Francis and Ludmila Voelker Papers

Código de referência

19

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Título

Francis and Ludmila Voelker Papers

Data(s)

  • 1969-1978 (Produção)

Dimensão

7.36 linear feet

Nome do produtor

(1931-2012)

História biográfica

Francis H. Voelker was born in Thorp, Wisconsin on January 5, 1931 to Gilbert A. and Josephine Voelker.

After earning a bachelor of arts degree from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, Fran served in the US Army. Upon discharge from the Army in 1955, Fran taught English and coached at Foley High School in Foley, Minnesota. In 1959, Fran left Foley High School and began his collegiate teaching career at St. Cloud State College (later University) in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Fran taught English and Mass Communications at St. Cloud State until his retirement in 1991. He also served as the first president of the Inter-Faculty Organization (IFO) after collective bargaining was instituted in the state of Minnesota.

With wife Ludmila (Mil), Fran co-authored and edited three editions of the book Mass Media: Forces in Our Society, History and Legends of the Padrnos Family, and History of Big Birch Lake.

While a faculty member at St. Cloud State, Fran earned a master of science degree in 1959.

Fran married Mil Padrnos on December 27, 1954 at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Holdingford, Minnesota. They had five children: Mary Jo, Marjorie, Catherine, Thomas, and Paul.

Nome do produtor

(1930-2022)

História biográfica

St. Cloud State faculty member

Âmbito e conteúdo

Edited by Francis and Ludmilla (Mil) Voelker, the papers are centered around the collection, creation, editing, and publishing of three editions of Mass Media: Forces in Our Society. The first edition was a publishing trend-setter, making articles by professionals in all areas of media readily available in one attractively designed source. The second edition received a Certificate of Excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and was selected in the 1975 AIGA Learning Materials Show as one of 50 best designed books published that year.  The third and final edition appeared in 1978.

Sistema de arranjo

The records are arranged in three series.  Each series covers each of the three editions published.

Records are located at 56A.5a-6b and 1B.4c-d.

Condições de acesso

There are no access restrictions.

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Condiçoes de reprodução

Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holders.

Literary rights of the donors and heirs were transferred to St. Cloud State University effective January 1, 1997.

Idiomas do material

  • inglês

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    Gift

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    Nota geral

    Copies of the three editions are available in the University Archives faculty/staff/alumni publications collection, as well as in the library's circulating collection.

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    Nota do arquivista

    Tom Steman created the finding aid for this existing collection in February 2010.

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