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Samuel Avery, University Correspondence, Chancellor Records

Title: Samuel Avery, University Correspondence, Chancellor Records

Creator: Avery, Samuel, 1865-1936

Dates: 1908-1928

Quantity: 7 boxes  (3 linear feet)

Collection Number: RG 05-10-03

Language: English

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Preferred Citation: Samuel Avery, University Correspondence, Chancellor Records (RG 05-10-03). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.

Biography:

Samuel Avery served as Chancellor of the University from 1908-1928. He attended the University of Nebraska and received a B.A. in 1892, and his M.A. in 1894. He studied for his Ph.D. in Heidelberg, receiving his diploma in 1896. Avery began teaching at the University in 1897 as an adjunct professor of chemistry. From 1899-1901 he taught at the University of Idaho. He returned to Nebraska in 1901, teaching classes on organic analytical chemistry and agricultural chemistry. In 1905, he became Professor of Chemistry. While born in Illinois, within a year of his birth, the Avery family moved to Saline County, Nebraska. Avery died on January 25, 1936, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Scope and Content:

This correspondence includes letters to and from individuals associated with the University of Nebraska, organized alphabetically by last name.

Subjects:

Avery, Samuel, 1865-1936

University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Office of the Chancellor

University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus) -- Administration

Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Nebraska

College administrators -- Nebraska

University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus) -- Administration -- History -- Sources

