RHC/UA/30. Academic Centers

Scope and Contents The Black Studies Center records are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives.  The collection documents the history and activities of the Center from 1971-1987.  The records are arranged alphabetically with the majority of the collection consisting of conference material, correspondence, student organizations, and faculty committees.  Board of Regents reports and reviews; program management reports and reviews; and annual reports provide research...

Scope and Contents The Burma Studies Center records are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives.  Northern Illinois University established a Burma Studies Center in 1987.  The Burma Center is closely related to Northern's Southeast Asian Studies Center (established in 1963) and Richard Cooler, an NIU art history professor became its first director.  Since the Burma Center has only recently begun operations there are few archival records:  researchers interested in the...

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The records of the Latino Studies Center are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives.  There are minimal records in the collection at present.

Scope and Contents The records found in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center Collection are sub-divided into two series, LGBT Programs, and the LGBT Resource Center.  Series I - LGBT Programs, contains materials dealing with various lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender programs, groups, and activities on the Northern Illinois University campus, from 1970 to 2010, with the majority dating between 1997 and 2003.  There is also one folder of referral information on non-NIU groups, located...

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The Social Science Research Institute records are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group.

Scope and Contents The Center for Southeast Asian Studies records are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives.  There are two series in the collection:  Southeast Asian Center materials and Peace Corps records which are further divided into specific programs (ex. Malaya). The records primarily date from 1961 to 1967, with newsletters from the Southeast Asian Studies Center continuing to the present time.  Correspondence and reports document the Center's history.  The...

Scope and Contents The records of the Women's Studies Center are a subgroup within the Academic Centers record group of the University Archives. The records contained here are divided into two series. Series I, Women's Studies Program, consists of course materials including exams, handouts, and some student papers; information on Women's History Week/Month; minutes and correspondence for the Women's Studies Advisory Committee. Also included are course proposals and other related materials. Series II,...