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TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview Creator:
Title: Historical College Records and the
Date: 1967-to the Present Quantity: 50 Linear feet Location:
John A. Logan College owes its existence to the Illinois Public Community College Act of July 15, 1965, which allowed citizens of “any contiguous and compact territory…of not less than 30,000 persons” to organize themselves and so form a community college district. The new act appealed to many southern Illinoisans, and county superintendents of schools for the Counties of Williamson, Jackson, Perry, and
On December 2, 1967, the first Board of Trustees was elected and a search begun that resulted in the selection of Dr. Nathan A. Ivey as the first president of the college. Dr. Ivey was president of
On June 4, 1968, the board of Trustees adopted William Anderson’s proposal to name the college in honor of John Alexander Logan (1826-1886).
The first classes met in rooms rented from the
Since that time, the college has seen growth in two other phases of construction, as well as new programs and ever higher enrollment. In 1998, residents of the Logan district approved the local share of a $16 million building project, funded principally by the state of Illinois, which added 108,000 additional square feet of classrooms, labs and office space for the Nursing and Sciences department, as well as athletic fields, a Vocational and Technical building addition, a Fine Arts Addition, and the Conference and classroom addition. An $8.4 million special building project saw the completion in 2004 of the new Community Health Complex and Workforce Development and Construction Management Facility. In the spring of 2005, the enrollment at
The only manuscript holding in the archives collection is the dissertation written by Dr. Jack Hill. Back to top Access to the archives can be made by appointment with Judy Vineyard, Director of the Library, at 6128-985-3741, extension 8404. Back to top The College Records are arranged alphabetically in the file cabinet. The finding aid includes a list of the folder categories. Action Consortium Adult Continuing Education Affirmative Action Alumni Newsletter Anniversary Events Appointments Back to top Arts Advisory Committee Associate Dean of Baccalaureate Oriented Education Athletics Audit Reports Autumnfest Events Baccalaureate Program Bicentennial Celebration 1976 Black Students Association Bond Referendums Budget Reports Building Construction Building Dedications/Groundbreakings
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Connections Contracts Correspondence Cultural Events Dedications and Unveilings Earthquake Preparedness Enrollment Reports Facts Faculty Flag Presentation Foundation General News Global Perspectives Grants Hill, Jack D. Dissertation and Epistle History of College Establishing College Inauguration of first President, Nathan Ivey News Articles and Related Public Relations Articles Miscellaneous Communications Honors Day programs
Institutional Data International Studies
Magazine Articles Manpower Needs Study Maps Miscellaneous Motion Picture Memo On-Line Courses President’s Reports Prison Program
Resource Allocation and Management Plan (RAMP) Retirement Receptions Rights and Responsibilities Seals Security Report Self-Study Report Speakers Bureau Special Services Stationary Student Activities Student Directory Student Handbook Student Newspapers The
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The Volunteer Tarvin, Robert E. Telecourse Brochures Trail, Mary Logan Fitness & Nature Trail Transfer Guide Vocational-Technical Education Vocations Programs Brochures Woman’s Club Women’s History Month Workshop, OSHA Photographs are arranged chronologically, boxed and located in the storage cabinets. Box Contents _ 1967-1972 _ 1973-1974 _ 1975-1982 _ 1983-1989 _ 1990-2000 _ 2001 College Publications are boxed and arranged alphabetically in the storage cabinets. Box Contents _ Bulletins _ Class Schedules _ Commencement Exercises _ Expressions Student Literary Magazine _
_ Retrospect Yearbooks _ Scrapbooks _ Student Newspapers Media Collection items are boxed and located in the storage cabinets. Cassette Audio Tapes Box Contents _ Cassettes 1-15 _ Cassettes 16-30 _ Cassettes 31-45 Reel to Reel Audio Tapes Box Contents _ Rannie Odum, Charter Board member _ Rannie Odum, Charter Board member _ Mr. Lee Booth, Charter Board member _ Rev. C.R. Walker, Charter Board member _ Dr. Nathan Ivey, Charter President _ William Anderson, Charter Dean of Instruction _ Harold O’Neil, Charter Dean of Students _ Jack Hill, Charter Secretary to the Board _ Helen Blakely, Charter Faculty _ Dean Roy Westray, Charter Student _ Les Stilley,
Other Media _ Color Video tape, October 29, 1973 Dedication Service _ 8MM, Groundbreaking Ceremony, n.d. Back to top
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