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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: | Division of Student Affairs records |
| Dates: | 1933-2008 (bulk 1965-1985) |
| Call Number: | A84 |
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1. Vice President's Files, 1973-1987 (bulk 1978-1986)
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| Volume: | 4 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Arranged in one alphabetical sequence |
| Summary: |
This series consists of correspondence, reports, budgets, fliers, brochures, meeting minutes, handbooks, and other materials produced and received during John D. O'Bryant's tenure as Vice President. These materials reflect the activities of the Division of Student Affairs and the departments within the Division, all of which fall under the Vice President's jurisdiction. Of particular interest are items relating to the African-American Institute, which was later named after O'Bryant. This series also includes materials produced by John D. O'Bryant while acting outside of his university capacity, particularly with Boston groups and institutions on behalf of the African American community. Of note are the items relating to the Educational Counseling Center and Roxbury Community College. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | Academic Assistance Center | n.d., 1981-1984 |
| Administrative Cabinet, Division of Student Affairs | |
| 1 | | General | n.d., 1979-1986 |
| 1 | | Minutes (2 folders) | 1979-1987 |
| 1 | | Retreat (2 folders) | n.d., 1980-1985 |
| 1 | Administrative Council | 1981-1984 |
| 1 | Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) | 1980-1984 |
| 1 | Black Student Retention | n.d., 1982-1984 |
| 1 | Boston Black United Fund | n.d., 1980 |
| 1 | Brochures | 1981, 1985 |
| 1 | Budget, Division of Student Affairs | 1978-1986 |
| 1 | Campus Ministry | n.d., 1979 |
| 1 | College of Business Administration Retention Task Force | 1985 |
| 1 | Commencement | 1981-1985 |
| Committees | |
| 1 | | Administrative Operations | 1980-1985 |
| 1 | | Committee to Create a Career Development Course for International Students | 1980-1981 |
| 1 | | Committee for International Students | n.d., 1979-1983 |
| 1 | | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)/Buckley Amendment | 1981-1982 |
| 1 | | Government Relations Advisory Committee | 1981-1982 |
| 1 | | Multicultural Awareness | 1982-1985 |
| 1 | | National Educational Policy | 1978 |
| 1 | | Student Handbook | 1979-1983 |
| 1 | | Subcommittee to Sensitize the University Community to the Needs of the Handicapped | 1980-1982 |
| 1 | | University Planning | 1981 |
| 1 | Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) | n.d., 1980 |
| 1 | Correspondence (3 folders) | 1978-1985 |
| 1 | Deposition, John D. O'Bryant | 1985 |
| Division of Student Affairs Departments | |
| | African-American Institute | |
| 1 | | | Ad Hoc Policy Committee | 1978-1979 |
| 1 | | | Black Freshman Orientation | n.d., 1981-1984 |
| 1 | | | Charette Simulation | 1979 |
| 1 | | | Director Search | n.d., 1983-1985 |
| 1-2 | | | General (4 folders) | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 2 | | | Norman, John C. (Director of AAI, 1984-1986) | n.d., 1984-1985 |
| 2 | | | Project Ujima | n.d., 1975-1985 |
| 2 | | | Scholarships | n.d., 1982-1985 |
| 2 | | | Staff Meeting Minutes | 1984-1985 |
| 2 | | Counseling and Testing Center (2 folders) | n.d., 1980-1986 |
| | Dean of Students | |
| 2 | | | Correspondence (2 folders) | 1980-1985 |
| 3 | | | Fraternities and Sororities | 1978-1985 |
| 3 | | | General | 1978-1980 |
| 3 | | | Orientation | n.d., 1982-1987 |
| 3 | | | Student Court | 1984-1985 |
| 2 | | English Language Center | n.d., 1979-1985 |
| 2 | | Freshman Affairs (4 folders) | n.d., 1979-1986 |
| 2 | | Housing (4 folders) | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 2 | | International Students Office (5 folders) | n.d., 1976-1986 |
| 3 | | Minority Student Affairs (3 folders) | n.d., 1980-1985 |
| 3 | | Multicultural Student Affairs | 1981-1985 |
| 3 | | Services for the Handicapped (2 folders) | n.d., 1981-1986 |
| 3 | | Student Center and Activities (2 folders) | n.d., 1970-1985 |
| 3 | Enrollment | n.d., 1979-1986 |
| 3 | Evaluation Workshop | 1981-1982 |
| 3 | Faculty Senate | 1982 |
| 3 | Financial Aid | n.d., 1971-1985 |
| 3 | General (2 folders) | n.d., 1979-1985 |
| 3 | Madison Park High School Grant Proposal | 1979 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Association for Teachers of Other Languages (MATSOL) | 1981 |
| Media | |
| 3 | | NU News | 1979-1985 |
| 3 | | The Onyx | 1979-1983 |
| 3 | Minority Council | n.d., 1979-1984 |
| 3 | National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Conference (4 folders) | n.d., 1978-1983 |
| 3 | National Scholarship and Service Fund for Negro Students | 1979 |
| 3 | Neighborhood Associations | n.d., 1980-1984 |
| 4 | Organization and Duties, Division of Student Affairs | n.d., 1979-1981 |
| Personal (O'Bryant) | |
| 3 | | Ad Hoc Committee on Minority Employment Training, Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 1985-1986 |
| 3 | | Apprenticeship Training Program, Boston Public Schools | n.d., 1984 |
| 3 | | Carter, Jimmy | n.d., 1979 |
