Reed College Student Government records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents created by or concerning student government at Reed College, including meeting minutes from the Student Council, Student Senate, Community Council, Community Senate, Judicial Board (J-Board) summaries, records of the Student Educational Policies Committee (SEPC), details about student organizations and signators, and more.
Dates
- Creation: 1911 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Students have been involved in the governance of Reed College since the school first opened in 1911. Traditionally, students have elected representatives to a student body council, which reviews college policies, appoints students to certain positions, and oversees student activities. These records include meeting minutes from the Student Council, Student Senate, Community Council, Community Senate, Judicial Board (J-Board) summaries, records of the Student Educational Policies Committee (SEPC), details about student organizations and signators, and more.
Extent
14 Linear Feet (28 manuscript boxes)
Language
English
Overview
Since the early days of Reed College, students have elected representatives to a student body council, which reviews college policies, appoints students to certain positions, and oversees student activities. This collection contains documents created by or concerning student government at Reed College, including meeting minutes and other documentation.
Arrangement
Collection has been minimally reorganized during reprocessing, so that boxes 1-3 are organized alphabetically, and boxes 4-27 are organized chronologically.
Physical Location
Archives Main Shelving (L014), Range B Section 7.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquistion is unknown. Materials may have been donated by student senate.
Processing Information
Materials likely processed several times. These files used to be part of a large "Student Files" collection. There is no documentation nor collection level finding aids prior to Summer 2018. Files in box 28 were pulled from a larger general files collection. Reprocessed Fall 2018 by Isabel Lyndon.
- Author
- Isabel Lyndon
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Reed College Special Collections and Archives Repository
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States
archives@reed.edu