University Archives - Ernest Giesecke Records



College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences >> Gustav Ernst Giesecke
11.2.3 G. Ernest Giesecke (Dean, 1949-1953)

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		Gustav Ernst Giesecke was born September 13, 1908, in Marble Falls, Texas. He received his Bachelor's (1931), Master's (1934) and Ph.D. (1938) from Stanford University. In 1962 he earned the Doctor of Laws degree at the University of Toledo. After receiving his doctorate, he was an instructor in German and a Counselor at the Student Personnel Bureau at the University of Illinois until 1942, when joined the Navy and served as a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve until 1946. In 1946 he was appointed assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, assistant professor of German, and assistant dean of Galesburg Undergraduate Division, University of Illinois. In 1949, he accepted the position of dean of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC), replacing A.E. Minard. Giesecke resigned his position effective September 1953 to accept the position of vice president of Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas. In 1959 he became the associate dean of the Graduate School of Education, professor of higher education, and director of M.A.T. Program at the University of Chicago. In 1965 he became the provost at the University of Toledo. In 1970, he joined Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois [University of Illinois, Springfield as of 1995], serving as professor of humanities and higher education (1970-1976) and director of Educational Relations (1971-1976). In 1976 he became a professor emeritus at Sangamon. He died on January 4, 1995. During his short term as Dean, Giesecke was a member of the educational policies committee of the North Dakota Education Association (serving as committee chairman in 1952-53); was on the board of directors of the Fargo-Moorhead Open Forum; and was a member of the education and information committee of the Fargo Civil Defense agency. In addition, Giesecke was the founder and later executive director of the North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. The Institute was begun in 1950 with the intention of collecting and preserving historical material on North Dakota and the Northern Plains.
	Scope and Content
		The records contain of two series: Personal Correspondence Series and Subject File Series. The Personal Correspondence Series consists primarily of personal correspondence to and from faculty/administration at NDAC from 1949-1973. Many of these warm and personal missives provide excellent insights into Dean Giesecke's relationships with various colleagues. Of particular interest are the letters between Giesecke and NDAC President Fred Hultz (1949-1960). The Subject File Series contains details about the North Dakota Education Association conventions, as well as College Council meeting minutes from 1949 to 1953. In addition, there is information on the beginnings of the nursing degree program offered at NDAC. There are also several files related to the President's office, including correspondence, meeting minutes, and university business.
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		Gustav Ernst Giesecke – biographical information Personal Correspondence Series
			Aarnes, H., 1957-1969 Cassel, J. Frank, 1953-1970 Cleland, C.B., 1969-1970 Cobb, Thomas P., 1959-1966 Correspondence, A-F Correspondence, G-L Correspondence, M-P Correspondence, Q-Z Hertel, Leo, Elsa, & Karin, 1953-1973 Hultz, Fred S., 1949-1953 Hultz, Fred S., 1954-1960 Sudro, W.F, 1952-1955 Walsh, F. E., 1953-1966 Whedon, A. D, 1957-1961
		Subject File Series
			Biennial Reports, 1948-1950 Board of Higher Education, State Conference on Higher Education, 1949 Board of Higher Education, State Conference on Higher Education, 1950 Building and Grounds Business Office, Mr. Skinner, 1949-1951 College Committees, Committee on Counseling, 1952-1953 College Committees, Communications Council, 1953 Continuing Studies, Arts and Sciences Courses, 1950-1952 Continuing Studies, Catalog Copy 1950-1951 & Publicity 1949-1950 Continuing Studies, Enrollments, 1950 Continuing Studies, Fees, 1950-1953 Continuing Studies, Insurance, 1950-1952 Continuing Studies, NDAC Courses, 1953-1955 Continuing Studies, Reading for Executives, 1952 Curriculum Committee, 1950-1951 Curriculum Committee, 1952 Curriculum Committee, Exchange with other Schools, 1951, 1955 Educational Foundations, Midwest Administration Center, 1950-1952 Educational Foundations, Midwest Administration Center, Conference, December 12-14, 1951 Faculty, General, College Council Minutes, 1949-1950 Faculty, General, College Council Minutes, 1950-1951 Faculty, General, College