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 Introduction/History

The Association of College Unions International joined the National Student Affairs Archives with the first transfer of documents in 1988. The collection has grown into eight cubic feet of conference proceedings, publications, membership and regional files, dating from 1915 to the present. No restrictions exist on the research use of this collection and duplication is permitted for scholarly purposes. The collection was arranged and finding aid completed by Ann Bowers, National Student Affairs Archivist, in January 2006.

The Association of College Unions International first organized in 1914 as the National Association of Student Unions. Early in its history it became international with the addition of McGill University and the University or Toronto in 1922. It now has member institutions in ten countries in addition to the United States. The Association has served as the main source for information on college union operations and proved especially helpful to its members after World War II when an unprecedented number of students enrolled in colleges and universities and a major college union building boom began. The Association now has a central office in Bloomington, Indiana, with a staff of twelve and a full-time executive director. A recent restructuring process resulted in the Association changing from a constituency-based to a knowledge-based organization. Four Education Councils were formed to address the Association’s four competency areas: Administration, Finance and Management; Campus Life and Programming Management; Auxiliary Services; and Facilities and Operations. It also is divided into fifteen regions, each with its own regional director. This structure encourages the participation of students as well as union staff in the Association’s programs, activities and leadership positions. For more information on ACUI, please visit their web site at:  www.acui.org.

Record Group/ Series Description

The Association of College Unions-International Collection is comprised of five Record Groups: Administrative Files, Conferences, Membership, Regions, and Publications. These Record Groups are divided into record series which are described below. Please note that some records are in microfiche format only and some are in both microfiche and paper formats. The microfiche is located in Box 1.

Administrative Files

Annual Report
1998-1999
Includes report from Officers and Executive Director on annual activities of ACU-I.

Handbooks
1991, 1992
Arranged chronologically
Includes a handbook for Regions and a handbook for Students.

Rosters
1990/91, 1993/94, 1996/97
Arranged chronologically
Includes a listing of the officers and contact information.

Minutes and Reports
1995-1997, 1999-2000
Arranged chronologically
Includes minutes of board meetings, reports of officers and committees.

Committees and Task Forces
1983, 1988, 1991/92, 1996, 1997
Arranged chronologically.
Includes minutes, reports from various committees and task forces.

Strategic Planning
1999-2000
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence, reports, drafts detailing the strategic planning process.

Poetry Slam
2001-2002
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and reports for this ACU-I sponsored event.

Conferences

Conference Proceedings
1915, 1920, 1922-1925, 1927, 1929-1933, 1935-1938, 1940, 1941, 1946-1986, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996 (microfiche and original formats)
Arranged chronologically
Includes typed and bound proceedings of annual conference. Session descriptions and presentations are included in the proceedings.

Conference Programs
1984, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008
Arranged chronologically
Includes program descriptions. The same information is also located in the conference proceedings.

Membership

Membership Mailings
1988-1992
Arranged chronologically
Includes announcements of awards, newsletters, forms, conference information mailed to members.

Members Services Catalog
1988, 1992-1993
Arranged chronologically
Publication which includes information on services to members by ACU-I.

Regions

Region Files
1979-2003 (scattered dates)
Arranged by region, record series and then chronologically
Includes newsletters from several regions, and newsletters, annual reports, board minutes and reports, operating procedures, conference programs and files, and recreational tournament results from Region 7.

Publications

Monographs
1951-1986 (microfiche and original formats)
Arranged by title
Includes publications published or sponsored by ACU-I about various facets of managing student unions.

Printed Material
1975-1998
Arranged by title
Includes code of ethics and standards, reports, and source books.

Bulletin (ACU-I Newsletter/Journal)
1933-1935, 1937, 1939-2004, 2006-2012 (microfiche and original formats)
Arranged chronologically
Includes the national publication to members containing articles, messages from officers, announcements of professional events, regional and membership news.

Union Wire
1990-2001
Arranged chronologically
Includes national newsletter with brief updates on association business.

