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Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice records, 1968-2023

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State University
Title
Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice records
Dates
1968-2023 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.25 linear feet, (15 boxes)
Collection Number
UUS_14.3/13
Summary
The Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records include pamphlets, guides, newsletters, meeting minutes, and reports created by the institution since its founding in 1972.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections and Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

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

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records primarily include materials related to IDRPP operations, outreach, and administration, including pamphlets, guides, newsletters, meeting minutes, and reports. This collection spans the entirety of IDRPP operation, including materials created under the institution's previous names, the Exceptional Child Center, the Development Center for Handicapped Persons, and the Center for Persons with Disabilities. Materials unrelated to a specific IDRPP program or division are also included in this collection.

See related IDRPP collections for records about various IDRPP programs and projects, the technical assistance division, and the service division.

Libraries and archives collect and preserve a broad spectrum of material. Some materials in the USU Libraries' collections contain sensitive or harmful content. This collection has been identified as having such content. You may submit feedback on such content here. For USU Libraries' full statement on sensitive or harmful, content, please visit this page.

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Historical Note

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) is Utah's federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and currently operates out of Utah State University's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. The IDRPP is one of the largest United States UCEDD programs and is known for pioneering disability services in rural areas.

Established in 1972, the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) was constructed under Public Law 88-164 as a University Affiliated Facilities (UAFs). Throughout its operation, the IDRPP was previously known as the Exceptional Child Center (1972-1984), the Development Center for Handicapped Persons (1984-1991), and the Center for Persons with Disabilities (1991-2021).

Visit IDRPP History to learn more.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

Permission to publish material from the Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice records must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records UUS_14.3/13. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:UUS_14.3/13, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series and sub-series.

I. Outreach and Assorted files: including a sub-series for newsletters

II. Administrative Records: including subseries for general reports and annual reports

Acquisition Information

This collection was collected by Utah State University Archives.

Processing Note

Processed in April of 2026.

Related Materials

Utah State University IDRPP Assorted Projects records, UUS_14.3/13-1

Utah State University IDRPP Technical Assistance Division records, UUS_14.3/13-2

Utah State University IDRPP Service Division records, UUS_14.3/13-4

Utah State University National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) records, UUS_17.51

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I. Outreach and Assorted files

    • Description: General Pamphlets, event programs, and assorted materials

      Also includes booklets, flyers, and memos

      Dates: 1970s-2020s
      Container: Box 1
      Location: I. Outreach and Assorted files
    • Description: Outreach and development division pamphlets, projects, and product catalogs
      Dates: 1976-1990
      Container: Box 1a
      Location: I. Outreach and Assorted files
    • Description: Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act videorecording : a four-part training course

      Produced by USU Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Rocky Mountain ADA Technical Assistance Center, NIDRR Grant #H133G40105-95

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1b
      Location: I. Outreach and Assorted files

    • a. Newsletters

  • II. Administrative records

    • Description: Mission and goal statements
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
      Location: II. Administrative records
    • Description: Meeting minutes, budget, and assorted files

      Includes meeting minutes from Board of Directors, Staff meetings, and the advisory committee.

      Dates: 1971-1977
      Container: Box 5, Folder 2-7
      Location: II. Administrative records
    • Description: "Planning guide for a university affiliated facility for the mentally retarded" prepared by Homer M. Johnson and James A. Jacobson

      Libraries and archives collect and preserve a broad spectrum of material. Some materials in the USU Libraries' collections contain sensitive or harmful content. This item has been identified as having such content. You may submit feedback on such content here. For USU Libraries' full statement on sensitive or harmful, content, please visit this page.

      Dates: 1968
      Container: Box 5a
      Location: II. Administrative records

    • a. General Reports

      • Description: National profile of changes in services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Fifield and Bryan Smith with portraits by Martha Perske
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 1
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: National profile of changes in services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Fifield and Bryan Smith with portraits by Martha Perske
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 1 c. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Residential services for adults with developmental disabilities by Robert Bruininks, Bradley Hill, Charles Lakin, and Carolyn White

        Technical report 1

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Employment options for adults with developmental disabilities by Bill Kiernan and Jack Stark

        Technical report 2

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 3
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Learning and adjustment : Implications of a national profile of development for adults with developmental disabilities by Carl Calkins, Hill Walker, Ansley Bacon-Prue, Beth Gibson, Marty Martinson, and Richard Offner

        Technical report 3

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 4
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Medical issues in serving adults with developmental disabilities by Bruce Buehler, Bryan Smith, and Marvin Fifield

        Technical report 4

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 5
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Medical issues in serving adults with developmental disabilities by Bruce Buehler, Bryan Smith, and Marvin Fifield

        Technical report 4

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 5 c. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Personnel training for serving adults with developmental disabilities by Marin Fifield and Bryan Smith

        Technical report 5

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 6
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: H.C.F.A. waivers : A review of the home and community-based services for adults with developmental disabilities by James Gardner

        Technical report 6

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 7
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Executive summary of the technical reports on services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Zifield and Bryan Smith
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 8
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Executive summary of the technical reports on services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Zifield and Bryan Smith
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 8 c. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 9 vol. 1
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 9 vol. 1 c. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 9 vol. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6, Item no. 9 vol. 2 c. 2
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky

        Volume title "The Guide to federal benefits and programs for adults with developmental disabilities edited by Karen L. Middendorf"

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 9 vol. 3
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky

        Volume title "A Survey and guide to university affiliated facilities, services by Karen L. Middendorf"

        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 9 vol. 4
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: One year follow-up of Utah students exiting special education in 1990-1991 submitted by Richard Baer and Kenneth Hennefer
        Dates: 1992 December
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 10
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Due process hearing officer manual developed by Roberta L. Brummett and John A. McLaughlin
        Dates: about 1978
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 11
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Empowering military families : Hill Air Force Base special needs resources
        Dates: 2011 September
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 12
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Exceptional child center : Clinical services in an educationally oriented UAF
        Dates: probably 1970s
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 13
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports
      • Description: Instructional technology and special education problems edited by Alan M. Hofmeister
        Dates: 1973
        Container: Box 7, Item no. 14
        Location: II. Administrative records / a. General Reports

    • b. Annual and Quarter Reports by Fiscal Year

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Finding aid/Register written by Abbie Chesley and Kelly Rovegno
2026

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