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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. View of the north side of Arts & Sciences Hall from Dodge Street. New "University of Nebraska at Omaha"…
NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. L-R: Clifford Hardin, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska; Robert Spire President, University of Omaha…
NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. Refreshment table, Dean of Students Don Pflasterer at center. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_03]
NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. Standing under umbrella at center, Margaret Naylor; standing under umbrella at left facing right, A. Stanley…
Reflections in Time: Robert Spire
Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.
Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor
Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.
"Vote YES MERGER OU-NU" sign
22" x 14" sign on white cardstock featuring the slogan "Vote YES MERGER OU-NU." The word "merger" is in red ink, and the rest of the text is in black. In small text in the lower left corner is a statement of responsibility for the University Merger…
"O.U. MERGER - YES!" bumper sticker
15" x 3" bumber sticker featuring the slogan "O.U. MERGER - YES!" in bright orange-red letters on a black background. The bumper sticker was manufactured by Allied Printing of Omaha, Nebraska.
Receipt
A detailed receipt acknowledging transfer of Municipal University of Omaha property to the University of Nebraska.
Resolution
Municipal University of Omaha Resolution 4465 providing for an election to determine whether Omaha voters approve transfer of OU to the University of Nebraska.
"Vote Yes for a Better Omaha" postcard
Postcard from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, addressed to Kirk Naylor, sent to all Omaha voters encouraging them to "Vote Yes for a Better Omaha on December 12," supporting six ballot issues, including the OU-NU merger.
"Random Memories of People and Experiences at OU/UNO" by John M. (Jack) Newton
Unpublished memoir written by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Emeritus Jack Newton in December 2009. This excerpt of pages 13-19 covers the events surrounding the OU-NU merger in 1968.
Kirk Naylor Scrapbook #3: OU/NU Merger Related Documents, 1967-68
Selections from a scrapbook collected by Dr. Kirk Naylor, President of the University of Omaha, during the years 1967-1968, containing primarily newspaper clippings along with some photographs and ephemera related to the merger of the Municipal…
"The Man in the Middle of the Merger: Kirk Naylor's Busy Year"
Article by Hollis Limprecht, which appeared in the Magazine of the Midlands on November 26, 1967, pages 26-27.
Legislature of Nebraska; Seventy-Seventh Session; Legislative Bill 736
A law allowing the transfer of the Municipal University of Omaha to the State of Nebraska.
"Give it the old college try"
Political cartoon by Barro for the Omaha World-Herald, depicting an enthusiastic man wearing a merger banner and an "O.U. + N.U." button, an "O.N." beanie, an "Omaha U" pennant in his right hand, and a "Nebraska U" pennant in his left hand. This is…