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OSU Here to Stay Club and Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center Records, 2017-2024

By Jozie Billings and Natalia Fernández

Collection Overview

Title: OSU Here to Stay Club and Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center Records, 2017-2024

ID: MSS DBBRC

Primary Creator: Here to Stay (Club : Oregon State University)

Extent: 319.0 megabytes. More info below.

Arrangement: The Oregon State University Here to Stay Club and Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center Records are organized into two series and the materials are arranged in chronological order by academic year within those series: Series 1: Administration, 2017-2024 and Series 2: Outreach and Community Engagement, 2017-2024.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2024

Languages of Materials: English [eng], Spanish;Castilian [spa]

Abstract

The Oregon State University (OSU) Here to Stay Club (HTS) and Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center (DBB) Records detail the work of the club and resource center which aim to support undocumented students at OSU and in the surrounding areas. This includes providing resources related to financial aid and professional development; providing education on how to better support undocumented students; and by hosting social events and maintaining a physical space for the students.

The entire collection is digital and available upon patron request.

Scope and Content Notes

The HTS and DBB Records consist of materials related to the administration and outreach/community engagement of HTS and DBB between the years of 2017-2024. Despite being separate entities, the materials are included within the same collection because of their intertwined histories and activities. The administrative materials include materials detailing the creation and continuation of HTS and DBB, including proposals, marketing materials, and photographs of the staff and the DBB Resource Center. The outreach and community engagement materials reflect events attended and hosted by HTS and DBB. This includes larger scale events such as national conferences, summits, and symposiums, or smaller events put on for the OSU community, such as social nights, workshops, and "I Stand With Immigrants Day" activities.

The collection consists of two series, with 27 digital folders; the entire collection is digital and available upon patron request.

File formats include: .jpg, .jpeg, .pdf, .png, .mp4

Biographical / Historical Notes

The HTS club was founded in 2017 at OSU as a student advocacy organization in response to the rescinding of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in 2017. In the winter of 2018, the club drafted a proposal for a resource center with the aim to provide resources and support for undocumented students. This proposal, submitted in spring of 2018, was initially rejected, but was approved upon resubmission in the summer of 2018. The Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center, located in Waldo Hall under the purview of the Educational Opportunities Program, hosted its grand opening in the winter of 2019. Since then club and resource center students have attended larger events such as the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in 2019, as well as created events like the Dreamers Summit and Undocu-Ally Symposium. The club and resource center have hosted workshops both for undocumented students and for those who wish to support them focusing on financial aid, professional development, rights and accesses to resources, and how to support undocumented students at OSU. In addition to that, they have hosted social events for the students and to raise awareness in the wider campus community, and they have provided a physical space for students with the DBB Resource Center.

Author: Jozie Billings

Biographical Note

The Here to Stay Club was founded in 2017 at OSU as a student advocacy organization in response to the rescinding of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in 2017.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 319 MB; 196 files, including 2 videos and 77 photographs

Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.

Related Materials: Related Special Collections and Archives Research Center's collections include the Student Clubs and Organization Records (RG 276), which record other student clubs and organizations. Those that document services and support for non-traditional and minority students at OSU include the Educational Opportunities Program Records (RG 230), Diversity Development Office Records (RG 228), Office of Multicultural Affairs Records (RG 225), and Minority Education Office Records (RG 229). In addition, Centro Cultural César Chávez Records (RG 248) and the Association of Latin American Students Records (MSS ALAS) are collections that represent the activities and experiences of Latino/a students on campus; these collections and the OSU HTS and DBB Records collection are a part of the Oregon Multicultural Archives.

Preferred Citation: OSU Here To Stay Club and Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center Records (MSS DBBRC), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Here to Stay (Club : Oregon State University)
Oregon State University. Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource Center

People, Places, and Topics

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.)
Hispanic American college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Minority college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.

Forms of Material

Born digital.
Digital images.


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