Special Collections and Archives, McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Harry McFadden oral history excerpt about Chancellor (President) Wittson.

Link to Streaming Video.

Rena Boyle oral history excerpt about the School/College of Nursing

Link to Streaming Video.

Rena Boyle oral history excerpt about the NU merger.

Link to Streaming Video.

Cecil Wittson oral history excerpt about the NU merger.

Link to Streaming Video.

Hardin, Naylor, and Wittson

Photograph of Chancellor Hardin, President Naylor of OU, and Dean Wittson of Med. Center. Taken at convocation about the proposed merger.

Cecil Wittson with campus view

Photograph of first chancellor of UNMC Dr. Cecil Wittson

Cecil Wittson with students

Photograph of first chancellor of UNMC Dr. Cecil Wittson and college of medicine students

Five Nebraskans Selected for Training as Physician Assistants

UNMC newsletter article about the school of allied health professions. The article covers the first students in the physician assistant program.

Regents Elevate Training for Allied Health Professions

UNMC newsletter article about the school of allied health professions. The article covers the elevation of the Allied Health programs to a School.

Rena Boyle oral history transcript about School/College of Nursing

Oral history transcript excerpt from Rena Boyle, Dean of the College of Nursing. Transcript covers the transition from a school to college of…

Rena Boyle oral history transcript about the NU merger.

Oral history transcript excerpt from Rena Boyle, Dean of the College of Nursing. Transcript covers how UNMC handled the OU nursing program.

Med Center to Control Dental College?

Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers the proposal to move administrative control of COD to UNMC.

Medical Center Control of Dental College Urged

Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers briefly the proposal before the Board of Regents to move COD administratively…

Dental Staff Favors Med Center Control

Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers the COD faculty and staff preferences about the the proposal to move the…

Vanselow: No Plans to Move Dental College

Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers details about a proposal to move the administrative control of COD to UNMC.

Regents Approve College of Dentistry for Medical Center Administration

UNMC Newsletter article about the college of dentistry. The article covers the Board of Regents approval to move administrative control of COD to…

College of Dentistry Smooth Transition into UNMC Fold

UNMC Newsletter article about the college of dentistry. The article covers how the college of dentistry has adjusted to the realignment with UNMC.

Dentistry College Shift Discussed

Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers COD faculty objections to the proposed administrative move to UNMC.

Case For Merging Dental College and Medical Center Not Proved

Newspaper editorial about the college of dentistry. Editorial covers the proposal to move administrative control of COD to UNMC.

School of Nursing to Be Extended to Lincoln Campus

UNMC newsletter article about the school of nursing. The article covers the plan to establish a nursing program on the NU Lincoln campus

Nursing Program Spelled Out By Merger Committee

UNMC newsletter article about the school of Nursing. The article covers the plan to establish one nursing program in the NU system.

Nursing Soon To Become College

UNMC newsletter article about the school/college of Nursing. The article covers the transition from school to college of nursing.

Now It's Official; College of Nursing

UNMC newsletter article about the school/college of Nursing. The article covers the announcement that the school would transition to a college.

Pharmacy College is Moved

Newspaper article about the college of pharmacy. The article covers the COP move from Lincoln to Omaha.

Pharmacy College Move May Take Three Years

Newspaper article about the college of pharmacy. The article covers the plans to move the COP to Omaha.

Regents: Wittson Hall; Pharmacy Coming Here

UNMC newsletter article about the college of pharmacy. The article announces that COP will move to Omaha.

Harry McFadden oral history transcript about Chancellor(President) Wittson.

Oral history transcript excerpt from Harry McFadden, interim chancellor of UNMC. Transcript covers Dr. Cecil Wittson's promotion to president of UNMC…

Merger with OU Will Benefit Med Center

UNMC newsletter article about the NU merger. The article covers the opportunies for the medical center from the NU merger.

Three Campuses Represented at Convocation

UNMC newsletter article about NU merger. The article captions the photograph of Chancellor Hardin, President Naylor, and Dean Wittson.

Progress on Merger Related

UNMC newsletter article about NU merger. The article covers transition plans for different progams.

Dr. Wittson Gets New Title

UNMC newsletter article about NU merger. The article covers Dr. Wittson's new title of president.

OU President to Speak Here

UNMC newsletter article about NU merger. The article covers a convocation on campus with President Naylor speaking.

Boost in Title for Wittson

Newpaper article about NU merger

Merger May Help Medical Center

Newspaper article about NU merger. The article covers the positive possible outcomes of the NU merger for the medical center.

Cecil Wittson oral history transcript about the NU merger.

Oral history transcript excerpt from Cecil Wittson, first chancellor(president) of UNMC. Transcript covers Wittson' recollections about the NU merger.

Omaha Medical College

The Omaha Medical College building located on the corner of 12th and Pacific Streets. Dr. William Milroy on the porch.

UNMC Campus, Aerial

Aerial view of UNMC campus, looking west

University Hospital

University Hospital, opened in 1917

Basic Science Building (Wittson Hall)

Basic Science Building constructed in 1968. Renamed Wittson Hall in 1972 upon the retirement of Chancellor Cecil Wittson

North Building (Poynter Hall)

North Building constructed in 1913, later renamed Poynter Hall. First building on the UNMC campus

College of Nursing Building

College of Nursing Building opened in 1976

College of Pharmacy Building

College of Pharmacy building opened in 1976

Bennett Hall

Bennett Hall opened in 1919. Bennett Hall houses the College of Allied Health Professions

College of Dentistry Building

College of Dentistry Building in Lincoln

UNMC Campus, Aerial

UNMC campus aerial, looking northwest

Portrait of Harry McFadden

Portrait of Dr. Harry McFadden, interim Chancellor of UNMC

Portrait of Rena Boyle

Portrait of Rena Boyle, Associate Dean of the School of Nursing at the time of merger

Portrait of Cecil Wittson

Portrait of Cecil Wittson, Dean of the College of Medicine. He presided over the 1968 transformation to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He…

College of Medicine Brochure

Informational brochure about the University of Nebraska College of Medicine