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National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. - MS 554

Introduction/History | Record Group/Series Description | Inventory

 Introduction/History

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections in May 1988. The collection consists of twenty linear feet of minutes, correspondence, committee and subject files, conference files, publications, honorary records, and regional records, dating from 1960 to 2008.

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. (NACURH, Inc.) was formed in 1954, at the Midwest Dormitory Conference held at Iowa State University. First named the Association of College and University Residence Halls (ACURH), by 1961, it took on its current name and created two regional organizations within the national. In 1971, it incorporated in the State of Oklahoma and officially became NACURH, Inc. By 1997, NACURH, Inc. included eight regions and had organized into a tax-exempt corporation, allowing for investment of contingency funds to increase long-term financial stability. NACURH, Inc. is considered to be the largest student run organization in the world. It brings together over 400 schools from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Qatar. It supports National Residence Hall Honorary chapters at member schools and holds an annual conference. All officers, both national and regional, are students and the positions are filled through a bid process. NACURH, Inc. promotes living on campus as an integral part of the college experience, and strives to provide resources to help member schools create excellent residence hall experiences for their students.

For more information about NACURH, Inc., please visit their website at: http://www.nacurh.org

Record Group/ Series Description

The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. collection is arranged into eight record groups: Administrative Files, Committee and Subject Files, Conferences, Correspondence, Inter-Association Files, National Residence Hall Honorary, Publications, and Regions.

The Administrative Files contain organizational and legal documents, policy manuals and handbooks, annual and semi-annual meeting files, and corporate/annual reports. The annual and semi-annual meeting files may include minutes, reports, and correspondence. These records date from 1969 to 2005, but date gaps do occur, especially within the meeting files.

The Committee and Subject Files include financial records, committee reports, surveys and minutes, and membership files. The committee reports and surveys provide valuable information on residence hall issues and policies. These records date from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Conference files may contain programs, final reports, newsletters, and correspondence regarding the NACURH annual conferences. The conference files date from 1960 to 2005 with a few missing years and a gap between 1992 and 2001.

Correspondence includes the correspondence of the national advisor and the national chair, as well as other officers. The correspondence is arranged by date, although many files overlap in the time period covered. The correspondence dates from 1969 to 1997.

The Inter-Associational files include correspondence and reports illustrating NACURH’s relationship with other professional associations involved in student affairs and higher education. This very small group of files date from the 1970s to the 1990s.

The National Residence Hall Honorary files document the organization, administration and activities of the national office and the various chapter honoraries. The national files date from 1967 to 2000 and the chapter files, which are arranged by the name of the chapter, largely date during the 1980s.

Publications include membership directories, national newsletters, and the corporate magazine. Also included in this record group is the Resource File Index which provided access to the various resource files maintained by the national office. The publications holdings are very incomplete and date from the 1960s to 2007.

The Regions include administrative records (minutes, reports, and agendas), conference files, correspondence, publications, and newsletters for each of the eight regional affiliates. The records date from 1964 to 2008.

 Inventory

Record Group: Administrative Files

Box 1

  1. Ruling Documents (constitutions, bylaws, articles of 1970-1994 incorporation)
  2. Ruling Documents 2000
  3. Purpose and history 1973, post 1974, 1989
  4. National Board of Directors Policy Book 1997
  5. Corporate Policy Book c. 1989
  6. National Board of Directors Handbook c. 1983
  7. National Board of directors Handbook Spring 1998
  8. National Communications Coordinator Handbook 1980
  9. National Communications Coordinator Handbook 1981
  10. National Communications Coordinator Handbook c. 1989
  11. National Communications Coordinator Handbook 1996
  12. National Communications Coordinator Handbook Spring 1998

