ULA_USU_14.6/5:17d Guide to the Carol O'Connor papers 1903-2002 O'Connor, (Carol) papers 1903-2002 Finding aid/Register created by Robert Parson Utah State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives
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©2015 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Sara Skindelien, 2015 March 3. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Overview of the Collection USU_14.6/5:17d Carol O'Connor papers 1903-2002 O'Connor, Carol A., 1946- Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division University Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
35 boxes 17.5 linear feet Contains the professional papers of Dr. Carol A. O'Connor. Material in English

Processed in February of 2015

Deposited by Dr. Carol A. O'Connor in 2002.

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Some files are restricted according to state and federal privacy laws.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Carol O'Connor papers must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Some files are restricted according to state and federal privacy laws.

Initial Citation: Carol O'Connor papers USU_14.6/5:17d,. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_14.6/5:17d, USUSCA.

 Biographical Note

Carol O’Connor joined the history department faculty in 1977 after having earned her doctorate degree from Yale University in 1976. Dr. O’Connor received her undergraduate degree from New York’s Manhattanville College in 1967. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Dr. O’Connor was extensively involved in women and gender studies and in directing the department’s graduate program from 1988 to 1999. In 2002, along with her husband, co-author and history department colleague Clyde Milner II, Dr. O’Connor relocated to Arkansas State University, where she has served as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Before relocating to Arkansas, Dr. O’Connor deposited her papers with University Archives, where at her request they were sealed for a period of 10 years. The collection consists of teaching and research materials; and departmental and professional correspondence.

Some files are restricted according to state and federal privacy laws.

Arranged topically and then alphabetically.

Related materials: Clyde A. Milner II papers(14.6/5:17e)

