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Students' Cooperative Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 174

Scope and Contents

The collection contains records that document the functions and activities of this department.

Collection is organized by accession and includes the following material:

Accession 11209.A: Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, and membership applications, 1930-1960.

Accession 12.203.A: a history of student cooperatives at UO, 2011.

Dates

  • 1930-1981

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

The Students' Cooperative Association in Eugene, Oregon is a student-owned housing organization that offers cooperative living arrangements for members. The cooperative includes the houses Campbell Club, Lorax Manner, and the Janet Smith cooperative. The houses are near the University of Oregon campus and one house is geared toward graduate students. Membership includes both room and board; members share responsibility for the daily functions of the house.

[Source: http://pages.uoregon.edu/asuosch/]

Extent

6.95 linear feet (5 containers) : 1 (16.5 x 12”) record storage box, 3 (18 x 13") flat boxes, 1 (13” x 10”) flat box

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Students' Cooperative Association in Eugene, Oregon is a student-owned housing organization that offers cooperative living arrangements for members who live in the Campbell Club, Lorax Manner, and the Janet Smith cooperative. This collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs, 1930-1960.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the Student's Cooperative Association.

Accruals

Continued transfers of records from the Student Cooperative Association are expected indefinitely.

Related Materials

Other collections relating to the Student Cooperative Association at Special Collections and University Archives include: University Archives alphabetical subject files, UA Ref 1; University Archives publications, UA Ref 4.

Other collections relating to the Campbell Club at Special Collections and University Archives include: University Archives alphabetical single subject files, UA Ref 6; University Archives photographs, UA Ref 3.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jenn Newby and Tanya Parlet, 2012.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing. Multiple accession(s) for the collection have not been merged or organized as a whole. Each accession is described separately.

Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.

Title
Guide to the Students' Cooperative Association Records
Status
Complete Description
Author
Jenn Newby
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA