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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Dennison, George M. (George Marshel), Title George M. Dennison Papers Dates (inclusive) Quantity 3.0 linear feet 3 electronic files (6.52 megabytes of electronic files) Collection Number Mss 909 Summary George M. Dennison was a student of history, a U.S. Navy veteran, and a longtime member of the Academy. He spent his professional career teaching history and serving in university administration, including as President of the University of Montana from This collection contains lectures notes, research notes, and drafts of manuscripts, including drafts of a book he was writing about the history of the University of Montana at the time of his death in Repository University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections Archives and Special Collections Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library University of Montana 32 Campus Dr. # Missoula, MT Telephone: Fax: library.archives@umontana.edu Access Restrictions Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Languages English Historical Note George Dennison was born on August 11, 1935 in Buffalo, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1957 and married his wife, Jane Irene Schroeder, in They had two children born in 1956 and Following his military service, Dennison received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with Highest Honors, from the University of Montana in He continued his education at the University of Montana receiving a Master of Arts in history in Leaving Montana, Dennison pursued his Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington, graduating in Dennison began his professional career at the University of Arkansas where he worked as an assistant professor of history from 1967 to In the academic year, he taught as a visiting professor of history at the University of Washington before accepting a job teaching at Colorado State University. Dennison worked at Colorado State University from 1969 to 1987 earning the title of Professor of History. While at Colorado State University Dennison also assumed the roles of Associate 1

2 Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Associate Dean for International Development, Graduate School; Acting Academic Vice President; and Director of Admissions and Records. He served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of History at Western Michigan University from 1987 to In 1990, Dennison assumed the role of President at the University of Montana and served until he retired in George M. Dennison passed away on January 3, 2017, from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Content Description The George M. Dennison Papers contain Dennison's personal papers. These include his original lectures from his many years as a professor of history; his research notes for a two-volume history of the University of Montana; draft copies of the unpublished book, tentatively titled The University of Montana: Institutional Mythology and Historical Reality, that he did not finish before his death; and his research notes and an unpublished article about the Missoula County High School Board. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright was not transferred to or shared with the University of Montana. Preferred Citation George M. Dennison Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula. Administrative Information Arrangement This collection has been arranged into three series: Series I: History Lectures and Course Materials, circa , 1.5 linear feet Series II: University of Montana History, circa , 1.25 linear feet and 2 electronic files Series III: Missoula County High School Board, circa 2016, 0.25 linear feet and 1 electronic file Custodial History This collection was in three different locations prior to donation to the Archives, including in Dennison's home and office. Acquisition Information The majority of the collection contents were donated to the Archives by Jane Dennison in

3 Processing Note This collection was divided into series during processing. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: History Lectures and Course Materials, circa linear feet Series I is largely comprised of lecture notes and course materials from Dennison s many years as a professor of history. Original order and folder titles were maintained during processing. Box/Folder 1/1 Constitutional Revolution Continued, The Court Fight and the Reversal of 1937, Lecture XIII circa /2 The Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in the Social Sciences /3 Hughes Court, Lecture XII circa /4 Constitutional History, Lecture XIV circa /5 Constitutional Revolution, Conference Notes circa /6 The New Republic, circa /7 Diagram of Constitutional Functioning circa /8 Lists of Court Cases circa /9 Triumph of Institutionalism circa /10 Women's Rights Lectures circa /11 History 413, Introduction circa /12 America in 1763, Lecture I circa /13 The Imperial Crisis, Lecture II circa

4 1/14 The Revolution Consummated: , Lecture III circa /15 Consolidating the Revolution, Lecture IV circa /16 The New Nation, Lecture V circa /17 The Problem of an Acceptable Political Theory, Lecture VI circa /18 History 265, Introduction circa /19 History 265, U.S. in the 1950s circa /20 Politics of the 1950s, Lecture II circa /21 The Kennedy Year, Lecture III circa /22 The Johnson Years, Lecture IV circa /23 The Socio-Economic Milieu of the 1960s, Lecture V circa /24 The Election of 1968, Lecture VI circa /25 The Nixon Years and Watergate, Lecture VII circa /26 History 477, Introduction circa /27 Colonial Constitution, Lecture I circa /28 The Revolution, Lecture II circa /29 Re-Establishing Authority, Lecture III circa /30 Articles of Confederation, Lecture IV circa /31 The Convention of 1787, Lecture V circa /32 Constitution and Ratification, Lecture VI circa /33 Federalist Period, Lecture VII circa /34 Jeffersonian Constitutionalism, Lecture IX circa

5 1/35 The Marshall Court, Lecture XI circa /36 The Crisis of the Twenties and the Marshall Court, Lecture XII circa /1 Jacksonian Democracy and Popular Sovereignty, lecture XIII circa /2 Course Toward the Civil War, Lecture XIV circa /3 Civil War, Lecture XV circa /4 Constitutional history, , Lecture I circa /5 Reconstruction, Lecture II circa /6 Supreme Court During Reconstruction, Lecture III circa /7 Revolution to Revolution: Federalism Revisited, Lecture IV circa /8 The Fuller Court and the Progressives, Lecture V and VII circa /9 The Fuller Court and the 90s, Lecture VIII circa /10 The Warren Court, Lecture XVI circa /11 The Nixon Court circa /12 Constitutional Duty circa /13 New Government circa /14 Tragedy of Progressivism, Lecture IX circa /15 White to Taft and Prohibition circa /16 The Taft Court, Lecture XI circa /17 The Vinson Interlude, Lecture XV circa /18 Hamilton, Lecture III circa /19 Political Parties, Lecture IV circa

