Program to Strengthen the Humanities. Collection of the Program to Strengthen the Humanities, 1973-1981.GACA Collection 359

 

Program to Strengthen the Humanities.  Collection of the Program to Strengthen the Humanities, 1973-81.  GACA Collection 359.  1 Records Center Carton.


ABSTRACT:
The Gustavus Adolphus College Program to Strengthen the Humanities collection contains grant development documents, faculty information, course cluster descriptions, correspondence, meeting minutes, surveys and evaluations, community relations materials, and additional miscellaneous papers.  The Program to Strengthen the Humanities worked in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop curriculum in an effort to provide integrative academic course clusters centered in the humanities disciplines, public humanities seminars, and relationships with area schools and educational programs. 


SCOPE AND CONTENT:
This collection is divided into six series: Administration and Development, Faculty Involvement, Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, Surveys, Data, and Evaluations, Course Clusters, and Public Relations.

  • Administration and Development, 1973-79 contains proposals and grant development in relationship with the National Endowment for the Humanities in addition to other administrative materials.
  • Faculty Involvement, 1975-80 includes requests and reviews for faculty leaves and documents reflecting the role of the faculty in the program.
  • Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1976-81 holds committee correspondence and communication with the National Endowment for the Humanities organization as well as meeting minutes.
  • Surveys, Data, and Evaluations, 1974-81 encompasses a range of data collection and evaluation from faculty and external consultation. Also included are materials from the Summer Institutes focused around improvement of the Humanities programs.
  • Course Clusters, 1976-81 includes materials depicting protocol for the general development of Course Clusters and information about specific Cluster programs.
  • Public Relations, 1976-81 contains information about a series of Humanities Seminars open to the public, outreach and relationships with local schools and educational programs, and additional forms of community outreach.


RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the College Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.


COLLECTION CITATION:
Program to Strengthen the Humanities.  Collection of the Program to Strengthen the Humanities, 1973-81.  GACA Collection 359.  Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Libby Larson, student worker, processed this collection and developed the finding aid during June 2014.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
National Endowment for the Humanities--Grants--Program development.
Gustavus Adolphus College--Humanities.

 

 

GACA Collection 359

Box

Folder

Administration and Development, 1973-79

NEH Development Proposal, 1973-77

1

1

NEH Institutional Development Grant Proposal, A Program to Strengthen the Humanities at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1976

1

2

NEH Five Year Budget, 1976-81

1

3

Matching Funds, 1976-79

1

4

NEH Communications Program, 1977-79

1

5

Continuation of Humanities Program, 1977-81

1

6

Library Acquisitions, 1977-80

1

7

Administrative Assistant in the Humanities Position, 1978-79

1

8

Faculty Involvement, 1975-80

Faculty Leaves, 1975-78

1

9

Faculty Leaves, 1978-79

1

10

Faculty Leaves, 1979-80

1

11

Faculty Involvement, 1976-78

1

12

Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1976-81

Karsten NEH Correspondence, 1976-78

1

13

NEH Program Committee Correspondence, 1976-79

1

14

NEH Correspondence, 1976-77

1

15

NEH Correspondence, 1977-78

1

16

NEH Correspondence, 1978-79

1

17

NEH Correspondence, 1979-80

1

18

NEH Correspondence, 1980-81

1

19

NEH Program Committee Meeting Notices, 1976-77

1

20

NEH Program Committee Minutes, 1976-77

1

21

NEH Program Committee Minutes, 1977-78

1

22

NEH Program Committee Minutes, 1978-79

1

23

NEH Program Committee Minutes, 1979-80

1

24

NEH Program Committee Minutes, 1980-81

1

25

Surveys, Data, and Evaluations, 1974-81

Registration and Enrollment Data, Humanities Courses, 1974-81

1

26

NEH Consultation with External Consultant Frithjof Bergmann, 1975-77

1

27

Pearson Internal Evaluation, 1977-79

1

28

Interim Narrative Reports, 1947-80

1

29

Surveys and Evaluations, 1978-81

1

30

NEH Site Visit, 1978

1

31

NEH Site Visit, 1979

1

32

Summer Institute I, 1976-77

1

33

Summer Institute II, 1978-79

1

34

Summer Institute III, NEH Curriculum Retreat, 1980

1

35

Summer Institute IV, 1981

1

36

Course Clusters, 1976-81

Proposals, 1977-80

1

37

“Aesthetics,” 1978-81

1

38

Basic Options, 1976-81

1

39

“Language, Mind, and World,” 1977-81

1

40

“Languages of Learning,” 1977-81

1

41

“Medieval Humanism and its Continuing Influence,” 1977-81

1

42

“Modern Japan,” 1978-81

1

43

“Modern Scandiavia,” 1977-81

1

44

“Nature, Thought, and Expression,” 1980-81

1

45

“Nineteenth Century Europe,” 1977-81

1

46

“Three Perspectives on Revolution,” 1977-81

1

47

“The Verbal Arts in Classical Antiquity,” 1977-81

1

48

“Writing in the Social Sciences,” 1977-81

1

49

“Truth and Illusion,” 1978-81

1

50

Cluster for Nursing and Elementary Education Students, 1980

1

51

Public Relations, 1976-81

Community Development, 1976-81

1

52

Mailing List, 1977-80

1

53

Outreach to Students, 1977-81

1

54

Brochures and Programs, 1977-80

1

55

Public Humanities Seminar I, Spring, 1977

1

56

Public Humanities Seminar II, Fall-Winter, 1977

1

57

Public Humanities Seminar III, 1977-78

1

58

Public Humanities Seminar, 1979-80

1

59

Public Humanities Seminar, 1980

1

60

Public Humanities Seminar, 1980-81

1

61

Requests for Information about NEH Program, 1978

1

62