Manuscript Group 368
Papers, 1945-1988
9 cubic feet
In 1952 Professor Siegfried B. Rolland donated 2 cubic feet of material to the University of Idaho; these were processed as Manuscript Group 117 by Judith Nielsen in 1983. Additional material received from Rolland's widow between January 1993 and September 1994 was combined with the original group the whole was reprocessed by Ms. Nielsen in October and November of 1994.
Siegfried B. Rolland was born in New York City February 12, 1918. He attended Ferrar Modern School, an experimental grade school in Stelton, New Jersey and Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Although he never received a high school diploma he earned a baccalaureate and master's degree from Wayne University at Detroit, Michigan, in 1941 and 1947, and a doctorate in history from the University of Wisconsin which was awarded in 1952.
He served in the United States Army from February 1941 to June 1946. He taught at Wayne University for three years before coming to the University of Idaho in 1952. He was offered the job in the social science department at Idaho without even applying for it, after university officials heard a recommendation from the history department chairman at Wisconsin. Rolland stayed at the University of Idaho for 32 years before retiring as head of the history department in April 1984. During his career he taught U.S. history, diplomatic history, Latin American history, Idaho history, Pacific Northwest history, and his specialty, U.S. colonial history.
He was frequently asked to consult on historical projects and speak on historical topics. He published scholarly articles in both professional and popular magazines.
He spearheaded the drive for better wages and benefits for UI faculty, and served as a member of at least 20 professional and scholarly organizations, boards, and faculty committees. He was also active in improving student-faculty relations at the university.
He married Julia Edgar at Pontiac, Michigan, on June 15, 1948. They had two daughters and one son. Rolland died of a heart attack on January 19, 1989.
The papers of Siegfried B. Rolland span the years 1945 to 1988, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1948 to 1984.
The papers include records relating to his work with university committees and non- university organizations; lecture notes and other material concerning his teaching at the University of Idaho; material representing his historical research, especially on Cadwallader Colden, a prominent figure in New York colonial history; lecture notes and class notes from his days as a graduate student and his pre U of I teaching career; and finally a collection of correspondence, both professional and personal, the latter being from his father and step-mother.
The material in this manuscript group was in no apparent order when received, therefore a series order was imposed during processing.
The first series, Committees and Organizations, 1952-1985, contains minutes, memos, and other material documenting Rolland's service on university committees, including a large collection of material relating to the Faculty Affairs Committee. Non-university committees represented include the Idaho State Historical Records Advisory Board and the Idaho Historic Sites Review Board.
Series two, Teaching and Related Material, 1953-1984, contains material related to the Black Studies program, plus lecture notes, tests, and class handouts for his history courses. It also includes information used in advising students in the history program.
Research Material, 1948-1987, comprises the third series. The first group of material related to Rolland's research on Cadwallader Colden, a prominent figure in New York politics from 1718-1760, who served as surveyor general and acted as advisor to many governors. It includes work done for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Wisconsin in 1946, and research done in the late 1960s and early 1970s on a biography of Colden which was never completed. Included are a draft of the dissertation, note cards, and transcripts and microfilms of Colden and related papers in various repositories. The second subseries contains book reviews, material related to consulting on several historical topics including Harry Orchard, and bibliography cards for books on American history.
Student and Pre-Idaho Teaching Material, 1945-1951, is in series IV. It is divided into two subseries, Wayne University and University of Wisconsin. Both contain lecture and class notes, plus papers students wrote for classes which he taught. Also included is a 1946 draft of his thesis at Wayne University, "The Detroit English language labor press, 1838- 1889."
The final series, Personal and Other Material, 1954-1988, contains an accident report, book acquisitions, a promissory note, vita, and a poster with the words of Chief Seattle to President Franklin Pierce in 1955, entitled "Where is the eagle--gone." This series also contains correspondence. Although some is related to his teaching and historical research the majority consists of letters from his father and step-mother who lived in Italy for several years.
Duplicates of mimeographed material such as class syllabi and tests were discarded. University publications were removed from the papers and will be checked against the holdings of the Special Collections Department as will the brochures and pamphlets on Idaho dams which comprised most of Series I in the original inventory. In all the papers were reduced by 4 cubic feet.
