University of Northern Colorado, President Thomas J. Gray records
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of clippings related to the activities of Thomas J. Gray while he served as the first President of the University of Northern Colorado from 1890-1891. Many of the clippings are from the Colorado School Journal. It also includes eight volumes containing financial statements and general information, 1891-1964.
Dates
- 1890 - 2011
Creator
- Gray, Thomas J., 1851-1907 (Person)
- University of Northern Colorado. Office of the President (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Please contact the UNC University Libraries Archives and Special Collections Department for further information.
Biography
Principal Gray presided over the formative first year of the State Normal School. Created in 1889, the school offered its first classes in the fall of 1890 in various community buildings. Gray put together the first curriculum for the school, organized its initial faculty, purchased supplies and equipment, and welcomed the first 76 students who enrolled. Gray came to UNC from the Minnesota Normal School at St. Cloud.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes clippings about President Gray and eight bound volumes of financial statements and general information about the University of Northern Colorado.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The clippings in this collection were collected by Archival Services staff, a portion of which were acquired in 2012.
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Jay Trask and Shirley Soenksen, updated by Laura Uglean Jackson
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
- Edition statement
- Original finding aid created in 1987, updated multiple times until 2003. Updated to conform to DACS in 2018.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Northern Colorado Repository
University Libraries
James A. Michener Library L119
Campus Box 48
Greeley CO 80639
library.archives@unco.edu