Dr. Warren D. Kress Lecture Slides Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0212
Scope and Contents
The collection contains slides that were used in Dr. Kress’s lectures and personal slides. The slides are arranged in the original lecture order. Some of the lecture slides are under copyright.
Dates
- 1956 – 1989
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Warren Kress was born on April 15, 1921, in St. Paul, Minnesota. After enrolling at the University of
Minnesota in 1939, he left college in 1942 to volunteer for the military draft. He participated in the D Day offensive in World War II, landing on Juno Beach during the Normandy Invasion. After Normandy,
Kress moved with his unit across France and into Germany where he stayed until the end of the war. His
unit worked on the logistics problems of moving Allied forces through civilian populations of refugees
and preserving functioning local governments during the war chaos. In 1946 Kress became a captain and
stayed in the Army Reserve until 1964, eventually attaining the rank of major.
Upon his return from the war, Kress again entered the University of Minnesota and completed his undergraduate degree in Geography in 1946. He remained at the school from 1947 to 1955, working on his graduate degree. At the University of Minnesota, he served as an Instructor from 1947-51, a Teaching Assistant from 1951-52, and an Administrative Fellow in Science Filmstrips from 1954-55. Kress taught at St. Cloud State College as a Visiting Faculty member from 1955 to 1956, before coming to North Dakota Agricultural College to teach in September of 1957 (the name changed to North Dakota State University [NDSU] in 1960l). Kress obtained his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1962 and achieved the rank of professor at NDSU that same year. He taught at NDSU for thirty-four years. After his retirement in 1991, he was made Professor Emeritus of Geosciences.
During his thirty-four years at NDSU, Kress was an enthusiastic teacher and advocate for geography. In fact, for a number of years, he was the only geographer on the campus. During his time at NDSU, he also served on numerous college committees and was an active member of many geographic and science organizations, including the Association of North Dakota Geographers and the North Dakota Academy of Science. He was a founding member of the College of University Studies at NDSU and helped organize the college’s accreditation reports in 1966 and 1968. In 1991, the year of his retirement, Kress received the Outstanding Service Award from the NDSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1993, he helped prepare the Memorial Union Rededication Program and served as Master of Ceremonies for the event. In 1995, the NDSU geosciences department honored him by opening the Warren Kress Geography Laboratory, an instructional and research facility for Geographic Information Systems. In 1999, the University of Minnesota geography department instituted the Department of Geography Warren D. Kress Distinguished Alumni Award, naming Kress as the first recipient. Also in 1999, he was honored as a fifty-year member of the Association of American Geographers.
Kress married Norma Lucille Carter, a musician, in 1960. They had one son, Donald Carter Kress. On August 23rd, 2001, at age eighty, Warren Kress passed away. He was preceded in death by his wife, who passed away in 1982.
Upon his return from the war, Kress again entered the University of Minnesota and completed his undergraduate degree in Geography in 1946. He remained at the school from 1947 to 1955, working on his graduate degree. At the University of Minnesota, he served as an Instructor from 1947-51, a Teaching Assistant from 1951-52, and an Administrative Fellow in Science Filmstrips from 1954-55. Kress taught at St. Cloud State College as a Visiting Faculty member from 1955 to 1956, before coming to North Dakota Agricultural College to teach in September of 1957 (the name changed to North Dakota State University [NDSU] in 1960l). Kress obtained his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1962 and achieved the rank of professor at NDSU that same year. He taught at NDSU for thirty-four years. After his retirement in 1991, he was made Professor Emeritus of Geosciences.
During his thirty-four years at NDSU, Kress was an enthusiastic teacher and advocate for geography. In fact, for a number of years, he was the only geographer on the campus. During his time at NDSU, he also served on numerous college committees and was an active member of many geographic and science organizations, including the Association of North Dakota Geographers and the North Dakota Academy of Science. He was a founding member of the College of University Studies at NDSU and helped organize the college’s accreditation reports in 1966 and 1968. In 1991, the year of his retirement, Kress received the Outstanding Service Award from the NDSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1993, he helped prepare the Memorial Union Rededication Program and served as Master of Ceremonies for the event. In 1995, the NDSU geosciences department honored him by opening the Warren Kress Geography Laboratory, an instructional and research facility for Geographic Information Systems. In 1999, the University of Minnesota geography department instituted the Department of Geography Warren D. Kress Distinguished Alumni Award, naming Kress as the first recipient. Also in 1999, he was honored as a fifty-year member of the Association of American Geographers.
Kress married Norma Lucille Carter, a musician, in 1960. They had one son, Donald Carter Kress. On August 23rd, 2001, at age eighty, Warren Kress passed away. He was preceded in death by his wife, who passed away in 1982.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Peter Odour (Acc. 2021-043ua).
Legal Status
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Dr. Warren D. Kress Lecture Slides Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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