 1899
18 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank September 1899
19 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank October 1899
110 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank November 1899
111 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank December 1899
112 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank January 1900
113 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank February 1900
114 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank March 1900
115 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank April 1900
116 Flagstaff Normal School: Dedicatory Event and Library book purchases May 1900
117 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence about NANS Fund June 1900
118 Flagstaff Normal School: NANS Fund Statement July 1900
119a Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence for furnishing NANS August 1900
119b Flagstaff Normal School: Board of Education Meeting Minutes August 1900
120a Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education and Arizona Central Bank September 1900
120b Flagstaff Normal School: Furnishing Northern Arizona Normal School September 1900
121 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Board of Education October 1900
122 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence concerning Northern Normal's bills and funding November 1900
123 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence about furniture for the School December 1900
124 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence January 1901
125 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Bank and Board of Education February 1901
126 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Bank and Board of Education March 1901
127 Flagstaff Normal School: Correspondence with Bank and Board of Education April 1901
128 Flagstaff Normal School: Arizona Central Bank Statement November 1901
129 Flagstaff Normal School: Financial Statement 1912-1913
130 Flagstaff Normal School: Summer School Pamphlet June 16 to August 8, 1913
131 Flagstaff Normal School: Maintenance March 1914
132 Flagstaff Normal School: Maintenance April 1914
133 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Board of Education January 1915
134 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education February 1915
135 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education March 1915
136 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education April 1915
137 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education May 1915
138 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education June 1915
139 Flagstaff Normal School: Meeting Minutes for Northern Division Board of Education July 1915
140 NANS-ATC: Guest register for graduating students 1923-1946
141 Receipt for fee 1911
142 Flagstaff Normal School: Papers and correspondence concerning the establishing of the School 1899-1901
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21 NANS: Margaret H. W. Anderson's Diploma June 13, 1901
22 NANS: Mary Elizabeth Funston Diploma 1902
23 NANS: Georgia L. Frost Diploma December 21, 1917
24 NANS Flagstaff: Correspondence Concerning Ashurst Auditorium 1918-1919
25 NANS: "Normal School Notes" column written by J. Morris Richards 1934-1925
26 "A Proposed Study for a Program for Fiscal Equalization of Educational Opportunities in Arizona"
27 NANS "Single Statehood or Nothing" ribbon 1906
28 NANS Annual Announcement 1908-1909
29 NANS Halloween Masquerade ticket 1910
210 NANS: J. Morris Richards' Social Activity Ephemera 1923-1925
211 NANS: J. Morris Richards' Sports Ephemera 1925
212 J. Morris Richards job proposal June 19, 1925
213 NANS-NATC: J. Morris Richards' Verse "Each Day"
boxfolder
31 Report to Governor George W. P. Hunt from Edgar A. Brown, Secretary, Board of Education, Northern Arizona Normal School circa 1912-1913
32 Specifications of Material and Labor Necessary to Erect and Complete a School Building for District No. 1, Flagstaff Arizona circa 1920s
37 Program of Recitations for Northern Arizona Normal School, Second Semester 1904-5 1905
38 Dance card, St. Patrick's Day Ball 1911
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6 Northern Arizona Normal School (NANS) financial vouchers 1889-1901
Scope & Contents
This file contains financial claims or vouchers (documents titled "Demand on Northern Arizona Normal School Fund") made by NANS staff and faculty between 1989 and 1901. It also contains a monthly report dated November 6 - December 1, 1899.
