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Utah State University Disability Resource Center records

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_25.3/12

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a portion of the records of the Disability Resource Center at Utah State University. Materials include newsletters, pamphlets, handbooks, annual reports, newspaper clippings and a photographic scrapbook.

Dates

  • 1966-2014

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Utah State University Disability Resource Center records must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical / Historical

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is one of four departments under the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Utah State University (other departments include the Inclusion Center, the Latinx Cultural Center, and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion – Eastern USU). It grew out of the Hearing Impaired Student Association of the 1970s, which became the Disabled Student Center in 1980 to include all students with disabilities.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes: 1 letter sized, 1 oversized)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Disability Resource Center is designated to provide centralized services, resources, and programs that facilitate equal access for disabled students and guests of the Utah State University. This collection contains a selection of promotional and historic materials, such as newsletters, annual reports, and scrapbooks.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series: office files and scrapbooks.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were donated by the Disability Resource Center on the Utah State University campus. Some materials were given to the University Archivist by David Pruden.

Related Materials

Utah State University Developmental Center for Handicapped Persons reports, UUS_14.3/13:63

Title
Guide to the Utah State University Disability Resource Center records
Author
Heather Housley and Kelly Rovegno
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)