DR. HARRY READNOUR COLLECTION

M02-23

  

            Harry W. Readnour received his B. A. from the Oklahoma State University (1957-1961) with a Major in History and a Minor in Political Science.  He received his M. A. from George Washington University at Washington, D. C. (1961-1962) in Government with his major field in U. S. Public Administration and his thesis being

“U.S. Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee.”  He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia (1962-1965, 1967-1968, and summer 1970) with his major field in United States Recent and Minor Fields in U.S. Colonial, Middle Period, and Southern Europe since 1815, Russian Revolution and Soviet Regime.  His Dissertations was “General Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia (1835-1905): A Biographical Study.”  Dr. Harry W. Readnour has received honors or has been a member of: Student Assistant in History at Oklahoma State University (1960-1961), Scottish Rite Fellow at George Washington University (1961-1962); Philip Francis du Pont Fellow at University of Virginia (1963-1965 &  1967-1968); Bronze Star (Service in connection with actions against  hostile ground forces), II Field Forces, United States Army Republic Vietnam, Long Binh, Vietnam (1967); and R.O.T.C. Summer Workshop in Military History at United State Military Academy at West Point, New York (1984)

 

            In the Area of Administrative Service Dr. Readnour has been: Captain Infantry, U.S. Army (1965-1967); Operations Officer, 219th M.I. Detachment, Fort Brag, North Carolina (1966); Operations Officer and Acting Commanding Officer of same unit, II Field Forces, USARV (1966-1967); Chairman, Department of History, Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri (1968-1970); Senior Warden at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Conway, Arkansas (1976); Director of  Exemplary Studies, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas (1979); President, Faculty Council at University of Central Arkansas (1980-1981); Acting Chairman, Department  of History, UCA during the summer session (1985); Interim Chairman, Department of History, UCA (Jul. 1, 1986-1987); President of  the Kiwanis Club of Conway (1986-1987); and Chair of the History Department (1987-1995).  He has also taught as a part-time instructor (Volunteer) in the Bien Hoa Province of Vietnam, an Associate Professor of History at Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri (1968-1971); and an Assistant, Associate, and Professor of History at the University of Central Arkansas (1971-present).

 

 

Box 1

 

File 2 – Oklahoma State University, 1957-1961

 

File 2 – “Plastered” Music by G. Ackley Brower, 1933

 

File 3 – “Oklahoma” by Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers, 1943

 

File 4 – The George Washington School of Government, 1961-1962

 

File 5 – Correspondence in Regard to Thesis Research Project, 1963-1964

 

File 6 – Thesis Rough Draft by Harry Readnour

 

File 7 – Thesis Final Draft, 1964

 

File 8 – George Washington Times, Summer, 1985

 

File 9 – University of Virginia Fellowship Information, 1961-1962

 

File 10- Note cards on Various Topics of History, 1961-1962

 

File 11- President Harry Truman’s Compulsory Health Insurance, 1949

 

File 12- “The Role of John Adams in the French Crisis, 1797-1801” by Harry Readnour

 

File 13- “William Henry Harrison: Presidential Candidate” by Harry Readnour

 

File 14- Information on University of Virginia History Courses, 1963-1964

 

File 15- “Interpretations of the Life and Reign of Peter the Great” by Harry Readnour

 

File 16- University of Virginia & Russian History, 1964-1965

 

File 17- University of Virginia & Colonial History, 1964

 

File 18- University of Virginia Department of History, 1967-1968

 

File 19- University of Virginia, American History, 1967

 

File 20- Letter to the Editor of The Cavalier Daily by Harry Readnour, October 1967

 

File 21- “Maryland Politics on the Eve of Revolution: The Provincial Controversy,

              1770-1774” by James Haw

 

File 22- “John W. Davis and the Campaign of 1924” a Critique by Bob Hawks, 1968

 

File 23- Thomas Jefferson” A Speech Given by Harry Readnour, Circa 1965

 

