Wilma Leslie Garnett papers, 1945-1982

Finding Aid

Prepared by Nancy Birk, February 1996; Updated September 2012
1 record storage box + 1 half size record storage box + 1 oversized folder, 1.5 cubic feet, 11th floor

Biographical Note

Information in this biographical sketch was compiled by the University of Iowa Special Collections and Archives which also has a collection containing information about Garnett's year in Cambodia in 1955-56.

Wilma Leslie Garnett was born in Moline, Illinois, on September 2, 1893. She was the daughter of Robert Lewis and Martha (Kane) Garnett. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Iowa State Teachers College in 1918; her Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1925; and her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Iowa in 1939. She taught in Iowa public schools and the University of Iowa elementary school. Later (1926- 1930) she was supervisor at the Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. From 1930 through 1937 Garnett was director of elementary education at Eastern State Teachers College in Madison, South Dakota. She was a professor of English at Kent State University from 1937 through 1962 where she also served as advisor to the international program. She later taught at the Ohio State University- Newark, Illinois College, and Pikeville College. She retired to the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area. She died in Cedar Rapids on February 1, 1992.

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. The Assembly and Entertainment Committees Concert: Dorothy Maynor, January 16, 1952
2. Campus Ministries, 1951
3. Center for Human Understanding: The International Communications Workshop, December 14-16, 1973
4. Center for Human Understanding: Town and Gown Seminar, 1973-1974
5. Classroom Materials: English 290, 1951
6. Concert-Lecture Series: Schedule of Events, 1960-1961
7. Correspondence, 1951
8. Correspondence, 1952
9. Correspondence, 1959-1960
10. Correspondence, 1961
11. Correspondence, 1962-1964
12. Correspondence, 1973
13. Correspondence, 1974
14. Correspondence, 1978
15. Correspondence, Undated
16. "Cultural Interchange" newsletter, KSU Chapter of the World University Movement, undated
17. Event Programs, 1949-1974
18. Event Programs, undated
19. General Information Regarding KSU for Foreign Students, undated
20. International Engagements, undated
21. International Institute: Annual Report, 1960
22. International Program Data, 1959-1962
23. International Program Proposal, undated
24. International Relations Club, undated
25. Kent Council on World Affairs, April-November, 1951
26. Kent Council on World Affairs: Meeting Announcements, 1951-1952
27. Kent Council on World Affairs: Minutes, November 6, 1951
28. Kent Council on World Affairs: Proposed Constitution, undated
29. Kent Internationals: Interviews with Leaders-In-The-Making, 1973
30. Kent Internationals: Member Roster, 1953
31. Kent Internationals: Organization Information , 1959-1960
32. Kent Internationals: Programs, 1959-1962
33. Kent Internationals: Tanimichi Sugita Concert Program, August 17, 1960 (2 copies) corresponding audio recordings located in Box 2
34. Kent Internationals: Yearbook dedicated to W. Leslie Garnett, 1960
35. Kent Internationals: Constitution, undated
36. Kent Internationals: Song, undated
37. Kent State University International Student Roster, 1959-1960
38. Kent State University Brochures, 1973-1974, undated
39. Kent State University Campus Map and Tour Guide, undated
40. Kent State University Honors Day Program, May 24, 1961 (2 copies )
41. Kent State University Scholarship Day Program, May 27, 1953
42. Magazine: "Vista," December 1973
43. Major Program Events, 1960-1961
44. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Conference, 1961
45. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Correspondence, 1951
46. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Survey, April 1954
47. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Notes, undated
48. New India League, undated
49. Newman Club: Brochure, undated
50. Newman Club: Winter Regional Event, March 31, 1962
51. Newspaper: The Interdependent, undated
52. Newspaper Clippings, 1948-1949
53. Newspaper Clippings, 1950-1959
