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  • Letter, K.F. Van Sant to Instructional Staff
    A letter from the Managing Director of the Student Union, K. F. Van Sant discussing the need for faculty to spot students that were "socially dormant" and recommend them to the Union board, where they would be invited to come participate in what the Student Union had to offer.
  • Letter, T.J. Thompson to Colleagues
    A tabulation from an informal vote of faculty members about how they would feel if they had to pay a fee to rent a lounge in the Student Union. It also details a few other charges that could be assessed within the Student Union pertaining to faculty.
  • Letter, to All Regular Employees of the University
    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.
  • Article, "Student Union to be Erected at 14th and R"
    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.
  • Article, "Low Student Union Bid by Olson Firm"
    An article from the Lincoln Journal & Star from the 17th of April in 1937 discussing the finalization of the construction bid for the Student Union. It details the list of bids (and those who didn't win the final bid) from the local companies asked to construct the building.
  • Letter, University Alumni Association Letter to Ruby C. Wilder
    A letter from the University Alumni Association to Ruby C. Wilder discussing the Student Union and what it will do for the current undergraduates. Since the University Alumni Association volunteered to furnish the Student Union, this letter is subtly asking for a donation.
  • Survey, Student Union interests
    This is a questionnaire given out to the instructional staff and faculty of the University of Nebraska, detailing some questions about what a faculty member might desire inside of the Student Union. If so, it asks if they would be willing to subject themselves to a fee.
  • Invitation, Student Union Open House
    This is an internal memo sent out to the instructional staff and faculty of the University inviting them to the Open House of the Student Union happening on May 4, 1938.
  • Bond, Student Activities Building
    Bond No. 63 describing the University of Nebraska Dormitory Corporation's Student Activities Building Bond that aided the facilitation of the construction of the Student Union. These bonds were issued on February 1, 1937 and were to be paid in full by February 1, 1943. Each bond (two hundred in all) were worth one thousand dollars.
  • Memo, "The Student Union Activities Building"
    Chancellor E. A. Burnett wrote this memo to describe what the Student Union (or Nebraska Union, or Student Activities Building; it had several names) would be used for on the University of Nebraska campus. He discusses the many different uses for the building, whether it be for dining, leisure, or even activities or events put on by a student organization. He discusses the many benefits this will provide the campus, such as the increased responsibility of the students with creating activities to productively use their leisure time.