The Department of History Alumni Survey

Collection — Box-folder: 1

Identifier: 22-6A-846

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A collection of vocational surveys completed by individuals who graduated with bachelors degrees in History from UB between 1970-80.

Dates

1981

Creator

State University of New York at Buffalo. Department of History (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English.

Terms of Access

The bulk of the Department of History records are open for research.

University records are public records and once fully processed are generally open to research use. Access to student and personnel records is restricted for 80 years from the date of creation. See reference staff for details. No restrictions on access apply to published records. The restriction of university records is subject to compliance with applicable laws, including the Freedom of Information Act. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the archives' usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Copyright

Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Historical Note

In 1980-81, the university's History department set out to survey its alumni in an effort to improve the department's offerings to current and future students. A letter and accompanying questionnaire was sent out to all History BA graduates from 1970-1980. 146 individuals responded. The surveys were blind (no name identification was required on the survey form). The accompanying envelopes have been removed from the collection and the city and state of the return address noted at the top of the survey when available.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of vocational surveys completed by individuals who graduated with bachelors degrees in History from UB between 1970-80.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged very straightforwardly, the background information about the survey precedes the returned surveys themselves. The surveys are organized numerically according to a number that was assigned to each returned survey as it was received by the office.

Acquisition Information

The collection was received by the University Archives on October 4, 1994 from the History Department via Professor John Larkin. The original accession number was 94-029.