College of Education Records

The College of Education Records consist of correspondence, reports, and research files of the Office of the Dean. Although the materials run from 1909-1981, the majority of the collection concerns activities of the college from 1968-1981. The collection is divided into three series: Dean's Correspondence Files, Administrative Files, and Miscellaneous Subject Files.

Dean's Correspondence Files are divided into groups associated with each College of Education (COE) dean from 1959-1981. Files in other series within this collection, however, also include correspondence from COE deans. Files selected for this series were originally identified with the name of an individual dean as the series heading. The files include memoranda to department chairmen and faculty members and personal correspondence.

Administrative Files contain materials documenting the internal activities of the college. Materials documenting university-wide or external organizations, committees, programs, or issues are located in the Miscellaneous Subject Files.

Administrative Files include a number of significant subdivisions. The Committees files contain records pertaining to a number of standing and ad hoc COE committees. Subjects addressed by these bodies include alumni, computer facilities, curriculum, tenure and promotion policies, and teacher education. Depts., Centers, Offices files contain reports, memoranda, and correspondence from each unit of the college. Departmental reorganizations have caused the names of some divisions to change with the addition or deletion of particular units. For example, information on COE programs in Library Science is found within the files for Educational Technology and Library Science, Library Science and Audio Visual Education, Library Science - Extension, and Library Science. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education files include appendixes and exhibits from the 1971 and 1981 Decennial Program Reviews as well as supporting documentation, correspondence, and memoranda. Projects files concern research projects sponsored by COE. Questionnaires are surveys apparently authorized by the college that refer to the following issues: enrollment, faculty compensation, minorities, and grade point averages.

Miscellaneous Subject Files include materials relating to programs, offices, departments, or agencies external to COE. Sub-Series include American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, AAUP, ASU, State of Arizona and US Agencies. The files under ASU document the activities of other university offices including Academic Affairs, Business Affairs, Faculty Senate, General Studies Council, Graduate College, Graduate Council, Presidents Durham, Newburn, and Schwada, and Registrar. Other subject files document activities of organizations outside of the university, such as the Maricopa County Superintendent's Association, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Arizona Department of Education, the Tempe Elementary School District, the University of Arizona, and the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare.