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uaoffminaff Inventory of the Office of Minority Affairs records, 1969-1993 Processed by: Mary Samouelian; machine-readable finding aid created by: Mary Samouelian University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 003846738

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: November 2007Processed by Mary Samouelian, October 2007; Finding Aid encoded by Mary Samouelian, University Archives, Duke University, November 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Office of Minority Affairs records, 1969-1993 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. Office of Minority Affairs Office of Minority Affairs records, 1969-1993 Material in English 16.8 Linear Feet 16,800 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Since its inception in 1969, the Office of Minority Affairs (formerly known as the Office of Black Affairs and currently the Office of Intercultural Affairs) has primarily addressed the needs of the African American student population at Duke University, providing an organizational structure through which Black participation in the University and local communities can obtain the greatest degree of effectiveness. The collection contains a variety of administrative materials, including reports, correspondence, minutes and programs, documenting the directives and activities of the Office of Minority Affairs. Also included are materials pertaining to the Summer Transitional Program, which was established in 1969 and managed by the Office of Minority Affairs. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their educational records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Office of Minority Affairs records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Office of Minority Affairs records were received by the University Archives as a transfer from 1977-2005.

Processing Information

Processed by Mary Samouelian, October 2007

Encoded by Mary Samouelian, November 2007

Updated by Molly Bragg, August 2011

Accessions 77-199, 85-50, A91-68, A91-117, A94-107, A96-36, A98-22, UA2005-0047, UA2011-0023 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Historical Note

Since its inception in 1969, the Office of Minority Affairs (formerly known as the Office of Black Affairs and currently the Office of Intercultural Affairs) has primarily addressed the needs of the African American student population at Duke University. Created soon after the Afro-American Society students led a Black student takeover of the Allen Building to spark University action on the concerns of Black students, the core mission of the Office of Black Affairs was to provide outreach to black students to facilitate rapid involvement with the university community through mentorship programs, financial aid, academic counseling and tutoring, and the development of Black Studies courses. Under some controversy, the name was changed to the Office of Minority Affairs in 1978. While the name had changed, the core mission of the office remained the same, which was to provide an organizational structure through which Black participation in the University and local communities obtained the greatest degree of effectiveness.

One of the more prominent programs of the Office of Minority Affairs was the Summer Transitional Program (STP). Initiated in 1969 as one of the ten demands made of the University following the occupation of the Allen Building, the experimental program was designed to facilitate the student's transition from the secondary level to the demands of the university level. With the original goal of decreasing the attrition rate of black students by raising the level of academic performance and introducing the students to the social structures of Duke University at a very early date, in the early 1970's the focus of STP changed to assist all students, no matter their ethnic group, in their transition to university life.

Collection Overview

The Office of Minority Affairs' records spans the years 1969-1993. The collection is arranged into three series: Administrative Records, 1969-1993; Scrapbooks, 1968-1991; and Summer Transitional Program, 1969-1986.

Materials in the collection include administrative records, correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, course schedules, statistics, handbooks, newsletters, financial information, photographs, programs, scrapbooks, and other materials from the Office of Minority Affairs.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Duke University. Afro-American Society. Duke University. Office of Black Affairs. Duke University. Office of Intercultural Affairs. Duke University. Office of Minority Affairs. African American students--North Carolina--Durham. African American student movements. College students, Black--North Carolina. Duke University--Administration. Duke University--Curricula. Duke University--History--20th Century. Duke University--Students--Political activity. Duke University--Students--Social conditions. Students, Black--North Carolina. Related Material Inventory of African and African American Studies records. University Archives, Duke University. Inventory of the Allen Building Takeover, 1969-2002. University Archives, Duke University. Inventory of the Black History at Duke Reference Collection, 1948-2001 and undated. University Archives, Duke University. Inventory of the Black Student Alliance records, 1969-2002. University Archives, Duke University. Inventory of the Student Project for University Development records, 1976-1979. University Archives, Duke University. Inventory of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean records, 1934-2003. University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Administrative Records, 1969-1993 12 Boxes

These files consist of a variety of administrative materials, including reports, correspondence, minutes and programs, documenting the directives and activities of the Office of Minority Affairs. These activities, which include recruitment of minority students, financial and community relations, campus life (cultural/social activities), academic counseling and tutoring, and the development of Black Studies courses, were meant to address the individual and collective concerns within the minority student population at Duke University.

