Redick Hall was the original home of the University of Omaha. The building, then located at 24th and Pratt Streets, was named for Omaha attorney Oak C. Redick, a member of the University of Omaha Board of Trustees who offered his homestead mansion…
Redick Hall was the original home of the University of Omaha. The building, then located at 24th and Pratt Streets, was named for Omaha attorney Oak C. Redick, a member of the University of Omaha Board of Trustees who offered his homestead mansion…
Portrait of Robert Spire (1925-1994), a Nebraska lawyer, human rights activist, and philanthropist. He served as a member of the University of Omaha Board of Regents from 1963 through 1968, when the University of Omaha merged with the University of…
Portrait of Robert Ruetz, a Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the University of Omaha from 1965-1990, and director of the UNO Opera Theatre.
Portrait of Kirk Naylor. He joined the faculty of the University of Omaha in 1960 as Dean of Administration. In 1967, he became president of the university, and he presided over the merger of the Municipal University of Omaha with the University of…
Portrait of Paul Borge, a professor at the Municipal University of Omaha and its successor the University of Nebraska at Omaha, circa 1950s-1990s. He was head of the OU Radio-TV Department and founded both UNO's radio station KVNO and television…
Portrait of John V. Blackwell, also known as Vic Blackwell, faculty member in the Art Department (1958-1985), Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1972-1975), and Acting Chancellor (1971/72) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Aerial view of the Municipal University of Omaha campus in 1946, viewed from the north. The building today known as the Arts & Sciences Hall was then the only permanent building on campus.
Arts & Sciences Hall under construction on the new campus of the Municipal University of Omaha, 1937, viewed from the southeast, showing the back of the building.
Arts & Sciences Hall under construction on the new campus of the Municipal University of Omaha, 1937, viewed from the northwest, showing the front of the building.
A group of OU students gathered in a parking lot, all carrying "Vote YES: Merger OU-NU" signs. The students' backs are to the camera, and their faces are not visible.
Unpublished memoir written by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Emeritus Jack Newton in December 2009.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.
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…
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.
Ward and precinct tallies of the vote taken by the City of Omaha on December 12, 1967, to decide whether to allow the merger of the Municipal University of Omaha with the University of Nebraska.
Eight-page booklet, 4" x 7.5", printed with blue text on white paper, detailing all six measures which were to be decided in the December 12, 1967, special election in the City of Omaha. The six ballot issues, in order, were merger of Omaha…
Public opinion survey of Omaha voters regarding the merger of the Municipal University of Omaha with the University of Nebraska. The survey was conducted by Central Surveys, Inc., of Shenandoah, Iowa, November 25-27, 1967, and includes detailed…
16-page section of the SUN newspaper June 27, 1968, issue. The front and back covers fold out to a two-page piece of artwork depicting the University of Nebraska at Omaha as a fetus about to be born. All articles within the section relate to the…
4" x 9" single sheet sample ballot with the exact wording of the measure that the residents of Omaha were to vote upon on Decmber 12, 1967. "Shall the Board of Regents of the Municipal University of Omaha transfer and convey all the campus property…
Flier produced by the University Senate Executive Committee, inviting members of the Municipal University of Omaha community to "Dust off those cobwebs, write a check today" for the O.U. Merger Fund. 8.5" x 11" sheet, black print on yellow paper.
Trifold brochure from the University of Omaha on "The Meaning of 'Merger,'" printed and distributed in advance of the O.U. merger with the Unviersity of Nebraska system. The front of the brochure features the image of the O.U. Arts and Sciences…
17" x 11.25" double-sided sheet, printed with black text and grayscale images on glossy white paper. The masthead reads, "Voters Face Important Issues: Special Election December 12." The broadside was produced by the Citizens Committee and includes…
Special issue of the University of Omaha Gateway, printed on June 30, 1968, the day before the Municipal University of Omaha merged with the University of Nebraska to become the University of Nebraska at Omaha. This special issue was printed with…
"UNO - Four Years After Merger" is a 24-page document written by D. B. Varner, President of the University of Nebraska, as a statement presented to the faculty and staff of the University of Nebraska at Omaha on April 13, 1972. The document includes…
4" x 9" single sheet door hanger produced by the University Merger Committee. Red and black text on white paper, with a circle cutout at the top of the sheet to allow the paper to be attached to a doorknob.
Single typescript sheet on Campus Christian Fellowship of Omaha letterhead, with the text of the invocation and benediction offered at the merger ceremonies, June 30-July 1, 1968.
Municipal University of Omaha Resolution 4465 providing for an election to determine whether Omaha voters approve transfer of OU to the University of Nebraska.
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…
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.
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…
The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Kirk Naylor, UNO Chancellor, speaking to the Convocation. Photo taken from the roof of the northwest wing…
The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Nebraska Governor Norbert Tiemann speaking to the convocation. Photo taken from the middle of the…
The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. OU-NU Merger Convocation opened with an invocation from Leonard Barry, UNO Campus Minister. Photo taken…
The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Banner is lowered unveiling new "University of Nebraska at Omaha" name. Photo taken from the roof of the…
The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Randall Owens, President of the UNO Student Senate, displaying UNO flag with new logo. [ID:…