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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: |
Division of Cooperative
Education Records |
| Dates: | n.d., 1914-1996 |
| Call Number: | A16 |
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Scope and Content Note
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The records of the Division of Cooperative Education consist of nine cubic feet of material and span the years 1914-1996. These records document the early stages of the program, as well as the division's administrative, research, and programming activities. The collection has been divided into five series: (I) Early History and Development, (II) Office of the Vice President, (III) Office of the Dean, (IV) Department of Cooperative Education, and (V) Research and Special Programs.
Series I., Early History and Development, tracks the cooperative program from 1914 through 1960. The records of placement, enrollment, and employment found in this series document the growth of the university and the cooperative program itself. This series also contains early program descriptions that explain how the cooperative plan was organized.
Series II., the records of the Vice President, are minimal, in part because the office was not created until 1965. Two annual reports and a three year span of minutes of the Division's executive committee meetings provide some documentation of the administration of the division. In addition, organizational charts trace the structure of the division from its inception to the present, and offer insight regarding the changing focus of the division.
Series III., The Office of the Dean, is comprised of records documenting the administration of the Department of Cooperative Education. The years 1970-1990 are especially well-represented, with minutes of department and faculty meetings, statements of policies and procedures, and reports detailing the program and the theories of cooperative education. In addition, reports and correspondence between the department and the National Commission for Cooperative Education document the university's leadership and involvement in the national cooperative education movement.
This series also contains materials that relate Northeastern's role in Phase II desegregation. These records were collected by Dean Paul Pratt, a member of the Phase II Advisory Committee. They document Northeastern's partnership with Madison Park High School and the programs that grew out of this partnership. Researchers interested in the desegregation of Boston schools should also refer to the Freedom House Collection, and the records of the Office of the President (Ryder).
The records in series IV, Department of Cooperative Education, is largely comprised of the records of Professor Stephen Kane. Kane's subject files document the creation and management of the Coop in Israel program. They also include: records of committees that Kane served on; departmental correspondence, memoranda, and reports; and information regarding cooperative employers.
This series also contains records relating to committees, cooperative employment, and publications. The committee records include minutes, memoranda, and reports of both permanent and temporary committees. The cooperative employment section documents employers, positions, wages, and policies through the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the publications were created by the university. Publications not created at Northeastern that describe Northeastern's cooperative program are included here as well.
The final series, Research and Special Programs, documents the units of the division that were created to fulfill specific needs. This series documents the division's research, outreach, and consulting activities, and illuminates Northeastern's role in the national and international cooperative education movement. The Institute for Off-Campus Experience and Cooperative Education, the International Cooperative Education Program, and the Office of Graduate Placement are represented in this series. The grant proposals and research reports contained in this series are products of the activities of The Center for Cooperative Education and The Cooperative Education Research Center.
Additional information about the Division of Cooperative Education and the cooperative program can be found in the Office of the President (Ell), A2; the Office of the President (Knowles), A3; and the book "Second to None: Seventy-five Years of Leadership in the Cooperative Education Movement," by Joseph E. Barbeau (Call #LB 1029.C6B35 1985). |
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