Records of the Office of the Registrar, 1795-1981.

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Records of the Office of the Registrar, 1795-1981.

The records of the Office of the Registrar include student academic records and other miscellaneous student records dating from 1795, the year the University opened, to 1907. The academic records consist of lists of students with courses taken, grades, and absences as well as trustee and faculty reports on student progress. Miscellaneous records include records of student misconduct, lists of students by home county, University Normal School admissions, examination questions, and records of student employment. Records of the office also include the Permanent Record of Courses for 1946-1981 and reports on teaching load and grade distribution, 1956-1968.

668 items (21.0 linear ft.)

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