1AAS (Afro-American Society), 1969 AAS, 1969-1970 AAS, 1970-1971 AAS, 1972 Academic Council and Provost Group, 1975-1976 Active File - Turner, 1975-1976 Admission and Recruitment of Black Students, 1969-1976 Admissions Study Committee, 1981-1987 Advising and Other Issues, 1973-1974 Advising - Turner, 1974-1976 Advisory Committee Meeting, 1977 Advisory Council to OBA (Office of Black Affairs), 1974 Afro-American Alumni Project, 1978 Afro-American Studies, 1974-1981 Afro-American Studies Articles, 1972 Alumni Information, 1978 2Association of African Students, 1974-1976 Athletes, 1971 Black Alumni, 1981-1990 Black Directory, 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1977-1978 Black Directory (General Directory of Afro-American Students), 1978-1979 Black Directory (Black Undergraduate Directory), 1979-1980 Black Directory, 1980-1981 Black Directory (Directory of Black Undergraduate and Graduate Students), 1981-1982 Black Directory (Directory of Black Undergraduate/Graduate Students and Faculty/Administrators), 1982-1983, 1983-1984 Black Directory, 1984-1985 Black Directory (Directory of Black Undergraduate/Graduate Students and Faculty/Administrators), 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989 Black Directory (Directory of Black Undergraduate/Graduate Students and Faculty/Administrators), 1989-1990, 1990-1991 Blacks: Education, 1989-1993 3Black Enrollment, 1978-1979 Black Graduate and Professional Student Caucus, 1977-1978 Black Graduate and Professional Student Caucus Minutes, 1977-1978 Black Graduate Caucus Constitutions, 1978 Black Graduates, 1984-1991 Black Graduate/Professional Students, 1978 Black Greeks, 1978-1981 Black Greeks, 1981-1983 Black Greeks, 1983-1984 Black Greeks, 1984-1985 Black Greeks, 1986-1990 Black Politics and Organizations in Durham and Area, 1969-1973 Black Seminarian's Union, 1969-1972 B.S.A. (Black Student Alliance), 1978 B.S.A., 1978-1979 B.S.A., 1979 B.S.A., 1980-1981 B.S.A., 1981-1982 B.S.A., 1982-1983 4B.S.A., 1982-1984 B.S.A., 1984-1985 B.S.A., 1986 B.S.A., 1987 B.S.A., 1987-1988 B.S.A., 1989-1990 B.S.A., 1990-1991 Black Students Organizations, 1979-1980 Black Students and Program Research Projects, News Stories, etc., 1970-1972 Black Student Weekend, 1970-1973 Black Studies, 1969-1970 Black Studies, 1971 July-1972 July Black Studies, 1972 August-1973 January Black Studies (Turner), 1974-1978 Black Studies at Other Colleges/Universities, 1969-1973 5Black Studies Course Outlines, 1969-1973 Black Studies Proposals, 1969-1970 Black/White Relations, 1980-1983 Black/White Relations Notes, 1982 Black/White Relations Task Force, 1981-1982 Borens, John (Dean of Office of Black Affairs), 1976-1977 Career's Day, 1973 Communications, 1974-1978 Conferences and Issues in Black Higher Education, 1970-1973 6CASA (Counseling in Academic and Social Affairs), 1977-1978 CASA, 1979-1980 CASA, 1980-1981 CASA, 1982-1983 CASA, 1983-1984 CASA, 1984-1985 CASA, 1986-1987 CASA, 1990-1991 CASA/BSA Peer Counseling, 1980-1981 CASA Correspondence, 1977-1978 CASA Correspondence, 1987-1990 CASA Evaluation, 1978-1979 CASA Final Report, 1977-1978 CASA Final Report, 1981-1982 CASA Final Report, 1982-1983, 1983-1984 CASA Manuals, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, 1979-1980, 1980-1981 CASA Manuals, 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1984-1985 7CASA Manuals, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1988-1989, 1989-1990 CASA Memorandum, 1985-1986 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1976 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1977 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1978 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1979-1980 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1980-1981 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1981-1982 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1982-1983 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1983-1984 CASA Meeting Minutes, 1984 CASA Evaluation, 1978-1979 CASA Proposals, 1975-1976 CASA Proposals, 1980-1981 CASA Tutorial Program, 1984-1985 Cultural Center - Afro-Americans, undated Duke Review, 1988 Faculty Awards, 1972 Fein, John (Dean), Correspondence, 1974-1978 Financial Aid, 1972-1973 8General Information, 1978, 1991 Grapevine, 1978 Graduate Awards, 1971-1972 Greek Organizations, 1979-1980 Griffith, William (Vice President), 1982-1984 Griffith, William, Correspondence, 1985-1989 Iota Mu Reunion, 1985 Inter-office Correspondence, 1972-1973 Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, 1971-1973 Job Description - Graduate Assistant, undated Job Description - Dean of Black Affairs, 1978 Kappa Alpha Psi, 1984-1985 Kappa Alpha Psi, 1986-1988 Lattimore, Carol (Dean), Correspondence, 1978-1979 Letters (incoming), 1974-1977 Math Proposal, 1991 Minority Staff at Other Universities, 1978-1985 9National Black Political Agenda, 1972 Newspapers, 1969-1972 Office of Black Affairs, 1978 Office of Black Affairs: Working Documents, 1972 OMA (Office of Minority Affairs), 1978-1979 OMA Annual Report, 1980-1981 OMA Evaluation Report, 1976 OMA Goals and Objectives, 1982-1983 OMA Resource Guide, 1980-1983 OMA Staff, 1978-1979 OMA Staff Meetings, 1979-1980 OMA Statistics, 1978-1980 10Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1976-1977 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1978-1979 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1981-1983 Office of Black Affairs: Working Documents, 1972 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1983-1984 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1985-1986 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1986-1987 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1987-1988 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1988-1989 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1989-1990 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1990-1991 Printed Materials, 1989-1993 11Prometheus Black, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1991 Race Relations Reporter, 1971-1973 Recruitment of Black Graduates, 1971-1973 Reggie Howard Scholarship, 1979 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1981-1982 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1983-1984 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1984-1986 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1986-1987 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1987-1988 Reggie Howard Scholars, 1988-1991 Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1990-1991 Report: Programs CASA and the Tutoring Program, 1985-1986 12Report to the Presidents Council on Black Affairs, 1985 Reports: Of or relating to the Office of Black Affairs, 1970-1971 Recruitment of Black Graduates, 1971-1973 Roots (Articles), 1979 Soul City, 1971 Student Affairs, 1991-1992 Subcommittee on Summer Awards: Undergraduates, 1971-1973 TCAS Excellence Program, 1988 Turner, William (Dean) Administration, 1976-1977 TUCAP, undated Tutorial Program, 1976-1977 Tutoring, 1974-1977 Duke Preview Program, final report, 1988 Duke Preview Program , final report, 1989 Report to the President's Council on Black Affairs on the Office of Minority Affiars, 1985 Report to the President's Council on Black Affairs reprint, 1985 Scrapbooks, 1968-1991 4 Boxes

