Varsity letters : documenting modern colleges and universities / Helen Willa Samuels.

Main entry:

Samuels, Helen Willa.

Title & Author:

Varsity letters : documenting modern colleges and universities / Helen Willa Samuels.

Publication:

[Chicago, Ill.] : Society of American Archivists ; Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1992.

Description:

281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rationale for the Functional Approach -- The Functions of Colleges and Universities: Structure and Uses of Varsity Letters -- Confer Credentials -- Convey Knowledge -- Foster Socialization -- Conduct Research -- Sustain the Institution -- Provide Public Service -- Promote Culture -- Institutional Documentation Plan.
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Summary:

A study of the functions of colleges and universities, Varsity Letters is intended to aid those responsible for the documentation of these institutions. The seven functions examined are: to confer credentials, convey knowledge, foster socialization, conduct research, sustain the institution, provide public service, and promote culture. The functional approach provides the means to achieve a comprehensive understanding of an institution and its documentation: a knowledge of what is to be documented and the problems of gathering the desired documentation. Samuels offers specific advice about the records of modern colleges and universities and proposes a method to ensure their adequate documentation. She also offers a method to analyze and plan the preservation of records for any type of institution.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0810825961 (Scarecrow Press)
9780810825963 (Scarecrow Press)
0810834987 (pbk.)
9780810834989

Subject:

Universities and colleges United States Archives.
Universities and colleges Archives.
Documentation United States.
Documentation.
Universities and colleges.
Records.
Archives.
Universities
Universités États-Unis Archives.
Universités Archives.
Documentation États-Unis.
Universités.
documentation (activity)
colleges (institutions)
universities (institutions)
United States
Colleges Archives Management
Universities Archives Management

Form/genre:

Archives.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 130781
Call No.: ID CD3065.S26; ID:97-B2244
Status: Available

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