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  • (Pp. 5)    In a short letter written to the board of regents, governor David Butler reports the state's University Fund. Governor Butler also mentions the federally allocated land, which at the time was being surveyed for sale.
  • A celebration in the Daily Nebraskan of the NU band's history and its accomplishments
  • Commentary by Daily Nebraskan in the 1927 football edition on the copious amounts of practices, rallies, games, and university functions that the band members attend, as well as mention of uniforms.
  • June 12, 1905 letter urging the administration to honor the student request for a Czech Language program at the University.
  • August 5, 1909, letter referencing the Bohemian Council of Higher Education appreciation for the work done in the Czech Language department on behalf of the Bohemian people.
  • July 24 1909, letter praising the Czech Language program and establishing prizes for students in the program from the Matice Vyššího Vzdělání, Bohemian Council of Higher Education.
  • A letter informing Sarka B. Hrbkova that the Czech Language Program is being discontinued along with Scandinavian and Hebrew at the University, in addition to her termination from the University.
  • This document is the minutes from the first meeting of the Presidents Advisory Committee on Mexican-American Affairs. The minutes reflect the ongoing discussion of Chicano education and Chicano educators at the University. These minutes were written down by Marta Hernandez, secretary of the committee (click on thumbnail to enlarge image).
  • This document lists the President's Advisory Committee on Mexican-American Affairs members names. These members are arraigned in three categories: Nebraska Communities, UNL Faculty, UNL Students. UNL faculty has four members represented on the committee; the other two categories have five members each (click on thumbnail to enlarge image).
  • This document sets forth the purpose and structure of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Mexican-American Affairs. This document is undated. In the time line to the Chicano Studies program at the University it makes sense that it would be circa 1972. The committee changed from advising the President to advising the chancellor in 1972. Also, in the fall of 1972 Professor Grajeda alludes to this document in a letter to Chancellor Zumberge (click on thumbnail to enlarge image).
  • A four-page letter defending the Czech Language Department from being eliminated and an examination of all the factors involved.
  • A page from the 1920 Cornhusker with an image of the Komensky club and a list of that year's officers.
  • A page from the 1919 Cornhusker with a photo of the group, a list of members and officers for that year.
  • A page from the 1918 Cornhusker with an image of the Komensky club. Šárka Hrbková is in the middle of the bottom row.
  • Page 444 from the 1917 Cornhusker with a photograph of the Komensky club with a list of officers. Šárka Hrbková bottom row, third from the right.
  • An image of the 1916 Komensky Club with a list of officers and a brief history of the club on page 363 of the 1916 Cornhusker.
  • A photograph of the club with a list of first and second semester officers. A brief overview of the clubs founding and present activities. Šárka Hrbková is in the bottom row, the fifth person from the left.
  • A photograph of the Komensky club from 1912 in the Cornhusker. Šárka Hrbková is in the front row, fifth person from the right.
  • A page from the 1912 Cornhusker with a photograph of Šárka Hrbková as a graduate student at the University.
  • An image of Šárka Hrbková on the page opposite the Komensky club entry in the 1919 Cornhusker. It references her leave of absence from the University.
  • A graphic of the interconnectivity of information, organizations and individuals involved in the Czech Language Program from 1903-1919.
  • Two pages from the 1911 Cornhusker on the Komensky club.
  • A photograph of the 1910 Komensky club, a list of members and officers in the club. A brief description of the club history and event of the year.
  • A letter to all of the regular employees and faculty of the University detailing the process for which they can get a Union membership. In order to do so, one must pay the three dollar membership fee that the students normally pay per semester.
  • An article from the Lincoln Journal & Star from December 6, 1936 detailing the formation of a plan to build a student activities building (called the Student Union) on the northeast corner of 14th and R Streets. It details the locations that were considered, and also discusses the reasons why those locations were not chosen.