The collection contains correspondence, flyers, printed material such as newsletters and brochures, audiocassettes, slides, and directories. The material ranges in date from 1961-2020. More than half of this collection is comprised of subject files and subjects include the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, volunteer programs, English as a Second Language classes, and other activities coordinated by the House. The paper "Decision Process for Study Abroad" by Masaomi Hayashi gives some statistical information about the reasons students come to Duke from abroad. The files also include publications and newsletters produced by other organizations. Flyers, administrative records and newspaper clippings provide a glimpse of some of the day to day operations of the International House. Directories of foreign students and faculty document the makeup of Duke's international community and include statistical breakdowns of individuals by country of origin or field of study, while advance information sheets completed by the students provide personal data (these sheets to do not contain protected information). Also included are two scrapbooks. Computer print-outs which contains personally identifiable information such as social security numbers were destroyed.
The International House's mission is to assist international students, faculty and their families with orientation and acclimation, and enhance cross-cultural interaction through programming and community outreach and to provide advocacy and support for the Duke International Community.
By the late 1950s it had become apparent to University administrators that Duke's international students and faculty would benefit from an office set up specifically to assist them with living, studying, and working in the U.S. The Foreign Student Advisory Committee was created in 1960 by President Hart in an attempt to provide administrative aid to students. By 1963 the Committee had been disbanded in favor of the new Office of International Students. The International Office became the International House in 1964 when it moved to its own building on Campus Drive. In its years of operation, the International House has been a major sponsor of programs and groups such as the International Club and the International Friends program (formerly the Host Family program), as well as providing administrative services to Duke's international community.
Processed by Kimberly Sims, September 2008
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, September 2008
Accessions A75-60, A79-5, A79-79, A80-223, A82-132, A95-102, A2002-38, and UA2007-0056, UA2021-0013 are described in this collection guide.
Accession UA2021-0013 is unprocessed and was added to this collection guide by Laurin Penland.