6 2/20 Free Speech, Alien and Sedition Acts, Lecture VI circa /21 Party Development to 1800, Lecture VIII circa /22 The Election of 1800, IX circa /23 Environmentalism and American Thought, Lecture X circa /24 Jefferson, Lecture XI circa /25 Jeffersonian Republicans in Power, Lecture XII circa /26 Jeffersonian Republicans in Power II, Lecture XIII circa /27 The Madisonian Alternatives, Lecture XIV circa /28 The War of 1812, Lecture XV circa /29 Jeffersonian Tradition, Lecture XVI circa /1 An Age In transition, Lecture XVII circa /2 Seminar 550 circa /3 Federalism to 1815, Lecture XV circa /4 History 150, Lecture I circa /5 European Background, Lecture II circa /6 The Indian Problem, Lecture III circa /7 English Settlements in the Seventeenth Century, Lecture IV circa /8 From Settlement to Provincialism, Lecture V circa /9 Proprietary Colonies in Pennsylvania, Lecture VI circa /10 Rise of Political Autonomy in the Colonies, Lecture VII circa /11 The Eighteenth Century, Lecture VIII circa

7 3/12 Slavery in America to 1800, Lecture XIV circa /13 Georgia - The Frontier, Lecture IX circa /14 Great Awakening, Lecture X circa /15 American Colonists and the Colonial Wars, Lecture XI circa /16 To the Revolution, , Lecture XII circa /17 The Revolution, Lecture VI circa /18 Fruits of the Revolution, Lecture VII circa /19 Revolution to Constitution, Lecture XIII circa /20 Federalists, Lecture XV circa /21 Jeffersonians, Lecture XVI circa /22 Nationalism and Sectionalism, Lecture XVIII circa /23 History 151, Introduction circa /24 The Republic in 1840, Lecture I circa /25 Manifest Destiny, Lecture II circa /26 Cultural Conflict and Civil War, Lecture III circa /27 Northern Response to Slavery, Lecture IV circa /28 Civil War and Reconstruction, Lecture VI circa /29 Economies and Politics of the Late Nineteenth Century, Lecture VII circa /30 Farmers in Revolt, Lecture IX circa /31 Labor in Revolt, Lecture X circa /32 Populism - End of an Era, Lecture XI circa

8 3/33 Imperialism, circa /34 Progressivism, circa /35 War and Aftermath circa /36 Twenties circa /37 Hoover and Depression, End of an Era circa /38 Roosevelt and New Deal circa /39 New Deal, circa /40 Foreign Policy, circa /41 Foreign Policy, circa /42 Truman Years, I circa /43 Truman years, II and McCarthy circa /44 Notes circa /45 Constitutional Notes, circa /1 Constitutional Notes, circa /2 Constitution Lectures, circa Series II: University of Montana History, circa linear feet and 2 electronic files This series contains Dennison s extensive research notes for his history of the University of Montana and two draft copies of his unpublished book, tentatively titled The University of Montana: Institutional Mythology and Historical Reality. In processing, notebooks were grouped together by the source citation on the first page. Each notebook was assigned a number for organizational purposes; the arrangement of the notebooks within the boxes does not reflect an original order. Box/Folder 8

9 4/3 Notebook 1 circa /4 Notebook 2 circa /5 Notebook 3 circa /6 Notebook 4 circa /7 Notebook 5 circa /8 Notebook 6 circa /9 Notebook 7 circa /10 Notebook 8 circa /1 Notebook 9 circa /2 Notebook 10 circa /3 Notebook 11 circa /4 Notebook 12 circa /5 Notebook 13 circa /6 Notebook 14 circa /7 Notebook 15 circa /8 Notebook 16 circa /9 Notebook 17 circa /10 Notebook 18 circa /1 Notebook 19 circa /2 Notebook 20 circa /3 Notebook 21 circa

10 6/4 Notebook 22 circa /5 Notebook 23 circa /6 Notebook 24 circa /7 Notebook 25 circa /8 Notebook 26 circa /9 Notebook 27 circa /10 Notebook 28 circa /1 Notebook 29 circa /2 Notebook 30 circa /3 Notebook 31 circa /4 Notebook 32 circa /5 Notebook 33 circa /6 Notebook 34 circa /7 Notebook 35 circa /8 Notebook 36 circa /9 Notebook 37 circa Electronic_file Electronic File The University of Montana: Institutional Mythology and Historical Reality, unpublished manuscript circa Electronic File The University of Montana: Institutional Mythology and Historical Reality, Volume 1, unpublished manuscript circa Series III: Missoula County High School Board, circa linear feet and 1 electronic file 10

11 This series contains an unpublished article by Dennison concerning the Missoula County High School board. Also included are Dennison's research notes for this article. Box/Folder 7/10 Notebook 1 circa /11 Notebook 2 circa 2016 Electronic_file Electronic File Missoula County High School: "A Matter of Principle", unpublished manuscript circa 2016 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Universities and colleges--montana--missoula--administration Personal Names : Dennison, George M. (George Marshel), Archives Corporate Names : Colorado State University. Faculty Missoula County High School. Board of Trustees University of Montana--Missoula. Administration University of Montana--Missoula. History University of Montana--Missoula. Office of the President. University of Montana--Missoula. Presidents Western Michigan University. Faculty Occupations : College presidents--montana--missoula College teachers--united States Titles within the Collection : The University of Montana: Institutional Mythology and Historical Reality Finding aid prepared by Patrick Swart This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West:

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