North Dakota Agricultural College Janitor Department Budget
Collection
Identifier: SCUA 0005
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter from John. H. Shepperd to Dick Kraft, who was, at the time, head of the janitorial department, explaining the budget. The rest of the collection contains a breakdown of the budget for the 1931-1932 year.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1931-1932
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
Biography
John H. Shepperd was born on a farm in Lucas County, Iowa on January 12, 1869. Shepperd was appointed Professor of Agriculture at North Dakota Agricultural College [NDAC] and Agriculturalist of the North Dakota Experiment Station in 1893. In addition to conducting research at the Experiment Station, he taught mathematics. In 1905 he was made Dean of the School of Agriculture and Vice Director of the Experiment Station. From 1906-1915 he was Dean of the School of Agriculture and
Professor of Agriculture. In 1914 he was also Chairman of the Livestock Department. From 1915 to 1929
Shepperd was head of the Department of Animal Husbandry. In 1929 Shepperd was made Acting
President of NDAC, and the position was made permanent in March of 1930.
This was a tumultuous time on campus. The crash of 1929 resulted in reduced staff, salaries, and operating budgets. Because of differences between Shepperd and the Board of Administration, Shepperd resigned in 1937, and was made president emeritus in July of that year. He received an honorary doctorate from Iowa State College in 1928. He died on January 22, 1939.
The janitorial department has always been a part of North Dakota State University. It is currently the facilities management and is headed by Peter Zimmerman. The department now covers a variety of services from janitorial to parking to landscape and grounds.
This was a tumultuous time on campus. The crash of 1929 resulted in reduced staff, salaries, and operating budgets. Because of differences between Shepperd and the Board of Administration, Shepperd resigned in 1937, and was made president emeritus in July of that year. He received an honorary doctorate from Iowa State College in 1928. He died on January 22, 1939.
The janitorial department has always been a part of North Dakota State University. It is currently the facilities management and is headed by Peter Zimmerman. The department now covers a variety of services from janitorial to parking to landscape and grounds.
Extent
8 Items (This collection contains a letter from John. H. Shepperd to Dick Kraft, who was, at the time, head of the N.D.A.C. janitorial department, explaining the budget. The rest of the collection contains a breakdown of the budget for the 1931-1932 year.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains a letter from John. H. Shepperd to Dick Kraft, who was, at the time, head of the janitorial department, explaining the budget. The rest of the collection contains a breakdown of the budget for the 1931-1932 year.
Provenance
Donated by Cheryl Cicha on December 15, 2017 (Acc.2017-073ua).
Property Rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the North Dakota Agricultural College Janitor Department Budget Records
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu