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College of Education and Human Services

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-011

Scope and Contents

The records of the College of Education and Human Services document all departments within the college including those that are no longer active and noted as orphaned. Each academic department in Series 2 is divided into separate sub-series. Name changes for any of the academic departments are noted in each series. Materials of the college date from 1898-2024 with the bulk of materials dated 1965-1983. Contents mostly consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, memos, and reports. The collection is organized according to the institutions 2009 organizational chart when the college was an individual division.

The records are divided into 5 series that include Series 1 (General Business), Series 2 (Academic Departments), Series 3 (Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School), Series 4 (Educational Development Center), and Series 5 (Teacher Education). Series 2 includes 11 sub-series: Sub-Series 1 (Criminal Justice), Sub-Series 2 (Educational Foundation & Field Studies – Orphaned), Sub-Series 3 (Military Science (ROTC), Sub-Series 4 (Educational Administration & Foundations – Orphaned), Sub-Series 5 (Exercise Science), Sub-Series 6 (Library Science (Orphaned), Sub-Series 7 (Administration of Justice), Sub-Series 8 (Education & Psychology – Orphaned), Sub-Series 9 (Special Education), Sub-Series 10 (Counseling and College Student Personnel), Sub-Series 10 (Counseling and College Student Personnel), and Sub-Series 11 (Social Work and Gerontology). Active sub-series in Series 2 are expected to grow with expected accruals. Series 5 includes 2 sub-series: Sub-Series 1 (Elementary Education) and Sub-Series 2 (Student Teaching). All files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Any restrictions in this series are noted at the series level.

Dates

  • 1898-2024, bulk 1965-1983

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Shippensburg University Archives & Special Collections. Contact the archivist for more information.

Biographical / Historical

The College of Education and Human Services division has changed names several times, and it was difficult to determine exact dates of name changes from the documents within the record group, undergraduate catalogs, and the university organizational charts. Most changes are listed with an estimated timeframe. The division was called Teacher Education until about 1972, when it was divided into two sections, and there was no Teacher Education during that time until it became its own academic department around 1987. The two sections were School of Education, whose academics departments included Educational Foundations & Field Studies, Elementary Education, and Special Education. The second was School of Professional Studies that included the academic departments of Communication/Journalism, Counseling, Library Science, and Criminal Justice was added in 1976. The two sections were combined in 1977 and became The School of Education and Professional Studies. When the division was called Teacher Education, it had four academic departments that included Business Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Library Science. Other academic departments were added over time while others were removed and/or changed. These changes are noted in each individual sub-series. The division name changed to the College of Education and Human Services in 1983.

The School of Education Council changed its name to coincide with division name changes. Teacher Education and Elementary Education files may appear to be mixed, but original order was maintained to eliminate any confusion about where documents belonged. Administrator folder titles include the name of the division they directed.

The Educational Development Committee (EDC) of Series 4 was founded in the state of Pennsylvania in 1958. It is unclear from the documents when the Shippensburg center was established at the college, but programs started under EDC as early as 1966. The EDC was originally under the management of the Vice President for Administration until it was moved into this college. The center addressed basic education for all people. The main function of the center was human development through educational services for all people within the community who had needs that were not met through other venues. Postsecondary education, in-service teacher training, and community outreach programs were important elements of the EDC. Curriculum included many subjects as well as vocational training but continued to change as needed. A faculty member always held the position of Director. Community education and in-service training for teachers were primary goals of the EDC. The center worked closely with intermediate units, public schools, health and welfare agencies, law enforcement, community centers, park and recreation boards, and colleges and universities to name a few. It was also active in the Migrant Program, which was an effort to educate children of migrant workers. Educational Curriculum Centers were state sanctioned and regional centers were established in a variety of state colleges. Shippensburg was Region K, which supported the counties of Franklin, Cumberland, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Perry, Fulton, Adams, and Juniata.

Extent

13.34 Linear Feet (40 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.
Title
College of Education and Human Services
Status
Completed
Author
Melanie Reed
Date
October 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Shippensburg University Archives & Special Collections Repository

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