Wesleyan University Office of Student Affairs Dean of the College addition to records
Scope and Contents
The Dean of the College addition to records are alphabetically arranged general subject files created by the office of the Dean of the College. There are two series of records, the first of which primarily relates to Edgar Beckam's term, and the second relates to Allen Green's term; however, there is much overlap between the two. The third series contains restricted records.
Series 1 contains material on a wide variety of issues related to the student body, including admissions, curricula, substance abuse, budgets, health, and institutional research. It also documents the 1985 visit of Louis Farrakhan.
Series 2 includes extensive documentation of The Great Hollow Wilderness School (1988-1995), Institutional Research projects (1973-1991), Organizations, the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE), university facilities planning, and the Presidential Search Committee (1994-1995).
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1997
Conditions Governing Access
Series 1 and 2 are open for research. Series 3, 4, and 5 contain restricted material and are closed.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
The Dean of the College is responsible for addressing campus issues related to students, including academics, activities, diversity, health, and on-campus residences.
Extent
32.5 Linear Feet (32 paige boxes and 1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Dean of the College addition to records date from the tenures of Edgar Beckham (1973-1990) and Allen Green (1994-1997).
Arrangement
The arrangement is primarily alphabetical, with some inconsistencies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the office of the Dean of the College in 2000. Additions to this collection were received in 2002 (2002-035) and 2011 (2011-024) but are restricted and have not been processed.
Subject
- Beckham, Edgar F. (Person)
- Green, Allen Johnson (Person)
- Title
- Wesleyan University Office of Student Affairs Dean of the College addition to records, 1971-1997
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by Joyanne Devorsetz, 2002 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, December 2007 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Jenny Miglus, July 2020
- Date
- July 14, 2020
- 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 University Archives Repository