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University of Utah Dean of Students Office records, 1953-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Dean of Students Office
Title
University of Utah Dean of Students Office records
Dates
1953-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.5 linear feet
Collection Number
Acc0134
Summary
The office of the Dean of Students supervised the Counseling Center, Bureau of Marriage Counsel, Housing Office, Placement Bureau, Student Health Center, Foreign Student Office, Office of Military Relations, student government, and the University Union. The name was changed to Student Affairs in 1973 and to Student Affairs and Services in 1978. The collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, and subject files of Willard W. Blaesser, Dean of Students from 1953 to 1962, and of Assistant Dean Burns D. Crookston, ca. 1953-1962. Their files also reflect their activities in professional organizations, particularly the American Personnel and Guidance Association, of which Willard Blaesser served as president from 1956 to 1957. The files of F. Martin Erickson, ca. 1963-1967, who was Assistant and later Associate Dean of Students are also incorporated into the collection.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, and subject files of Willard W. Blaesser, Dean of Students from 1953 to 1962, and of Assistant Dean Burns D. Crookston, ca. 1953-1962. Their files also reflect their activities in professional organizations, particularly the American Personnel and Guidance Association, of which Willard Blaesser served as president from 1956 to 1957. The files of F. Martin Erickson, ca. 1963-1967, who was Assistant and later Associate Dean of Students are also incorporated into the collection.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Dean of Students Office records, Acc. 134, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 134.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized under the folowing series: 1. Dean Willard W. Blaesser and Assistant Dean Burns B. Crookston, 1953-1962; 2. F. Martin Erickson, 1963-1967; 3. Miscellaneous Files; 4. Restricted Materials. The arrangement is alphabetical and chronological thereunder.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Educational counseling--Utah--History--Sources
  • Students, Services for--Utah--History--Sources
  • Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Blaesser, Willard W.
  • Crookston, Burns D.
  • Erickson, F. Martin

Corporate Names

  • American College Personnel Association
  • American Personnel and Guidance Association
  • University of Utah--Archives
  • University of Utah--Students
  • University of Utah. Dean of Students Office--Archives
  • University of Utah. Student Affairs and Services Office (contributor)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Memorandums
  • Minutes
  • Reports


2003

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