University of Chicago Office of Student Activities records 1921-1981 (inclusive).

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University of Chicago Office of Student Activities records 1921-1981 (inclusive).

This collection consists of the administrative records of the Office of Student Activities from 1921 to 1981, with a concentration of material in the 1960s and 1970s. As such, this collection documents student activities and campus groups in the mid- and late-twentieth century, as well as the administrative activities of the office.

26.5 linear feet (42 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7793699

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

University of Chicago. Office of Student Activities

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Headed by the Director of Student Activities, the University of Chicago's Office of Student Activities supported student organizations and events. Groups of students wishing to meet or hold events on campus were required to register with the office for recognition as a student organization; the office monitored their activities and financial status to ensure that registered groups remained in good standing. In turn, the Office of Student Activities served as advisors and advocates for student or...