President Weston J. McConnell Records, 1934-1951

By Marissa Posada and Laurel Alexander

Collection Overview

Title:	President Weston J. McConnell Records, 1934-1951
ID:	02/02/ UP0007
Primary Creator:	Weston Joseph McConnell (1884-1955)
Extent:	13.0 Boxes
Arrangement:	This collection is arranged by material type.
Subjects:	Board of Regents of the Texas State Teachers Colleges McConnell, Weston Joseph, 1884-1955 Organizations and interest groups World War II (1939-1945)
Forms of Material:	Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Regulations.
Languages:	English

Abstract

W. J. McConnell served as president from 1934-1951. The papers in this collection document the issues that he dealt with, including student organization, school regulations, the faculty, and Board of Regents.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Records of UNT President Weston J. McConnell (1884 - 1955). This collection includes information on faculty, special projects, organizations, student laws and regulations, the School of Music, correspondence with the Board of Regents, World War II, clippings, and various organizations.

Biographical Note

Weston Joseph McConnell was the seventh President of the University of North Texas. He served from 1934-1951.

President McConnell was born April 12, 1884 in Batesville, Arkansas. He taught in rural schools and high schools in Wise county and Boyd. He attended North Texas State Normal College and received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Denver. He started teaching at North Texas State Normal College in 1916 and finished his master's degree at Denver in summer sessions. He became a professor and then dean of the college in 1923. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1925. He was president of the Association of Texas Colleges, served on the executive council of the American Association of Teachers Colleges, and as president of the Council of Texas State Teachers College Presidents and the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He was also elected as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Texas Academy of Science. He was elected President of North Texas State Teachers College following the death of President Marquis. (Biographical information from Rogers, James L. The Story of North Texas, 2002)

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Repository:	University of North Texas Special Collections
Acquisition Source:	UNT
Preferred Citation:	President Weston J. McConnell Records, University of North Texas Special Collections

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Box and Folder Listing
Box 495 Box 496 Box 497 Box 498 Box 499 Box 500 Box 501 Box 502 Box 503 Box 504 Box 505 Box 506 Box 1: McConnell tower and W.J. McConnell's death.Box 2: Photographs Box 497A: Oversize Material Box 499A: Oversize Material Box 500A: Oversize Material Box 501A: Oversize Material Box 502A: Oversize Material Box 504A: Oversize Material

Box 495 Request Reading Room Access

Board of Regents Correspondence.

Barcode: 2647
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - J.H. Allison Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Thomas H. Ball Letters, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - W. B. Bates Letters, 1940-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Sallie Ward Beretta Letters, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Emma Mae Brotze Letters, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Grace Cartwright Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - V.A. Collins Letters, 1939-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - R.T. Craig Letters, 1941-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - C.W. Duke Letters, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - George B. Eagle Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - M.C. Edison Letters, 1941-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - A.H. Eubanks, 1936-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 13: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Charles Francis Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 14: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - B.E. Godfrey Letters, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 15: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - N.S. Harrell Letters, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 16: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to J.E. Hill, 1935-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 17: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.E. Hill, 1935-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 18: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from Oveta Hobby, 1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 19: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Claude Isbell Letters, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 20: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.D. Jackson, 1935 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 21: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - J.E. Josey Letters Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 22: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to S.A. Kerr Jr., 1943-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 23: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from S.A. Kerr Jr., 1943-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 24: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to W.L. Kerr, 1945-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 25: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from W.L. Kerr, 1945-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 26: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from W.L. Kerr, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 496 Request Reading Room Access

Board of Regents Correspondence and Commencement Programs.

