CAMPUS BUILDING NAMES COMMITTEE Records, 1962-1989
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History: The Campus Building Names Committee was first formed by President H. R. Albrecht in August 1962 to make recommendations for the naming of campus buildings and streets, for eventual approval by the Board of Higher Education. The original members of the committee were Mr. Stanley Murray (chair), Mr. Harry Graves, Mr. Royal Berstler, Mr. W.A. Plath, and Dr. Warren Whitman. President Albrecht wanted a committee made up of faculty and alumni to assist in naming building and streets on campus after prominent figures in NDSU's history. In doing so, he hoped to make the campus more family oriented. The committee became dormant in the mid-1960s, but was revived by then Vice President Laurel D. Loftsgard in 1968. During its tenure, numerous alumni and NDSU faculty served on the committee and succeeded in securing names for numerous campus landmarks, from Seim Hall to Bolley Drive.
Scope and Content: This series consists of a folder correspondence dealing primarily with the appointing of members and another folder of committee meetings and minutes. All other folders deal with specific building on the NDSU campus. The folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
See Also: NDAC/SU Buildings
BOX 1
1 Finding Aid and history of formation of committee
2 Correspondence - committee membership - 1962-1988
3 Committee meetings/minutes - 1968-1988
4 Architecture and Landscape Architecture Building
- 1968-1969, 1987-1988
5 Art Quonsets - formerly Naval ROTC building
- 1987
6 Bison Sports Arena - includes numerous name
suggestions, committee meetings, memos, correspondence - 1968-1986
7 Bolley Drive - letters in support of name
change from Service Drive to Bolley Drive, letters supporting name change
to
Laurel Drive (after President
Laurel D. Loftsgard) - 1973, 1987-1989
8 Centennial Boulevard - change from Campus
Avenue - 1987
9 Dakota Field, Spectator Stand - 1972
10 Engineering & Technology Building - Dairy
Building - 1973, 1974
11 Hultz Hall, Agricultural Science Building - includes
initial recommendations for naming building John H. Worst Hall and
Arlon G. Hazen Hall - 1977
12 Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Family Life Center,
including 4-H Conference Center and NDSU Art Gallery -1975
13 Reineke Fine Arts Center (Music Education
Center) - name mandated by $300,000 gift from Reinecke Foundation -
1971, 1978
14 Robinson Hall - Animal Health Technician
Training Building - 1980, 1981
15 Seim Hall - West High Rise Residence Hall
- 1984
16 Sevrinson & Thompson Halls - North and
South High Rise Dormitories - correspondence, background information,
endorsements - 1968,
1969
17 Sigmund Field - Outdoor Track - 1978
18 South Engineering - 1975
19 Stevens Hall - Life Sciences Building -
letters endorsing names: Stevens and Albrecht - 1967, 1968
20 Thordarson Hall (Department of Public Instruction:
Independent Study, State Film Library) - 1968
21 University Library building - names considered
included Ethel McVeety (librarian from 1897-1945), Senator Milton
Young - 1969, 1979
22 Van Es Hall - Veterinary Science/Bacteriology
Building - 1975-1977
23 Waldron Laboratory - 1967
24 Walsh Studio Theater - 1987
25 Wiidakas Laboratory (Corn Seed House) -
1977
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