File 24- “The Passaic Strike of 1912: The Wobblie Wars in the East” a Dissertation by

  someone known only as, Mike

 

File 25- University of Virginia Alumni News, 1980 & 1982 and the Virginia Historical

  Bulletin, June 1981

 

File 26- Publishing Companies

 

End of Box 1

 

 

Box 2

 

File 1 – Income Tax Forms, 1962-1971

 

File 2 – Resume & Job Applications, 1968-1970’s

 

File 3 – Missouri State Income Tax, 1968

 

File 4 – Federal Income Tax Records, 1968

 

File 5 – Moving Expense, 1968

 

File 6 – Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri Earnings Statements, 1968-1971

 

File 7 – Missouri State Income Tax, 1969

 

File 8 – Federal Income Tax Records, 1969

 

File 9 – Medical Expense, 1969

 

File 10- Insurance Claims-Medical Expenses, 1968-1969

 

File 11- Tiaa-Cref Insurance Claims, 1969-1970

 

File 12- Medical Expenses, 1970

 

File 13- Federal Income Tax Records, 1970

 

File 14- Federal Income Tax Records, 1971

 

File 15- Paycheck Information, 1971-1976

 

File 16- Medical Expenses, 1971

 

File 17- Bank Statements, 1971

 

End of Box 2

 

Box 3

 

File 1 – Cottey College For Women, Early Days, 1930’s

 

File 2 – Cottey College Information, Welcome to Cottey College, August 29, 1968

 

File 3 – Cottey College History, 1968-1969

 

File 4 – Cottey College History Classes, 1969-1970

 

File 5 – Cottey College Course Outline, 1969-1971

 

File 6 – The P.E.O. Record, September, 1966

 

File 7 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower Eulogized by Harry Readnour, April 1969

 

File 8 – The Inauguration of Jon Olaf Hondrum-Eighth President of Cottey College,

 November 1969

 

File 9 – Newspaper Articles used in Teaching History, 1968-1970

 

File 10- Cottey College-Contracts & Correspondence, 1968-1970

 

File 11- Vada Readnour-Survey of Russian History, 1970

 

File 12- Book Review Correspondence, 1971

 

End of Box 3

 

 

Box 4

 

File 1 – Mena Hogan Woodle-Photographs and Newspaper Clippings

 

File 2 – Photographs of Friends & Family

 

File 3 – Newspaper Articles

 

File 4 – New York City, December 1979

 

File 5 – Newspaper Articles on Jimmy Bryant-UCA Archives Director & Intellectual

 

File 6 – Halloween Invitations

 

File 7 – Personal correspondence, 1979-1998

 

File 8 – Receipts, 1972

 

File 9 – Bank Statements, 1972-1974

 

File 10- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance Policy

 

File 11- Correspondence with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 1972

 

File 12- Tiaa-Cref Annual Report, 1969

 

File 13- Tiaa-Cref Annual Report, 1971-1974

 

File 14- Tiaa-Cref Statements, 1968-1970

 

File 15- Tiaa-Cref Statements, 1971-1975

 

End of Box 4

 

  

Box 5

 

File 1 – Harry Readnour-Personal Data Information

 

File 2 – State College of Arkansas & University of Central Arkansas Teaching Contracts

 

File 3 – Personal Notes

 

File 4 – UCA History Department Employee Information

 

File 5 – Academic Freedom, Tenure and Promotion

 

File 6 – Materials used in Teaching History, Newspaper Articles, tests, etc.

