Hale Aarnes Speeches
Collection
Identifier: Mss 3047
Scope and Contents
The Hale Aarnes Speeches have been organized into three series: Speeches, Untitled or Undated Speeches, and General Files.
The Biographical material consists of copies made from the Hale Aarnes file in the NDSU Faculty-Staff Biography Files.
The Speeches Series includes numerous handwritten and typed speeches he gave to many organizations and events. They came in two folders and a binder that were organized roughly chronological. They have been organized alphabetically by the name of the speech. They also include the event, organization and date for each speech. Only several did not have a date or location.
The Untitled or Undated Speeches Series consists of a small number of speech text and notes that were in the main folders and binder. They are organized based on the beginning text of each. Some do have a title but no date and others no title but a date.
The General Series consists of a variety of items within the original speeches files but no specific data related to Aarnes speeches. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject. It includes five articles with same title of Blackboard Mechanics that Aarnes wrote for the North Dakota Education Association Journal in Jan.-May 1955. There is the program for the National Speech Tournament and National Student Congress held in Omaha, Nebraska June 22-25, 1965. There are two files of notes he may have used at various speeches but most likely not connected directly to those in the Speeches Series. The Speaking Listing & Income file consists of handwritten listing of 1952-1955 speeches he gave and include date, organization, event, and speech title. There are also several with financial income he received 1952-1962. The Variety clipping from Feb. 12, 1947 has one article with marking title ‘College Radio Studios Set with New Gadgets for Full Scale Course.”
Dates
- 1943-1969
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Hale Aarnes was born Nov. 4, 1908 at Hutchinson, Minnesota. His full name was Gilbert Hale Aarnes. He received his A.B. degree at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; A.M. degree at the University of South Dakota and his Ed.D. at the University of Missouri in 1949. Before coming to NDSU in 1953 he taught at Moorhead State College, University of South Dakota and Stephens College. He was appointed as chairman of education at NDSU in 1952. He began as director of summer session at NDSU in 1954. He participated in a wide range of professional activities including consultant to the U.S. Employment
Service, state liaison representative for American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and member of the Teacher Education and Professional Standards Commission of North Dakota Education Association. He also served as chairman of the Planning Committee for Fargo United Fund, president of the Fargo Council of Social Agencies and active member of Presbyterian Church. He is member of honorary societies Phi Delta Kappa and Tau Kappa Alpha. In 1968 he transferred Lea College, Department of Education at Albert Lea, Minn. to develop a teacher education program and appointed its president in 1969. He resigned in 1970 to again head the education department.
Hale Aarnes was married to Mary Williams who was a librarian with the Fargo public schools for many years. She was born Sept. 2, 1903 at Langford, Marshall County, South Dakota. They had three children, Catherine, Jane and William Aarnes. Hale Aarnes died May 30, 1972 in Albert Lea, Minn. Mary Aarnes died April 7, 1988 in Freeborn County. Their burial is Minneopa Cemetery, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (0.8 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The numerous handwritten and typed speeches he gave to many organizations and events by Hale Aarnes, former chairman of the NDSU Education Department.
Provenance
Donated by William Aarnes in 2018 (Acc. 2018-072irs).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Hale Aarnes Speeches
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu