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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 nursing.
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.
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.
Cecil Wittson with students
Photograph of first chancellor of UNMC Dr. Cecil Wittson and college of medicine students
Cecil Wittson with campus view
Photograph of first chancellor of UNMC Dr. Cecil Wittson
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 oral history excerpt about the NU merger.
Link to Streaming Video.
Rena Boyle oral history excerpt about the NU merger.
Link to Streaming Video.
Rena Boyle oral history excerpt about the School/College of Nursing
Link to Streaming Video.
Harry McFadden oral history excerpt about Chancellor (President) Wittson.
Link to Streaming Video.
Program of events for KSC/UNK Event
Program from the July 1, 1991 official transition from Kearney State College to the University of Nebraska at Kearney
Redick Hall
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
OU Campus at Merger, Aerial View, 1968
Aerial view of the Municipal University of Omaha campus circa 1968, at the time of the merger, viewed from the southeast.
UNO Campus, Aerial View, 1997
Aerial view of the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus in 1997, viewed from the west.
UNO Campus, Aerial View, 1987
Aerial view of the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus in 1987, viewed from the northeast.
UNO Campus, Aerial View, 1978
Aerial view of the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus in 1978, viewed from the northeast.
UNO Campus, Aerial View, 1975
Aerial view of the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus in 1975, viewed from the south.
OU Campus, Aerial View, 1961
Aerial view of the Municipal University of Omaha campus in 1961, viewed from the west.
OU Campus, Aerial View, 1957
Aerial view of the Municipal University of Omaha campus in 1957, viewed from the southeast.
OU Campus, Aerial View, 1946
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, Southeast Corner, Back, 1937
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, Northwest Corner, Front, 1937
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.
OU Students Campaigning for Merger
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.
Reflections in Time: Paul Borge
Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.
Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell
Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.
Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz
Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.
Precinct and ward tally of Omaha
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.
Vote Yes for a better Omaha brochure
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…
Survey of Omaha voters: merger of Omaha University and Nebraska University, November 25 through 27, 1967
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…
Sun Newspapers Section B, June 27, 1968
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…
Sample Ballot University of Omaha Special Election, December 12, 1967
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…
Please Help Merger Fund flier
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.
The Meaning of 'Merger' brochure
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…
Voters Face Important Issues: Special Election December 12 broadside
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…
Gateway Special Issue June 30, 1968
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" by D.B. Varner
"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…
"Vote Yes - Omaha U. - N.U. Merger Ballot Number 1, Dec. 12" door hanger
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.
Campus Christian Fellowship of Omaha invocation offered at merger ceremony
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.
Sixty years a foundation, Welcome to Ceremonies Marking the Formation of the University of Nebraska at Omaha from the Municipal University of Omaha June 30-July 1, 1968
A guide to the festivities surrounding the OU-NE merger.
O.U. + N.U. Merger YES sticker
Round campaign sticker, 3" in diameter, printed with black and red ink on white, with the text, "O.U.-N.U. Merger YES, Dec. 12."
OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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…
OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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…
OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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…
OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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…