 Colleges and Universities Women Urbanization/Scarsdale 1903-2001 1 1 Agriculture in Salt Lake County undated 1 2 Bibliography cards undated 1 3 Canadian Urban History undated 1 4 Centennial West undated 1 5 CHS Urban History Seminar undated 1 6 CHS Urban History Seminar undated 1 7 Chicago History Booklets undated 2 1 Correspondence undated 2 2 Correspondence 1982-1983 2 3 Correspondence 1983-1984 2 4 Correspondence 1984-1985 2 5 Correspondence 1985-1986 2 6 Correspondence, Book undated 2 7 Correspondence, Book undated 3 1 Huntington Library undated 3 2 Miscellanaeous Articles undated 3 3 Miscellanaeous Articles/ Trail Guides undated 3 4 Miscellaneous Articles undated 3 5 Mormon Community undated 3 6 Mormon Community undated 3 7 Mormon Village, L. Nelson undated 4 1 Mormonism, Urbanization of Utah undated 4 2 Mormonism, Urbanization of Utah undated 4 3 Mormonism, Urbanization of Utah undated 4 4 Newspaper Copies undated 4 5 Newspaper Clippings undated 4 6 Notes, Miscellaneous undated 4 7 OAH undated 4 8 OAH Correspondence and Illustrations 1992 4 9 Oxford History of the American West (OHAW) undated 4 10 OHAW undated 5 1 OHAW Timeline undated 5 2 OUP/NY undated 5 3 Oxford Contract, Agreements undated 5 4 OHAW, Publicity undated 5 5 Pamphlets from Churches, Clubs undated 5 6 Photocopied Newspaper Articles undated 5 7 Photocopies, Illustrations undated 5 8 Photocopies, Miscellaneous undated 5 9 Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, and Notes about Scarsdale,etc. undated 6 1 Pre-1919 undated 6 2 Possible Illustrations undated 6 3 Publicity undated 6 4 Readers Report for Princeton undated 6 5 Research Commitments undated 6 6 Review of Reader for HM undated 6 7 "Salt Lake City- A Regional Capital" undated 6 8 Sample Book Reviews undated 6 9 Sample OHAW Correspondence undated 6 10 Scarsdale Annual Reports undated 7 1 Scarsdale Articles undated 7 2 Scarsdale Inquirer 1903-1919 7 3 Scarsdale Inquirer 1920-1924 7 4 Scarsdale Inquirer 1925-1927 7 5 Scarsdale Inquirer 1928-1930 7 6 Scarsdale Inquirer 1930 7 7 Scarsdale Inquirer undated 7 8 Scarsdale Inquirer undated 8 1 Southern History Association undated 8 2 "Sprawl for All: The Los Angelization of the United States" undated 8 3 States Without Cities undated 8 4 States Without Cities, Census Data undated 8 5 Secondary Source Material: States Without Cities undated 8 6 "Suburbia: A Guide to Information Sources" undated 8 7 Suburbia Essays undated 9 1 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 2 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 3 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 4 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 5 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 6 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 7 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 8 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 9 9 Suburbia-Misc. Articles Includes O'Connor's Notes on the Articles undated 9 10 Suburbia-Misc. Articles undated 10 1 Thesis/Dissertation Outline undated 10 2 UCLA Urban Culture Symposium undated 10 3 Urbanization of the Suburbs undated 10 4 Urbanization in Utah undated 10 5 Utah/Mormons undated 10 6 Westchester Life undated 11 Bibliography Cards undated 12 Bibliography Cards undated 13 Scarsdale Inquirer, Microfilm undated Miscellaneous Files 1980-2002 14 1 Advisor Minor undated 14 2 American Institutions Assessment undated 14 3 American Institutions Assessment undated 14 4 CCAS, Department Head Training undated 14 5 Classics Position (GRAMA undated 14 6 Conover, Denise (GRAMA) undated 14 7 Correspondence 1999 14 8 Correspondence, Anne Butler undated 14 9 Correspondence undated 14 10 Correspondence undated 14 11 Curriculum undated 14 12 Dean's Advisory Committee undated 14 13 Department Heads Conference 2000 14 14 Department Meetings 1999 14 15 Department Meetings undated 14 16 Department Self-Study 2001 15 1 Faculty Workload undated 15 2 General Education Subcommittee undated 15 3 Graduate Students (GRAMA) undated 15 4 History 1995-1996 15 5 History Business undated 15 6 History Department 2001-2002 15 7 History Department Budget undated 15 8 History Department, Development undated 15 9 History Recognition Night undated 15 10 Humanities, Depth, Breadth, USU Courses undated 15 11 Internship Forms (GRAMA) undated 16 1 Latin American Search (GRAMA) 1995-1996 16 2 Letters of Transmittal (GRAMA) undated 16 3 Marketing, Fund Raising undated 16 4 Memos Sent to Dept. Head undated 16 5 Merrill, Steve (GRAMA) undated 16 6 Nominees for Prizes undated 16 7 Nora Eccles Museum undated 16 8 Peterson, Christian, Thesis (GRAMA) undated 16 9 Role Statements (GRAMA) 2000-2001 16 10 Schedules 2001-2002 17 1 Scholarly Work undated 17 2 Scholarly Work undated 17 3 Scholarly Work undated 17 4 Scholarly Work undated 17 5 Secondary Education, Accreditation undated 17 6 Secondary Education, Advising undated 17 7 Self Study 2001 17 8 Scholarship Committee 2002 17 9 Scholarships (GRAMA) undated 17 10 State, Social Studies Core undated 17 11 Summer Schedule undated 17 12 Tenure and Promotion (GRAMA) undated 18 1 Test Banks undated 18 2 UHC, Awards 1999 18 3 U.S. Search (GRAMA) 1999 18 4 USU 1300 Book Assessment undated 18 5 Western History Association Panel 1996 18 6 Women Full Professors undated 19 Bibliography Cards undated 20 Bibliography Cards undated 21 1 Administrative Possibilities undated 21 2 Articles "From Scarsdale to the Nation" undated 21 3 Articles "Suburban Mosaic" Greenwood undated 21 4 Articles "The Unique Suburban Nation undated 21 5 Articles "Sorting out the Suburbs" undated 21 6 Proposal for the Allison C. Thorn Institute (ACT Institute) 1985 21 7 Allison C. Thorn undated 21 8 Allison C. Thorn Institute Review 1985 21 9 Allison C. Thorn Minutes 1984-1985 21 10 American Institutions Working Group undated 21 11 Art Museum undated 21 12 Advisor of the Year undated 22 1 Sample Syllabi undated 22 2 External Observation undated 22 3 Evaluations undated 22 4 Advisor of the Year undated 22 5 Biographical Material undated 22 6 Concurrent Courses undated 22 7 Correspondence 1997-1998 22 8 Correspondence 1993-1994 22 9 Correspondence 1992 22 10 Correspondence 1991-1992 22 11 Correspondence 1991-1992 22 12 Correspondence 1990-1991 22 13 Correspondence 1989-1990 22 14 Correspondence 1988-1989 23 1 Correspondence 1987-1988 23 2 Correspondence 1986-1987 23 3 Davis County Teachers Materials undated 23 4 Deans Advisory Council undated 23 5 Davis, Caryn (GRAMA) undated 23 6 Directed Studies undated 23 7 CHS Exhibit undated 23 8 Evan's Prize undated 23 9 Evaluations (GRAMA) undated 23 10 English Department undated 23 11 Electronic Aids undated 23 12 Faculty Research undated 23 13 Graduate Issues (GRAMA) undated 23 14 Utah Women's History Association undated 23 15 Reclaiming Paradise undated 24 1 Grants undated 24 2 Grants, Consultancies undated 24 3 NY/LA Mini-Grant Application undated 24 4 NEH Grant Reviews undated 24 5 NEH Grant Younger Scholars Panel undated 24 6 Mini-Grant Application 1984 24 7 USU Grant Proposal undated 24 8 Grants, Consulting NY State 1985 24 9 General University Information undated 24 10 Graduate Programs (GRAMA) undated 24 11 Graduate Programs (GRAMA) 1999-2000 24 12 British and Commonwealth Studies undated 24 13 Graduate Council (HASS) undated 24 14 Graduate Council (HASS) 1998-1999 24 15 History Department undated 24 16 Jesen Historical Farm undated 24 17 Kelly, Lois (GRAMA) undated 24 18 Last Lecture Text undated 24 19 Last Lecture Response undated 25 1 Mormon community and the Sociological Profession undated 25 2 Masters Requirements undated 25 3 Masters Requirements undated 25 4 NEH, States Without Cities undated 25 5 NEH undated 25 6 NEH, Fellowship Application undated 25 7 Norm Jones Evaluations (GRAMA) undated 25 8 Organization of American Historians Membership Committee undated 25 9 OAH, Program Committee undated 25 10 Oral History undated 25 11 Papers and Publications undated 25 12 Papers and Publications undated 25 13 Papers and Publications undated 26 1 Papers and Publications, Yale Papers, II undated 26 2 Papers and Publications, Yale Papers, II undated 26 3 Personal (GRAMA) 2002 26 4 Personal (GRAMA) undated 26 5 Publicity undated 26 6 Publicity undated 26 7 Redd Center undated 26 8 Redd Center undated 26 9 "Setting a Standard: Innovation in the Scarsdale Schools" undated 26 10 Review Essay: Chicago History undated 26 11 Reviews of "A Sort of Utopia" undated 26 12 Review Essay: "The Rise and Fall of Suburbia" undated 27 1 Reviews of Books and Manuscripts undated 27 2 Reviews of Books and Manuscripts undated 27 3 Reviews of Books and Manuscripts undated 27 4 Residence Information undated 27 5 Role Statements (GRAMA) undated 27 6 Sabbatical 1997-1998 27 7 Salt Lake City and County undated 27 8 Strategic Planning Research undated 27 9 Sexual Harassment undated 27 10 Sexual Harassment (GRAMA) undated 27 11 Semester Conversion (GRAMA) undated 27 12 Texas Tech University (GRAMA) undated 28 1 Teaching Assistant Compensation (GRAMA) undated 28 2 Teacher of the Year 1996-1997 28 3 Letters from Students undated 28 4 Letter from Dept. Head undated 28 5 Personal Statement Carol O'Connor undated 28 6 Teaching and service (GRAMA) undated 28 7 Syllabi undated 28 8 Teaching Materials, Spring Assignments undated 28 9 Teaching Materials, U.S. Institutions-Cartoons undated 28 10 Teaching Materials, USU 1300 Attendance Disc. (empty) undated 28 11 Teaching Materials, Grading Writing undated 28 12 Teaching Materials, History 170 Experimental undated 28 13 Teaching Materials, History 170 Experimental undated 29 1 Teaching Materials, History 170 Experimental undated 29 2 Teaching Materials, Teaching Large Sections undated 29 3 Teaching Materials, History 170 undated 29 4 Teaching Materials, Possible Multiple Choice undated 29 5 Teaching Materials, History 170 undated 29 6 Teaching Materials, European Expansion: Widowed Land undated 29 7 Teaching Materials, The Beginning of English Settlement undated 29 8 Teaching Materials, Settlement in New England undated 29 9 Teaching Materials, Emerging America undated 29 10 Teaching Materials, International Rivalries undated 29 11 Teaching Materials, Road to Revolution undated 29 12 Teaching Materials, The First and Second U.S. Government undated 29 13 Teaching Materials, Troubles under the New Constitution undated 29 14 Teaching