Container List: Box 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, Adjutant General, U. S. Army, 1916-1926 Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, Alexander, H. B., chair, Philosophy, 1918-1926 Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, Allen, C. S., Regent, 1909-1920 Box 1. Folder 4. Correspondence, Andrews, E. B., Chancellor Emeritus, 1915-1917 Box 1. Folder 5. Correspondence, Avery, Samuel, Chancellor, 1923-1927 Box 1. Folder 6. Correspondence, Barber, G. E., chair, Roman History, Literature, 1911-1916 Box 1. Folder 7. Correspondence, Barbour, E. H., Curator of Museum, State Geologist, 1910-1926 Box 1. Folder 8. Correspondence, Bessey, Charles E., dean, Industrial College, 1908 Box 1. Folder 9. Correspondence, Bolton, T. L., professor, Philosophy, 1909 Box 1. Folder 10. Correspondence, Bouton, Rosa, chair, Home Economics, 1912 Box 1. Folder 11. Correspondence, Bradford, H. E., Principal, Agricultural School, chair, Vocational Education, 1912-1913 Box 1. Folder 12. Correspondence, Brownell, Herbert, chair, Secondary School Sciences, 1910-1917 Box 1. Folder 13. Correspondence, Brownell, Herbert Jr., Alumnus, U. S. Attorney General, 1924-1925 Box 1. Folder 14. Correspondence, Bruner, Lawrence, professor, Entomology, 1922-1927 Box 1. Folder 15. Correspondence, Bryan, Charles W., Governor, 1914-1924 Box 1. Folder 16. Correspondence, Bryan, William J., Secretary of State, 1915-1925 Box 1. Folder 17. Correspondence, Buck, O. O., Secretary, Nebraska Press Association, 1921-1926 Box 1. Folder 18. Correspondence, Buck, P. M., dean, Arts & Sciences, 1910-1921 Box 1. Folder 19. Correspondence, Buck, P. M., dean, Arts & Sciences, 1922-1926 Box 1. Folder 20. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1909-1915 Box 1. Folder 21. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1916-1917 Box 2. Folder 1-2. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1918 Box 2. Folder 3. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1919-1920 Box 2. Folder 4. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1921 Box 2. Folder 5. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1922 Box 2. Folder 6. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1923 Box 2. Folder 7. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1924 Box 2. Folder 8. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean Agriculture College, 1925 Box 2. Folder 9. Correspondence, Burnett, E. A., dean, Agricultural College, 1926-1927 Box 2. Folder 10. Correspondence, Burr, W. W., chair, Agronomy, 1916-1922 Box 2. Folder 11. Correspondence, Caldwell, H. W., professor, History, 1913-1926 Box 2. Folder 12. Correspondence, Candy, A. L., chair, Mathematics, 1917-1927 Box 2. Folder 13. Correspondence, Chase, L. W., professor, Agricultural Engineering, 1919 Box 2. Folder 14. Correspondence, Clapp, R. G., professor, Physical Education, director, Athletics, 1909-1926 Box 2. Folder 15. Correspondence, Cline, Earl, Regent, 1926 Box 3. Folder 1. Correspondence, Condra, G. E., director, Conservation & Survey Division, 1912-1926 Box 3. Folder 2. Correspondence, Cutter, Irving S., dean, Medical School, 1909-1915 Box 3. Folder 3. Correspondence, Cutter, Irving S., dean, Medical School, 1916 Box 3. Folder 4. Correspondence, Cutter, Irving S., dean, Medical School, 1917-1920 Box 3. Folder 5. Correspondence, Cutter, Irving S., dean, Medical School, 1921-1926 Box 3. Folder 6. Correspondence, Dales, J. S., Secretary, Board of Regents, 1912-1926 Box 3. Folder 7. Correspondence, Dann, W. F., chair, Fine Arts History & Criticism, 1919 Box 3. Folder 8. Correspondence, Dawson, F. T., chair, Physical Education, Dean of Men, Football Coach, 1922-1925 Box 3. Folder 9. Correspondence, Dentistry, College of, 1918-1924 Box 3. Folder 10. Correspondence, Doane, G. H., director, University Libraries, 1925-1926 Box 3. Folder 11. Correspondence, Engberg, C. C., Executive dean, 1909-1928 Box 3. Folder 12. Correspondence, Evans, H. A., Purchasing Agent, 1915-1920 Box 