I. Committees and Organizations, 1952-1985 1-2
II. Teaching and Related Material, 1953-1984 2-4
III. Research, 1948-1987 4-8
A. Cadwallader Colden, 1948-1972
B. Other, 1954-1987
IV. Student and Pre-Idaho Teaching Material, 1945-1951 8-9
A. Wayne University, 1945-1951
B. University of Wisconsin, 1947-1949
V. Personal and Other Material, 1954-1988 9
Box Folder Description Items
1 1 Original inventory, 1983 1I. Committees and Organizations, 1952-1985
2-4 Academic Calendar Committee, 1963-1969 124 5 American Federation of Teachers, 1975-1976 8 6 American Studies Committee, 1974-1975 8 7 Appeal Hearing Committee, 1983-1984 35 8-10 Archives Advisory Council, 1975-1977 45 11-15 Archives and History Committee, 1952-1965 258 16 Blue Ribbon Committee, 1984 8 17 Center for Native American Development, 1970-1976 10 18 College of Letters and Science, 1968 9 19 Core Curriculum Committee, 1981 21 20 Council of Faculty Chairmen, 1973-1974 7 21-22 Council of Higher Education Faculties, 1974-1985 118 23-27 Council on Regional Historical Research in Progress, 1956-1960 388 28 Foreshadow, 1957-1976 16 29 Facilities, 1963 3 30-34 Faculty Affairs Committee, 1973-1980 291 35 Affirmative action, 1976-1977 6 36-37 Appeals board, 1973 24 2 38 Appeals board, 1974-1977 18 39 Evaluations and reviews, 1974-1976 38 40 Evaluations/Salaries, 1977-1978 60 41 Extension (consolidation of staff), 1975-1976 5 42 Faculty at large/Professional exempt staff, 1974-1976 8 43 Financial exigency, 1974 3 44 Insurance, 1974-1977 20 45 Mandatory sabbatical leaves, 1973-1976 3 46 Miscellaneous, 1973-1976 51 47 Promotion and tenure, 1974-1977 25 48 Retirement, 1970-1975 29 49 Salary, 1972-1977 65 50 Savings bond drive, 1975 8 51 Faculty Council, 1973-1974 31 52 Collective bargaining, 1973 10 53 Communications, 1973 2 54 Chairman letters to faculty, 1973-1974 6 55 Forest History Foundation, 1957-1964 6 56 Hay plan, 1976-1977 56 57-59 Health Insurance Advisory Group, 1982-1983 91 60-61 History Dept. minutes and memos, 1969-1976 82 62 Idaho Historic Sites Review Board, 1969-1983 18 63 Idaho Historical Society, 1956-1961 94 64 Idaho State Historical Records Advisory Board, 1975-1980 5 65 Inland Empire Waterways Association, 1961-1964 24 66 Port of Lewiston, 1962-1964 8 67 Juntura, 1974-1976 29 68 Legislative Coordinating Committee, 1976 1 69 Library Associates, 1971 3 70 Minority Student Program Coordinator selection committee, 1974 45 71 Oregon National Historic Trail Advisory Council, 1979-1983 9 72 Organization of American Historians, 1974-1975 13 73 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference, 1973-1974 2 74 Pettyjohn bequest committee, 1979-1980 11 75 Presidential search committee, 1977 4 76 Social Sciences Coordinating Committee, 1969-1972 38 77 Student evaluation of teaching faculty, 1969-1970 12 78 Summer session and continuing education, 1972 5 79 University Bicentennial Committee, 1975-1976 5 80 White Pine Program, 1972 1II. Teaching and Related Material, 1953-1984
81 Black Studies: Program development, 1969-1973 29 82 Budgets, etc. 1970 14 83 Coordinating committee, 1974-1976 18 3 84-85 Class material, 1975-1976 22 86-87 Lecture notes, 1976 24 88 Tests, 1972-1973 4 89 Black student union, 1972-1973 9 90 Audio visual material available, 1975 13 91 Booklists, 1970-1973 20 92-93 Magazines and newspapers, 1970-1973 11 94 Publications, 1974-1975 3 95-97 History 9: Introduction to U.S. History, 1953-1968 18 98-102 History 10: Introduction to U.S. History, 1953-1968 28 103 History 101: History of Civilization, syllabus, n.d. 1 104-108 History 111: Latin America, 1957-1963 43 109-111 History 112: Latin America, 1957-1963 32 112-113 History 115: U.S. Diplomatic History, 1954-1958 29 114-115 History 116: U.S. Diplomatic History, 1954-1958 47 116-120 History 123: Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, 