 

File 7 – Arkansas State Normal School-Blank Diplomas

 

File 8 – Arkansas State Teachers College-Handbook of the Faculty

 

File 9 – State College of Arkansas-A Faculty Guide to Policies & Procedures

 

File 10- State College of Arkansas Film Catalog

 

File 11- Harry Readnour’s First Year at State College of Arkansas

 

File 12- Houston Convention Notes, November 1971

 

File 13- Footnotes and Bibliographic Information for Seminar 4300 & 5300

 

File 14- Faulkner County & Conway, Arkansas Centennial, 1973

 

File 15- Graduate Assistants Finals Week Schedule, 1973

 

File 16- History Periodicals List from Torreyson Library, 1973 & 1975

 

File 17- Arkansas College & University Plan for Compliance with Title VI of the Civil

  Rights Act of 1964

 

File 18- State College of Arkansas History Department, 1969-1975

 

File 19- Graduate Record Examination Scores

 

File 20- Arkansas Association of College History Teachers, 1970’s

 

File 21- Minutes of Meetings of Council of Deans, 1970’s

 

File 22- Arkansas Historical Association Annual Meeting, 1974-1975

 

File 23- Faculty Annual Reports, 1974-1977

 

File 24- SCA Becomes UCA, January 1975

 

File 25- History Task Group-Ford Foundation Project, 1975

 

File 26- Wynnewood, Oklahoma Historical Society Correspondence, 1975

 

File 27- Secondary Social Studies Teacher Requirements

 

File 28- Faculty Load Report, 1975

 

File 29- UCA Announcements, 1975-1976

 

File 30- Humanities Programs, 1975

 

File 31- UCA History Department Correspondence, 1976-1979

 

File 32- A Proposal For Master of Arts in History, 1976

 

File 33- Search & Screening Committee-Political Science, January 1976

 

File 34- American History 6399, Spring 1976

 

File 35- Dr. Robert McChesney, Dean of College of Sciences & Humanities

 

File 36- List of MSE Graduates

 

File 37-Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowships, 1976

 

File 38- Veteran’s Club, 1976

 

End of Box 5

 

 

Box 6

 

File 1 – Colleges of Sciences & Humanities, 1970’s & 1980’s

 

File 2 – Short Essays from History Students, 1977

 

File 3 – Short Essays from History Students, 1977

 

File 4 – UCA Student Survey, 1977

 

File 5 – Dean’s List and Correspondence, 1977-1983

 

File 6 – History Department Meetings, 1977-1979

 

File 7 – Requests for Off-Campus Courses, 1977 & 1982

 

File 8 – Follow-up Survey of 1977 Graduating Class

 

File 9 – Budget Information, 1978

 

File 10- State College of Arkansas-Announcements, 1971-1975

 

File 11- Report of the Task Force on Financial Resources & Physical Plant, 1979

 

File 12- UCA Faculty Handbook 1979

 

File 13- Athletic Committee Records, 1979-1980

 

File 14- Committee on Committees Minutes, 1979-1980

 

File 15- Women’s Faculty Club, 1979

 

File 16- Promotion Application to Rank of Professor, January 1979

 

File 17- Arkansas Association of College History Teachers, 1980’s

 

File 18- Bear Facts, 1980’s

 

File 19- New Course Outline & Requirements, 1980 & 1982

 

File 20- UCA History Department, 1980-1981

 

File 21- Students for the Propagation of Black Culture, 1981

 

File 22- UCA History Department, 1981-1982

 

File 23- General Education Committee, 1981-1983

 

File 24- Sabbaticals, Grants & Research Proposals, 1981-1983

 

File 25- Supplement to The Echo, February 18, 1982

 

File 26- Applicants to UCA History Department, 1983

 

File 27- College of Sciences & Humanities, 1980’s

 

File 28- History Department, 1982-1983

 

File 29- Requests for Sabbatical Leave, 1983

 

File 30- ARMY R.O.T.C. Handbook for Faculty Advisors, 1983

 

File 31- History Department-General Information, 1983-1984

 

File 32- Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools, 1984

 

File 33- Graduate Faculty Applications, 1984

 

File 34-Requests for Recommendations, 1984

 

File 35- College of Sciences & Humanities 1984-1985

 

File 36- UCA Transfer Credit Guidelines, 1984-1985

 

File 37- Log Cabin Democrat on Randall Pouwels, October 14, 1984

 

File 38- History Department-General Information, 1984-1985

 

