UNL Student Government opposed LB160; opposition was particularly on economic grounds, but also expressed fears that the quality of KSC would not match the standards of UNL.
Oral history transcript excerpt from Harry McFadden, interim chancellor of UNMC. Transcript covers Dr. Cecil Wittson's promotion to president of UNMC at the time of the NU merger.
UNMC Newsletter article about the college of dentistry. The article covers the Board of Regents approval to move administrative control of COD to UNMC.
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.
The KSC Vice President for College Relations rebuts an article published in the Grand Island Independent. He argues that adding KSC to the University system will bring more opportunities for everyone.
LB 160 was the original bill which proposed moving Kearney State College from the state college system to the University of Nebraska System. KSC President testified in favor of joining the Nebraska System.
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.
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…
Newspaper article about the college of dentistry. The article covers the COD faculty and staff preferences about the the proposal to move the administrative control of COD to UNMC.