Center for Urban Affairs records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Center for Urban Affairs consist of bibliographies of resources in the in-house library, survey results, newsletters, brochures, proceedings of the Urban Directors Conference, a guide for minority students, a journal of undergraduate student papers, bylaws, faculty meeting minutes and directories, and documentation of the transition from Urban Affairs to the College of Social Science. Also included are records of the Benton Harbor Project including reports, conference proceedings, newsletters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and subject files. The material is arranged alphabetically. The 9 boxes of accession UA 5950 Benton Harbor Project records have not been organized. The folder titles listed are the titles given by the original creator of the files. Folder titles that have brackets [ ] were originally not labeled and the title was assigned by an archivist. The boxes are located at our off-site storage facility. If you would like use these records please contact the MSU Archives at least 48 hours in advance of your visit to arrange to see them.
Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 2003
Creator
- Michigan State University. Center for Urban Affairs (Donor, Organization)
Restrictions
This collection may contain restricted materials and will need to be reviewed by the archivist before used.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Historical Note
The Center for Urban Affairs was created in 1969 to “develop academic, research, and action programs” to help solve problems of minority and poor people in urban communities. It also helped establish the College of Urban Development in 1973. The Center closed in 2004.
Extent
10.8 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials stored off-site. Advance notice of 24 hours is required for use.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University
Property Rights: Michigan State University
Source
- State Archives of Michigan (Donor, Organization)
- Michigan State University. Urban Policy and Planning Library (Donor, Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Center for Urban Affairs Records
- Status
- 3 Ready For Cataloging
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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