Curriculum Coordination Records, 1924-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Office of Curriculum Coordination.
Title
Curriculum Coordination Records
Dates
1924-1981 (inclusive)
1932-1974 (bulk)
Quantity
0.35 cubic foot, (1 box)
11 microfilm reels
Collection Number
RG 029
Summary
The Curriculum Coordination Records document the development of academic programs, degrees, and courses at Oregon State University and include committee records, course and degree proposals, correspondence and reports.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Curriculum Coordination Office was established in 1971. OSU has had several curriculum committees or councils since the 1920s: the Course Revision Committee, Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Council, and Council on Curriculum and Academic Affairs.

Delmer Goode began his career at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) in 1919 as assistant college editor and served as Director of University Publications from 1943 to 1956. In this role, he served as editor of the general catalog and actively participated in curriculum matters as secretary of the curriculum committees.

In 1929, the state-supported institutions of higher education in Oregon were unified under a single board, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, which assumed control of all state (public) institutions of higher education. A survey of higher education in Oregon was conducted in 1930 which resulted in a reorganization of the Oregon State System of Higher Education in 1932. As a consequence there was a consolidation of academic programs and administration units. The School of Science and the Lower Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences were established at Oregon State College. The School of Commerce was transferred to the University of Oregon; Landscape Architecture and Structural Design in Architecture became a joint curriculum of Oregon State and the University of Oregon; and the School of Mines was discontinued. H.S. Rogers, Dean of Engineering, was chair of the Clearing Committee on Curricula Adjustment which reviewed and reported on recommendations for consolidation of academic programs between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Curriculum Coordination Records document the development and changes in the curriculum of Oregon State University, including course proposals from academic departments and schools, reviews and reports by the Graduate Council and Faculty Senate, and reports to and by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and the Oregon State System of Education (OSSHE) staff. Records of the various curriculum committees at the institution from the 1920s through 1970s comprise the bulk of the collection. The collection also includes materials pertaining to the consolidation of academic programs between Oregon State College and the University of Oregon in 1932.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Curriculum Coordination Records (RG 029), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into nine series: I. Course Revision Committee, 1924-1959; II. Catalog Preparations, 1932-1950; III. Curriculum Committee Minutes, 1933-1978; IV. Delmer Morrison Goode File, 1927-1966; V. Proposed Course Changes, 1941-1969; VI. Curricular Adjustments, 1958-1969; VII. Curricular Requests, 1966-1981; VIII. Curriculum Coordination Correspondence and Reports, 1946-1974; and IX. Clearing Committee on Curricula Adjustment Records, 1931-1932. Most series are arranged chronologically.

Processing Note

Reel 11 was previously a separate collection and was transferred to the Curriculum Coordination Records in 1999.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Office of Curriculum Coordination and other offices in several accessions from 1966 through 1992.

Related Materials

Additional materials pertaining to the development of the OSU curriculum are available in the Faculty Senate Records (RG 044) and the records of the Provost and Office of Academic Affairs (RG 022). Curriculum proposals are also included the in the records of many academic departments and colleges. The Office of University Publications and OSU Press Records (RG 018) include additional information pertaining to the reorganization of Oregon higher education in the early 1930s as well as other materials created and assembled by Delmer Goode. The President's Office Records (RG 013) also include substantive materials pertaining to the higher education reorganization (Subgroup 7, Series 10). The General Catalog is available online.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Course Revision Committee, 1924-1959Return to Top

Series I consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials documenting proposals for new and revised courses.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
1
1924-1935
2
1936-1959

Series II:  Catalog Preparations, 1932-1950Return to Top

Series II consists of drafts of the general catalog and suggested additions and changes.