Council Minutes, 1952 Faculty, General, College Council Minutes, 1953 Faculty, General, Nepotism,1949 Faculty, General, Outside Work, Approval, 1949 Faculty, General, Travel, 1949-1952 Faculty, General, Vacations and Sick Leave, 1950 \| Fargo Area, Area Conference in General Education, 1951-1952 Fargo Area, Concordia College, 1950-1951 Fargo Area, Moorhead State Teachers College, 1950-1953 Fargo Area, Tri-College Courses, 1950-1951 Geology and Geography, 1949-1953 Graduate Program, Applied Arts and Sciences Prospects, 1950-1952 Graduate Program, M.S. in Social Science, 1949 Graduate Program, Minutes of Graduate Committee, 1949-1952 Graduate Program, Policies and Organizations, 1930-1955 Graduate Program, Thesis Form, 1931-1950 Land Grant Institutions, Arts and Sciences Division, 1949 Land Grant Institutions, Arts and Sciences Division, 1953 Land Grant College Association Meetings, 1950 Land Grant College Association Meetings, 1951 Land Grant College Association Meetings, 1952 Land Grant College Association Meetings, 1953 Majors and Minors, Chemistry, 1950-1951 Majors and Minors, Majors outside Arts and Sciences, 1937-1953 Majors and Minors, Totals and Distribution, 1937-1953 Meetings with Advisors, 1952 Meteorology/Climatology, 1950-1951 Minnesota Conference on Higher Education, 1949-1950 National Education Association, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1952 National Education Association, “College and University Bulletin,” 1950 National Education Association, “Key Member,” 1949-1952 National Education Association, National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards, 1951 National Education Association, National Conference on Higher Education, 1949-1950 National Education Association, Sixth Annual Conference on Higher Education, 1951 National Education Association, Seventh Annual Conference on Higher Education, 1952 National Education Association, Eighth Annual Conference on Higher Education, 1953 National Education Association, NEA Journal, 1951-1952 National Organizations, American Council on Education, 1954 North Central Association, Inspection, 1948-1949 North Dakota Education Association (NDEA), 1949-1953 NDEA, Board of Education (reorganization), 1952-1953 NDEA, Convention, 1951 NDEA, Convention, 1952 NDEA, Convention, 1953 NDEA, Education Policies Committee, 1950-1951 NDEA, Education Policies Commission, 1951-1952 NDEA, Higher Education Section, 1952 NDEA, Local 133, 1951 NDEA, North Dakota Teacher, 1951-1953 NDEA, Northwest District, 1952 NDEA, Southwest District, 1952 NDEA, Teacher Welfare Committee, 1950-1951 NDEA, Visual Education Section, 1951 North Dakota Organizations, Administrators Conference, UND North Dakota Organizations, Association of School Administrators, 1948-1953 North Dakota Organizations, Council on Education, 1949-1952 North Dakota Organizations, Parent Teachers Association, 1950-1952 North Dakota Organizations, Planning Committee, 1952-1953 North Dakota Organizations, School Officers Association, 1952 North Dakota Organizations, State Reorganization, 1952 North Dakota Organizations, Workshop for County Superintendents, 1949-1953 Nursing Program, 1949-1951 Nursing Program, North Dakota League of Nursing Education, 1950 Nursing Program, North Dakota State Nursing Exam Board, 1947(?) - 1952 Nursing Program, Russell Sage Foundation, 1950-1951 Nursing program, St. John's, 1948-1952 Nursing Program, St. John's, 1953 Physical Education, C.C. Finnigan, 1950-1951 Physical Education, Professor Kaiser, 1949-1951 President's Office, Acting President Hazen, 1961 President's Office, H.R. Albrecht, 1962 President's Office, College holding Association, 1951 President's Office, Committees - Land Grant Association Survey, 1951; Veterans Education President's Office, Deferments, 1950-1951 President's Office, Housing Policy, 1950-1952 President's Office, Minutes, Advisory Committee, 1949-1953 President's Office, Minutes, President's Cabinet Meeting, 1948-1953 President's Office, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1949-1954 Public Instruction (Department of), Certification in North Dakota, 1949- 1951 Public Instruction (Department of), High School Administration Manual, 1951 Public Instruction (Department of), Illinois, 1952 Public Instruction (Department of), Journal of Teacher Education, 1950-1953 Public Instruction (Department of), Michigan, 1952 Public Instruction (Department of), North Dakota Education Directory, 1949-50 to 1953-54 Public Instruction (Department of), School District Reorganization, 1951 Public Instruction (Department of), Special Education, 1951-1952 Public Instruction (Department of), State Scholarship Law, 1951-1952 Regional Meetings, Rural Life Conference, 1949-1954 Registration Advisors Manual, 1950 Students, Trip Liability, 1949-1950