Fred E. Swink Records
Scope and Contents
The Fred E. Swink Records contains alumnus Swink's paper on Lincoln Hall and copies of sources he used to write the paper for a UNR English class. Included are copied pages from the Artemisia yearbook and various oral histories; letters from previous occupants of Lincoln Hall; a paper for History 217 by Elizabeth Bash; and interviews with former residents. Audio recordings on two cassettes and two sets of CDs are included.
Dates
- 1989-1991
Creator
- Swink, Fred E. (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.
Historical Note
Lincoln Hall is the oldest dormitory on campus, constructed in 1896. Fred Swink wrote a paper on Lincoln Hall for his 1991 English 101 class, titled "The History and Evolution of the Sigma Rho Delta-Lincoln Hall Association." In 1942, when the dorm was taken over by the U.S. Army-Air Corps cadets, the Lincoln Hall men reorganized as Sigma Rho Delta. The Greek letters were kept through the mid-fifties. In 1991, the Hall again adopted new by-laws and the dorm government was renamed the Sigma Rho Delta-Lincoln Hall Association.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains alumnus Fred Swink's paper on Lincoln Hall and copies of sources he used to write the paper for a UNR English class. Included are copied pages from the Artemisia yearbook and various oral histories; letters from previous occupants of Lincoln Hall; a paper for History 217 by Elizabeth Bash; and interviews with former residents. Audio recordings on two cassettes and two sets of CDs are included.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Fred E. Swink in 1991.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to University Archives photograph archives as collection number UNRA-P3697.
Creator
- Swink, Fred E. (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Fred E. Swink Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- August 14, 2008
- 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