3. Folder 13. Correspondence, Ferguson, O. J., dean, Engineering, 1912-1926 Box 3. Folder 14. Correspondence, Fling, F. M., professor, History, 1918-1926 Box 3. Folder 15. Correspondence, Fogg, M. M., director, Journalism, 1917-1926 Box 3. Folder 16. Correspondence, Fordyce, C., dean, Teachers College, 1913-1936 Box 3. Folder 17. Correspondence, Fossler, Lawrence, chair, Germanic Languages, 1915-1926 Box 3. Folder 18. Correspondence, Foster, H. H., dean, Law College, 1920-1926 Box 3. Folder 19. Correspondence, Frandsen, J. H., chair, Dairy Husbandry, 1912-1919 Box 3. Folder 20. Correspondence, Frye, P. H.; professor, Rhetoric, 1914-1918 Box 4. Folder 1. Correspondence, Graham, Mary C., Dean of Women, 1917-1926 Box 4. Folder 2. Correspondence, Grummann, P. H., director, Fine Arts, 1912-1924 Box 4. Folder 3. Correspondence, Grummann, P. H., director, Fine Arts, 1925-1926 Box 4. Folder 4. Correspondence, Gray, L. H., chair, Philosophy, 1923 Box 4. Folder 5. Correspondence, Grubb, G. A., dean, Dentistry, 1923-1924 Box 4. Folder 6. Correspondence, Hall, P. L., Regent, 1920 Box 4. Folder 7. Correspondence, Hayden, Sara, Associate professor, Drawing & Painting, 1916 Box 4. Folder 8. Correspondence, Heppner, Amanda, Dean of Women, 1917-1925 Box 4. Folder 9. Correspondence, Hastings, W. G., dean, Law College, 1919-1920 Box 4. Folder 10. Correspondence, Hodgon, Charles, University Architects, Chicago, Illinois 1913-1925 Box 4. Folder 11. Correspondence, Holtz, Harold, Secretary, Alumni Association, 1922-1929 Box 4. Folder 12. Correspondence, Hopt, Erwin, professor, University Farm, 1918 Box 4. Folder 13. Correspondence, Hoover, Herbert, 1917-1926 Box 4. Folder 14. Correspondence, Haller, F. L., Regent, 1914-1920 Box 4. Folder 15. Correspondence, Howard, G. E., chair, Political Science & Sociology, 1914-1923 Box 4. Folder 16. Correspondence, Howell, Alice, Fine Arts, University Players, 1919-1927 Box 4. Folder 17. Correspondence, Hrbkova, Sarka, chair, Slavonic Languages, 1909-1919 Box 4. Folder 18. Correspondence, James, H. G., dean, Arts & Sciences, 1925-1926 Box 4. Folder 19. Correspondence, Johnson, Frank M., professor, 1909-1911 Box 4. Folder 20. Correspondence, Jones, Guernsey, chair, History, 1912-1928 Box 4. Folder 21. Correspondence, Judson, F. W., Regent, 1926 Box 4. Folder 22. Correspondence, Keegan, J. J., dean, Medical College, 1925-1926 Box 4. Folder 23. Correspondence, Kiesselbach, T. A., chair, Experimental Agronomy, 1915 Box 4. Folder 24. Correspondence, Kimball, Willard; director, Music, 1912 Box 5. Folder 1. Correspondence, Landis, H. D., Regent, 1917-1928 Box 5. Folder 2. Correspondence, Lees, J. T., Provost, chair, Ancient Languages, 1919-1926 Box 5. Folder 3. Correspondence, LeRossignol, J. E., dean, Business Administration, 1911-1925 Box 5. Folder 4. Correspondence, Luckey, G. W. A., dean, Education, 1913-1919 Box 5. Folder 5. Correspondence, Luehring, F. W., chair, Physical Education, director, Athletics, 1920 Box 5. Folder 6. Correspondence, Lyford, V. G., Regent, 1911-1922 Box 5. Folder 7. Correspondence, Lyman, R. A., dean, Pharmacy, 1914-1926 Box 5. Folder 8. Correspondence, MacGahey, Florence I., Registrar, Secretary of Faculty, 1917-1926 Box 5. Folder 9. Correspondence, McKelvie, S. R., Governor, 1919-1922 Box 5. Folder 10. Correspondence, McMullen, Adam, Governor, 1925-1926 Box 5. Folder 11. Correspondence, Mac Lean, J. A., Chancellor, Idaho, 1912-1925 Box 5. Folder 12. Correspondence, Marvin, H. H., chair, Physics, 1922-1925 Box 5. Folder 13. Correspondence, Metcalfe, Richard, Editor, Omaha, Nebraska, 1917-1918 Box 5. Folder 14. Correspondence, Mickey, Clark, Assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering, chair, Civil Engineering, 1919-1925 Box 5. Folder 15. Correspondence, Morey, Lloyd, Comptroller, Illinois University, 1921-1926 Box 5. Folder 16. Correspondence, Miller, J. E., Regent, Mayor of Lincoln, 1917-1920 Box 5. Folder 17. Correspondence, Morrill, C. H., 1914-1926 Box 6. Folder 1. Correspondence, Neihardt, John