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Affirmative Action Office Records, 1971-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity.
Title
Affirmative Action Office Records
Dates
1971-2010 (inclusive)
1985-2000 (bulk)
Quantity
9.2 cubic feet, including 5 photographs, (10 boxes)
Collection Number
RG 172
Summary
The Affirmative Action Office Records document the development and implementation of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs at Oregon State University, especially with regard to women, ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. The records include subject files, affirmative action plans, policies and procedures, reports, and publications. The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity was established at Oregon State University in 1972.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access to materials in Series I pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) compliance review of athletics is restricted and subject to review by the University Archivist.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Oregon State University's Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity (OAAEO) was founded in 1972 to ensure that all University community members uphold federal and state civil rights laws and regulations as well as the University's equal opportunity policies.

The OAAEO manages the University's affirmative action and equal opportunity efforts by establishing policies and procedures and by evaluating hiring and recruitment practices. The office investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and coordinates the University's obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The OAAEO also offers training and education on a variety of topics related to affirmative action and equal opportunity.

Directors of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity have included Ronald McClain (1973-1975); Pearl Spears Gray (1976-1987); Stephanie Sanford (1987-2000); and Angelo Gomez (2000-).

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Content Description

The Affirmative Action Office Records document the development and implementation of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies, plans, and programs at Oregon State University, especially with regard to women, ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. The records include correspondence, handbooks, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, overhead transparencies, photographs, policies and procedures, publications, reports, speeches, and survey records.

The collection includes substantive materials pertaining to athletics compliance, civil rights, domestic partner policies, gender equity, grievance procedures, harassment, racism, recruitment and retention of minority students, sexism, and sexual orientation. The records document the development of minority action plans for campus units; interactions with state and regional advocacy groups; university committees, such as the President's Commission on the Status of Women, Minority Affairs Commission, and Board of Visitors for Minority Affairs; collection of summary data on faculty, staff, and students at Oregon State; and presentations and training workshops.

Most of the materials in this collection reflect Stephanie Sanford's tenure as Director of the OAAEO in 1987-2000. Beyond the correspondence, reports, and policies generated by Sanford, the collection includes several speeches she gave as well as her published articles.

The collection includes 5 photographic prints of Affirmative Action staff at a staff retreat in 1996.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Affirmative Action Office Records (RG 172), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Affirmative Action Office Records are arranged in 5 series: I. Subject Files, 1971-2009; Affirmative Action Plans, 1971-1991; III. Policies and Procedures, 1981-1999; IV. Reports, 1976-1998; and V. Publications, 1977-2010.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to the University Archives in numerous accessions from 1991 through 2010; the bulk of the records were transferred in 2007.

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Related Materials

The Affirmative Action Office Records are a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives. Additional materials pertaining to affirmative action at Oregon State University are available in the records of the President's Office (RG 013), President's Commission on the Status of Women (RG 159), Women's Center (RG 243), Associated Students of OSU (RG 011), and Office of Multicultural Affairs (RG 225) as well as the Memorabilia Collection. The records of many colleges, academic departments, and administrative offices include affirmative action plans for those units.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Affirmative action programs--Oregon--Corvallis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • Affirmative action programs in education--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Diversity in the workplace--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Domestic partner benefits--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Faculty integration--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Gay college students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Minorities--Employment--Oregon.
  • Minority college students--Oregon.
  • Minority college teachers--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • People with disabilities--Employment--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Sex discrimination in sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Sexual harassment in universities and colleges--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Women athletes--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State University--Administration.
  • Oregon State University--Faculty.
  • Oregon State University--Sports.
  • Oregon State University--Students.
  • Oregon State University. President's Commission on the Status of Women.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Gray, Pearl Spears. (creator)
    • Sanford, Stephanie. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Bryce Henry and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2011

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