Series 2: Northern Arizona Teachers College records 1926-1930 (0.1 linear feet textual material)
Scope & Contents
Series 2: Northern Arizona State Teachers College records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.02) includes materials gathered and donated by J. Morris Richards, such as ephemera from the 1920s-1930s.
boxfolder
214 NATC: "The William J. Long Writers' Club" member J. Morris Richards 1926
215 Northern Arizona Teachers College: Orchestra presentation, J. Morris Richards
216 1926 banquet program and 1930 Homecoming Ball dance card 1926, 1930
Series 3: Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff records 1928-1953 (0.5 linear feet textual material)
Scope & Contents
Series 3: Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.03) includes various account books, alumni bulletins, reports regarding Arizona State College, Flagstaff, news clippings about ASTC, audit materials for ASTC (various years), student account and departmental budget statements, ephemera related to homecoming, sample report cards, and materials documenting the academic career of Emmett Thomas as ASTC between 1940-1941.
boxfolder
34 Account books 1928-1947
36 "Classification of Pupils for the Purpose of Teaching" by T. J. Tormey circa 1933-1934
39 News bulletin - Shrine of the Ages Choir April 1939
boxfolder
41 Reports on Arizona State College, Flagstaff, including 1918 influenza epidemic 1932-1953
42 A.S.T.C. Flagstaff: Alumni Bulletin 1934-1943
43 Arizona State Teachers College: News clipping about Freddy Dixion - Boxer [Phoenix Gazette] January 1938
44 A.S.T.C. in Flagstaff: News clipping about rising enrollment rates [Flagstaff Journal] April 1938
45 A.S.T.C. in Flagstaff: News clipping about the football program [Phoenix Republic] May-June 1938
46 ASTC in Flagstaff: Telegram to Dr. Elden A. Ardrey April 21, 1940
47 Audit of Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff for 1935-1936 by Frances L. Decker, CPA February 1937
48 Arizona State Teachers College in Flagstaff: Ana Frohmiller - State Auditor May 10, 1937
49 ASTC in Flagstaff: Student Account and Departmental Budget Statements 1939-1940
410 ASTC in Flagstaff: Student Account and Department Budget Statements 1940-1941
411 ASTC in Flagstaff: Student Account and Departmental Budget Statements 1938-1939
412 ASTC in Flagstaff: Examination of the Records Arizona State Teachers College, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 1st 1931 to June 30th, 1935, F. L. Decker, Flagstaff, Arizona, Auditor 1935
413 ASTC Flagstaff: Teacher's Manual and Study Outline March-April 1940
414 ASTC Flagstaff: Homecoming Banquet October 25, 1930
415 ASTC Flagstaff: S.B. 57.103, 187 1939
416 ASTC - ASC Flagstaff: Emmett Thomas educational materials 1940-1941
417 "Historical Record of Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, Arizona," compiled by Dr. Grady Gammage
418 (Experimental Edition) Report card for College Elementary School, Arizona State Teachers College, Flagstaff, Arizona
Series 4: Arizona State College at Flagstaff records 1946-1965 (0.5 linear feet textual materials)
Scope & Contents
Series 4: Arizona State College at Flagstaff records (NAU.ARC.MS.1.04) include surveys and reports, a poster for ASC's Annual All-Indian Show, homecoming and alumni materials, income summaries, financial documentation for the bookstore and dining hall, and departmental budget statements. It also includes documentation of the ASC Indian Show Committee and Indian Show Scholarship Committee dating from 1954 to 1958, including correspondence from President Lacey A. Eastburn and Agnes Allen. Committee members included John R. Salter, Garland Downum, M. T. Lewellen, Melvin Hutchison, Ellery Gibson, Willie Coin, W. Tinsley, R. Carrillo, Raymond Nakai, Lewis McDonald, George Kirk, Jimmey or Jimmie Kay, Wesley Bonito, Milford Sanderson, Robbie D. George, Buster Madariaga, Gary Scott, Jane Masawiestewa, Elva Gibson, Ellery Higson, Sherwood Numkena, and Willard Sakiewsta. Some materials pertain to students who applied for the scholarship.