Box 2

  1. Regional Communications Coordinator Handbook 1995, 1997
  2. Advisor’s Manual 1993
  3. Advisor’s Manual 1997
  4. Organization President’s Handbook 1996
  5. Officer Transition packet c. 1985
  6. Fiscal Officer’s Handbook May 1998, May 2004
  7. Executive Committee meeting files December 1969
  8. Annual meeting files March 1970
  9. Annual meeting files August 1971
  10. Semi-annual meeting files February 1972
  11. Annual meeting files August 1972
  12. Semi-annual meeting files January 1973
  13. Annual meeting files May 1973
  14. Annual meeting files May 1975
  15. Semi-annual meeting files January 1977
  16. Annual meeting files May 1977
  17. Annual meeting files May 1978
  18. Annual meeting files May 1979
  19. Semi-annual meeting files January 1980
  20. Annual meeting files May 1980

Box 3

  1. Semi-annual meeting files January 1981
  2. Annual meeting files May 1981
  3. Semi-annual meeting files January 1982
  4. Annual meeting files May 1982
  5. Semi-annual meeting files January 1983
  6. Annual meeting files May 1983
  7. Semi-annual meeting files January 1984
  8. Annual meeting files May-June 1984

Box 4

  1. Annual meeting files May 1985
  2. Annual meeting files May 1986
  3. Semi-annual meeting files January 1987
  4. Annual meeting files May 1987
  5. Semi-annual meeting files January 1988
  6. Annual meeting files May 1988
  7. Semi-annual meeting files January 1989
  8. Annual meeting files May 1989
  9. Semi-annual meeting files January 1990
  10. Summit meeting files September 1990
  11. Semi-annual meeting files January 1991
  12. Summer retreat June 1991
  13. Annual meeting files May 1995
  14. Annual meeting files April-May 1996
  15. Annual meeting files May 2000
  16. Corporate Reports 2001-2005

Record Group: Committee and Subject Files

Box 1

  1. Financial policies and reports 1969-1973, 1976-1990
  2. American Collegiate Marketing 1972
  3. Architectural Facilities committee files 1968-1973
  4. Campus Fund Raisers files 1986-1999
  5. Campus Traditions survey 1965
  6. Co-educational Living committee files 1960-1972
  7. Community Education survey 1980

Box 2

  1. Damages in the Residence Halls survey February 1969
  2. Membership files c. mid-1960s, 1982
  3. NACURH Structure study 1964
  4. National Leadership Methods 1970-1971
  5. National Research survey 1973
  6. On Campus Marketing 1991, 1994-1999
  7. Residence Hall Government-white paper September 1982
  8. Residence Halls Judiciary and Regulations survey 1969
  9. Structure and Relationship of Residence Hall Associations To Student Government Associations study, 1984
  10. Student Action Team Network files 1990-1994

Record Group: Publications (Serials)

Box 1

  1. Advisory Council Newsletter, 1949-1952
  2. Student Government Bulletin and Report, Volume 1, #1-8, October 1952-May 1953
  3. Student Government Bulletin and Report, Volume 2, #1-6, 8, October 1953-May 1954
  4. Student Government Bulletin, Volume 3, #2-8, November 1954-May 1955
  5. Student Government Bulletin, Volume 4, #2-3, 5-8, November 1955-May 1956
  6. Student Government Bulletin, Volume 5, #1-4, November 1956-April 1957
  7. The NSA News, May 1948, November 1955- February 1956, December 1957, February 1958, May 1958, October 1958, November 1960
  8. Handbooks, 1951/52, 1956, 1957, 1966
  9. Brochures, n.d.

Record Group: Conferences

Box 1

  1. Conference files 1960
  2. Conference files 1961
  3. Conference files 1962
  4. Conference files 1963
  5. Conference files 1964
  6. Conference files 1965
  7. Conference files 1966
  8. Conference files 1967
  9. Conference files 1968
  10. Conference files 1969
  11. Conference files 1970
  12. Conference files 1971
  13. Conference files 1972
  14. Conference files 1973
  15. Conference files 1975
  16. Conference files 1976
  17. Conference files 1977

Box 2

  1. Conference files 1979
  2. Conference files 1980
  3. Conference files 1981
  4. Conference files 1982
  5. Conference files 1983
  6. Conference files 1984
  7. Conference files 1985

Box 3

  1. Conference files 1986
  2. Conference files 1987
  3. Conference files 1989
  4. Conference files 1991
  5. Conference files 1992
  6. Conference files 1996
  7. Conference files 1999
  8. Conference files 2000
  9. Conference files 2001
  10. Conference files 2002
  11. Conference files 2003