Container(s) Description Dates
Catalog Preparations
1932-1933
Reel
6
School of Science
6
Arts and Letters
6
School of Agriculture
6
School of Science
6
Business Administration
6
Education
6
Engineering
6
Fine Arts
6
Forestry
6
Home Economics
6
Journalism
6
Law
6
Medicine
6
Pharmacy
6
Physical Education
6
General Extension
6
School of Education
6
School of Engineering
Catalog Preparations
1927-1951
Reel
7
School of Engineering
7
School of Forestry
7
Graduate Division
7
School of Home Economics
7
School of Pharmacy
7
Physical Education
7
Research
7
R.O.T.C. Air Force
7
Military Science
7
Catalog of Congress
1927-1928
7
OAC Catalog
7
School of Science
1950-1951
7
Graduate Division
1929-1940
7
School of Agriculture
1950-1951
7
School of Business and Technology

Series III:  Curriculum Committees Minutes, 1933-1978Return to Top

Series III includes the records of several committees that have had responsibility for review of course proposals and new degrees and academic programs including the Course Revision Committee, Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Council, and Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy. The records include meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and related materials.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
2
1933-1965
Box
box 1
1972-1978

Series IV:  Delmer Morrison Goode File, 1927-1966Return to Top

Series IV consists of materials created or assembled by Goode pertaining to academic programs, curriculum and course proposals, and administration.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
2
1: Index Generalis
1927-1939
2
2: Agricultural Engineering, a joint department
1929
2
3: Notations of Historical Significance
1930
2
4: Proposed Premedical Curriculum in Pharmacy
2
5: Minerva
1933-1938
2
6: Graduate Courses in Non-major Departments
1934
2
7: Centralized Library Control
1934
2
8: Research News Bulletin and Survey Questionnaire
1928
3
9: Acting President, Dean of Administration, Dean of Faculties
1933-1934
3
10: System of Allocation
1934-1958
3
11: Physical Education
1934-1949
3
12: AAUP
1935
3
13: Faculty Data Sheets - R.L. Collins
1935
3
14: Conference - Science
1935
3
15: Lower Division & Service Department
1935-1936
3
16: Dr. Kerr - Marketing
1936
3
17: Annuity Data, Teachers Insurance & Annuity Assn. of America
1936-1937
3
18: Vocational Guidance
1938
3
19: Irritants
1940
3
20: President Peavy's Special Committee (stenographic record of meeting)
1940
3
21: Proposed Administrative Council Resolution, Problems Arising
1940-1941
3
22: Analysis of the Chancellor's Report
1941
3
23: Blue Key Questions and Answers
1941
3
24: Century Club - Science Committee
1941
3
25: Chancellor's Meetings
1942
3
26: Management of Courses
1943
3
27: Reorganization of Faculty Senate
1944
3
28: President's Biennial Report
1944
3
29: Chancellor's Office
1959-1962
3
30: Geography
1946-1947
3
31: Correspondence with Deans and Departments
1947
3
32: Syllabi
1947
3
33: Faculty Senate - Curriculum Council
1959-1962
3
34: President, Correspondence - President's Office
1960-1962
3
35: Systems Analysis
1961
3
36: Diploma Designations
1961-1963
3
37: Radiation Biology Center Proposals
1962
3
38: Registrar
1962
3
39: Defense Education
1962
3
40: Resource Geography
1962-1965
3
41: Requests Concerning Course Numbers and Titles
1962-1965
3
42: Humanities and Social Sciences Development
1962-1965
3
43: Engineering - ECPD Requirements
1963
3
44: Home Economics, Family Life
1963
3
45: Forest Products Petition for Ph.D.
1963
3
46: Air Force Curriculum
1963-1964
3
47: Geography, Natural Resources
1964
3
48: Military Science Proposal, Modified Plan
1964
3
49: Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy - Rough Minutes
1965-1966

