William Rittenberg papers
Scope and Contents
The William Rittenberg papers consist of materials relating his time as coordinator of International Teaching Assistant Program at Michigan State University. The papers include the history of the ITA Program, orientation materials including schedules, planning and handbooks for students and faculty. There is also material on the Buddy Program, the Speaking and Listening Class, and the Summer English Program which includes syllabi and curriculum materials. Other materials in the collection includes reports from other sources about international teacher assistants. There is also the report "MSU’s Campus System for International TAs 1986-2002" by William Rittenberg as well as other materials created by Rittenberg.
Dates
- Creation: 1987 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some portions of the collection are restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Biographical/Historical
William Rittenberg received a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964; a Master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1968; and a Ph.D, in Social Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1977. He came to Michigan State University in 1980 as a post doctoral fellow in Medical Anthropology. In 1982 to become an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in the College of Human Medicine and also taught communication skills to medical residents. In 1987 he became the coordinator of the International Teaching Assistant Program. He retired from MSU in 2002.
Extent
7 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Location
Some materials are stored off-site. Advanced notice of 24 hours is required for use.
Preservica Public URL
https://msu.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|28d91e1f-7b98-4464-9e3f-5332bdfa5456/
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
- Title
- William Rittenberg Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- TypeCollection
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu