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Cornell University. Presidents Commission on Student Involvement in Decision Making records

 Collection
Identifier: 3-10-1284

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection includes membership lists, invoices, budgets, tape recordings, memoranda, bibliographies, printed material, correspondence, drafts, and reports concerning the President's Commission, also known as the Morison Commission. Records primarily relate to student activism and involvement in university governance.

Dates

  • 1968-1969.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access to Box 1 restricted to permission of office of origin.

Restrictions on use:

Tape recordings: use restricted in part.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The President's Commission on Student Involvement in Decision Making was created by Cornell University President James A. Perkins in order to study student political activity at Cornell and its relationship to the educational and institutional operation of the University. Commission members included Jon Anderson, Mark Barlow, Sarah Diamont, Stephen Hadley, F. A. Long, Ian Macneil, Richard Marchase, Robert S. Miller, David Moore, Robert S. Morison, Raymond Thorpe, William Tomlinson, and Michael Wright.

Extent

.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)

33 audiocassettes. (33 audiocassettes.)

Abstract

Collection includes membership lists, invoices, budgets, tape recordings, memoranda, bibliographies, printed material, correspondence, drafts, and reports concerning the President's Commission, also known as the Morison Commission. Records primarily relate to student activism and involvement in university governance.

Physical Description

Membership lists, invoices, budgets, tape recordings, memoranda, bibliographies, printed material, correspondence, drafts, and reports.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M. Warren
Date completed:
February 1985
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, May 2003
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by M. Warren
Date
May 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)