Records of University Communications

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Niveau de description

Collection

Titre

Records of University Communications

Date(s)

  • 1950-2016+ (Création/Production)

Extent

29.82 linear feet [72 boxes]

Nom du producteur

Histoire administrative

Information Services was created in 1959. Its mission was to disseminate information of generaml interest about St. Cloud State to students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and the interested public. Unit duties were expanded in 1997 to include publications and other external communication, such as marketing.

1959-7/1987: Information Services (1)

7/1987-9/1997: Public Relations and Publications (2)

9/1997-2011+: University Communications (3)

Heads of this unit include:

1959-8/1986: (Howard) Ray Rowland, Director (1)

8/1986-1/1987: Sue Mackert, Director (acting) (4)

1/1987-9/1996: Angelo Gentile, Director (5)

9/1996-2/1997: Marsha Shoemaker, Director (acting) (6)

2/1997-2/2000: E. Barry Wegener, Director of Marketing and Communications (7)

2000-2001: Greg Czerwinski, Director of Marketing and Communications (8)

2001-2003: Lisa Foss, Director of Marketing and Communications (interim) (9)

2003-2004: Lisa Foss, Director of Marketing and Communications (10)

2004-2005: Lisa Foss, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communication (11)

7/2005-2011+: Loren Boone, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communication (12)

Nom du producteur

(1869-2023+)

Histoire administrative

St. Cloud State University was established by the state of Minnesota in 1869 as the Third State Normal School.

Portée et contenu

This collection of records contains mostly publications, publicity, and biographical files of faculty and senior administrators at St. Cloud State. The publicatons and publicity provide a wide-ranging and rich view of the university, particularily from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Series 1. Administrative Files

This series contains adminstrative files of the unit, ranging from planning to events, publications, personnel and equipment, and budgets. The files primarily date from the late 1960s to the middle of the 1980s.

Series 2. Biographical Files

Dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, this series contains the publicity files created by University Communications for faculty and senior administrators. Types of documents included here are press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, curriculum vitae, and other documents that contain biographical information.

Series 3. Clippings

Dating mostly from the 1980s, this series focuses on articles on and about St. Cloud State University. Topics covered are wide ranging, including buildings, personnel, and budget issues.

Series 4. Press Releases and Publicity

Arranged in chronological order, this series contains press releases dating from the 1950s through the early 1990s. The records focus on a wide variety of topics including campus events, buildings, personnel, curriculum, and other contributions to the community.

Series 5. Publications

This series contains several campus publications that focus on the campus community, as well as the community. Dating from the 1960s to 2011+, these publications document events and other happenings on campus, personnel, and buildings related to St. Cloud State.

System of arrangement

Series 1. Administrative Files

Files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 2: Biographical Files

Files are arranged in alphabetical order by the individual's last name.

Series 3. Clippings

Files are arranged in chronological order, with a few devoted to subjects at the end of the series.

Series 4. Press Releases and Publicity

Mostly arranged chronologically, there are a few files devoted to subjects that are placed at the end of the series.

Series 5. Publications

The publications are arranged by title, then chronological.

Records are located at 21D.7a-f, 21E.1a-7f, and 21F.1a-4e.

Conditions d’accès

There are no access restrictions.

Accès physique

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

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

Languages of the material

  • anglais

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    Finding aids

    Historique de la conservation

    Source immédiate d'acquisition

    Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

    Accruals

    A17-007; Added photographs of employees from photo print collection in 2019

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    Existence and location of copies

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    Archivist's note

    Biographical files processed by Kristen Wiesen in April-May 2010. The rest of the collection was processed by Tom Steman and Krista Lewis in July-September 2011. Press releases from 1997 to 2010 were added by Tom Steman in December 2016. These records came from A17-007.

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