boxfolder
33 Special Survey Committee of the Board of Regents of the University and State Colleges of Arizona reports 1946
35 Annual All-Indian Show, Arizona State College Flagstaff, to benefit Indian Scholarship Fund poster
boxfolder
51 ASC Flagstaff: Alumni at Homecoming 1953
52 ASC Flagstaff: Homecoming 1954
53 ASC Flagstaff: Homecoming 1955
54 ASC Flagstaff: Homecoming 1956
55 ASC Flagstaff: Homecoming 1957
56 ASC Flagstaff: Homecoming 1959
57 ASC Flagstaff: Alumni at Homecoming 1960
58 ASC Flagstaff: Alumni at Homecoming 1961
59 ASC Flagstaff: Alumni at Homecoming 1962
510 ASC: Alumni Homecoming Registration 1958-1965
511 ASC in Flagstaff: Correspondence concerning the establishment of the College of Forestry 1949
512 ASC in Flagstaff: Bookstore profit and loss 1948-1949
513 ASC in Flagstaff: Credit manager files 1951
514 ASC in Flagstaff: Dining hall finances 1949-1951
515 ASC in Flagstaff: Summary of income 1950
516 ASC in Flagstaff: Summary of income 1951
517 ASC in Flagstaff: Summary of income 1952
518 ASC in Flagstaff: Summary of income 1949
519 ASC in Flagstaff: Summary of income 1948
520 Report to the Board of Review of the Commission on Colleges and Universities, North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Arizona State College, Flagstaff, Arizona 1947
521 ASC in Flagstaff: Statements of Departmental Budgets 1948-1949
522 ASC in Flagstaff: Statements of Departmental Budget 1949-1950
523 ASC in Flagstaff: Statements of Departmental Budget 1950-1952
Series 5: Northern Arizona University records 1966-2000 (1.5 linear feet textual material)
Scope & Contents
Series 5: Northern Arizona University records includes documentation of NAU alumni and the Alumni Association's involvement in Homecoming between 1966-1977; pamphlets, speeches, and other documentation of NAU's centennial celebration in 1999; and documentation related to formal and informal reviews of NAU's undergraduate and graduate programs, including reports to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), between 1983-1995.
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81-3 NAU: Centennial Year Promotions 1999
84 NAU: President's Fall Convocation Speeches 1994-2000
85 NAU: Centennial Moments 1999
86 NAU: Honors Convocation Address 1973-2000
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91-2 NAU: End of the Year Report on the Center for Excellence in Education July 1985
93 NAU: Report of the Task Force for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education May 1988
94 NAU: Assessment and Undergraduate Report May 1, 1989
95 NAU: University Program Review Committee Final Report 1991-1992
96-7 NAU: Report of the Task Force for the Improvement of Undergraduate Programs 1992
98 NAU: Proposal for Comprehensive Restructuring of NAU Honors Program June 5, 1992
99 NAU: Spring 1996 Grade Reports 1996
910 NAU: Various Perceptions of Northern Arizona University History 1978
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101 NAU: Alumni registration for Homecoming 1966
102 NAU: Alumni involvement in Homecoming 1966
103 NAU: Personal resumes for NAU Alumni Association 1967
104 NAU: Alumni registration for Homecoming 1967
105 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1967
106 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1969
1071970 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1970
108197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1971
109197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1972
1010197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1973
1011197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1974
1012197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1975
1013197 NAU: Alumni Association at Homecoming 1976
1014197 NAU: Reunion of Classes 1935-1942 at Homecoming 1977
1015197 NAU: Graduate Program Review May 2, 1983
1016197 NAU: Final Report of the AD HOC (Undergraduate) Program Review Committee May 1, 1983
1017197 NAU: Academic Program Reviews for ABOR meeting` 1983-1984
1018197 NAU: Academic Program Review for ABOR meeting 1984-1985
1019197 NAU: Academic Program Review for ABOR meeting 1986-1987
1020197 NAU: Academic Program Review for ABOR meeting 1987-1988
1021197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports for ABOR meeting 1988-1989
1022197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports for ABOR meeting 1990
1023197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports for ABOR meeting 1991
1024197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports for ABOR meeting 1992-1993
1025197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports 1993-1994
1026197 NAU: Academic Program Review Reports for ABOR meeting April 1995