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Personnel Coordinating Committee Records, 1953-1958

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Personnel Coordinating Committee Records, 1953-1958

ID: RG 050

Primary Creator: Oregon State College. Personnel Coordinating Committee

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The records are arranged in two series: I. Minutes, 1953-1958 and II. Reports, 1953-1957.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Personnel Coordinating Committee Records consist of minutes and records documenting this committee's oversight of academic guidance and other student personnel activities at Oregon State College during the mid-1950s.

Access to a grade distribution report in Series 2 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.

Scope and Content Notes

The Personnel Coordinating Committee Records consist of minutes and records documenting this committee's oversight of academic guidance and other student personnel activities at Oregon State College. The bulk of the materials pertain to the development of counseling and guidance services at Oregon State through the Counseling and Testing Center.

Series 1 consists of minutes of the Personnel Coordinating Committee and the larger Personnel Council as well as agendas and meeting announcements.

Series 2 includes reports, correspondence, meeting agendas, and related documentation. The reports include a summary report of midterm grade warnings; a 1954 report on the need for clinical and personal counseling services at Oregon State College; and a survey of student counseling services at other colleges and universities..

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Personnel Coordinating Committee provided oversight for campus-wide academic guidance, coordinated the various student personnel departments of the institution, and assisted in the promotion of an efficient student personnel service in each school or division. The Committee consisted of staff and faculty, including the Personnel Coordinator. Dallas W. Norton served as Personnel Coordinator and Assistant Registrar from 1947 until 1962. Student personnel staff and programs provided opportunities and services to encourage educational, vocational, social, and personal development of all students.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 2 boxes

Statement on Access: Access to a report for winter term 1953/1954 of grade distributions in Series 2 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist. All other materials in this collection are open for research.

Acquisition Note: The records were transferred to the Archives in the 1960s and microfilmed in 1967.

Related Materials: Additional records documenting the activities of the Personnel Coordinating Committee are part of the President's Office Records (RG 013) and the Registrar's Office Records (RG 053 - SG 1). The Counseling and Psychological Services Records (RG 157) document counseling and guidance activities at Oregon State, primarily from the 1960s forward.

Preferred Citation: Personnel Coordinating Committee Records (RG 050), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: Paper prints of all the microfilmed documents are available in the Archives. There is no use copy of the microfilm.

Creators

Oregon State College. Personnel Coordinating Committee
Norton, Dallas W.
Oregon State College. Registrar

People, Places, and Topics

Counseling in higher education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State College. Personnel Coordinating Committee
University History


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