G., 1916-1926 Box 6. Folder 2. Correspondence, Neville, Keith, Governor, 1917-1918 Box 6. Folder 3. Correspondence, Newbranch, H. E., Editor, Omaha World Herald, 1912-1920 Box 6. Folder 4. Correspondence, Norris, G. W., U. S. Senator, 1916-1917 Box 6. Folder 5. Correspondence, Pershing, J. J., 1910-1923 Box 6. Folder 6. Correspondence, Persinger, C. E., professor, History, 1915-1917 Box 6. Folder 7. Correspondence, Pool, R. J., chair, Botany, 1917-1926 Box 6. Folder 8. Correspondence, Pound, Roscoe, 1915-1925 Box 6. Folder 9. Correspondence, Powers, J. H., professor, Zoology, 1909-1916 Box 6. Folder 10. Correspondence, Pugsley, C. W., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, President, South Dakota State, 1921-1926 Box 6. Folder 11. Correspondence, Pritchett, Henry S., President, Carnegie Foundation, 1911-1922 Box 6. Folder 12. Correspondence, Reavis, C. F., Congressman, 1916-1918 Box 6. Folder 13. Correspondence, Reed, A. A., Acting director University Extension, Inspector of Accredited Schools, 1915-1926 Box 6. Folder 14. Correspondence, Roosevelt, T., 1917 Box 6. Folder 15. Correspondence, Scott, R. D., professor, English, Athletics Board Member, 1918-1926 Box 6. Folder 16. Correspondence, Sealock, W. E., dean, Teachers College, director Summer Session, 1918-1926 Box 6. Folder 17. Correspondence, Seaton, L. F., operations super, purchasing agent, chair, Mechanical Engineering, 1918-1921 Box 6. Folder 18. Correspondence, Seaton, L. F., operation super, purchasing agent, chair, Mechanical Engineering, 1922-1926 Box 6. Folder 19. Correspondence, Seavey, W. A., dean, Law College, 1920-1926 Box 6. Folder 20. Correspondence, Seymour, G. N., Regent, 1920-1926 Box 6. Folder 21. Correspondence, Sheldon, A. E., director, Legislative Reference Bureau, 1911-1917 Box 6. Folder 22. Correspondence, Sherman, L. A., dean, Graduate College, 1909-1926 Box 7. Folder 1. Correspondence, Sjogren, O. W., chair, Agriculture Engineering, 1918-1928 Box 7. Folder 2. Correspondence, Somers, A. B., chair, Obstetrics, Medical College, 1915 Box 7. Folder 3. Correspondence, Stepanek, Orin, Assistant professor, English, 1920-1923 Box 7. Folder 4. Correspondence, Steihm, E. O., director, Athletics, 1916 Box 7. Folder 5. Correspondence, Stout, O. V. P., dean, Engineering, 1912-1920 Box 7. Folder 6. Correspondence, Stuff, F. A., chair, English, Teachers College, 1922-1926 Box 7. Folder 7. Correspondence, Swezey, G. D., professor, Astronomy, 1911-1920 Box 7. Folder 8. Correspondence, Taylor, C. W., Principal, Teachers College High School, 1918-1926 Box 7. Folder 9. Correspondence, Taylor, W.G. L., chair, Political Economy, 1911-1916 Box 7. Folder 10. Correspondence, Thompson, T. J., Dean of Men, 1921-1924 Box 7. Folder 11. Correspondence, Van Es, L., chair, Animal Pathology, 1917 Box 7. Folder 12. Correspondence, Upson, F. W., chair, Chemistry, 1913-1923 Box 7. Folder 13. Correspondence, Wallace, C. W., professor, English Language & Literature, 1910-1919 Box 7. Folder 14. Correspondence, Warner, W. P., Regent, 1923-1924 Box 7. Folder 15. Correspondence, Warshaw, J., professor, Modern Languages, 1921 Box 7. Folder 16. Correspondence, Weatherly, Arthur, Nebraska Peace Society, 1915-1917 Box 7. Folder 17. Correspondence, Webster, J. R., Scholarship, 1911 Box 7. Folder 18. Correspondence, Wilcox, E. M., professor, Botany, 1908-1921 Box 7. Folder 19. Correspondence, Williams, C. V., Superintendent, Curtis Agricultural School, 1917-1918 Box 7. Folder 20. Correspondence, Williams, Hattie Plum, chair, Political Sciences, 1915-1925 Box 7. Folder 21. Correspondence, Wolcott, R. H., Acting dean, Medical Colleges, chair, Zoology, 1913-1919 Box 7. Folder 22. Correspondence, Wyer, M. G., Librarian, 1924-1925 Box 7. Folder 23. Correspondence, Whitmore, W. G., Regent, 1911-1914 Box 7. Folder 24. Correspondence, Whitmore, W. G., Regent, 1915 Box 7. Folder 25. Correspondence, Whitmore, W. G., Regent, 1916-1921



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