Barcode: 2648
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - A.B. Mayhew Letters, 1934 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.L. Mills, 1938-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to H.L. Mills, 1944-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - E.D. Norment Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - H.S. Paulus Letters, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to R.A. Stuart, 1935-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from R.A. Stuart, 1935-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - R.L. Thomas Letters, 1942-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to H.A. Turner, 1934-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.A. Turner, 1934-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.A. Turner, 1944-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to J.G. Ulmer, 1934-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 13: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.G. Ulmer, 1934-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 14: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - W.F. Woodul Letters, 1945-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 15: McConnell Administration, Civil Aeronautics Correspondence, 1941-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 16: McConnell Administration, Commencement Programs, 1941-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 17: McConnell Administration, Commencement Programs, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 18: McConnell Administration, Correspondence - General, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 497 Request Reading Room Access

Correspondence between College Presidents and National Youth Administration.

Barcode: 2649
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, National Youth Administration, 1934-1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, National Youth Administration, 1940-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, State Supported Colleges - Correspondence, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, State Supported Colleges - Correspondence, 1950-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Statistics, 1934-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Statistics, 1946-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Correspondence General, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Letters from A.W. Birdwell, 1934-1942 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - P.L. Boynton Letters, 1943-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - H.F. Estill, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - C.E. Evans Letters, 1934-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.G. Flowers Letters, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 13: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.G. Gee Letters, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 14: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - R.M. Hawkins Letters, 1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 15: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.A. Hill Letters, 1934-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 16: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Letters from H. L. Lowman, 1946-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 17: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - H.W. Morelock Letters, 1934-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 18: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Letters from S.H. Whitley, 1933-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 498 Request Reading Room Access

This contians Correspondence and Training Programs.

Barcode: 2650
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, U.S. AFROTC, 1950-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, U.S. AFROTC, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, U.S. AFROTC - Correspondence, 1950-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, U.S. Department of the Army - Army Specialized Training Program, 1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, U.S. Department of the Army - Army Specialized Training Program, 1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, U.S. Department of the Army - Army Specialized Training Program, 1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, U.S. Department of the Army - Army Specialized Training Program, 1944-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, U.S. ROTC - Correspondence, 1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, U.S. ROTC - Correspondence, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, U.S. ROTC - Correspondence, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Correspondence, 1935-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Correspondence, 1941-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 499 Request Reading Room Access

Correspondence between the Attorney General, City of Denton, Board of Control, and Comptroller's Office.

Barcode: 2651
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Correspondence, 1945-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Correspondence, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Digest of Opinions, 1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Digest of Opinions, 1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Attorney General - Digest of Opinions, 1949-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Auditor's Office, 1942-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Board of Control - Correspondence, 1938-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, City of Denton - Water Problem, 1939-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, City of Denton - Water Problem, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Comptroller's Office, 1944-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Includes City of Denton- Water Problem, 1949
Box 500 Request Reading Room Access

Includes correspondence on Organizations, Associations and the Constitution.

Barcode: 2652
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, State Constitution, 1948-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, State Constitution, 1948-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, State Constitution, n.d. Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Department of Education, 1934 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Highway #77 - Correspondence, 1939-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Highway #77 - Correspondence, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Railroad Commission - Correspondence, 1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Southern Association of Colleges, 1933-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Organizations - AAUW, 1934-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Organizations Committees - General, 1933-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Organizations Committees - General, 1946-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Organizations Committees - General, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 13: McConnell Administration, Organizations Committees - General, 1950-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 14: McConnell Administration, Organizations Committees - Dallas Chamber of Commerce and University of Texas at Austin, 1939-1950, 1945-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 501 Request Reading Room Access

Includes correspondence between Organizations and Special Projects and People.

Barcode: 2653
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Organizations - V.A., 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Organizations - V.A. Correspondence, 1943-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Organizations - V.A. Correspondence, 1946-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Organizations - V.A. Correspondence, 1947-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Organizations Veterans Vocational School, Denton County, 1944-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People Adult Education Program,, 1936-1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  This was Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration.
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People Athletics - Correspondence, 1934-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People Athletics, 1946-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People Land Correspondence, 1935-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People Land Correspondence, 1947-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Special Projets and People Land - Texhoma - Correspondence, 1945-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 502 Request Reading Room Access

Includes information on Special Projects and People.