1953-1960 64 121-123 History 124: Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, 1953-1960 103 124 History 209: Dr. Hause's rules for writing papers, n.d. 1 125-128 History 411: American History, Colonies to 1763, 1970-1973 41 4 129-131 History 412: The American Revolution, 1984 23 132-134 History 413: U.S. History 1790-1828, n.d. 22 135-137 History 423: Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, 1965-1983 69 138 History C423, Correspondence study, 1971 16 139 History 441: Greece, syllabus, 1982 1 140 History 442: Rome, syllabus, 1982 1 141 History 446: Medieval Europe, syllabus, 1982 1 142-145 Social Sciences 1, 1951-1958 57 146-151 Social Sciences 2, 1951-1958 61 152 Advising, 1969-1981 37 153 Evaluation, 1966 5 154 Evaluations of staff, 1967-1971 5 155 Graduate program information, 1966-1970 9 156 Graduate student committees, 1960-1982 42 157 Ph.D. program review, 1987 3 158 Ph.D. preliminary exams, 1961-1982 13 159 Lecture notes: The Greek mind, n.d. 1 160 Colonial labor supply, n.d. 3 161 Recent American history, 1917-1948, n.d. 1 162 Letters of recommendation, 1970-1983 43 163 NDEA History Institute: Latin America, 1966 2 164 Research guides and bibliographies, n.d. 5 165 Reserve book lists, 1959-1961 5 166 Student paper outlines for History 290, 1959-1963 41 167 Tenure review policy, 1974 4 168 Workshop: The Indian in Pacific Northwest history, 1955 2 169 Miscellaneous notes and test answers, n.d. 2III. Research, 1948-1987
A. Cadwallader Colden, 1948-1972
170-171 Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, final draft with advisor's comments, 1952 4 5 172 Colden dissertation, summary and obsolete pages, 1951-1952 13 173 Colden dissertation, chapter outlines, 1950 10 174 Seminar paper: Cadwallader Colden, historian, 1948 1 175 Dissertation outline with Kelley's comments, 1950 1 176 Paper: Cadwallader Colden, imperial statesman, 1760-1776, 1952 3 177 Indian land policy (chapter 11), 1952 1 178 An interpretation of the colonial opposition to Parliament, 1760-1775 (chapter 12), 1952 1 179 Exponent of imperial control (chapter 10) article for Bench and Bar, 1952 1 180 Cadwallader Colden and the administration of the public lands in New York, 1718-1760, with comments by Fred Winkler, 196- 4 181 Cadwallader Colden, philosopher, typescript, 196-? 1 182-183 Cadwallader Colden in the revolutionary era, 1760-1776, typescript submitted to William and Mary Quarterly, 1955 6 184 Cadwallader Colden, imperial statesman, 1760-1776, presented at Idaho Historical Conference, Boise, 1968 5 185 Maps of colonial New York, n.d. 2 186 Research proposal to University Research Committee, 1967 7 187 Correspondence re: research on Colden biography, 1961-1972 47 188 Correspondence with American Philosophical Society re: grant for Colden book, 1961-1966 14 189 Microfilm reels ordered from various repositories, 1962 13 190 List of broadsides at New York Historical Society, 1962 2 191 Reprints of monographs on Colden by Saul Jarcho, 1955-1956 3 192 Photostats of Colden letters, dated 1726 and 1757, 1950 2 193 Photostats of Colden letters and University of Michigan, 1714-1715 3 194 Colden's essay on morality, typescript of original, n.d. 1 195 Index to Colden copy book in possession of A.S.W. Rosenbach, n.d. 1 196 Livingston family tree, n.d. 1 197 Transcripts of manuscripts at University of Michigan, 1742-1753, n.d. 2 198 Transcripts of manuscripts at New York Historical Society, 1720-1776, n.d. 6 199-200 Notecards: Subject file, n.d. 2 6 201 Subject file, n.d. 1 202 Papers by location, n.d. 1 203 Bibliography of manuscripts in New York Historical Society, n.d. 1 204 Annotated record of sources, n.d. 1 205 New York history, chronological file, n.d. 1 7 206 Microfilms: American Philosophical Society: Miscellaneous Colden scientific papers, 1721-1726 1 207 Bancroft Library: Colden papers, v.2 1 208-209 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library: Livingston family papers, n.d. 2 210 University of Michigan: George Clinton papers, Sir Henry Clinton papers, Brisbane papers, n.d. 1 211 University Microfilms: Champagne, Roger James. The sons of liberty and the aristocracy in New York politics. