R. G. Gustavson, Senate Correspondence, Chancellor
Records
Title: R. G. Gustavson, Senate
Correspondence, Chancellor Records
Creator: Gustavson, R. G. (Reuben G.), 1892-1974
Dates: 1946-1953
Quantity: 3
boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Collection Number: RG
05-13-05
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: R. G. Gustavson, Senate Correspondence, Chancellor Records (RG 05-13-05). Archives &
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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 alphabetical correspondence associated with the Faculty Senate
at the University of Nebraska.
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 1: Senate CorrespondenceBox 1. Folder 1. Academic Privilege Committee, 1946-1953
Box 1. Folder 2. Building Committee, 1947
Box 1. Folder 3. Building Committee, 1948, Apr.-Dec.
Box 1. Folder 4. Building Committee, 1948, Jan.-Mar.
Box 1. Folder 5. Building Committee, 1949
Box 1. Folder 6. Building Committee, 1950
Box 1. Folder 7. Building Committee, 1951-1952
Box 1. Folder 8. Calendar Committee, 1949-1953
Box 1. Folder 9. Chancellorship Committee, 1953
Box 1. Folder 10. Commencement and Honorary Degree Committee, 1949-1953
Box 1. Folder 11. Committees of the Faculty, 1946-1948
Box 1. Folder 12. Committees of the Faculty, reports, 1947-1948
Box 2. Folder 1. Committees of the Faculty, reports 1951-1953
Box 2. Folder 2. Committees of the Faculty, 1949-1952
Box 2. Folder 3. Committee on Committees, 1948-1950
Box 2. Folder 4. Committee on Committees, 1951-1953
Box 2. Folder 5. Convocations Committee, 1949-1953
Box 2. Folder 6. Courses of Study Committee, 1952
Box 2. Folder 7. Duplication of Courses Committee, 1949
Box 2. Folder 8-9. Duplication of Courses Committee, 1950 (1)
Box 2. Folder 10. Duplication of Courses Committee, 1951-1953
Box 2. Folder 11. Entrance Requirements Committee, 1952
Box 2. Folder 12. Honors Convocation Committee, 1947-1953
Box 2. Folder 13. Liaison Committee, 1948-1952
Box 2. Folder 14. Library Committee, 1950-1953
Box 2. Folder 15. Memorial Service Committee, 1948-1953
Box 2. Folder 16. Museum Consulting Committee, 1949-1953
Box 2. Folder 17. Policy Committee, 1949
Box 3. Folder 1. Policy Committee, 1950
Box 3. Folder 2. Policy Committee, 1951
Box 3. Folder 3. Policy Committee, 1952
Box 3. Folder 4. Research Council and Research Grants Committee, 1948-1953
Box 3. Folder 5. Renumbering of Courses Committee, 1950-1952
Box 3. Folder 6. Retirement and Insurance Committee, 1948-1953
Box 3. Folder 7. Scholarship Awards Committee, 1949-1953
Box 3. Folder 8. Scholarship Appeals Committee, 1949-1953
Box 3. Folder 9. Semester Examinations Committee, 1949-1953
Box 3. Folder 10. Student Affairs Committee, 1949-1950
Box 3. Folder 11. Student Affairs Committee, 1951-1952
Box 3. Folder 12. Student Conduct Committee, 1949-1953
Box 3. Folder 13. Student Loan Committee, 1949-1953
Box 3. Folder 14. Universities Studies Committee, 1949-1953
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