File 39- Colloquia on Religion in the South-Lecture Series, 1985

 

File 40- Revisions for History Department for Summer, 1985

 

File 41- UCA Registration Packet, 1986-1986

 

File 42- History Department, 1985-1986

 

File 43- History Department Meetings, 1985-1986

 

File 44- Arkansas Model United Nation Resolutions, September 1985

 

File 45- Special Report: The Search for Peace, 1985

 

File 46- Faculty/Professional Staff Survey, 1986

 

File 47- History Department-General Information, 1986-1989

 

File 48- ARA Food Services Menu, 1987-1988

 

File 49- Newspaper Article, “UCA Trustees OK Library Project, December 1988

 

File 50- Faculty Advisors, 1988-1989

 

File 51- Committee Assignments, 1989-1990

 

File 52- Military Science Handbook for Faculty Advisors, 1980’s

 

End of Box 6

 

 

Box 7

 

File 1 – UCA Newsletters

 

File 2 – E-mails, 1988-2001

 

File 3 – Minutes of History Department Meetings, 1990-1991

 

File 4 – History Department-General Information, 1990-1991

 

File 5 – UCA Blue & Gray Association-Budget, 1991

 

File 6 – Panel Discussion, Proposed UCA Doctoral Programs, 1991

 

File 7 – College of Arts & Sciences, 1991-1992

 

File 8 – Committees, 1991-1992

 

File 9 – Council of Deans Minutes

 

File 10- History Department-General Information, 1991-1992

 

File 11- President Win Thompson-Vote of No Confidence, 1991 & 1998

 

File 12- Committees, 1992-1993

 

File 13- International Studies Degree Program, 1993

 

File 14- “Tradition & Transformation” President Thomson’s Five-Year Report,

  1988-1993

 

File 15- Committee Requests, 1993-1994

 

File 16- Traffic Appeals Board, 1993-1994

 

File 17- Traffic Appeals Board, 1994-1995

 

File 18- History Department Correspondence, 1994-1999

 

File 19- College of Liberal Arts, 1996-2000

 

File 20- Minutes of History Department Faculty Meetings, 1996-1998

 

File 21- Test Papers and Critiques, 1997-1998

 

File 22- UCA Honors College Forum, 1998

 

File 23- Log Cabin Democrat Article on Dr. Linda Arnold, May 1998

 

File 24- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Article on President Thompson, 1998

 

File 25- Newsletter of Arkansas Association of College History Teachers, 1970’s to 1990’s

 

File 26- Student Research Symposium, April 1999

 

File 27- UCA Programs & Announcements, 1980 through 2002

 

File 28- Correspondence, 2000

 

File 29- History Information-General

 

End of Box 7

  

 

Box 8

 

File 1 – Honors Committee, 1972-1974

 

File 2 – Honors Council, 1975

 

File 3 – Honors Council, 1976

 

File 4 – Honors Council, 1977

 

File 5 – Honors College Convocation, 1977

 

File 6 – Honors Council, 1978

 

File 7 – Honors Convocation, 1978

 

File 8 – Honors Council, 1979

 

File 9 – Honors Convocation, 1979

 

File 10-Honors Council, 1980

 

File 11- Presidential Scholars, 1980

 

File 12-Academic Honors Convocation, 1980

 

File 13- Honors Council, 1981

 

File 14-Presidential Scholars, 1981

 

File 15- Honors Convocation, 1981

 

File 16- Honors Council, 1982

 

File 17- Presidential Scholars, 1982

 

File 18- Honors Convocation, April 1982

 

End of Box 8

 

 

Box 9

 

File 1 – Honors Council, 1983

 

File 2 – Presidential Scholars, 1983

 

File 3 – Honors Convocations, 1983

 

File 4 – Honors Council, 1984

 

File 5 – Presidential Scholars, 1984

 

File 6 – Honor Scholars, 1984

 

File 7 – Honors Convocation, 1984

 

File 8 – Honors Council, 1985

 

File 9 – Presidential Scholars, 1985

 