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1960 1 212 Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Logan papers, n.d. 1 213-214 New York Historical Society: Cadwallader Colden scientific writings, n.d. 2 215 January 1963 Colden acquisition, n.d. 1 216 Joseph Reed papers, n.d. 1 217 Miscellaneous selections from 15 collections, n.d. 1 218 New York Public Library: Chalmers papers relating to New York, v.4, n.d. 1 219 William Smith diary, v.4, n.d. 1 220 Unidentified source: James Duane papers, 1680-1766 1B. Other, 1954-1987
221 Book reviews, 1956-1987 22 222 Consulting, 1977-1981 28 223 Encyclopedia articles: Colliers, 1969-1973 43 224 ENC: World Book, 1969 10 225 Alias Harry Orchard: a case of reasonable doubt. Project proposal and transcript of script, 1980 2 226-227 Video cassettes, 1980 2 228 Idaho territorial centennial, 1960-1963 22 229 Lewis and Clark, 1954-1963 7 230 Mining and minerals, 1963 3 231 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and maps, 1963-1964 6 232 Miscellaneous history material, 1960-1967 9 233 Typescripts: Idaho's other senators, n.d. 3 234 Oral history project, 1957-1960 5 8 235 Nez Perce handbook project, 1979 3 236 Salmon River project, "Beyond the still waters," 1981 8 237-238 Bibliography cards: American history, n.d. 2 239 Miscellaneous history, n.d. 1IV. Student and Pre-Idaho Teaching Material, 1945-1951
A. Wayne University, 1945-1951
240 Michigan history, lecture notes, n.d. 14 241 The rise of industrial America to 1900, class notes, n.d. 15 242 Publications on social reform, 1855-1879 2 243-244 Thesis draft: The Detroit English language labor press, 1839-1889, 1946 2 245-246 Bibliography cards: Thesis and related topics, 1945-1946 2 247 History 101: Original lecture notes, 1951 12 248 Students' term papers, 1951 6 249 History 2: Exams and student papers, 1949-1951 17 250 History 101 and 2: Tests and review sheets, 1949-1951 9B. University of Wisconsin, 1947-1949
9 251 Greek and Hellenistic world, class notes, maps, etc., 1948 8 252 Bibliographies: various classes, 1947-1948 8 253 Reports for philosophy classes, 1948 5 254 Paper on rationalism for History 203, 1948 1 255-257 History I "Foundations of Western Civilization," lecture notes, n.d. 13 258 History 3: Term papers, 1947-1948 9 259 Exams taken, including Ph.D. prelims, (questions only), 1947-1948 14 260 Term paper: "Wages and prices in 17th century New England and Virginia, 1947 1 Spiral bound notebooks 261 History 3A, n.d. 1 262 History 113A, 1947 1 263 History 127, 1948 1 264 History 131, 1948 1 265-266 History 208, 1940 2 267 History 216, 1940 1 268-269 Colonial America, 1947 2 270 Diplomatic history of the U.S., 1948 1 271-273 Greek history, 1948 3 274-275 Medieval culture, 1948 2 276 Medieval & Renaissance history, n.d. 1 277 Medieval learning and literature, n.d. 1 278 The reform impulse, n.d. 1 279 Philosophy 139, American philosophers, 1948 1 280-281 Political Science 165, 1948-1949 2 282-283 History of science, 1948-1949 2V. Personal and Other Material, 1954-1988
284 Accident report, 1987 1 285 Book acquisitions, 1969-1972 4 286 Correspondence, 1954-1988 65 287-290 Correspondence: Hugo and Siphra Rolland, 1955-1971 180 291 Hartung's 4 year plan for the university, 1975 2 292 Promissory note, 1962 1 293 Vita, 1966-1980 10 294 Poster: Where is the eagle--gone (Chief Seattle to President Franklin Pierce, 1855), n.d. 1
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