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220 · Collection · 1956-2005

Dating from 1956 to 2005, Atwood Memorial Center records consists of seven boxes that contain documents produced before the establishment and then the operation of the Atwood Memorial Center. The materials document the planning and fundraising for Atwood, the financial records, Atwood councils and advisory boards and various departments within Atwood.

Series 1: Fundraising, Construction and Phase II, 1956-1973

This series covers the initial planning and construction of Atwood, including the 1972 Phase II. Included here are construction specifics, contracts, Phase II financial statements, and initial fundraising to construct Atwood. This series also contains a 1956 paper that studied the need for a St. Cloud State student union.

Series 2: Financial Records, 1966-1988

This series includes annual reports and financial statements originating from the operation of the Atwood Memorial Center. Included within the financial records are items related to budget requests, allotments, disbursements, and expenditures.

Series 3: Councils and Boards, 1961-1998

This series contains meeting minutes, agendas, and correspondence from the councils and boards in Atwood. Included in this series is the Atwood Board of Governors (ABOG), the Executive Board, and the Atwood Council.

Series 4: Departments and Services, 1974-1997

This series documents the departments and services offered to students in Atwood. Included here are customer satisfaction surveys, records from the Recreation center and the Atwood stores.

Series 5: Administration, 1969-2005

This series documents the workings of Atwood at the administration level. This includes office correspondence, policies, position descriptions, and documents dealing with the master calendar. Also within this series is various publications produced by Atwood and Title IX records.

Atwood Memorial Center
36 · Collection · 1974-2019

This collection contains 52 oral histories, nearly all done between the mid 1970s and 1990, featuring St. Cloud State alums, long-time faculty, and top administrators, such as Presidents Budd, Wick, Graham, and McDonald. Done mostly by retired History faculty member Cal Gower, topics discussed in the oral histories include individual experiences and changes at St. Cloud State from the early 20th century, until the 1980s, as well as family background and life before and after time at St. Cloud State. Five additional interviews were done by Tom Steman in 2016, 2017, and 2019.

Some oral histories contain release forms from the interviewee and are noted.

Cal Gower conducted the interviews unless where noted.

The collection is in two series.

Series 1: Transcripts and other material

This series contains the final oral history transcripts for each interview, signed release forms, if they existed, as well as other material given by the interviewee (photos, newspaper clippings, ephemera).

Series 2: Tapes

This series contains the audio tapes from each oral history, ranging from one cassette tape to two.

St. Cloud State University
430 · Item · November 1965
Part of Slide Collection
  • 00430.jpg
  • Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
  • Dimensions: 2.1 x 3.2 cm
  • Physical Format: Slides (photographic)
  • Local Identifier: Slide Collection. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Atwood Memorial Center. Exterior
793 · Item · 1969
Part of Slide Collection
  • 00793.jpg
  • Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
  • Dimensions: 2 x 3.2 cm
  • Physical Format: Slides (photographic)
  • Local Identifier: Slide Collection. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Centennial Hall. Construction
792 · Item · 1969
Part of Slide Collection
  • 00792.jpg
  • Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000.
  • Dimensions: 2.1 x 3.2 cm
  • Physical Format: Slides (photographic)
  • Local Identifier: Slide Collection. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Centennial Hall. Construction
1548 · Item · 1965?
Part of Photographic Print Collection
  • 01548.jpg
  • Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
  • Dimensions: 18.5 x 23.9 cm
  • Physical Format: Black-and-white photograph
  • Local Identifier: Photographic Print Collection. Photographic Prints. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Atwood Memorial Center. Construction
264 · Item · 1966
Part of Photographic Print Collection
  • 00264.jpg
  • Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
  • Dimensions: 18.7 x 19.1 cm
  • Physical Format: Black-and-white photograph
  • Local Identifier: Photographic Print Collection. Photographic Prints. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Atwood Memorial Center. Construction
1547 · Item · 1965?
Part of Photographic Print Collection
  • 01547.jpg
  • Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
  • Dimensions: 18.8 x 23.9 cm
  • Physical Format: Black-and-white photograph
  • Local Identifier: Photographic Print Collection. Photographic Prints. Buildings and Spaces. Specific Campus Buildings and Spaces. Atwood Memorial Center. Construction