37/6/10 Guide to the Historical File Historical File

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Guide to the Historical File 1939/1980 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Historical File 1939-1980 37/6/10 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Division of Housing 9.30 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

In 1939, the Board of Trustees established a Division of Student Housing.1 The director had general supervision of all student housing, advised fraternities and sororities on building plans, cooperated with Physical Plant Department "in its supervision of off-campus personal conduct of students," and acted as agent of the Student Officers Committee and secretary of the Student Discipline Committee.2 The Housing Division operates and maintains all University-owned residence halls and housing facilities. It is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for Campus Affairs for the inspection of certified student living quarters, for listing available off-campus housing, and for promoting safety, health, and good living conditions.

Divisions:

--Director's Office

--Administrative Affairs

--Food Services Department

--Student Affairs

--Business Office

--Family Housing

--Central Food Stores

--Housing Information and Off-Campus Housing

--Residential Services Office (Maintenance and Custodial)3

--Food and Residential Services (1974)

--Undergraduate Residence Halls (1971)

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 40th Report, July 21, 1939, p. 505-06.

2. Ibid., Sept. 30, 1939, pp. 580-82.

3. Statement by Lawrence J. Gaffney, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, Housing, February, 1974.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Apartment Owners Cooperatives Counseling Fraternities Housing Housing Division Housing Inspection Housing Standards Housing Surveys Housing Violations Housing, Conference and Tournament Housing, Discrimination Housing, Family Housing, Men's Housing, Off-Campus Housing, Student Men's Independent Association Residence Halls Safety Student Services Transfer Students Undergraduate Student Association (UGSA)
Administrative Information Accruals:

8/13/80;4/2/81

Arrangement of Materials:

[did not specify]

Scope and Contents

Historical File of Albert Kaufman, Assistant Director of Housing and coordinator of housing information, including correspondence, contracts and forms, reports, surveys, handbooks and publications relating to annual reports (1939-41, 1955-79), Apartment Owners Association (1955-64, 1974), apartment survey (1948), approved housing (1952-71), basketball tournament housing (1960-79), cooperatives (1947-72), counseling (1966-78), Fair Educational Practices Code (1963-75), Family Housing (1956, 1965-70), Fraternities (1941-63), house directors (1939-77), Housing Appeals Committee (1959-60, 1968-75), housing contracts and policies (1945-76), housing inspections (1939-40, 1946-48, 1950-51), housing needs and surveys (1944-48, 1964-68, 1972-73), housing standards (1938, 1942, 1950, 1958-60, 1964-68), housing statistics (1946-77), Men's Independent Assoc. (1948-68), midwest universities (1942-44, 1948-59), non-discrimination (1964-68), off-campus housing (1958-65, 1977), residence halls (1946-60), safety (1959-65, 1970-72), Student Services Building (1955-68), Transfer Student Association (1977-80) and Undergraduate Student Association (1969-71).