Scrapbooks
Series
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The West Chester University Institute of Ethnic and Race Studies Collection is divided into four series: Academic Programs, Events, Publications, and Scrapbooks.
Series 1, Academic Programs, features documents about the establishment and development of the Ethnic Studies minor and its concentrations and courses, as well as the Steering Committee for Ethnic Studies.
Series 2, Events, includes correspondence, flyers, and posters for various conferences, cultural events, and awareness days and weeks hosted by the Institute and the university. Please be advised that in the Holocaust Conference folder, there are some materials that feature graphic descriptions and images of violence and death.
Series 3, Publications, consists of newsletters from the Institute, "The Ethnic News" and "Human Relations Ethnic News". It also has an article and reports about the Institute and a film list.
Series 4, Scrapbooks, features 3 oversize scrapbooks that were used by the Institute to document its history and evolution and to preserve reports and other important information about it in the early 1970s.
The West Chester University Institute of Ethnic and Race Studies Collection is divided into four series: Academic Programs, Events, Publications, and Scrapbooks.
Series 1, Academic Programs, features documents about the establishment and development of the Ethnic Studies minor and its concentrations and courses, as well as the Steering Committee for Ethnic Studies.
Series 2, Events, includes correspondence, flyers, and posters for various conferences, cultural events, and awareness days and weeks hosted by the Institute and the university. Please be advised that in the Holocaust Conference folder, there are some materials that feature graphic descriptions and images of violence and death.
Series 3, Publications, consists of newsletters from the Institute, "The Ethnic News" and "Human Relations Ethnic News". It also has an article and reports about the Institute and a film list.
Series 4, Scrapbooks, features 3 oversize scrapbooks that were used by the Institute to document its history and evolution and to preserve reports and other important information about it in the early 1970s.
Dates
- 1972 - 2006
- Majority of material found within 1971 - 1988
Language of Materials
eng
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Boxes (2 half-document boxes, 2 oversize medium flat boxes)
From the Collection: 4.75 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the West Chester University Archives Repository
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