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Frances Shullanberger Dressler Scrapbook
An inventory of her collection at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Dressler, Frances Shullanberger. |
| Title: | Frances Shullanberger Dressler Scrapbook |
| Dates: | 1953-1991 |
| Size: | 1.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Scrapbook documenting Dressler's time as a graduate student in the Student Dean Program at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Dr. Frances Shullanberger Dressler (1931-2023) was an alumna of Syracuse University. Originally from Hanford, California, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in social science from Fresno State College before coming to Syracuse University to participate in the Student Dean Program in 1953. The Student Dean Program was a graduate assistantship in which women Master of Education candidates worked in the Office of the Dean of Women and served as resident advisors in University housing. At the time of Dressler's attendance, the program was administered by Dean Martha Eunice Hilton, the first woman to receive her Ph.D. in education from Syracuse University. The Student Dean Program provided practical experience in student personnel administration and was the first of its kind to include residential work.
Dressler graduated from the Student Dean Program with her Master of Education degree in 1955. Following graduation, she served as the Assistant Dean of Students at the State University Teacher's College at Potsdam, New York. Dressler later worked as a family counselor and as a professor of psychology and sociology at De Anza College. In 1981, she received her Ph.D. from the United States International University at San Diego.
Scope and Content Note
The Frances Shullanberger Dressler scrapbook contains photographs and other items from Dressler's time as a student and alumna of Syracuse University's Student Dean Program. These photographs document graduate student social and academic life in the program, including images from parties, picnics, and other events, as well as photographs of University traditions, such as the Colgate Weekend poster competition and commencement. The scrapbook also documents a cross-country road trip taken by Dressler shortly after her graduation from Syracuse University, her time as Assistant Dean of Students at the State University Teacher's College at Potsdam, New York, and formal and informal reunions of Student Deans. In addition to the photographs, the scrapbook also contains a song sheet from the 1991 Student Dean reunion and ribbons from the Phi Kappa Phi honorary society.
This collection contains materials that users may find objectionable due to racist imagery. The representations contained in this collection were conventional at the time of their creation, although no less harmful and inaccurate than they are today. The collection is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Further information on Frances Shullanberger Dressler and the Student Dean Program can be found in the Syracuse University Student Dean Program Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Frances Shullanberger Dressler Scrapbook,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dr. Frances Shullanberger Dressler in 2023.
Processing Information
Materials were housed in an acid-free box.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Anna E. Shuff
Date: 2025
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