Series V:  Proposed Course Changes, 1941-1969Return to Top

Series V consists of proposals for new and revised courses as well as new degrees and majors. The records include proposals prepared by academic units (schools), reports on the proposals by the Graduate Council and the Faculty Senate, and reports of and to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
3
1941-1953
4
1953-1966
5
1968-1969
Box
box 1
1966-1967
Reel
9
Board Report, Curriculum Proposals
1958-1959
9
Board Report, Curriculum Proposals
1959-1960
1960-1961
Reel
9
Board Report, Curriculum Proposals
9
Board Report, Routine Course Changes
9
Board Report, Addendum (Humanities & Social Science Majors)
Reel
9
Faculty Senate Report, Curriculum Proposals
1961-1962
1963-1964
Reel
9
School Proposals, Curriculum Proposals
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Curriculum Proposals
9
State Board Report, Curriculum Proposals (plus additional correspondence)
1964-1965
Reel
9
School Proposals, Curriculum Proposals
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Curriculum Proposals
9
State Board Report (plus additional correspondence)
1965-1966
Reel
9
School Proposals, Curriculum Proposals
9
Faculty Senate Report (original, except Humanities & Social Sciences)
9
Faculty Senate Report (correspondence copy, Humanities & Social Sciences only)
9
State Board Report (all but Humanities & Social Sciences)
9
State board Report (Humanities & Social Sciences only)
9
Curriculum Improvement Program (Humanities & Social Sciences)

Series VI:  Curricular Adjustments, 1958-1969Return to Top

Series VI consists of Requests to Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) for new degrees and majors and course changes.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
7
OSSHE
1958-1959
7
OSSHE
1961-1962
7
OSSHE
1962-1963
7
OSSHE
1963-1964
7
OSSHE
1964-1965
7
OSSHE
1965-1966
7
OSSHE
1966-1967
7
OSSHE Vol. 2
1966-1967
7
OSSHE
1967-1968
7-8
OSSHE
1968-1969

Series VII:  Curricular Requests, 1966-1981Return to Top

Series VII consists of Category I proposals for new majors or academic program and Category II proposals for course changes (additions, changes, or deletions) from academic units (schools and departments); evaluations of proposals by the Faculty Senate and the Graduate Council; reports to the State Board of Higher Education; and related correspondence and materials.

