The General Counsel’s Office Record Group (RG 1/5) in Meyer Library’s Special Collections and Archives contains historical material about the university.  It dates mainly from the 1960s-1980s, but does contain material from as far back as 1938.

The contents of these files cover a range of topics dealing with the normal business operations of a university, but they also cover several topics of historical interest on the growth and development of Missouri State University. The records cover a period of expansion in both student enrollment and land acquisition. Presumably, these particular files remained with the General Counsel’s office because many of them touch on legal issues, were reviewed by the university’s counsel, or involved correspondence with legal counsel.

Topics included in the collection:

• widening of Dollison Street
• Health Center and Infirmary (including information regarding the Swine Flu Immunization Program in 1977)
• Housing and Urban Development (including the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) of the City of Springfield and the 1968 Urban Renewal Project under the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development)
• campus parking
• revenue bonds
• insurance
• President Nixon’s Wage Price Freeze in 1971
• Wood Flour Fuel Project

For more information see the collection’s finding aid or contact Special Collections and Archives.