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The Student Body Government Records

 Collection
Identifier: GR003

Scope and Contents

These records provide an overview of the activities of Gallaudet University's Student Body Government.

The bulk of the records is correspondence, particularly by SBG presidents and vice-presidents, but also by various executive staff, including directors and secretaries. There is less material from the other two branches of the SBG -- the Chief Justice and the Student Assembly/Congress -- but most administrations do include minutes from Student Assembly/Congress meetings, and often records of motions made in the Assembly/Congress.

Most administrations also include extensive records of major social events on campus, particularly Homecoming and the Rock Festival, including program books, correspondence and minutes from the event planning, and in some cases flyers, tickets, and other ephemera.

From 1998 onward, the records grow more fragmentary, perhaps reflecting the increasing popularity of digital communication in those years.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937 - 2006

Biographical / Historical

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Extent

89 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records, including minutes, correspondence, publications, and ephemera, created by Gallaudet University's Student Body Government.

Arrangement

The Student Body Government Records are arranged in four main groups.

From 1948-1963, SBG records were collected in scrapbook form by the secretary and bound as Secretary's Record Books.

From 1964 through 1971, the scrapbooks were retitled Records of Achievements.

There is also a set of loose files from the early years, which are arranged in chronological order.

Finally, from 1971 onward, the records take the form of files, which are grouped by administration and arranged in order of importance to the organization.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to Archives by Student Body Government.

Processing Information

Assembled from numerous smaller donations given to the Archives by the SBG. Materials up to 1980 originally processed by Michael J. Olson and reprocessed by Christopher Shea; materials after 1980 processed by Christopher Shea.

Title
The Student Body Government Records
Status
In Progress
Author
Shea, Christopher
Date
September 3, 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository

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