Student Affairs, Housing records
Scope and Contents
Included are various reports, constitutions, and information about cooperative student housing as well as campus student housing, including arguments for and against the use of cooperative housing. Several Argonaut clippings related to different topics over the years, from 1932 to 1973.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1973
Creator
- Office for Student Affairs (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Established in 1898, the Argonaut is a continuously published newspaper from the students at the University of Idaho. Reporting on the affairs of the university and surrounding community, they have continued to be an award-winning newspaper, publishing twice weekly.
Cooperative Housing began at the University of Idaho in 1932, starting on campus at Ridenbaugh Hall. The following years would see the opening of the Idaho Club, Lindley Hall, Campus Club, and the Ethel Steel House. Over the years, all the cooperative halls have closed, leaving behind their legacy.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Content related to the creation, history, operations, and arguments surrounding the idea of cooperative housing. Clippings from the Argonaut, the University of Idaho student-run newspaper.
Arrangement
Original arrangement retained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were located in Special Collections in 1989.
- Title
- Guide to Student Affairs, Housing records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Knox Carter.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository