Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
OU.ADM.EKLUND
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Lowell R. Eklund papers
- ID
- OU.ADM.EKLUND
- Date [inclusive]
- 1964-1965
- Extent
- 0.3 Linear feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Item, folder title, box no., Lowell Eklund papers, Oakland University Archives
Biographical note
Lowell R. Eklund was Director and then Dean of Continuing Education at Oakland University starting in 1958. In 1963 alumni relations were added to his portfolio. Thanks to Eklund’s leadership the Division of Continuing Education was very active in community engagement in the 1960s and 1970s. During the Johnson Administration Eklund brought to OU numerous conferences and programs to study and alleviate poverty. Eklund also served on the Research and Planning Committee of the Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity set up in 1964.
Scope and Contents note
The Lowell Eklund paper document one specific aspect of his work while at Oakland University: his involvement with the Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity set up in 1964. The collection includes correspondence, agendas and meeting minutes of the Commission's Research and Planning Committee in 1964-1965. There are also files relating to some programs established at the university to respond to the war on poverty.
Other aspects of Lowell Eklund's work at Oakland University are documented in other collections, especially the Records of the Division of Continuing Education and the Records of the Continuum Cemter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
Kresge Library100 Library Drive
Rochester, MI, 48309
Access and Use note
The Lowell Eklund papers are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright held by Oakland University. The collection includes occasional materials produced by outside parties. Copyright to these items may be held by the original creators.
Processing
Processed by Dominique Daniel, June 2017
Collection Inventory
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Correspondence, Research and Planning Committee, Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity |
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Agendas, Research and Planning Committee, Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity |
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Meeting Minutes, Research and Planning Committee, Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity |
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Meeting Minutes, Task Forces, Research and Planning Committee, Oakland County Commission on Economic Opportunity |
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Memos, OU anti-poverty programs |
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Miscellaneous OU programs, Economic Opportunity Act |
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