File 10- Honors Convocation, 1985

 

File 11- Honors Council, 1986

 

File 12- Honors Convocation, 1986

 

File 13- Honors Council, 1987

 

File 14- Presidential Scholars, 1987

 

File 15- Honors Council, 1988

 

File 16- Honor Scholars, 1988

 

File 17- Honors Convocation, 1988

 

File 18- Honors Student Directory, 1989-1990

 

File 19- Honors Convocation, 1992

 

File 20- Honors Council, 1998

 

File 21- Presidential Scholar Certificates & Application Forms

  

End of Box 9

 

 

Box 10

 

File 1 – Faculty Senate, 1971-1975

 

File 2 – Log Cabin Democrat Article on President Silas Snow, 1974

 

File 3 – Faculty Senate, 1975-1977

 

File 4 – Various Faculty Committee Meetings & Minutes, 1977-1979

 

File 5 – Faculty Senate, 1979-1980

 

File 6 – Faculty Salary Charts, January, 1980

 

File 7 – Balloting for Faculty Council, April & May, 1980

 

File 8 – Faculty Senate, 1980-1985

 

File 9 – Faculty Senate, 1985-1989

 

File 10- Faculty Evaluation Questionnaire

 

File 11- Faculty Senate & Other Information, 1990’s

 

File 12- Faculty Senate, 2000

 

End of Box 10

 

 

Box 11

 

File 1 – The Gamma Beta Phi Society, 1981

 

File 2 – Phi Alpha Zeta Fraternity, 1946

 

File 3 – History of Kappa Chapter of Phi Alpha Zeta

 

File 4 – Phi Alpha Zeta-Pledge Instructions

 

File 5 – Arkansas State Teachers College Social Fraternities, 1950’s

 

File 6 – Phi Alpha Zeta Minutes of Meetings, 1957-1962

 

File 7 – Phi Alpha Theta Correspondence, 1970’s

 

File 8 – Phi Alpha Theta correspondence, 1980-1982

 

File 9 – Phi Alpha Theta Correspondence, 1983-1986

 

File 10- Phi Alpha Theta Correspondence, 1990’s

  

End of Box 11

 

 

Box 12

 

File 1 – Theta XI Fraternity Minutes, 1962-1969

 

File 2 – A Petition to Theta XI Fraternity from Phi Alpha Zeta, 1962

 

File 3 – Theta XI Pledge Certification Record, 1962-1974

 

File 4 – Theta XI Roll Book, 1963-1978

 

File 5 – Sketch Minutes of Beta Mu Chapter-Theta XI, 1967-1968

 

File 6 – Theta XI Monthly Report, 1964-1968

 

File 7 – Minutes of Beta Mu Chapter-Theta XI, 1971-1972

 

File 8 – Theta XI Membership Roll, 1971-1974

 

File 9 – Theta XI Check Book and Receipt Book, 1971-1979

 

File 10- UCA Handbook for Student Organizations, 1975

 

File 11- “The Quest for Theta XI” – Manual, 1980

 

File 12- Theta XI Minutes 1980-1982

 

File 13- “The Unicorn of Theta XI” Spring 1982

 

File 14- “The Unicorn of Theta XI” Winter 1982

 

File 15- Theta XI Correspondence, 1970’s

 

File 16- Correspondence & Miscellaneous, 1980’s 1990’s

 

File 17- Fraternity Sportswear, 22nd Edition

 

File 18- Holy Bible-Revised Standard Version

   

End of Box 12

 

 

Box 13

 

Item 1 – Theta XI Fraternity Cash Book, 1965-1981

 

Item II - Theta XI Fraternity Biographic Data of Members, 1962-1968

 

Item III- Theta XI Fraternity Biographic Data of Members, 1968-1981

  

End of Box 13

  

 

Box 14

 

File 1 – UCA Alumni Bulletin, 1970’s & 1980’s

 

File 2 – UCA Bulletin, 1982-1984

 

