Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
OU.ARTSREC.DORM
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Dormitory Council records
- ID
- OU.ARTSREC.DORM
- Date
- 1966-1972
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet
- Language
- English
- Text [Box]
- 1
Preferred Citation
Item, folder title, box no., Dormitory Council records, Oakland University Archives
History
Until 1964 Oakland University did not have a stable student government organization. A Dormitory Social Council and a Women's Judiciary Board were the main organizations on campus. In February 1964, a Dormitory Council was set up to advise the administration and represent the interests of all resident students ("Residents Ratify Dorm Constitution," Oakland Observer, February 7. 1964 and "4 Women, 8 Men Elected to Dorm Council," Oakland Observer, February 14, 1964). Although its structure changed somewhat over the years, its task was to oversee all the house councils or dorm committees. A commuter council was created in September 1965 to represent non resident students.
In 1968 the Dormitory Council was replaced by an Inter-Hall Council made up of vice-presidents of the respective house councils, as it was found that the Dorm Council duplicated functions of existing house councils ("Dorm Council Proposes New Board," Oakland Observer, December 1, 1967). Starting in fall 1970, students were also represented by an elected Student Congress. ("Another Shot at Student Government," Focus Oakland, September 23, 1970). In 1972, the Inter-Hall Council became the Area Hall Council. The Commuter Council, for its part, lasted into the 1990s before dying out.
Scope and Contents note
The Dormitory Council records document the life of this student body and affiliated councils from 1966 through 1972.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
Kresge Library100 Library Drive
Rochester, MI, 48309
Access and Use note
The Dormitory Council records are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Processing
Processed by Dominique Daniel, November 2018
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
The Student Congress records contain all student government documents since 1972.
The records of Fitzgerald House Council are available in a separate collection.
Collection Inventory
Constitutions and ReportsScope and Contents noteThe Constitutions and Reports series contains copies of miscellaneous constitutions, by-laws, and organizational documents. |
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Dormitory Council Constitution and By-Laws 1964-1968 |
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Residence Program Annual Report, 1963-1964 |
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Dormitory Council Files 1966-1972Scope and Contents noteThe Dormitory Council Files include agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, and miscellaneous memos. |
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Dormitory Council Agendas and Minutes, 1966 |
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Dormitory Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June 1967 |
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Dormitory Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December 1968 |
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Inter-Hall Council Agendas and Minutes, 1970-1972 |
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Dormitory Council Correspondence and Memos 1967 |
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House Councils FilesScope and Contents noteThe House Council Files contains records from a few individual house councils. |
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Hill and Pryale House Councils 1966-1967 |
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Vandenberg House Council 1966-1967 |
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Fitzgerald House Council, 1967 |
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Hamlin Hall Constitution 1968 |
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Dormitory Social Council Files 1966-1967HistoryThe Dormitory Social Council was responsible for social and cultural activities for student residents, both by house and as a whole. Scope and Contents noteThe Dormitory Social Council Files hold some meeting minutes but mostly correspondence and forms documenting the events the council organized. |
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Dormitory Social Council Agendas and Minutes 1967 |
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Dormitory Social Council Events Organization 1966-1967 |
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