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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)19241981
1932-1974 (bulk)19321974 - 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
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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)