Oversize Material

Banner
Region 7 banner used at regional conferences

 Inventory

Record Group: Conferences

Box 1

Card File of Microfiche

A. Publications

1. Administration and Operation of the College Union, Boris Bell, 1965
2. Administration and Operation of the College Union, Jack Jenkins, Sidney McQueen, 1973
3. The College Union Outdoors, Theodore Crabb, 1965
4. Art in the Union, Norman F. Moore, 1965
5. Art and Everything You Wanted to Know About Art Exhibits, Patricia Ann Krueger, 1972
6. Planning for a College Union, Frank Noffke, 1965
7. The Union Recreation Area, George Stevens, 1965
8. The Union Recreation Area, Charles Erekson, J. Roger Penn, 1974
9. Food Service and the College Union, Douglas Osterheld, 1967
10. Annotated Bibliography of the College Union, Ernest Martin Christensen, 1967
11. Annotated Bibliography of the College Union, 2nd volume, Bryon Wills, 1974
12. Annotated Bibliography of the College Union, 3rd volume, Susan Berry, 1978
13. The Impact of College Unions and Their Programs on Today's Students, ed. William Klepper, 1981
14. A Problem Solving Casebook for College Unions, Philip C. Chamberlain, 1981
15. Case Study Handbook, 1961
16. Cash Food Sales, Buy or Make?, C.A. Berry, n.d.
17. Standards for Professional Staff Preparation and Compensation in College Union Work, c. 1977-1978
18. Standards for Professional Staff Preparation. . .revised Shirley Plakidas, 1986
19. The College Union Story: Multiple Use, Porter Butts
20. Planning a College Union Building, Chester Arthur Berry, 1960
21. 1971 Preconference seminars (several papers)
22. In Search of Art, Resource Directory of Arts and Crafts Information, 1979
23. Resource Guide for Outdoor Programs, 1975
24. Resource Guide for Outdoor Programs, 1981
25. Resource Manual for Designing Training Programs, Stayton Woods, 1981
26. Resource Notebook 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
27. The 1974 College Union Program Companion, J.S. Sturgell
28. The Uncommon Guide, J.S. Sturgell, 1974
29. The Women's Resource/Program Manual, 1979
30. 16mm Film Resources, 1974
31. College Unions: Fifty Facts, 1986
32. A Union Credo
33. The ACU-I: Priorities for Effectiveness. . .
34. Planning and Operating College Union Buildings, 1967
35. The College Unions and Preparation for Citizenship, Anne Minahan
36. The College Union Idea, Porter Butts
37. College Unions: A Handbook of College Community Centers
38. College Unions-Year Fifty
39. State of College Unions Around the World
40. Task Force on the Future, 1985

B. Bulletin: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940-1986

C. Proceedings (conferences): 1915, 1920, 1922-1925, 1927, 1929-1933, 1935-1938, 1940, 1941, 1946-1986

Folders

1. Proceedings, 1952
2. Proceedings, 1959
3. Proceedings, 1960
4. Proceedings, 1961
5. Proceedings, 1962

Box 2: Conferences

Folder

1. Proceedings, 1966
2. Proceedings, 1968
3. Proceedings, 1969
4. Proceedings, 1970
5. Proceedings, 1971
6. Proceedings, 1972
7. Proceedings, 1973

Box 3: Conferences

Folder

1. Proceedings, 1974
2. Proceedings, 1975
3. Proceedings, 1976
4. Proceedings, 1977
5. Proceedings, 1978
6. Proceedings, 1979
7. Proceedings, 1988
8. Proceedings, 1991
9. Proceedings, 1995
10. Proceedings, 1996
11. Conference Programs 1984, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008

Administrative Files/Membership

Box 1

Folder

1. Annual Report, 1998-1999
2. Handbooks, 1991, 1992
3. Rosters, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1996/97
4. Minutes and reports, 1995-1997, 1999-2000
5. Committees and task forces, 1983, 1988, 1991/92, 1996, 1997
6. Strategic Planning, 1999-2000
7. Poetry Slam, 2001-2002
8. Membership mailings (conference and award notices, newsletters, forms, etc.), 1988-1989
9. Membership mailings, 1989-1990
10. Membership mailings, 1990-1991
11. Membership mailings, 1991-1992
12. Member Services Catalog, 1988, 1992-1993

Regions

Box 1

Folder

1. Region 7 Annual Reports, 1979-1980, 1981-1983, 1985-1986
2. Region 7 Operating Procedures, n.d., 1999, 2000
3. Region 7 Directories, 1995-2000
4. Region 7 minutes, correspondence, reports, 1991-1993
5. Region 7 minutes, correspondence, reports, 1995-1997
6. Region 7 minutes, correspondence, reports, 1998-2001

Box 2

Folder

1. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1982, 1983
2. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1989
3. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1990
4. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1991
5. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1992
6. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1993
7. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1994
8. Region 7 Conference Programs and Files, 1995

Box 3

Folder

1. Conference Programs and Files, 1996
2. Conference Programs and Files, 1997
3. Conference Programs and Files, 1998
4. Conference Programs and files, 1999
5. Conference Programs and Files, 2000
6. Conference Programs and Files, 2001
7. Conference Programs, 2002, 2003
8. Region 7 Recreational Tournament results, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992

Box 4

Folder

1. Region 7 Newsletters 1981-2002, 2005 (scattered)
2. Other Regions Newsletters 1991-1992

Publications

Box 1: Publications

Folder

1. College Unions: A Handbook on Campus Community Centers, Edith Ouzts Humphreys, 1951
2. College Unions At Work: An Annotated Bibliography of the College Union, Ernest Martin Christensen, 1967
   College Unions At Work: Index to Annotated Bibliography of the College Union (3rd Volume), Susan J. Berry, 1978
3. The College Union Idea, Porter Butts (2 copies), 1971
4. Governance of the College Union, Paul Durrett and Ronald Robinson, 1972
5. College Unions At Work: Administration and Operation of the College Union, Jack Jenkins and Sidney McQueen, March 1973
6. College Unions: Fifty Facts, 1975
7. The ACU-I: Priorities for Effectiveness An Assessment of Its Past-A Plan for Its Future, February 1975
8. Code of Ethics, Standards for Professional Preparation and Compensation in College Union Work, 1973-74, 1978, 1981, 1985
9. A Resource Manual for Designing Training Programs, Stayton Wood, 1981
10. Task Force on the Future (report), 1985
11. College Union Source Book, 1995-1996
12. The Resource Book (for members), 1998-1999

Box 1A: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin (newsletter), October 1952
2. Bulletin, 1955
3. Bulletin, 1956
4. Bulletin, 1957
5. Bulletin, 1958
6. Bulletin, 1959
7. Bulletin, 1960
8. Bulletin, 1961
9. Bulletin, 1962
10. Bulletin, 1963
11. Bulletin, 1964
12. Bulletin, 1965
13. Bulletin, 1966
14. Bulletin, 1967
15. Bulletin, 1968
16. Bulletin, 1969

Box 2: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin, 1970
2. Bulletin, 1971
3. Bulletin, 1972
4. Bulletin, 1973
5. Bulletin, 1974
6. Bulletin, 1975
7. Bulletin, 1976
8. Bulletin, 1977 (missing February)
9. Bulletin, 1978
10. Bulletin, 1979
11. Bulletin, 1980
12. Bulletin, 1981 (missing December)
13. Bulletin, 1982 (missing February and June)
14. Bulletin, 1983 (missing October)
15. Bulletin, 1984

Box 3: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin, 1985 (missing December)
2. Bulletin, 1986
3. Bulletin, 1987
4. Bulletin, 1988
5. Bulletin, 1989
6. Bulletin, 1990
7. Bulletin, 1991
8. Bulletin, 1992

Box 4: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin, 1993
2. Bulletin, 1994
3. Bulletin, 1995
4. Bulletin, 1996
5. Bulletin, 1997
6. Bulletin, 1998 (missing May)
7. Bulletin, 1999
8. Bulletin, 2000
9. Bulletin, 2001

Box 5: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin, 2002
2. Bulletin, 2003
3. Bulletin, 2004
4. Bulletin 2005
5. Bulletin 2006
6. Bulletin 2007

Box 6: Publications

Folder

1. Bulletin 2008
2. Bulletin 2009
3. Bulletin 2010
4. Bulletin 2011-2012
5. Union Wire October 1990-April 2001

Oversize Material

Box 1

1. Banner for Region 7

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