Box 4

  1. Conference files 2004
  2. Conference files 2005
  3. Conference files 2006
  4. Conference files 2007
  5. Conference files 2008
  6. Conference files 2009
  7. Conference files 2010
  8. Conference files 2011

Record Group: Correspondence

Box 1

  1. Correspondence September 1969-December 1974
  2. Correspondence March 1969-April 1974
  3. Correspondence 1972-1974

Box 2

  1. Correspondence 1974-1975
  2. Correspondence 1974-1975
  3. Correspondence 1975-1976
  4. Correspondence 1976-1977
  5. Correspondence 1977-1978

Box 3

  1. Correspondence 1978-1979
  2. Correspondence 1979
  3. Correspondence 1979-1980
  4. Correspondence 1978-1980
  5. Correspondence 1979-1980
  6. Correspondence 1979-1981
  7. Correspondence 1979-1980
  8. Correspondence 1979-1980
  9. Correspondence 1979-1980

Box 4

  1. Correspondence 1980-1981
  2. Correspondence 1980-1981
  3. Correspondence 1980-1981
  4. Correspondence 1980-1983
  5. Correspondence 1981
  6. Correspondence 1981-1982
  7. Correspondence 1982
  8. Correspondence 1982
  9. Correspondence 1982

Box 5

  1. Correspondence 1982-1983
  2. Correspondence 1982
  3. Correspondence 1982-1983
  4. Correspondence 1982-1983
  5. Correspondence 1983
  6. Correspondence 1983
  7. Correspondence 1983-1985
  8. Correspondence 1983
  9. Correspondence 1983
  10. Correspondence 1983-1984
  11. Correspondence 1984
  12. Correspondence 1984
  13. Correspondence 1984
  14. Correspondence 1983-1984

Box 6

  1. Correspondence 1983-1984
  2. Correspondence 1984
  3. Correspondence 1984
  4. Correspondence 1984
  5. Correspondence 1984
  6. Correspondence 1984
  7. Correspondence 1984
  8. Correspondence 1984
  9. Correspondence 1984
  10. 10. Correspondence 1984

Box 7

  1. Correspondence 1983-1985
  2. Correspondence 1983-1985
  3. Correspondence 1984-1985

Box 8

  1. Correspondence 1983-1985
  2. Correspondence 1984-1985
  3. Correspondence 1985-1986
  4. Correspondence 1985-1986
  5. Correspondence 1985-1986
  6. Correspondence 1985-1986
  7. Correspondence 1985-1986

Box 9

  1. Correspondence 1985-1986
  2. Correspondence 1985-1986

Box 10

  1. Correspondence 1987-1988
  2. Correspondence 1986-1988
  3. Correspondence 1989-1990
  4. Correspondence 1987-1990
  5. Correspondence 1990-1991
  6. Correspondence 1990-1991
  7. Correspondence 1996-1997

Record Group: Inter-Associational Files

Box 1

  1. American College Personnel Association (ACPA) 1977, 1981-1990 (scattered dates)
  2. Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO), 1977-1985 (scattered dates)
  3. National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS), 1976-1979
  4. National Independent Student Association 1964

Record Group: National Residence Hall Honorary

Box 1 National Files

  1. Constitutions and bylaws 1974-1988
  2. Administrative files 1967, 1970-1979
  3. Administrative files 1980-1982
  4. Administrative files 1983-1984
  5. Administrative files 1985-1987
  6. Administrative files 1988-1992, 1995-1997
  7. Publication-NRHH: A New Beginning 1986
  8. Publication-Recruiters Manual [1990]
  9. Publication-How to Build a NRHH [1990]
  10. Publication-brochures n.d.
  11. Publication-newsletters 1982-1991, 1993-1994, 1996-2000