Materials, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe undated 29 15 Teaching Materials, Age of Jackson undated 29 16 Teaching Materials, Slavery and the Sectional Crisis undated 29 17 Teaching Materials, Civil War and Reconstruction undated 29 18 Teaching Materials, Industrialization undated 29 19 Teaching Materials, America Ventures Abroad undated 29 20 Teaching Materials, Progressivism undated 29 21 Teaching Materials, World War I and Normalcy undated 29 22 Teaching Materials, Depression and the New Deal undated 29 23 Teaching Materials, World War II and Cold War undated 29 24 Teaching Materials, World War II and Cold War undated 29 25 Teaching Materials, World War II and Origins of Cold War undated 29 26 Teaching Materials, U.S. in the Fifties and Sixties undated 29 27 Teaching Materials, Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies undated 29 28 Teaching Materials, American Civ. Readings undated 29 29 Teaching Materials, Old U.S. History Tests undated 29 30 Teaching Materials, Underside Articles, vol. I undated 29 31 Teaching Materials, Underside Articles, vol. II undated 29 32 Teaching Materials, History 104 Syllabi undated 29 33 Teaching Materials, Early Teaching undated 30 1 Teaching Materials, Helpful Material for Courses undated 30 2 Teaching Materials, History 3760 Syllabus 1998 30 3 Teaching Materials, History 3760 1999-2000 30 4 Teaching Materials, History 3760 1999 30 5 Teaching Materials, History 442, Old Grade Sheets undated 30 6 Teaching Materials, History 442, Study Sheets, Old Exams undated 30 7 Teaching Materials, History 442, Old Syllabi and Assignments undated 30 8 Teaching Materials, History 442, Hand-outs undated 30 9 Teaching Materials, History 444, Old Syllabi, Tests, Assignments undated 30 10 Teaching Materials, History 446: Recent America undated 30 11 Teaching Materials, History 3770, U.S Since 1945 undated 30 12 Teaching Materials, History 3840: 20th Century American West undated 30 13 Teaching Materials, History 3840: 20th Century American West undated 30 14 Teaching Materials, History 3840: 20th Century American West undated 30 15 Teaching Materials, History 3840: 20th Century American West undated 30 16 Teaching Materials, SLC Planning, Copy of Salt Lake Tribune Sunday May 9, 1993 1993 30 17 Teaching Materials, New West Publicity undated 30 18 Teaching Materials, Population Growth of Western States undated 30 19 Teaching Materials, History 460 Handouts undated 30 20 Basic Women's History Lecture undated 31 1 Teaching Materials, History 460 Sample Papers undated 31 2 Teaching Materials, History 460 Old Assignments, Old Syllabi undated 31 3 Teaching Materials, LGBTQA Issues undated 31 4 "She's Nobody's Baby" Women's History Week undated 31 5 Teaching Materials, Women and the Constitution undated 31 6 Teaching Materials, Obstacles and Incentives undated 31 7 Teaching Materials, Rosa Luxembourg undated 31 8 Teaching Materials, Evolution of the Family undated 31 9 Teaching Materials, Women's History-A New and Exciting Field undated 31 10 Teaching Materials, Women in 19th Century West undated 31 11 Teaching Materials, Cult of True Womanhood undated 31 12 Teaching Materials, Urban Life: Changing the Focus undated 31 13 Teaching Materials, Journal of Urban History (JUH) Index undated 31 14 Teaching Materials, Local History Methods undated 31 15 Teaching Materials, Biography Seminar undated 31 16 Teaching Materials, Manuscript Collections in Utah undated 31 17 Teaching Materials, History 300 Workbook undated 32 1 Teaching Materials, Questions about Graduate School undated 32 2 Teaching Materials undated 32 3 Teaching Materials, Proseminar: Pearl Harbor undated 32 4 Teaching Materials, University Paper-Writing Guidelines undated 32 5 Teaching Materials, Chapter Excerpt from The American Past: Conflicting Interpretations of the Great Issues undated 32 6 Teaching Materials, "Pearl Harbor Revisited" undated 32 7 Teaching Materials, History 499 undated 32 8 Teaching Materials, History 600 undated 32 9 Teaching Materials, SUU Talk undated 32 10 Teaching Materials, SUU Transparencies undated 32 11 Teaching Materials, Guest Lecture/ Art Class undated 32 12 Teaching Materials, Utah Statehood Day undated 32 13 Teaching Materials, Learn from the Moment undated 33 1 Undergraduate issues undated 33 2 Urban History Association Dissertation Prize Committee undated 33 3 UHA Mailing List undated 33 4 UHA Nominations 1992 33 5 Utah Historical Society undated 33 6 Utah Humanities Council undated 33 7 Utah Humanities Council undated 33 8 UHC undated 33 9 Undergraduate Advising 1998 33 10 VITA undated 33 11 WHA Panel undated 33 12 Women's Studies Old Brochures undated 33 13 Women Professors undated 33 14 Women and Gender issues (GRAMA) 1985-1986 34 1 Women and Gender issues (GRAMA), Grants undated 34 2 Gender Institute 1984-1985 34 3 Working Papers/ Colloquia 1986-1987 34 4 Women and Gender Research Institute (WGRI) Newsletter 1986-1987 34 5 WGRI Speakers 1986-1987 34 6 WGRI 1986-1987 34 7 Research Brochures on Women/Gender undated 34 8 WEA Grant 1985 34 9 WGRI Fellowships undated 34 10 WGRI Feminist Speakers undated Addendum undated 35 1 Dissertation undated 35 2 Dissertation undated