Overview of the Collection
Historical NoteThe 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. Content DescriptionThe 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 I consists of minutes of the Personnel Coordinating Committee and the larger Personnel Council as well as agendas and meeting announcements. Series II 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. A report for winter term 1953/1954 of grade distributions by department and school and academic deficiencies includes lists of students on academic probation or suspension. Access to this report is restricted and requires approval of the University Archivist. Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research with the exception of one report in Series II which requires approval of the University Archivist. Preferred Citation :Personnel Coordinating Committee Records (RG 050), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon. Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The records are arranged in two series: I. Minutes, 1953-1958 and II. Reports, 1953-1957.
Processing Note :
Paper prints of all the microfilmed documents are available in the Archives. There is no use copy of the microfilm. Acquisition Information :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 (RG 013) and Registrar's Office (RG 053) Records. The Counseling and Psychological Services Records (RG 157) document counseling and guidance activities at Oregon State, primarily from the 1960s forward. Subjects
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