Libraries
Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1908-2008 (Creation)
Extent
10.50 Linear Feet, 8.00 Boxes
Post-Fire Oversize Extent:
Box 6-8 (16.5x20.5); 509S: 19/5/2
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Minority Resource and Research Center was first established in 1971 as a way to promote diversity and meet the informational needs for the diverse community at Kansas State University. The Center has sponsored and co-sponsored a number of programs over the years, such as Movies on the Grass, forums, and lectures that focus on diversity and culture.
In 1978 the "We are the Dream!" mural was started by Kansas State Univesity minority students and completed in 1980. In 2001, the Dow Chemical Company created an endowment to be used by the library to support the multicultural mission of the Center. As a result, the resource center was renamed to the Dow Multicultural Resource Center. In 2012, it was renamed the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection is comprised of material from the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center at Kansas State University Libraries. Material within this collection covers multicurtural issues, personalities, and events at Kansas State University as well as the surrounding area. The bulk of the material in the collection is from the 1960s to the 1990s. There are photographs taken by Lawerence Wright, Jr., as well as posters from events sponsored by the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center.
System of arrangement
Arranged by series: 1) Subject Files, 1908-2006, undated; 2) Administration Files, 1970-2008, undated; 3) Photographs, 1975-1978, undated; 4) Newsletters, 1976-1984; 5) Posters, 1977-2008, undated; 6) Oversized, 1972-2007, undated; 7) Artifacts, 1981.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions: All materials are available for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Received the accession number U2011.30 on 14 July 2011.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center
Acqusition Method: Records Transfer
Acqusition Date: 20110714
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
The original subject files of the center represented national publications and topics, and during appraisal those files with no connection to Kansas State University or the surrounding community were discarded. Each file included a page with an item-level inventory, and each of these inventories were retained.
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related Materials: There are additional records from the Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center in the archives.
Related descriptions
Specialized notes
- Citation: [Item title], [item date], Dow Chemical Multicultural Resource Center records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Each folder in the Subject Files series should include an item-level inventory.
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: James W. Smith
Processing Info: Jeremiah T. VanGilder began processing this collection in 2011 and James W. Smith completed processing it in April 2013.
Publication Date: 2013-04-17