Wranglers Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1642

Scope and Contents

The Wranglers Records consist primarily of two small notebooks containing records of meetings held by a group of University of North Dakota faculty and administrators called the Wranglers between the years of 1935 and 1953.

Dates

created: 1935-1999
Other: Date acquired: 06/29/2015

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the Rules and Regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Wranglers were a semi-secretive group of faculty and administrators at the University of North Dakota (UND). Early in their existence, they supported traditional institutional practices and influenced funding priorities. The authority of the Wranglers greatly diminished in later years due to an influx of new faculty, many of whom had progressive ideas, and when President George Starcher of UND issued a strong statement on academic freedom.

Note written by

Full Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Meeting information of the Wranglers group.

Custodial History

According to a note included with the materials, the notebooks were first in the possession of Bernard O'Kelly, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Upon his death, his widow, Marcia O'Kelly, kept the notebooks which were eventually passed on to Tom Rand, associate dean of Arts and Sciences. In an explanatory letter by Bernard O'Kelly to Professor Randy Lee, the books were left in the dean's office by Robert Witmer, the preceding dean of Arts and Sciences. Dean O'Kelly noted that he took possession of the notebooks in July 1966.