Finding Aid for the Academic Senate Records, 1959-2003

Abstract

The Academic Senate Finding aids provide information about the administrative control, such as the location, the “chain of custody,” and an outline of the collection; which also may include intellectual control, such as the general contents and detailed information of an individual collection. Information contained in a finding aid usually involves an introduction which gives the administrative control and restrictions, if any. The historical sketch gives the historical overview of the person or agency the collection is from. Scope and Content gives the strengths and weaknesses of the collection, the arrangement and types of material contained in the collection. Series description contains the list and descriptions (such as type of material and dates) of the each series found within the collection. A list of key words or index terms is usually given to highlight important names, places, events etc... mentioned in the collection. Finally the finding aid is composed of a container list which lists each box, folder, and material contained in them for the researcher to locate material effectively. This collection contains materials from 1959-2003; however some committee reports are dated before this time.