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Social Sciences Department records

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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Drexel University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
04.004
Repository:
Drexel University Archives
Extent:
2 box(es)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Department of Social Studies records, Drexel University Archives.
Date:
1958-1975 (inclusive)
Form:
Correspondence, Administrative records, Minutes (administrative records), and Financial records
Abstract:
The Department of Social Sciences became a part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences when the college was established in 1970. Prior to 1970, the department had been a sponsor of the Humanities and Technology Program, an undergraduate honors program with a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum. This collection, organized into eight series, documents the administration of the Department of Social Sciences at Drexel University from 1964 to 1968. The collection contains correspondence, statistics, meeting files for the department and other committees, budget information, scheduling documents, and information regarding special programs within the department.

The Department of Social Sciences became a part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences when the college was established in 1970. Prior to 1970, the department had been a sponsor of the Humanities and Technology Program, an undergraduate honors program with a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum.

Stanley Wasson joined the faculty as an associate professor of history in 1960, became the chair of the department of social sciences in 1968, and served as chairman until 1975. In addition, he served as chairman of the inaugural faculty search committee for Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences from 1966 to 1967 and committee member of the planning committee for the organization of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1967, Robert G. Hallwachs, professor and Department Head for the English department was named dean of the newly formed college.

This collection, organized into eight series, documents the administration of the Department of Social Sciences at Drexel University from 1964 to 1968. The collection contains correspondence, statistics, meeting files for the department and other committees, budget information, personnel files (which are restricted), scheduling documents, and information regarding special programs within the department.

The "Correspondence" series contains administrative correspondence dating from 1966 to 1974. The bulk of this correspondence appears to deal with the logistics of running a department and hiring faculty. The materials are arranged in chronological order.

"Statistics" includes information regarding grades and teaching load. Grade statistics are general and these files do not include student names or grades. The files are arranged alphabetically.

The bulk of the "Department/Committee Meetings" series consists of Social Studies Department meetings, however, there are also files on several more specialized committees or groups. These files may, but do not always, include correspondence, minutes, and reports, and are arranged alphabetically.

"Budget" materials date from 1967 to 1975 and are arrranged in alphabetical order.

The "Personnel" series includes correspondence, resumes and hiring and salary information regarding job search candidates. These files do contain sensitive material, therefore, researchers should consult the Archivist for further information about access to the files.

"Scheduling" includes information on the scheduling of classes and rooms for academic years from 1961 to 1974. In addition to the actual scheduling forms, these folders may, but do not always, contain lists of all courses offered in the undergraduate curricula for a given year. These files are arranged chronologically.

"Special Programs" includes programs and issues that were considered and sometimes adopted by the department. Most notable of these materials is the file regarding the Afro-American History program from 1968 to 1970. The files are arranged alphabetically.

"Newsletters" contains scant information regarding the Women's Club. Included are a few files on the Women's Club News which are undated.

Researchers interested in the history of the Social Studies Department of Drexel University or Dr. Stanley Wasson will find this collection to be valuable. However, it is important to note that the majority of these files are administrative in nature, and there is little in regards to Dr. Wasson's personal life or the far-reaching history of the department.

Transferred to the Archives, 2005.

The processing of this collection was made possible through a training session "Archives for Non-Archivists" hosted by the Council on Library and Information Resources and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

This collection is minimally processed to the folder level.

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Publisher
Drexel University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Steve Horton and Frances Ba
Finding Aid Date
2011.06.15
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was made possible through a training session "Archives for Non-Archivists" hosted by the Council on Library and Information Resources and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use. However, the "Personnel" series is restricted. Please contact the Archives for additional information.

Use Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.

Collection Inventory

1966-1967.
Box 1 Folder 1
1967-1968.
Box 1 Folder 2
1968.
Box 1 Folder 3-5
1969.
Box 1 Box 6-8
1970.
Box 1 Folder 9
1972.
Box 1 Folder 10
1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 11
1974.
Box 1 Folder 12

Grade statistics, 1962-1966.
Box 1 Folder 14
Grade statistics, 1974-1975.
Box 1 Folder 15-16
Teaching load, 1951-1966.
Box 1 Folder 13

American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Executive Committee, 1966-1968.
Box 1 Folder 17
College of Business Administration, 1966-1967.
Box 1 Folder 18
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 19
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, ad hoc Senior Committee, 1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 20
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Advisory Council, 1973-1974.
Box 1 Folder 21
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Advisory Council, 1974-1975.
Box 1 Folder 22
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department Heads meetings, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 23
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department Heads meetings, 1975-1976.
Box 1 Folder 24
Committee on Nominations and Faculty Affairs, 1966-1967.
Box 1 Folder 25
Curriculum Committee (Development of Humanities and Technology Program), 1964-1967.
Box 1 Folder 26
Protestant Advisory Board, 1963-1966.
Box 1 Folder 27
Social Studies Department meetings, 1968.
Box 1 Folder 28
Social Studies Department meetings, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 29
Social Studies Department meetings, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 30
Social Studies Department meetings regarding curriculum, undated.
Box 1 Folder 31
Social Studies Department meetings, 1970-1973.
Box 1 Folder 32
Social Studies Department meetings, 1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 33
Social Studies Department meetings, 1974-1975.
Box 1 Folder 34

1967-1968.
Box 2 Folder 2
1968-1969.
Box 2 Folder 3
1969-1970.
Box 2 Folder 4
1970-1971.
Box 2 Folder 5
1971-1972.
Box 2 Folder 6
1972-1973.
Box 2 Folder 7
1973-1974.
Box 2 Folder 8
1974-1975.
Box 2 Folder 9

Correspondence, resumes, and hiring and salary information [RESTRICTED], 1957-1974.
Box 2 Folder 10-22

1961-1965.
Box 2 Folder 23
1969.
Box 2 Folder 24
1969-1970.
Box 2 Folder 25-26
1970.
Box 2 Folder 27-28
1970-1971.
Box 2 Folder 29-30
1971.
Box 2 Folder 31
1971-1972.
Box 2 Folder 32
1972.
Box 2 Folder 33-34
1972-1973.
Box 2 Folder 36
1972-1974.
Box 2 Folder 35
1973.
Box 2 Folder 37
1973-1974.
Box 2 Folder 38
1974.
Box 2 Folder 39-41

20th Century World (S207-208), 1966.
Box 2 Folder 42
Afro-American History, 1968-1970.
Box 2 Folder 43
Letter from Pete Reynolds to Stan Wasson schools in the Powelton area, 1970 March 16.
Agenda for Social Science department meeting, 1970 January 23.
Social Science department meeting, 1970 January 22.
Proposal for Urban Studies undergraduate program, circa 1970.
Letter from Stan Wasson to Jay Lockman regarding tenure, 1970 January 21.
Innovative Education Study Group, 1972-1973.
Box 2 Folder 45
Liberals studies, 1968-1974.
Box 2 Folder 46
Model Cities Program, 1974-1975.
Box 2 Folder 47
Social Implications of 20th Century Technology, 1970.
Box 2 Folder 48

Women's Club News (Newsletter by and for faculty wives), undated.
Box 2 Folder 49

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