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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Records of University Communications
Date(s)
- 1950-2016+ (Creation)
Extent
29.82 linear feet [72 boxes]
Name of creator
Administrative history
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)
Name of creator
Administrative history
St. Cloud State University was established by the state of Minnesota in 1869 as the Third State Normal School.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
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 of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
There are no access restrictions.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- English
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
A17-007; Added photographs of employees from photo print collection in 2019
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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.