Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative History
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Vassar College. Campus Life and Diversity Office |
| Title: | Vassar College Campus Life and Diversity Office Records |
| Dates: | 1988-2022 |
| Quantity: | 7 cubic feet (10 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Minutes, reports, correspondence and other material created by the Office of Student Life and Diversity. Also included are audiovisual materials, including VHS and compact disc recordings of baccalaureate ceremonies; photographs; event flyers and posters; and realia including mugs, t-shirts, and pens. |
Administrative History
The history of the Campus Life and Diversity Office is closely tied to the Vassar career of Edward Pittman. Pittman, a member of Vassar's Class of 1982, began working for the college in 1990 in the newly-created Office of Multicultural Affairs, a division of of the Dean of Student Life.
Sources: Vassar College Miscellany News and Vassar College Biographical Files (Serge Paul Emile)
TopChronology
| 1974 September | President Alan Simpson appointed Serge Paul-Emile as first Director of Educational Services and Student Relations |
| 1983 | Special Services Program, Academic Resource Center |
| 1983 | Advisor to Minority and Special Students = Sheila Thomas |
| Fall 1990 | Creation of the Office of Mulicultural Affairs |
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains minutes, reports, correspondence and other material created by the Office of Student Life and Diversity. Also included are audiovisual materials, including VHS and compact disc recordings of baccalaureate ceremonies; photographs; event flyers and posters; and realia including mugs, t-shirts, pens, and other give-aways from All College Day, the First Year Experience, and other events.
TopAccess and Use
Access
The material in Box 8 is restricted. Otherwise, the collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Administration
- Vassar College--Students
Document Types:
- Audiovisual materials
- Born digital
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Photographs
- Posters
- Printed ephemera
- Realia
- Reports
- Videocassettes
Encoding Information
Encoded by Laura Streett, April 2019. Updated by Emma Gronbeck, January 2023.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Vassar College Campus Life and Diversity Office Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, 2019. Updated by Emma Gronbeck, January 2023.
Acquisition Information
Transferred in three accessions from the Office of Campus Life and Diversity: A2016-006, A2019-014, and A2021-026.
Series List
Series I. Office files, 1988-2018 |
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Series II. Audiovisual Material, 1993-2014 |
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Series III. Ephemera, 1990-2022 |
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Series IV. Realia, circa 2004-2018 |
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Container List
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Details
Minutes, reports, correspondence and other material created by the Office of Student Life and Diversity. Also included are audiovisual materials, including VHS and compact disc recordings of baccalaureate ceremonies; photographs; event flyers and posters; and realia including mugs, t-shirts, and pens.
