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Rice University Student Association records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0252
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The Student Association Records consist of a variety of material related to the Rice University Student Association. These records include meeting minutes, correspondence, memos, constitution and bylaws, financial documents, floor plans, reports, employee contracts, proposals, and student publications. The material begins in 1918 and continues through 2013, with the bulk of the information starting in the early 1960s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 - 2013

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Student Association formed through vote during a mass meeting of the student body on December 12, 1918. Lead by senior class president H. L. Bell, the first regular meeting of the Rice University Student Association was held on January 25, 1919 in the Physics building at 1:30 P.M. The association then proceeded to draft a constitution and to deal with problems concerning funds for school activites and organizations, including the Thresher and the Campanile.

The Student Association has contributed not only to the daily workings of Rice University, but also the overall culture and experience felt by today's students. In 1969, the Student Association fought for the readmition of Rice University's first African-American student and, in 1973, petitioned to provide legal consultation for all Rice students. Since its formation, the Student Association continued to support student speech, social outreach, and to keep the student body politically informed.

Today, the Student Association is run by an elected Senate consisting of the Executive committee, the college Senators, and the college Presidents. The Student Association's goal is to be "the voice of the student body and a forum for students to help students make improvements in student life". Please see sa.rice.edu for more information.

Extent

15 Linear Feet (30 Boxes)

1.11 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0252aip_001 (1.11 GB))

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Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Student Association Records consist of a variety of material related to the Rice University Student Association. These records include meeting minutes, correspondence, memos, constitution and bylaws, financial documents, floor plans, reports, employee contracts, proposals, and student publications. The material begins in 1918 and continues through 2013, with the bulk of the information starting in the early 1960s.

Arrangement

These records are arranged in fifteen series with the following titles: General, Committees, Constitution and Bylaws, Correspondence and Memos, Financial, Judicial, Organizations, Pub, Publications, Colleges, Rice Program Council, and Minutes. An addenda was added in 2016.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This material was transferred to the Woodson Research Center primarily in March 1990 by Mary Elliot as well as in July 2000 by Lindsay Botsford. Additional materials were transferred in 2016.

Title
Guide to the Rice University Student Association records, 1918-2013
Status
Completed
Date
2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586