Special Assistant to the President records, 1975-1988
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Office of the President. Special Assistant to the President
- Abstract:
- The Special Assistant to the President was responsible for ensuring University compliance with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action legislation. Materials in the collection include administrative records, correspondence, financial and statistical reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and other materials primarily documenting Office of Civil Rights (OCR) compliance and complaints associated with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, compliance with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and fair hiring practices for faculty. Dates of the materials range from 1975 to 1988, but a majority of the materials range from 1978-1981.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
3,000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.03.03.0002
- University Archives Record Group:
- 03 -- Presidents
03 -- Presidents > 03 -- Special Assistant to the President
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials in the collection include administrative records, correspondence, financial and statistical reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and other materials primarily documenting Office of Civil Rights (OCR) compliance and complaints associated with Title IX, compliance with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and fair hiring practices for faculty. Dates of the materials range from 1975 to 1988, but a majority of the materials range from 1978-1981.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Special Assistant to the President was responsible for ensuring University compliance with equal employment opportunity, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination against students and employees of educational institutions, and affirmative action legislation.
- Acquisition information:
- The Special Assistant to the President Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1990 and 1993.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Mary Samouelian, July 2008
Encoded by Mary Samouelian, July 2008
Accessions A93-138 and A90-15 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Access restricted. Some materials in this collection are personnel records. Records pertaining to employment where individuals are identified are closed for 70 years.
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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Special Assistant to the President Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1s13w