The scrapbooks consist primarily of newspaper clippings recording events related to the Office of Minority Affairs and the minority student population at Duke University. The clippings are primarily from the Duke Media, but also include some from other newspapers, such as the Carolina Times and the Durham Herald. Also included are various flyers produced by black student organizations at Duke University.

13Scrapbooks, 1968-1976 Scrapbooks, 1977- 1979 March Scrapbooks, 1979 Apr-Dec Scrapbooks, 1980 Scrapbooks, 1981 Scrapbooks, 1982 Scrapbooks, 1983 Jan-Jun 14Scrapbooks, 1983 Jul-Dec Scrapbooks, 1984 Jan-Jun Scrapbooks, 1984 Jul-Dec Scrapbooks, 1985 Jan-Jun Scrapbooks, 1985 Jul-Dec Scrapbooks, 1986 Jan-Apr Scrapbooks, 1986 May-Dec Scrapbooks, 1987 Jan-Jun 15Scrapbooks, 1987 Jul-Dec Scrapbooks, 1988 Jan-Mar Scrapbooks, 1988 Apr-Jun Scrapbooks, 1988 Ju1-Dec Scrapbooks, 1989 Jan-Jun 16Scrapbooks, 1989 Jul-Dec Scrapbooks, 1990 Jan-Apr Scrapbooks, 1990 May-Oct Scrapbooks, 1990 Nov - 1991 Apr Summer Transitional Program, 1969-1986 8 Boxes

These files consist of a variety of materials pertaining to the Summer Transitional Program, which was established and managed by the Office of Minority Affairs. Materials include evaluation reports, correspondence, minutes, brochures, applications from prospective students and residential advisor, and statistics.

17Academic Orientation, 1969 Admissions & Information, 1970 Advisors and Consultants, 1969-1973 Advisory Committee, 1975-1978 Advisory Committee, 1982 Advisory Committee, 1983 Advisory Committee, 1983-1984 Advisory Committee, 1985 Advisory Committee Minutes, 1986 Advisory Council, 1979 Advisory Council, 1980 Advisory Council, 1979-1981 Advisory Council, 1980-1981 18Applicants, 1972 Applicants, 1973 Applicant Information and other Information, 1974 Applicants, 1975 Applicants, 1976 Applicants, 1977 Applicants, 1978 Applicants, 1980 Applicants, 1982 19Applicants, 1983 Applicants, 1984 Applicants, 1985 Applicants, 1986 Applicants Not Attending, 1972 Applicants Not Attending, 1979-1983 Banquets, 1977-1986 Brochures, 1970-1971, 1973-1976, 1978-1986 Co-curricular Activities, 1983 Course Content, 1979-1981 Curriculum Review Committee, 1979-1985 Evaluation [of STP] by Dr. Michael Michlin, 1985 Evaluation [of STP], 1969-1970 20Evaluation [of STP], 1972-1979 Evaluation [of STP by Student Advisors], 1969-1972 Evaluations [Student Responses to STP], 1969 Evaluations [Student Responses to STP], 1979-1980 Evaluations [Student Responses to STP], 1981-1982 Evaluations [of STP Students by Professors/Student Advisors], 1969-1973 Evaluations and Recommendations [of STP], 1969-1970 Executive Staff Minutes, 1979 Expenses, 1969-1971 21Faculty and Staff, 1977-1978 Faculty and Staff, 1979 Faculty and Staff [Recommendations], 1979 Faculty and Staff, 1980 Faculty and Staff, 1981 Faculty and Staff, 1983-1984 Faculty and Staff, 1985-1986 Faculty and Staff Meetings, 1980 Faculty and Staff Meetings, 1981 Faculty and Staff Meetings, 1982 Faculty and Staff Meetings, 1983 Faculty and Staff Meeting Minutes, 1984-1985 Faculty and Staff Meeting Minutes, 1986 Faculty and Staff Minutes, 1969 Final Report, 1969 Final Report, 1970, 1974, 1975 22Final Report, 1976 Final Reports and Comments [Faculty and Staff], 1979 Final Report, 1979 Final Report, 1980 Final Report, 1981 Final Report, 1982 Final Report, 1983 Final Report, 1984 Final Report, 1985 Final Report, 1986 Forms, 1981-1983 Freshmen Perspectives, 1979 General Information, 1977-1978 23Handbooks, 1978-1986 History of STP Housing - Social & Dining, 1969 Housing - Social & Dining, 1973 Meal Plans, 1983-1986 Participants, 1969 Participants, 1970 Participants, 1980-1983 Photograph, 1977 Planning Session Workshops (Counselors), 1979 Planning Session Workshops (Counselors), 1980 Questionnaires, 1969 Questionnaires, 1970 Residential Advisors Interviews, 1984-1986 Residential Advisors Memoranda, 1984 Statistical Information, 1979-1981 STP in the News, 1969-1971 24STP Review [by Bryant and DeMarchi], 1985-1986 Study Skills, 1980 Study Skills Packet, 1985 Summer Transitional Program, 1971 Summer Transitional Program, 1976-1978 Summer Transitional Program, 1981 Summer Transitional Program, 1981-1982 Syllabi for STP Courses, 1984-1985 Turner Correspondence, 1974-1975