Barcode: 2654
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People, 1938-1940, 1943, 1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Loan Fund, M-General, and Parker, Cynthia - Opera
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Parker, Cynthia - Opera Clippings, 1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Program for Teachers' Training, Coaching & Radio, 1931-1941, 1934-1938 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Radio & Ruth, Dr. Albert, 1937, 1938-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Scholarships - General Correspondence & Good Neighbor, 1934-1945, 1941-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Semi-Centennial -- Golden Jubilee, 1937-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Semi-Centennial -- Golden Jubilee, 1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Semi-Centennial -- Golden Jubilee Clippings, 1939-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Semi-Centennial -- Golden Jubilee Clipings, 1939-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 503 Request Reading Room Access

A continuation of Special Projects and People. Information on Academic Affairs, the College of Education, the School of Community Service, and Faculty.

Barcode: 2655
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Special Projects and People - Teachers College Day & Terrell Program, 1936, 1937 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, V.P. Academic Affairs - AAUP & Enrollment Record, 1930-1944, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, V.P. Academic Affairs Enrollment Record, 1944-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, V.P. Academic Affairs Registrar's Office - Correspondence, 1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, School of Community Service School of Social Work, 1936-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, School of Community Service School of Social Work, 1946-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, College of Education - American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, College of Education - American Association of Teachers' Colleges, 1935-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, College of Education - American Association of Teachers' Colleges, 1940-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Faculty - General & Civic Fund, 1941-1950, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Faculty - General Contracts, 1934-1942 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 504 Request Reading Room Access

Includes information on Faculty Contracts and V.P. of Fiscal Affairs.

Barcode: 2656
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Faculty - General Contracts, 1942-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Faculty - General Contracts, 1945-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Faculty - General Contracts, 1947-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Bonds - General, 1939-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Bonds - General, 1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Business Office, 1941-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Insurance Correspondence, 1940-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Insurance Correspondence, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Payroll, 1934-1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Payroll, 1942-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 505 Request Reading Room Access

Includes V.P. Fiscal Affairs and Graduate School Library information.

