Housing Inspection Folders

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Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

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Collection Overview

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ID: 37/6/11

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Division of Housing

Extent: 6.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical by street name, and numerical by house number thereunder

Subjects: Champaign, Illinois, Fire Safety, Housing, Housing, Student, Urbana, Illinois

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Housing inspection folders for approved off-campus housing containing floor plans; housing inspector's reports; municipal fire and electrical safety inspection certificates; and correspondence with applicants for University approval of their facilities, and with individuals involved in tenant-landlord disputes.  Financial statements are included for cooperative housing units. Most files cover the 1938-58 period.

Biographical Note

In 1939, the Board of Trustees established a Division of Student Housing.1 The director had general supervision of all student housing, advised fraternities and sororities on building plans, cooperated with Physical Plant Department "in its supervision of off-campus personal conduct of students," and acted as agent of the Student Officers Committee and secretary of the Student Discipline Committee.2 The Housing Division operates and maintains all University-owned residence halls and housing facilities. It is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for Campus Affairs for the inspection of certified student living quarters, for listing available off-campus housing, and for promoting safety, health, and good living conditions.

Divisions:

--Director's Office

--Administrative Affairs

--Food Services Department

--Student Affairs

--Business Office

--Family Housing

--Central Food Stores

--Housing Information and Off-Campus Housing

--Residential Services Office (Maintenance and Custodial)3

--Food and Residential Services (1974)

--Undergraduate Residence Halls (1971)

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 40th Report, July 21, 1939, p. 505-06.

2. Ibid., Sept. 30, 1939, pp. 580-82.

3. Statement by Lawrence J. Gaffney, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, Housing, February, 1974.

Subject/Index Terms

Champaign, Illinois
Fire Safety
Housing
Housing, Student
Urbana, Illinois

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 8/30/76

Other Note: 14 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3706011.pdf

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