54. Newspaper Clippings, 1960-1962
55. Newspaper Clippings, 1972-1974
56. Newspaper Clippings, undated
57. Office of International Student Affairs: "Kent Koinonia" newsletter, 1963-1964
58. Office of International Student Affairs: Inventory, undated
59. Outpost Program, 1952
60. "The Outpost" newsletter, 1952
61. "The Outpost" newsletter, 1953
62. Paper: Guidance for American Students in the Understanding of Foreign Peoples by W. Leslie Garnett, April 9, 1952
63. Paper: Port and Point of Embarkation by W. Leslie Garnett, January 22, 1952
64. Paper: Anouilh's Other Language: A Study in Archetypal Meaning (Abstract) by Adriaan De Wit, undated
65. Paper: Atomic Energy by Lila Crites, undated
66. Paper: Glimpses of the University Internationals in the Press 1943-1963 by W. Leslie Garnett, undated
67. Paper: Lady With a Dream by Esther K. Hildebrand, undated
68. Paper: University Internationals 1943-1973 by W. Leslie Garnett, undated
69. Paper: Untitled by Esther K. Hildebrand, undated
70. Paper: Untitled, undated
71. Phases of the International Work at Kent State University (In which W. Leslie Garnett was involved), undated
72. Photographs, October 9, 1951
73. Photographs, 1974
74. Photographs, undated
75. Photograph of Dr. Tetsumaro Hayashi, undated
76. Play: The Lost Son by Harnam Singh Sisodia, 1953
77. Program Announcements, undated
78. Report: From the Adviser to Foreign Students, Kent State University, 1958-1960
79. Report: From the Adviser to Foreign Students, Kent State University, 1961
80. Report: From Adviser to Foreign Students, Appendix, 1960-1961
81. Report: International Program at Kent State, 1958-1961
82. Report: International Work at Kent State, 1945-1951
83. Report: International Work at Kent State, 1952
84. Report: International Work at Kent State, 1953 (Draft)
85. Report: Supplement to Report on International Work for 1951-1952
86. Report: The Committee on Educational Guidance and Counseling, undated
87. Report: Kent Internationals Speech Report, undated
88. Report: Task Force on "Exchange of Persons," undated
89. Report: Untitled Appendix, undated
90. Roster of International Students, 1960
91. Statistics Regarding Work with Foreign Students, 1960
92. Steinbeck Society: Advertisements on John Steinbeck Literature, 1973, undated
93. Steinbeck Society: Annual Meeting of John Steinbeck Society, December 28, 1972
94. Steinbeck Society: A Checklist of Steinbeck's Major Works (1929-1969), October 1973
95. Steinbeck Society: Steinbeck Lecture Tour to Japan, 1973
96. Steinbeck Quarterly Publication, Spring 1973
97. Summary: The University and the World, W. Leslie Garnett, 1962
98. A Textual Study of Robert Greene's Orlando Furioso Publication, Signed by Tetsumaro Hayashi, December 11, 1973
99. UNESCO: General Information, 1951-1952
100. UNESCO: Conference Invitations, 1949
101. UNESCO: Conference Programs, 1948-1950
102. UNESCO: Conference Speeches, 1948
103. UNESCO: Newspaper Clippings, 1948
104. UNESCO: Report on the Second Annual UNESCO Conference at Kent State, 1949
105. UNESCO: Conference Photographs, undated
106. UNESCO: Conference Register, undated (photostats)
107. UNESCO: Stemographic Reports of Conference Discussion Groups, undated
108. University Internationals: Brochure, "You and I," 1965
109. University Internationals: Charter, undated
110. University Internationals: Constitution, undated
111. University Internationals: General Information, undated
112. University Internationals: Membership Card, undated
113. "Unipax" newsletter, Center for International and Comparative Programs, Vol. 1, No. 3, May 1973
114. Wesley Foundation Program, 1960
115. Oversized Folder: UNESCO: "Your Stake in the Four Point Program" poster, 1950 (shelved in 11th floor map case)

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

1. Audio Recording: International Center Music from Laos, December 4, 1959
2. Audio Recording: Tanimichi Sugita Concert Part I, August 17, 1960 corresponding concert programs located in Box 1
3. Audio Recording: Tanimichi Sugita Concert Part II, August 17, 1960 corresponding concert programs located in Box 1
4. Audio Recording: 162 Freshman, [77] Program, Spring 1962
5. Audio Recording: Nancy Chin (Bowman Language), undated
6. Audio Recording: Songs from Nepal, undated