Box 2 Chapter Files

  1. Bloomsburg University n.d.
  2. Ball State 1981-1985
  3. Canisius College 1982-1984, 1987
  4. Central Michigan University 1978-1979, 1983
  5. University of Cincinnati 1981-1982, 1986, 1988
  6. University of Dayton 1988
  7. East Texas State 1984
  8. Eastern Illinois 1978-1985
  9. Eastern Kentucky 1986
  10. Eastern Michigan 1981-1984
  11. Eastern Montana 1983
  12. Emory University 1992
  13. Ferris State 1983-1985
  14. Illinois Institute of Technology 1989
  15. Illinois State 1965-1977, 1981-1988
  16. University of Illinois 1982-1984
  17. Indiana State 1981-1983, 1988
  18. Kansas State n.d.
  19. Longwood College 1987
  20. University of Louisville n.d.
  21. University of Maine 1973-1974
  22. Marquette University 1986
  23. Mesa College 1981-1982, 1984
  24. Michigan State 1982-1984
  25. Milwaukee School of Engineering 1988
  26. University to Montevallo 1983
  27. Mississippi State n.d.
  28. Mississippi University for Women 1982
  29. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1984-1986
  30. Northern Illinois 1981-1984
  31. Northern Michigan 1986
  32. Richmond College 1984
  33. Plymouth State College 1988-1989
  34. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1981-1983, 1986-1987
  35. College of St. Catherine 1983-1986
  36. St. Marys College of Maryland 1981-1982
  37. St. Norberts College 1983-1985
  38. University of South Florida 1982
  39. Southern Illinois 1984-1985
  40. State University of New York-Stony Brook 1987
  41. Tennessee Tech University 1988
  42. University of Utah 1987-1988
  43. Wake Forest 1987-1988
  44. Western Carolina 1986
  45. Western Illinois 1982-1983
  46. Western Michigan 1981-1985
  47. Wichita State [1974]
  48. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1977, 1984-1985
  49. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1982-1985
  50. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1988
  51. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1981-1984
  52. University of Wisconsin-River Falls 1984
  53. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1982-1985
  54. University of Wisconsin-Stout 1981-1984
  55. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 1978, 1981-1985
  56. University of Wyoming 1979, 1986-1987

Record Group: Publications

Box 1

  1. Membership Directory February 1969, February 1970
  2. Association of NACURH Alumni and Friends directory 1997
  3. National Information Center-Resource File Index 1979
  4. Resource File Index-supplement 1982
  5. Resource File Index 1983
  6. Resource File Index-supplement 1984
  7. Resource File Index-supplement 1985
  8. Resource File Index-supplement 1986
  9. Resource File Index-supplement 1987
  10. The NACURH Network (newsletter) 1979, 1981-2003 (scattered dates)
  11. Miscellaneous newsletters to National Board 1987-2000 (very scattered dates)
  12. National Communications Coordinator Newsletter 1972-1983
  13. NACURH Review (magazine) 1970-1972
  14. NACURH, INC. (corporate magazine) 2006, 2007
  15. NACURH Link (corporate newsletter) Fall 2006

Record Group: Regions

Box 1

  1. Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (CAACURH)
  2. Administrative Files 1992, 1995-1999
  3. Regional Recruitment booklets 1995-1999, 2001-2003
  4. Conferences 1997, 1998, 2006
  5. Newsletters 1991-1992, 1994-1998
    Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (GLACURH)
  6. Charters, Bylaws, Operating Policies, history 1973, 1979, 1985, 1997-1998
  7. Regional Communications Coordinator Handbook 1986
  8. Administrative Files 1968-1970, 1972, 1976-1978
  9. Administrative Files 1979-1983
  10. Administrative Files 1984-1987, 1989-1990
  11. Administrative Files 1994-1996

Box 2 (Great Lakes Affiliate continued)

  1. Administrative Files 1997
  2. Administrative Files 1998
  3. Administrative Files 1999-2000
  4. Administrative Files 2000-2001
  5. Correspondence 1970-1971, 1977-1979
  6. Correspondence 1980-1981
  7. Correspondence 1982-1983
  8. Correspondence 1984
  9. Correspondence 1991-1992
  10. Nominations-Adviser of the Year 1981-1983
  11. Nominations-Outstanding NCC 1978, 1980-1982
  12. Nominations-Program of the Year 1985

Box 3 (Great Lakes Affiliate continued)

