Florida State University Student Government Association Records, 1980-2005, Date acquired: 01/00/2005, Date acquired: 08/21/2019

Summary

Abstract:: The Florida State University Student Government Association (SGA) Records contain materials documenting the Student Government Association's activities. Materials include appointment records, memos, meeting minutes and agendas, invitations, and other records documenting the operations and activities of the association, its executive and legislative officers, student clubs, agencies, and committees.
Extent:: 27 Linear Feet
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Name of Item], [Date of Item], Florida State University Student Government Association Collection, Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2007-018

Background

Scope and content:

The Florida State University (FSU) Student Government Association Records document the actions taken by student government and university administrations. The records describe significant topics that have impacted students, such as accountability in higher education and the participation of student body presidents on the Florida Board of Regents and FSU Board of Trustees.

Select materials from this collection and related collections have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.

Biographical / historical:

Florida State University has a long history of student self-governance. In the spring of 1913, with the support of William Dodd, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and physics professor Elmer Smith, students presented Florida State College for Women (FSCW) President Edward Conradi with a unanimous request for self-government. The result was the college's first Student Government Association (SGA). Faculty nominated candidates for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and president of each dormitory. After a school-wide election, officers served out the remainder of that semester.

Acquisition information:

Received from Robin Harrison, Program Assistant of the FSU Student Government Association in installments beginning in January 2005.

Processing information:

Documents from 1996-2002 were initially processed by Burt Altman in January and February 2005. Documents from 1989-2002 were processed from May-August 2006 by Rebecca Curtiss-Floyd.

Arrangement:

The records are organized by academic year, August through July, beginning with 1989-1990. Records of the Student Government Association's Student Senate are organized by Student Session session, beginning with 1979-1980.

Physical / technical requirements:

Content of audiovisual media may not be immediately accessible to researchers. For more information, please contact Special Collections & Archives staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Florida State University--Students
Student government.
Reports
Correspondence
Financial Records
Legal documents.
Minutes
Names:: Florida State University. Student Government Association

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

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