Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, Joseph N. Crowley
Scope and Contents
The Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, Joseph N. Crowley consist of administrative files, bylaws, correspondence, planning documents, and material about academic units, the Board of Regents, campus committees, and university athletics, as well as reports. Correspondents include U. S. Senators Richard Bryan and Harry Reid and Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa. Among the reports are the 1999 Core Curriculum Program Review and various accreditation reports. Miscellaneous material includes the 2005 "Washoe K-16 Data Profile" by the Education Collaborative of Washoe County's Joint Data Profile Committee. There is also a 2006 study about the Millennium Scholarship and a copy of Richard O. Davies' "Sports Gambling in America; An Historical Perspective." Of particular interest is a copy of a draft manuscript for Robert Laxalt's short story "Rodeo."
Dates
- 1973-2016
Creator
- Crowley, Joseph N., 1933-2017 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Exception: Restricted folders are unavailable for general access until January 2024. Permission to view them before that time must be obtained in writing from the UNR Office of the President. Those with permission to see the restricted records before January 2024 include past and present UNR Presidents: Dr. John Lilley, Dr. Stephen McFarlane, and Dr. Marc Johnson; Chief of Staff, Patricia Richard; Executive Assistant to the President, Janet Sanderson; and Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Jodi Fraser.
Biographical Note
Dr. Joseph Neil Crowley was born in Oelwein, Iowa, on July 9, 1933, and obtained a B.A. political science at the University of Iowa in 1959. He earned a Master of Arts degree in social science from Fresno State University in 1963 and his doctoral degree from the University of Washington in 1967. He joined the political science faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1967, eventually becoming Chair of the department in 1976. He served as Chair of the Faculty Senate from 1972-1973.
He was appointed acting President of the University in 1978 and named the full-time President on March 23, 1979. Upon retirement in 2001, he was the longest-serving President in the history of the University. He then served as acting President from the fall of 2005 through the summer of 2006. He served on the board of directors of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and as a member and chair of the Nevada Humanities Committee. He served on the boards of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards and the National Consortium for Academics and Sports. He also served the NCAA in a variety of volunteer assignments, including as its president from 1993-1995. He was chair of the Nevada Rhodes Scholar Committee. An author of nonfiction, he is also a poet. The Joe Crowley Student Union, named in his honor, opened on campus in November 2007. On May 16, 2008, he received the University's Distinguished Nevadan honor.
Joe Crowley died in Reno on November 28, 2017.
Extent
11.5 Linear Feet (14 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, Joseph N. Crowley consist of administrative files, bylaws, correspondence, planning documents, and material about academic units, the Board of Regents, campus committees, and university athletics, as well as reports. Correspondents include U. S. Senators Richard Bryan and Harry Reid and Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa. Among the reports are the 1999 Core Curriculum Program Review and various accreditation reports. Miscellaneous material includes the 2005 "Washoe K-16 Data Profile" by the Education Collaborative of Washoe County's Joint Data Profile Committee. There is also a 2006 study about the Millennium Scholarship and a copy of Richard O. Davies' "Sports Gambling in America; An Historical Perspective." Of particular interest is a copy of a draft manuscript for Robert Laxalt's short story "Rodeo."
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1) Academics; 2) Accreditation; 3) Administrative Records; 4) Athletics; 5) Committees and Faculty Organizations; 6) Correspondence; 7) Board of Regents; 8) Reports, Writings, and Presentations; 9) Biographical and Personal; and 10) Photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfers from the Office of the President: 2006, 2014, 2015, and 2019.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to University Archives Photograph Archives: UNRA-P3353 and UNRA-P3607. A DVD of correspondence was transferred to AC 0551.
Processing Information
Disposition and review of the digital records of Joe Crowley's correspondence (Series 6) were completed in accordance with NSHE records retention guidelines.
- Campus police -- Nevada
- Crowley, Joseph N., 1933-2017
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Nevada System of Higher Education. Board of Regents
- Pharmacy -- Study and teaching -- Nevada
- Scholarships -- Nevada
- Thunderbird Lodge (Incline Village, Nev.)
- Universities and colleges -- Nevada -- Reno -- Administration
- University and Community College System of Nevada
- University of Nevada, Reno. Fire Science Academy
Creator
- Crowley, Joseph N., 1933-2017 (Creator, Person)
- University and Community College System of Nevada. Board of Regents (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, Joseph N. Crowley
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- June 4, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu