By Cliff Hight
Title: Office of Student Activities and Services records, 1946-2013
Primary Creator: Office of Student Activities and Services
Extent: 34.5 Linear Feet
Arrangement: The materials are generally organized by record type, with some exceptions.
Date Acquired: 02/01/1992. More info below under Accruals.
Languages: English
The records of the Office of Student Activities and Services (OSAS) at Kansas State University span from 1946 to 2013. The office oversees student organziations on campus, including the Student Governing Association, and contents relate to the administration of student activities and services by the office, as well as Student Governing Association (SGA) records and information about student organizations.
SGA records include agendas, minutes, election information, and legislation and statutes of the student senate. Agendas include some years between 1998-1999 and 2003-2004. Minutes cover most years between 1946-1947 and 1996-1997. Election information is from 1989-1990 to 1992-1993. Legislation and statutes span from 1967-1968 to 2008-2009. Additional types of materials include reports, fine arts council annual reports, committee documentation, and budget and allocation records from some years between 1995-1996 and 2005-2006.
A small portion of the materials relate to student government efforts to save Nichols Gym between 1975 and 1984, and include correspondence, reports, a petition, flyers, clippings, and materials related to the Nichols Hall art competition. People frequently appearing in the collection include Greg Musil, Larry Weigel, Eric Bransby, and many faculty and administrators at the university.
OSAS records include the office newsletter, "Paper Money Plus," from 1972 to 1992, as well as reports, procedures and guidelines, and budget items from 2006 to 2012. Much of the latter content focuses on fiscal procedures, financial reports, and budget allocations for student organizations.
The largest series of records are student organization registration records, which are in alphabetical order. Included are names of officer, constitutions, bylaws, and similar types of information.
Repository: Morse Department of Special Collections
Accruals: 04/22/1994; 11/02/1998; 06/30/2003; 06/09/2004; 07/15/2004; 07/15/2005; 07/26/2012; 03/10/2014; 07/09/2014; 09/09/2014
Access Restrictions: No restrictions.
Use Restrictions: The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Physical Access Note: No restrictions.
Technical Access Note: The digital files on compact disks will require appropriate computer hardware and software.
Acquisition Source: Office of Student Activities and Services
Acquisition Method: Records transfer.
Appraisal Information: Records document activities of the office, student government, and student organizations, all of which are helpful in better understanding student life at Kansas State University. Most of the records were acquired through regular transfer of records as defined by the records retention schedule.
Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Office of Student Activities and Services records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Processing Information: University archivist Cliff Hight finished processing this collection in 2015, with help along the way from project assistant James Smith in 2013 and student assistants Kelly Weckman and Abby Kopp in 2014 and 2015.