Barcode: 2657
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Payroll, 1947-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Payroll, 1948-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Payroll, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs Post Office in Student Union Building, 1948-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs University Store, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, V.P. Fiscal Affairs University Store, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library, 1934-1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library, 1939-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library, 1941-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 506 Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 2658
- Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library - North TX Regional Libraries, 1942-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library - North TX Regional Libraries, u.d. Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Graduate School Library - Periodical Lists, u.d. Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: McConnell Administration, School of Music - Music Department, 1936-1942 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: McConnell Administration, School of Music - Music Department, 1942-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: McConnell Administration, School fo Music - Music Department, 1944-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Student Laws and Regulations Rules and Regulations, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Student Organizations, Clubs, Sororities and Fraternities, 1939-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 1: McConnell tower and W.J. McConnell's death. Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 706114
- Folder 1: McConnell Collection - Correspondence - To President and Mrs McConnell from the Faculty, 1948-05-27 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a faculty letter to the McConnells.
- Folder 2: McConnell Collection - Correspondence - To President McConnell from Joseph P. Boone, 1948-06-02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a letter from Joseph P Boone to President McConnell.
- Folder 3: McConnell Collection - Correspondence - To: President McConnell from President Warren G. Harding - Clipping, 1951-09-06 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a letter and newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News.
- Folder 4: McConnell Collection - Correspondence - To J.C. Matthews From Grace Cartwright, 1953-01-10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a letter.
- Folder 5: McConnell Collection - Correspondence - To Mrs. McConnell from Ben Wooten (Regent), 1959-05-08, 1967-08-30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains two letters to Mrs. McConnell from Ben Wooten.
- Folder 6: McConnell Collection - Dedication of the McConnell Tower and Carillon Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains original speech for the McConnell Tower and Carillon dedication ceremony.
- Folder 7: McConnell Collection - Dedication of the McConnell Tower and Carillon (2) Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a copy of the McConnell Tower and Carillon dedication speech.
- Folder 8: McConnell Collection - Dedication of the McConnell Memorial Tower and Carillon - Program Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a program from the McConnell Tower and Carillon dedication ceremony.
- Folder 9: McConnell Collection - Invocation - Given at Dedication of the W. Joseph McConnell Memorial Tow and Memorial Carillon Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains two copies of the text of the invocation from the McConnell Tower and Carillon Dedication ceremony.
- Folder 10: McConnell Collection - Bulletin of North Texas State University, 1965-02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a booklet celebrating the 75th anniversary of North Texas State University.
- Folder 11: McConnell Tower - McConnell Collection - The North Texan, "McConnell Tower is Dedicated" Clipping, 1957-01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a clipping from The North Texan covering the McConnell Tower dedication ceremony.
- Folder 12: McConnell Collection - Resolution in Appreciation of Dr. McConnell Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a resolution celebrating W.J. McConnell and his career at North Texas State University.
- Folder 13: McConnell Collection - Certificate - Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1947-12-03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains certificate for W.J. McConnell from the Order of Past Presidents.
- Folder 14: McConnell Collection - Certificates - In Memoriam, 1955-11-24 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains In Memoriam for W.J. McConnell with the seal of the Board of Regents.
- Folder 15: McConnell Collection - Check, 1969-12-25 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains a check for $1.00 to Melanie Ford from Mrs. McConnell.
- Folder 16: McConnell Collection - Clippings (1), 1952-03-02, 1965-05-02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains newspapers clippings from The Denton Record Chronicle celebrating W.J McConnell's life and achievements.
- Folder 17: McConnell Collection - Clippings (2) Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains an obituary and a clipping about W.J. McConnell taking the office of North Texas State University president.
- Folder 18: McConnell Collection - Clippings (3), 1955 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains obituaries of W.J. McConnell from Galveston News and The Denton Record Chronicle.
- Folder 19: McConnell Collection - Clippings (4) Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Articles from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram about W.J. McConnell.
- Folder 20: McConnell Collection - Clippings (5) Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Newspaper article about W.J. McConnell's death and the Ellis County Courthouse.
- Folder 21: McConnell Collection - McConnell Tower Images, 1988 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains University of North Texas sources with images of McConnell Tower.
- Folder 22: McConnell Collection - Photograph - W.J. McConnell Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Portrait of younger W.J. McConnell. Written on reverse: "Please return. W.J. McConnell when he became dean".
- Folder 23: McConnell Collection - Photograph - McConnell Hall [Copyrighted] Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains black and white original source copyrighted image of McConnell Hall.
- Folder 24: McConnell Collection - File Folder Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Contains empty folder. Reads "File on Dr. McConnell (a former Pres of NTSU) & Clara McConnell (mother Ford's name sake) They were her Aunt & Uncle) *McConnell tower was dedicated in his memory".
Box 2: Photographs Request Reading Room Access

NOTE: This box contains photographs from the President William H. Bruce Records, the President Weston J. McConnell Records and President James C. Matthews. This box is housed in the Special Collections Department in the Willis Library and it is shelved in flat storage under the President William H. Bruce Records with the Collection Number UP0005.

Barcode: 642570
- Folder 1: Prints, 1943, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Two images of campus construction sites.
Box 497A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Material from multiple collections is housed in this box.

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Curriculum Building Program Chart of Organization, 1935-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  The names of the chairmen have been placed above their titles.
  
  Chart: 2
Box 499A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Material from multiple collections is housed in this box.

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Clipping, 1948/08/01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  A clipping from the Denton Record Chronicle, "Text of Resolution Passed by City Commission on Saturday."
Box 500A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Material from multiple collections is housed in this box.

