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Correspondence, 1934-1947

Collection Overview

Title: Correspondence, 1934-1947

ID: 41/4/1

Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Office of Student Financial Aid

Extent: 2.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Chronological

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence of assistant deans Park Livingston (1931), Dwight F. Bracken (1934-1937) and Gerald W. Peck (1937-1947) relating to student employment, FERA work relief projects, National Youth Administration funding and projects, and contacts with university offices and departments concerning student work.

Biographical Note

The first appearance of the Office of Financial Aid in the budget is 1969.1 This is also the year it is first included in the Staff Directory.2 The Office includes assistant directors for student employment, public information, systems development, and planning and fiscal operations.3 It combined offices for undergraduate scholarships, student loans, and student employment.4

1. Board of Trustees Transaction, Report Supplement, 1969-70, p. 90.

2. University of Illinois, Staff Directory, 1969-70.

3. Student Staff Directory, 1987-88, p. 29.

4. Financial Aid for Undergraduate Students, 1969-70, pp. 8, 14, 20. RS 41/4/801.