  1. Realignment 1968, 1978
  2. Recruitment 1969, 1972, n.d.
  3. Surveys 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1982
  4. Annual Conference 1977
  5. Annual Conference 1978
  6. Annual Conference 1979
  7. No Frills Conference 1980
  8. No Frills Conference 1981
  9. No Frills Conference 1982
  10. Annual Conference 1982
  11. No Frills Conference 1983
  12. Annual Conference 1983
  13. No Frills Conference 1984
  14. Annual Conference 1984
  15. Annual Conference 1985
  16. No Frills Conference 1986
  17. Annual Conference 1986
  18. Annual Conference 1995
  19. Annual Conference 1998
  20. Annual Conference 1999

Box 4 (Great Lakes Affiliate continued)

  1. No Frills Conference 2000
  2. Annual Conference 2000
  3. No Frills Conference 2001
  4. Newsletters 1970-1971, 1975-1981
  5. Newsletters 1982-1984, 1988, 1990-1992, 1995-1997, 2000
    Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (IACURH)
  6. Charters, Bylaws, Handbook 1976. 1979, 1990
  7. Administrative Files 1974, 1976, 1979-1980, 1983-1984, 1986-1991, 1995
  8. Correspondence 1978-1983, 1989-1992

Box 5 (Intermountain Affiliate continued)

  1. Annual Conference 1970
  2. Annual Conference 1979
  3. Annual Conference 1980
  4. Annual Conference 1981
  5. Newsletters 1978-1984, 1988-1992, 1996-1997
    Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH)
  6. Constitution, Charters, Bylaws 1969, 1979, 1991, 1996, n.d.
  7. Official Documents of MACURH 2007
  8. History of MACURH 1960-1993
  9. Advisor Handbooks 1992, 2002
  10. NCC Training Guides 1995-1997, 2000
  11. Officer Transition Guides 1994
  12. Administrative Files 1965-1970, 1979-1983, 1985-1989

Box 6 (Midwest Affiliate continued)

  1. Administrative Files 1990-1995
  2. Administrative Files 1996-1999
  3. Administrative Files 2000
  4. Administrative Files 2001
  5. Administrative Files 2002
  6. Administrative Files 2003
  7. Administrative Files 2004
  8. Administrative Files 2005

Box 7 (Midwest Affiliate continued)

  1. Correspondence 1964-1968
  2. Correspondence 1969-1971
  3. Correspondence 1979-1982
  4. Advisor Survey c. 1998
  5. Coed Housing Survey 1969
  6. Delegation Grants 1999
  7. National Residence Hall Honorary 1988, 1990-1991, n.d.
  8. Recruitment 1971-1972, 1983, 1984, 1997-1999
  9. Financial records –see also administrative files 1982-2003
  10. Annual Conference 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
  11. Annual Conference 1970, 1971, 1972
  12. Annual Conference 1976
  13. Annual Conference 1977
  14. Annual Conference 1979
  15. Annual Conference 1980

Box 8 (Midwest Affiliate continued)

  1. No Frills Conference 1982
  2. Annual Conference 1983
  3. Annual Conference 1984
  4. Annual Conference 1985
  5. Annual Conference (Part One) 1989
  6. Annual Conference (Part Two) 1989
  7. Annual Conference 1993
  8. Annual Conference 1997
  9. Annual Conference 1999
  10. No Frills Conference 2000
  11. No Frills Conference 2001

Box 9 (Midwest Affiliate continued)

  1. Annual Conference 2001
  2. No Frills Conference 2002
  3. Annual Conference 2002
  4. No Frills Conference 2003
  5. Annual Conference 2003
  6. No Frills Conference 2004
  7. No Frills Conference 2005

Box 10 (Midwest Affiliate continued)

  1. Annual Conference 2006
  2. Annual Conference 2007
  3. Annual Conference 2008
  4. Newsletters 1964, 1967-1968, 1974-1975, 1978-1979
  5. Newsletters 1980-1984
  6. Newsletters 1985, 1987-1990
  7. Newsletters 1991-1995
  8. Newsletters 1996-1999
  9. Newsletters 2000-2001, 2003-2005

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