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Program, 1949-1950 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Program for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra with an image of Walter Hendel, musical director, on the cover. There is a diagram of the State Fair Auditorium on the back cover.
- Item 2: Clipping, 1946/03/28 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  "High Schools are Hit By Teacher Shortage" from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee.
Box 501A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Map, no date Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  A map that shows the North Texas State Teacher's College Recreational and Educational Area and also the site of Mrs. Tucker's Food's Inc. Guiest Club on Paw Paw Branch Bay.
Box 502A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Clipping, 1939/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Fort Worth Press clipping that is titled "Tonight's the Night... Texans to See First Own Opera." It covered the premiere of the of "Cynthia Parker" by Julia Smith.
- Item 2: Clipping, 1939/02/21 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  An article from the St. Louis Star-Times, "The Debut of an American Oper," which concerns the premier of the opera "Cynthia Parker."
- Item 3: Clipping, 1939/03/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  An article fromthe Houston Post, "Texan's Opera Without Usual Wordly Attitude."
Box 504A: Oversize Material Request Reading Room Access

Oversize material from several collections are housed in this box.

Barcode: 708121
- Item 1: Chart of Bonds Issued for North Texas Dorms, 1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: Bulletin for the Music Department, 1938/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
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President Weston J. McConnell Records, 1934-1951

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Box 495 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - J.H. Allison Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Thomas H. Ball Letters, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - W. B. Bates Letters, 1940-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Sallie Ward Beretta Letters, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Emma Mae Brotze Letters, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Grace Cartwright Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - V.A. Collins Letters, 1939-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - R.T. Craig Letters, 1941-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - C.W. Duke Letters, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - George B. Eagle Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - M.C. Edison Letters, 1941-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - A.H. Eubanks, 1936-1940 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 13: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Charles Francis Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 14: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - B.E. Godfrey Letters, 1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 15: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - N.S. Harrell Letters, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 16: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to J.E. Hill, 1935-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 17: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.E. Hill, 1935-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 18: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from Oveta Hobby, 1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 19: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Claude Isbell Letters, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 20: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.D. Jackson, 1935 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 21: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - J.E. Josey Letters Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 22: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to S.A. Kerr Jr., 1943-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 23: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from S.A. Kerr Jr., 1943-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 24: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to W.L. Kerr, 1945-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 25: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from W.L. Kerr, 1945-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 26: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from W.L. Kerr, 1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Box 496 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - A.B. Mayhew Letters, 1934 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.L. Mills, 1938-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to H.L. Mills, 1944-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - E.D. Norment Letters, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - H.S. Paulus Letters, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to R.A. Stuart, 1935-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from R.A. Stuart, 1935-1941 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 8: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - R.L. Thomas Letters, 1942-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 9: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to H.A. Turner, 1934-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 10: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.A. Turner, 1934-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 11: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from H.A. Turner, 1944-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 12: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters to J.G. Ulmer, 1934-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 13: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - Letters from J.G. Ulmer, 1934-1945 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 14: McConnell Administration, Board of Regents - W.F. Woodul Letters, 1945-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 15: McConnell Administration, Civil Aeronautics Correspondence, 1941-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 16: McConnell Administration, Commencement Programs, 1941-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 17: McConnell Administration, Commencement Programs, 1949-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 18: McConnell Administration, Correspondence - General, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Box 497 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: McConnell Administration, National Youth Administration, 1934-1939 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: McConnell Administration, National Youth Administration, 1940-1943 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: McConnell Administration, State Supported Colleges - Correspondence, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: McConnell Administration, State Supported Colleges - Correspondence, 1950-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: McConnell Administration, Statistics, 1934-1946 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: McConnell Administration, Statistics, 1946-1951 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Correspondence General, 1934-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 8: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - Letters from A.W. Birdwell, 1934-1942 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 9: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - P.L. Boynton Letters, 1943-1947 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 10: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - H.F. Estill, 1934-1936 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 11: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - C.E. Evans Letters, 1934-1944 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 12: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.G. Flowers Letters, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 13: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.G. Gee Letters, 1947-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 14: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - R.M. Hawkins Letters, 1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 15: McConnell Administration, TX College Presidents - J.A. Hill Letters, 1934-1948 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services