Holdings Chancellor's Office Office of Equity and Access Affirmative Action Subject ... Finding Aid Holdings Chancellor's Office Office of Equity and Access Affirmative Action Subject ... Finding Aid Title: Affirmative Action Subject File, 1968-1989
ID: 24/9/2
Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Extent: 8.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: Alphabetical, in two separate sections, box 1-6 and box 6-8.
Date Acquired: 02/27/1997. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Affirmative Action, African-Americans, Minorities, Tenure
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Affirmative Action Subject File (1968-89), including correspondence, reports, minutes and agendas, issuances, and program narratives relating to academic and nonacademic Affirmative Action policies and procedures, conferences, and roundtables.
On December 24, 1963, the University Committee on Human Relations and Equal Opportunity was established as the first of many steps to achieve the goal of equal opportunity.1 Among campus programs to deal with discrimination is the Office of Affirmative Action for Equal Opportunity, which was established in the budget of the Chancellor's Office in 1971-1972.2 In 1972, the Campus Council on Equal Opportunity was formed to integrate and oversee all affirmative action programs, including the Equal Opportunity Office. Its director serves on the Council.3
1. Campus Report, v. 3, no. 5, March, 1970.
2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 56th Report, Supplement, September 20, 1972, p. 490.
3. Campus Report, v. 5, no. 6, March, 1972.
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Accruals: Materials in boxes 6-8 added on October 17, 2007
Access Restrictions: None.
Other Note: 5 Pages
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2409002.pdf
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