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Finding aid created by: Erin Carter
Date: 2015
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| 2019 | Broadsides folder added (NP) |
| May 2023 | handbook added; finding aid updated (HVA) |
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University. |
| Title: | Syracuse University Student Activities Reference Collection |
| Dates: | 1894-2010 |
| Size: | 15 boxes (8.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Materials related to student life on the Syracuse University campus. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
The Syracuse University campus has been buzzing with student activity since its early years. While the number of activities available to students has increased exponentially over the decades, the University's first students still had a number of ways to occupy their free time. For instance, an 1894 student handbook encouraged students to join the YMCA or YWCA. Later publications advertised intramural sports, organizations like the Ski Club, and University-wide events such as Colgate Weekend and the Winter Carnival. Clubs and activities, ranging in interest from theatre to law, have been in abundance. The University has also seen, on more than one occasion, the organization of the student body behind a particular cause. The student strike of 1970 is a prime example of this, and the student body has rallied around a number of other social and political causes since its inception.
The Student Activities Reference Collection contains five series of materials related to student life on campus.
The Freshman activities series contains broadsides, tickets, and other printed material for freshman activities, namely Freshman Week.
The General university activities series contains materials related to activities across campus, generally composite papers offering an overview of campus events and acivities.
The Sheets of expression are products of a post-9/11 community grieving exercise involving artistic expressions of grief on bedsheets.
The Student handbooks series contains a large number of student handbooks and guidebooks from 1894 to 2010. These act as overviews of the culture on campus and a reference source for slang, landmarks, and traditions that new students may not know about.
The Student politics, petitions, and strikes series contains information on the 1970 student strike as well as other expressions of student political endeavors.
Access Restrictions:
There are no restrictions for this collection.
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.
More information on the University's student activities can be found in the clipping files, the Student Organizations Reference Collection, and the Photograph Collection in the Syracuse University Archives.
Names
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
College freshmen.
Student activities.
Student protesters.
Students -- Political activity.
Syracuse University -- Students.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Brochures.
Bumper stickers.
Fliers.
Handbooks.
Sheets (bed coverings)
Tickets.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Syracuse University Student Activities Reference Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The materials in this collection have been gathered by the Syracuse University Archives from various sources, including student organizations and alumni.
Processing Information
Materials are housed in acid-free folders and boxes.
The items are arranged by series and in alphabetical order.
Freshman activities
General university activities
Sheets of expression
Student handbooks
Student politics, petitions, and strikes
| Freshman activities | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Broadsides 1915-1921 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshmen banquet 1901 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshman camp - men and women 1940 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshman vespers 1926 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshman Week 1926 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshman Week dramatic program 1929 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Freshman Week tickets 1930, 1940 | ||||||||||
| General university activities | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Activities at Syracuse 1950s | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Campus conveniences" 1977 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Circus and carnival 1910 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Nifty-fifty" (vaudeville) 1920 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Student activities and sports ticket books 1923, 1947-1949 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University academic compact 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Traditions" 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Varsity menu circa 1940s | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Welcome" 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Your student fee at work 1977 | ||||||||||
| Sheets of expression | |||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 1: peace and "home sweet home" September 2001 (3 bed sheets) approximately 24' x 5' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 2: retribution rocket September 2001 (2 bed sheets) approximately 13.5' x 8.5' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 3: angel wings September 2001 (1 linen roll) approximately 55' x 7' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 4: American flag star September 2001 (1 linen roll) approximately 37' x 3.5' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 5: "unity" September 2001 (2 bed sheets) approximately 13.5' x 8.5' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 6: "know Jesus, know peace" September 2001 (1 bed sheet) approximately 8.5' x 7.5' | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Sheet 7: FDNY with Twin Towers September 2001 (3 bed sheets) approximately 24' x 5' | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Sheets of expression - first year anniversary September 2002 (3 bed sheets) | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Sheets of expression - tenth anniversary September 2011 (2 bed sheets) | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | SU magazine September 2001 (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Student handbooks | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campus cues 1959 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Christian associations' handbook to Syracuse University 1924-1925 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Dates and data 1963-1972 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Dates and data 1973-1984 (10 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Desk-book 1894-1933 (27 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Desk-book 1934-1940 (7 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Handbook for international students 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | How to avoid mortar boredom 1950 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | How to be a freshman 1945-1946, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Newcomers' daze 1943-1947 (5 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Newcomers' daze 1948-1953 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Newcomers' handbook 1943-1949 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Nutshell 1972-1978 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Orange guide 1949-1955 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Orange guide 1955-1963 (8 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Social cues 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | "Student survival guide," Syracuse new times 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Syracuse University entertainment shopping guide 1988-1990 (2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Syracuse University student handbook 1984-1988 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Syracuse University student handbook 1988-1994 (6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Syracuse University student handbook 1994-2002 (8 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Syracuse University student handbook 2003-2008, 2009-2010 (5 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Transfer students 1958-1959, 1961, 1970-1971, 1983 (4 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Unofficial student guide 1993-1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Unofficial student guide 1994-1995 | ||||||||||
| Student politics, petitions, and strikes | |||||||||||
| 1970 student strike | |||||||||||
| Box 10 | Activities schedules 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Boycott of Coca-Cola 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Central New Yorker, "From occupation to town meeting" 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Draft information 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Faculty and staff positions on strike 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Fliers 1970 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Information bulletins 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Information concerning grade options May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Legal injunction May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Memorandum of Dean Ralph A. Galbraith 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Notes from Dean of Men (Tatham) 1970-1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Petition to make Dialogue a permanent student publication May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Poster, University of Maryland May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Report to campus by David Ifshin, SG press February 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Resolution passed by the Library Association of Syracuse University May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Shut-down 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Strike press 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | SU staff newsletter May 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Suggested school of non-violence 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Vice President Victor Colway's files 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Benefit for the Onondaga Indians 1972 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Bumper stickers undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Committee of One Thousand 1927-1928 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Defense committee for 12 charged with attempted kidnapping of Henry Kissinger 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Faculty commitments to education during student unrest 1972 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Liberal Party candidate for mayor - Karen DeCrow 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | May Day demonstrations 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Miscellaneous student political endeavors 1965, 1968, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Model League of Nations - programs 1927, 1932, 1936-1937 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Movement to Reinvest in Education (M.O.R.E.) 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | New York times, Open letter to President Johnson calling for cessation of bombing of Vietnam March 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Peace relay - telephone relay network 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Petition to the faculty and staff of Syracuse University 1896 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | R.O.T.C. - handbill condemning May 1933 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | R.O.T.C. and industrial protests 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | R.O.T.C. offices sit-in, men's gymnasium 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Strike of building and grounds employees 1966-1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Student political endeavors, miscellaneous 1965, 1968, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Student protest of Bird Library book removal 2009 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | "Syracuse University student boycott (April 23, 1969)" by Jaclyn Kras, with Dr. Acete and Dr. Treyer 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Vietnam moratorium 1969 | ||||||||||