Lew Wentz Foundation Loan Board Records
Collection
Identifier: 1979-004
Scope and Contents
Collection contains records and correspondence concerning the Lew Wentz Foundation Loan Board, including audit reports, Wentz estate materials, annual reports, U.S. Treasury material, documents concerning other universities, Wentz biographical information, minutes of board meetings, Howard and Robert Allan Foundation material, applications, individual loan repayment schedules, audit reports, and bank deposits and statements. These records provide valuable primary material concerning the history of educational loans.
Dates
- 1926 - 1973
Creator
- Lew Wentz Foundation. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to student records in this collection is restricted.
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.
Biographical Sketch
Louis Lew Haines Wentz (1879?-1949), Ponca City oilman-philanthropist, established the Lew Wentz Student Loan Fund with a $50,000 gift to Oklahoma A & M College in 1926. The Wentz loan program remained the primary source of student loan money until the 1960s.
Extent
6.97 Linear feet (17 document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged into six series.
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.
Processing Information
Processed by: Lloyd Wallisch, 1979
Processing Notes
Introduction
The Lew Wentz Foundation Loan Board Papers were processed in accordance with the following accepted archival procedures:
1. The papers have been preserved in the original order in which they were received from the Office of Financial Aids.
2. They have been transferred to acid-free file folders and housed in acid-free storage boxes, which will extend their life span.
3. The titles of the original file folders have been transferred verbatim to the acid-free folders.
4. Many of the folders had the dates of the material therein as part of the title. When this was not the case, and the date(s) could be determined by a visual search, the inclusive dates of the material were recorded in the upper-right corner of the folder. This is expressed on the finding list as a pair of inclusive dates (years only) separated from the title by a comma. When material was not dated, but a date could be estimated, it is indicated as (ca. 1942). When a date could not be estimated, it is indicated as n.d. (no date).
It should be noted that materials in boxes 13 and 14, which are loan repayment records, have not been listed by name, so as to insure the privacy of the individuals concerned.
This finding list was compiled by student assistants My Truong and Lea Radabaugh under my supervision.
Lloyd Wallisch Special Collections and Maps The University Library 2 October 1979
The Lew Wentz Foundation Loan Board Papers were processed in accordance with the following accepted archival procedures:
1. The papers have been preserved in the original order in which they were received from the Office of Financial Aids.
2. They have been transferred to acid-free file folders and housed in acid-free storage boxes, which will extend their life span.
3. The titles of the original file folders have been transferred verbatim to the acid-free folders.
4. Many of the folders had the dates of the material therein as part of the title. When this was not the case, and the date(s) could be determined by a visual search, the inclusive dates of the material were recorded in the upper-right corner of the folder. This is expressed on the finding list as a pair of inclusive dates (years only) separated from the title by a comma. When material was not dated, but a date could be estimated, it is indicated as (ca. 1942). When a date could not be estimated, it is indicated as n.d. (no date).
It should be noted that materials in boxes 13 and 14, which are loan repayment records, have not been listed by name, so as to insure the privacy of the individuals concerned.
This finding list was compiled by student assistants My Truong and Lea Radabaugh under my supervision.
Lloyd Wallisch Special Collections and Maps The University Library 2 October 1979
Creator
- Lew Wentz Foundation. (Organization)
- Title
- Lew Wentz Foundation Loan Board Records Colelction Number 1979-004
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lloyd Wallisch
- Date
- 1979
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository
Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA
libscua@okstate.edu
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA
libscua@okstate.edu