R. G. Gustavson, Subject Correspondence, Chancellor
Records
Title: R. G. Gustavson, Subject
Correspondence, Chancellor Records
Creator: Gustavson, R. G. (Reuben G.), 1892-1974
Dates: 1946-1953
Quantity: 5
boxes (4 linear feet)
Collection Number: RG
05-13-03
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: R. G. Gustavson, Subject Correspondence, Chancellor Records (RG 05-13-03). Archives &
Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
Biography:
Reuben Gilbert Gustavson served as chancellor of the University of Nebraska from 1946 to 1953.
He recieved his M.A. from the University of Denver in 1917 and taught there as well, until 1937.
During that time, he recieved his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1925. He spent 1937 to
1942 at Denver as dean of the graduate school. From there, he served as vice president and dean
of faculties at the University of Chicago. In 1959, he took a position at the Univeristy of
Arizona, Tuscon.
During World War II, Gustavson worked on the Manhattan Project and the development of the
atomic bomb. Beginning in 1953 until 1959, he served as the first president and executive
director of Resources for the Future, Inc., an organization focused on natural resources and
conservation.
Gustavson was born on April 6, 1892 to parents Hildegard and James. He died on February 23,
1974.
For more information, please visit the Office of the Chancellor, Reuben Gustavson.
Scope and Content:
These Chancellor records include subject files and correspondence associated with university
departments, programs, and associated campus activities.
Subjects:
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. National Commission on Accrediting, president, 1947-1951
Box 1. Folder 2. National Commission on Accrediting, president, 1952-1953
Box 1. Folder 3. Administrative Council, 1949-1951
Box 1. Folder 4. Agricultural Research Foundation, 1947
Box 1. Folder 5. American Council on Education, 1948-1954
Box 1. Folder 6. American Council on Education, Committee on Athletics, 1951
Box 1. Folder 7. Argonne Laboratory, 1945-1953
Box 1. Folder 8. Board of Regents, 1946-1949
Box 1. Folder 9. Board of Regents, 1950-1951
Box 1. Folder 10. Board of Regents, 1952
Box 1. Folder 11. Board of Regents, 1953
Box 1. Folder 12. Budget, annual, 1950-1951
Box 1. Folder 13-15. Budget, annual, 1952-1953
Box 2. Folder 1. Budget, legislative file, 1953
Box 2. Folder 2. Budget, biennial explanations, 1951-1953
Box 2. Folder 3. Chemurgy Project, 1947-1949
Box 2. Folder 4. Class size study, 1949-1952
Box 2. Folder 5. Commencement, 1947
Box 2. Folder 6. Commencement, 1948
Box 2. Folder 7. Commencement, 1949
Box 2. Folder 8. Commencement, 1950
Box 2. Folder 9. Commencement and Honors Day, 1951
Box 3. Folder 1. Commencement and Honors Day, 1952
Box 3. Folder 2-3. Commencement and Honors Day, 1953
Box 3. Folder 4. Council of State Governments, 1952-1953
Box 3. Folder 5. Deans and directors, 1947-1953
Box 3. Folder 6. Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, 1948-1951
Box 3. Folder 7. Faculty Homecoming Dinner, 1947-1953
Box 3. Folder 8. Fort Robinson, 1953
Box 3. Folder 9. Friendship Train, Abraham Lincoln, chair, 1948
Box 3. Folder 10. Institute for the Study of Virus Diseases, 1947
Box 3. Folder 11. Land Grant Colleges and Universities Association, 1951-1954
Box 3. Folder 12. Latvian Memorial, 1952-1954
Box 3. Folder 13. Legislative Business, 1947-1951
Box 3. Folder 14. Legislative Business, 1953
Box 3. Folder 15. McKelvie Ranch, 1951-1953
Box 3. Folder 16. Medical College, Lutheran Hospital affiliation, 1952
Box 3. Folder 17. Memorial Services, 1947-1953
Box 3. Folder 18. National Council Against Conscription, 1947-1949
Box 3. Folder 19. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1952
Box 3. Folder 20. National Research Council, Committee for Post Doctoral Fellowships, 1949-1951
Box 4. Folder 1. National Science Foundation, 1947-1950
Box 4. Folder 2. Navy Panel reports, 1947-1948
Box 4. Folder 3. North Platte Road, 1951
Box 4. Folder 4. Pan-Hellenic Association, 1949-1950
Box 4. Folder 5. Parking, 1947-1953
Box 4. Folder 6. Fred Pelton, fund, 1950
Box 4. Folder 7. Point Four Program, 1950-1951
Box 4. Folder 8. Political Activities, staff members, 1950-1952
Box 4. Folder 9-10. Promotions criteria, 1948
Box 4. Folder 11. Promotions criteria, 1949
Box 4. Folder 12. Regents bookstore, 1952
Box 4. Folder 13. Religious Courses on the Campus, 1952
Box 4. Folder 14. Research Corporation, 1951-1952
Box 4. Folder 15. Retirement plan, 1946-1948
Box 4. Folder 16. Retirement plan, 1949
Box 4. Folder 17. Retirement plan, 1950-1951
Box 4. Folder 18. Retirement plan, 1952-1953
Box 5. Folder 1. Riot, 1952
Box 5. Folder 2. Edward C. Rosenow, 1949-1952
Box 5. Folder 3. Social Security, 1950-1951
Box 5. Folder 4. Social Security, 1952-1953
Box 5. Folder 5. Teachers insurance and annuity association, 1947-1952
Box 5. Folder 6. UNESCO Commission, 1946-1947
Box 5. Folder 7. UNESCO Commission, 1947-1948
Box 5. Folder 8. UNESCO, Mexico, 1947
Box 5. Folder 9. University chapel, 1947
Box 5. Folder 10. United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors, 1951-1953
Box 5. Folder 11. United States Public Health Service, National Advisory Health Council, 1947-1953
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