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Advisory Council for Academic Affairs records

 Collection
Identifier: 00.ACAA

Scope and Contents

The Advisory Council for Academic Affairs documents the Advisory Council for Academic Affairs. The records of this collection are from 1961-1975 and are comprise primarily of inter-office correspondence, meeting minutes, and clippings to the Advisory Council for Academic Affairs and the Advisory Council for Instruction. The collection is broken into four series Clippings, Correspondence, Highlights of the 1965-66 Instructional Division and Meeting Minutes.

The Correspondence series of Advisory for Academic Affairs concerns budgetary situations, procedures for recruitment and screenings, residence hall considerations, issues regarding parking, faculty evaluations, and program revisions. The Meeting Minutes series contains meeting minutes from the Advisory Council for Instruction as well as Vice President Advisory meeting minutes. Materials were primarily generated by Bruce K. Nelson, Omer Robbins, Jr., and Clyde LeTarte.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961 - 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Administrative History Note

The Advisory Council for Academic Affairs focuses on the campus community as a single entity. Chaired by the Vice President for Instruction, this committee was comprised by distinguished faculty members including deans and the director of the library. The committee advised on many campus matters including faculty positions, evaluations, and recommendations; educational programming; student registration figures; campus beautification and cleanup; as well as enrollment analysis.

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (3 archive boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Advisory Council for Academic Affairs collection is comprised primarily of inter-office correspondence, meeting minutes, and clippings to the Advisory Council for Academic Affairs and the Advisory Council for Instruction. Materials are arranged chronologically. The collection is further arranged into two series: Correspondence concerns budgetary situations, procedures for recruitment and screenings; residence hall considerations; issues regarding parking; faculty evaluations; and program revision and Meeting Minutes from the Advisory Council for Instruction and Vice President Advisory meetings. There are also clippings and Highlights of 1965-1966 Instructional Division. Materials were primarily generated by Bruce K. Nelson, Omer Robbins, Jr., and Clyde LeTarte.

Title
Guide to the Advisory Council for Academic Affairs records
Status
Completed
Author
Courtney Dornburg
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Michigan University Archives Repository

Contact:
Bruce T. Halle Library, Room 310
955 West Circle Drive
Ypsilanti Michigan 48197
734-487-2673