Container(s) Description Dates
1966-1967
Reel
9
Faculty Senate Report, Catalog, Degree Programs & Changes/Course requests
9
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
State Board Report, Course Requests (plus additional correspondence)
1967-1968
Reel
9
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes/Course Requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
9
Faculty Senate Report, reaffirm approval, Humanities & Social Science Majors
9
Faculty Senate Report, Physical Geography & Resource Geography, Ph.D. only
9
Faculty Senate Report, Biochemistry and Biophysics, graduate degree programs only
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes (plus additional correspondence)
9
State Board Report, Course Requests
1968-1969
Reel
9
School Proposals, Curriculum Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes/Course Requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
9
Faculty Senate Report, Ocean Engineering (Master's Only)
9
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
State Board Report, Course Requests
1969-1970
Reel
9
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes/ Course Requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
9
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Plus Additional Correspondence)
9
State Board Report, Course Requests
1970-1971
Reel
9
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
9
School Proposals, Course Requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
9
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Health, PE and Recreation)
9
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
9
State Board Report, Course Requests
9
Correspondence, Education for Adults/Vocational Education
9
Correspondence, PE Prefix Changes
9
Correspondence, Changes in Institutional Graduate Requirements
9
Correspondence, Transfer Forest Hydrology (Graduate Programs)
1971-1972
Reel
9
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes/ Course Requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Correspondence & Revisions to Faculty Senate Reports
9
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes
9
Faculty Senate Report, Course requests
9
State Board Report, Degree programs & changes
9
State Board Report, Course requests
1972-1973
Reel
9
School Proposals, Degree programs & changes
9
School Proposals, Degree programs & changes (supplement)
9
School Proposals, Course requests
9
Graduate Council Report
9
Miscellaneous Correspondence regarding FTE Justifications for credit increases
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests (M)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (from School of Oceanography)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (Secretarial Science, name change)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (Agricultural Chemistry/Resource Recreation)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (Econ. Studies)
10
State Board Report, Course requests (supplement)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests
10
Correspondence and Adjustments, Course requests/Master course list
10
State Board Report, Degree programs & changes (BS/MS/PhD, Computer Science)
10
State Board Report, Degree programs & changes (BA/BS, Atmospheric Science)
1973-1974
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree programs & changes
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (plus additional correspondence)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree programs & changes (supplement, Business & Distributive Education rev.)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Course requests (supplement)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (with chart of increases & adjustments)
10
Correspondence, Dept. Name Change (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
10
Correspondence, Clarification of Degree Designations
10
State Board Report, Degree programs & changes (BS, Residential Institution Management)
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Graduate degree program, Econ. Studies)
10
State Board Report, Degree programs & changes (Resource Recreation)
1974-1975
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (supplement)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (including table of credit increases & adjustments)
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Latin American Affairs Certificate)
1975-1976
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Reports, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (Supplement)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (with chart of credit increases & adjustments)
1976-1977
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (MS/MA/PhD, Forest Science)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (with additional correspondence)
1977-1978
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (with additional correspondence)
1978-1979
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes (Preliminary)
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes (Addendum)
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes (MA/MS, Economics)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes, Appendix (Economics)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Joint OSU/OCE MS, Counseling)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes, Appendix (Counseling)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Undergraduate Cert., Women's Studies
10
Faculty Senate Report, Foreign Study Program, London
10
Faculty Senate Report, Tri-University (EdD) for Community College Personnel
10
Faculty Senate Report, Discont. Manpower Magmt. Cert.
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
State Board Report, Course Request
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Economics)
10
State Board Report, Course Requests (Counseling)
10
State Board Report, Foreign Study Program, London
1979-1980
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Request (Supplement, Veterinary Medicine Courses)
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes (Handicapped Learner/Manufacturing Engineering)
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
State Board Report, Course Requests
1980-1981
Reel
10
School Proposals, Degree Programs & Changes
10
School Proposals, Course Requests
10
Faculty Senate Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
Faculty Senate Report, Course Requests
10
State Board Report, Degree Programs & Changes
10
State Board Report, Course Requests
Box
box 1
Procedures for Curricular Change and Guidelines for Preparing Requests
1962-1975

Series VIII:  Curriculum Coordination Correspondence and Reports, 1946-1974Return to Top

Series VIII consists of correspondence and reports pertaining to the administration of academic programs and degree requirements.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Biennial Report
1945-1946
1
Correspondence, Senior Honors
1969
1
Correspondence, Graduation Requirements
1968-1970
1
Correspondence, Vocational-Technical Transfer Agreements
1972-1973
1
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on General Education
1974
1
Miscellaneous
1957-1965

Series IX:  Clearing Committee on Curricula Adjustment Records, 1931-1932Return to Top

This series represents materials assembled and created by H.S. Rogers pertaining to the 1932 reorganization of the higher education in Oregon. It contains reports in the following academic areas: art and architecture, music, commerce and business administration, physical education, lower division, journalism and industrial journalism, and education.

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
11
1: General Correspondence
1932
11
2: Curriculum Reports
1932
11
3: Joint Statement of the State Board of Higher Education submitted by the presidents of the State University and the State College
1931
11
4: Supplementary Briefs
1932
11
5: Reports of the Curricula Committee
1932
11
6: Survey of the Oregon State Institutions of Higher Learning by U.S. Office of Education, Dept. of the Interior
1931
11
7: Report on Student Credit Hour Costs
1931-1932

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Catalogs, College.
  • Universities and colleges--Curricula--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Curricula.
  • Oregon State College--Curricula.
  • Oregon State State Agricultural College--Curricula.
  • Oregon State University--Curricula.
  • Oregon State University--Graduate work.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Goode, Delmer M. (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Oregon State Board of Higher Education. (creator)
    • Oregon State System of Higher Education. (creator)
    • Oregon State University. Faculty Senate. (creator)
    • Oregon State University. Faculty Senate. Curriculum Committee (creator)
    • Oregon State University. Graduate Council. (creator)