File 3 – UCA Campus Contact 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1998 & 1999

 

File 4 – UCA Commencement Programs 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991, & 1995

 

File 5 – UCA Department Directory, 1980’s & 1990’s

 

File 6 – UCA Faculty, Staff & Student Phone Directory, 1982-1984

 

File 7 – UCA Faculty, Staff & Student Phone Directory, 1984-1989

 

File 8 – UCA Faculty, Staff & Student Phone Directory 1989-1994

 

File 9 – The Echo, UCA Student Newspaper

 

File 10- UCA Fact Book, 1990-1994

 

File 11- UCA Student Handbook, 1976-1983

 

File 12- UCA Student Handbook, 1983-1986

 

File 13- UCA Service Awards, 1980’s 1990’s

 

File 14- Bibliography of UCA Theses, 1956-1990

 

File 15- Miscellaneous UCA Pamphlets, 1976-2001

 

End of Box 14

  

 

Box 15

 

File 1 – Arkansas College Graduate Emigration, 1965

 

File 2 – Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1969

 

File 3 – Grand Prairie Historical Society Bulletin, 1994

 

File 4 – Arkansas Political Science Journal, Winter 1984

 

File 5 – History of Ashley County, 1959

 

File 6 – The Benton County Pioneer, 1994

 

File 7 – Carroll County Historical Quarterly, 1994

 

File 8 – Clark County Historical Journal, 1994

 

File 9 – The Craighead County Historical Quarterly, 1975 & 1994

 

File 10- Drew County Historical Journal, 1994

 

File 11- Faulkner Facts & Fiddlings, Spring/Summer 1994

 

File 12- Fort Smith Historical Society Inc., 1994

 

File 13- The Independence County Chronicle, 1994

 

File 14- The Stream of History, 1993 & 1994-Jackson County

 

File 15- Jefferson County Historical Quarterly, 1994

 

File 16- Wagon Wheels, Logan County Historical Society 1994

 

File 17- The Quarterly, Ouachita County Historical Society, 1994

 

File 18- Mistletoe Leaves, Newsletter of Oklahoma Historical Society, 1978, 1979, 1985

 

File 19- Pulaski County Historical Review, 1994

 

File 20- The Saline, 1994-Saline County Historical Heritage Society, Inc.

 

File 21- Sharp County Journal, 1994

 

File 22- Southern Magazine, 1986

 

File 23- Flashback, 1994-Washington County Historical Society

 

File 24- White County Heritage, 1994

 

File 25- The World Map by The National Geographic Society, 1970

 

File 26- A Guide to the Care and Administration of Manuscripts, 1966

 

File 27- Strengthening American-A Resource Booklet, 1963

 

File 28- The Daily Richmond Enquirer, February 13, 1861 & Daily Dispatch-Richmond,

 February 23, 186

 

File 29- 1940’s Newspaper Articles on World War II

 

File 30- The Arkansas News, Fall 1984

 

File 31- Arkansas Times, August 10, 2001

 

File 32- The Sunday Oklahoman, April 8, 1984

 

File 33- Newspaper Articles on Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, 1986

 

End of Box 15

  

 

Box 16

 

File 1 – Newsweek Magazine, “John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963”, December 1963

 

File 2 – The Saturday Evening Post, “John F. Kennedy”, December 1963

 

File 3 – Time Magazine, “President Johnson”, November 1963

 

File 4 – U.S. News & World Report, “The Tragic End of J.F.K.” December 1963

 

File 5A-Several Newspapers from November 1963

 

File 5B-Several Newspapers from November 1963

 

End of Box 16

 

 

Box 17

 

File 1 – Kiwanis Papers, 1970’s

 

File 2 – Kiwanis Club Monthly Reports, 1986-1987

 

File 3 – Kiwanis Club Papers, 1980-1998

 

File 4 – Circle “K” Club Correspondence, 1976-1979

 

File 5 – Circle “K” Club, Kiwanis International Service Organization

 

End of Box 17

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