R. G. Gustavson, Speeches, Chancellor Records
Title: R. G. Gustavson, Speeches,
Chancellor Records
Creator: Gustavson, R. G. (Reuben G.), 1892-1974
Dates: 1946-1953
Quantity: 3
boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Collection Number: RG
05-13-04
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: R. G. Gustavson, Speeches, Chancellor Records (RG 05-13-04). 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:
This series of records includes speeches given by Chancellor Gustavson while at the University
of Nebraska or at other locations, noted where possible.
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:
Series 4: SpeechesBox 1. Folder 1. Speeches, articles, 1945Item 1. Speech, tribute to the late Franklin D. Roosevelt, Denver,
Colorado, 1945, Apr. 18
Item 2. Story behind the atomic bomb, 1945, Sept. 7
Box 1. Folder 2. Speeches, articles, 1946, Aug.-Dec., undatedItem 1. KFOR radio talk, on arrival and first impressions of the
University, 1946, Aug. 18
Item 2. State Legislature, 1946, Aug. 28
Item 3. Statement, special Conservation edition, Omaha World
Herald, 1946, Aug. 28
Item 4. Article, "Greetings to Alumni," Nebraska
Alumnus, 1946, Aug.
Item 5. Remarks, public affairs luncheon, Omaha, Nebraska, 1946, Sept. 13
Item 6. Address, Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association, Fremont, Nebraska, 1946, Sept. 19
Item 7. "The Social Repercussions of Scientific
Discoveries," Bankers Association, 1946, Oct. 12
Item 8. Abstract, "America's Responsibility for Basic
Research," Mid-west Clinical Society, Omaha, Nebraska, 1946, Oct. 31
Item 9. Statement, seasons greetings, The
Nebraskan, 1946, Dec.
Item 10. "Science and World Order," University Honors
Convocation, 1946
Item 11. Article, co-authored, "The effect of sex steroids on
experimental goiter and iodine storage in the Thyroid," Colorado Agricultural
Experiment Station, Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, 1946
Box 1. Folder 3. Speeches, articles, 1947Item 1. Article, "Charge to the senior class,"
commencement program, 1947, Feb. 1
Item 2. Alumni report, The Nebraska Alumnus 1947, Feb.
Item 3. Article, The Nebraskan, 1947, Mar. 12
Item 4. Statement, National Lutheran Secretary, student handbook, 1947, Mar. 31
Item 5. Address, "Civilizations Challenge to Your
Generation," Washington University commencement, 1947, June 12
Item 6. Address, 1948 March of Dimes, mid-west region campaign, 1947, Nov. 20
Box 1. Folder 4. Speeches, articles, 1948Item 1. Speech summary, Nebraska State
Journal, 1948, Jan. 1
Item 2. Address, "Is the war the only answer?"
Conference of Nebraska Ministers, 1948, Apr. 19
Item 3. Statement, "The greatest things in 1948," The Lincoln Journal, 1948, Dec. 28
Box 1. Folder 5. Speeches, articles, 1949Item 1. Remarks, Association of American Colleges of the New York, 1949, Jan. 11
Item 2. Address, "Do we live in a world of Change?"
President M.C. Cunningham inauguration, Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1949, Sept. 30
Item 3. Statement, Mayo Clinic cortisons development, State Journal, 1949, Dec.
Item 4. Article, "Basic Science looks at agriculture," Nebraska Farmer Magazine, 1949
Box 1. Folder 6. Speeches, articles, 1950Item 1. Editorial, fifty year progress, The
Voice, 1950, Oct. 2
Item 2. Remarks, Association of Governing Boards of the State Universities at
Charleston, South Carolina, 1950, Nov. 2
Item 3. Talk, Nebraska Public Health Association luncheon, 1950, Nov. 20
Box 1. Folder 7. Speeches, articles, 1951Item 1. Editorial, The Lincoln Star, 1951, Feb.
Item 2. Address, "A Man and an Institution," University
of Denver, 1951, Sept. 1
Item 3. Address, "Here We Stand," All University
Convocation, 1951, Oct. 10
Item 4. Radio review, "Here We Stand," All University
Convocation, 1951, Oct. 14
Box 1. Folder 8. Speeches, articles, 1952Item 1. Address, National Commission on Accrediting, 1952, Mar.
Item 2. Remarks, Convention of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and
Universities, 1952, Nov. 11
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