| 3 | | Citywide Educational Coalition | n.d., 1982-1985 |
| 3 | | Courtside Club | 1980-1985 |
| 3 | | Danforth Foundation | n.d., 1981-1986 |
| | Educational Counseling Committee (3 folders) | |
| 3 | | | Correspondence | 1979-1985 |
| 3 | | | Finances | 1977-1985 |
| 3 | | | General | n.d., 1976-1984 |
| 3 | | | Forum, The | n.d., 1983-1984 |
| 3 | | | General | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 3 | | Greater Roxbury Development Corporation | n.d., 1977-1979 |
| 3 | | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | 1981-1984 |
| 3 | | National Conference of Christians and Jews | 1984-1986 |
| 3 | | New England College of Optometry | n.d., 1984-1985 |
| 3 | | Paige Academy | 1979 |
| 3 | | Occupational Resource Center | n.d., 1984 |
| 3 | | Office for Children, Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 1979-1981 |
| 3 | | Roxbury Community College (2 folders) | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 3 | | "The Roxbury Response" | n.d., 1979 |
| 3 | | Shaw/54th Regiment Memorial | n.d., 1980-1983 |
| Programs | |
| 4 | | African-American Master-Artists-in-Residency | 1979, 1984 |
| 4 | | Boston Housing Authority Grants | n.d., 1984-1985 |
| 4 | | Boston Project | n.d. |
| 4 | | Open Campus | n.d., 1979-1983 |
| 4 | | Open Door | n.d., 1978-1979 |
| 4 | | Open Doors to the Deaf | n.d., 1980 |
| 4 | | Operation Crossroads Africa | 1982-1985 |
| 4 | | Progress in Minority Engineering (PRIME) | 1984 |
| 4 | | Resource People | n.d., 1983-1985 |
| 4 | | Upward Bound | 1979-1982 |
| 4 | | YES | n.d., 1979 |
| 4 | Student Government Association (2 folders) | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 4 | Student Grievances | n.d., 1978-1984 |
| 4 | Transfer Students | n.d., 1973-1985 |
| University Departments/Offices | |
| 1 | | Admissions | 1984-1985 |
| 4 | | Affirmative Action | 1979-1985 |
| 4 | | African-American Studies | n.d., 1982-1985 |
| 4 | | Community Affairs | 1980-1985 |
| 4 | | Cooperative Education (2 folders) | n.d., 1978-1985 |
| 4 | | Personnel Services | n.d., 1981-1985 |
| 4 | | Public Affairs | 1979-1983 |
| 4 | | Religious Life | 1979-1984 |
| 4 | Urban Schools Collaborative | 1979-1983 |
| 4 | Word Processing System | n.d., 1982-1985 |
| 4 | World Conference on Cooperative Education | 1980-1981 |
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2. General Files , 1933-2008 (bulk 1965-1990)
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| Volume: | 1 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Arranged in one alphabetical sequence |
| Summary: |
This series documents such activities of the Office of the Dean of Students/Division of Student Affairs as student admissions and enrollment, freshman advising, housing, freshman and transfer student orientation, and student behavior and discipline. The series includes correspondence, statistics, informational booklets, fliers, reports, petitions and clippings generated by these activities. Of particular interest are the materials dealing with student unrest relating to the Vietnamese Conflict and African Americans on campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| Class of 1985 Student Government | |
| 4 | | Activities | n.d., 1980-1981 |
| 4 | | Advisor (Karp, Ruth) | 1980-1988 |
| 4 | | Clippings | 1980-1981 |
| 4 | | Fliers | n.d. |
| 4 | | Formulation and Bylaws | ca. 1980 |
| 4 | | General | n.d., 1980-1981 |
| 4 | | Ledger Reports | 1984-1987 |
| 4 | | Minutes | 1980 |
| 4 | Committee on Freshman Year (2 folders) | 1973-1979 |
| 4 | Dean of Men | 1965, 1968 |
| 4 | Dean of Women | 1962 |
| 4 | "Diversity Training Workshop for the Student Affairs Education Committee:" Manual | 1994 |
| 4 | Faculty and Staff | 1970-1996 |
| Freshman Affairs Office | |
| 4-5 | | Advisor's Handbooks (5 folders) | 1978-1980 |
| 5 | | General | n.d., 1969-1980 |
| Housing | |
| 5 | | General | n.d., 1965-1969 |
| 5 | | Men | n.d., 1965 |
| 5 | | Women | n.d., 1965-1969 |
| 5 | Karp, Ruth (Associate Dean for Students): Correspondence | 1978-1981 |
| 5 | Northeastern University Information Pamphlets | n.d., 1976 |
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Office of Financial Aid |
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Financial Aid Forms |
n.d., 1978-1992 |
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Memoranda |
n.d., 1966-1989 |
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Publications (2 folders) |
n.d., 1978-2008 |
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Work-study Program |
n.d., 1967-1988 |
5 | Operations | n.d., 1962-1995 |
| Orientation | |
| 5 | | Brochures | 1978-1990 |
| 5 | | "Orientation Outlook" | 1990, 1993 |
| 5 | | Orientation Week Books (7 folders) | 1962-1996 |
| 5 | | Orientation Week Packets (2 folders) | 1986, 1990 |
| 5 | | Planning | n.d., 1983-1994 |
| 5 | Parents' Weekend | 1986 |
| 5 | Scholarships (8 folders) | n.d., 1933-1977 |
| Student Activism and Unrest | |
| 5 | | Abortion Referral Advertisement | 1971 |
| 5 | | General (2 folders) | n.d., 1968-1972 |
| 5 | | Petitions | n.d., 1964 |
| 5 | | Race Relations | n.d., 1968-1974 |
| 5 | Student Discipline (2 folders) | n.d., 1957-1972 |
| 5 | Student Honors | n.d., 1952-1995 |
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