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Xavier University Master of Public Administration Program records

 Collection
Identifier: XUA-70

Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence and reports on the formation and the dissolution of the Master of Public Administration Program at Xavier University.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-1986

Restrictions on Access

Restricted access: Unpublished university items created within the last 40 years may be used only with the permission of the creating office (or the creating office’s divisional leader). Materials are stored offsite; one week's notice required for retrieval. All materials must be viewed in the University Archives and Special Collections Research Room by appointment only. Contact University Archives and Special Collections staff for information.

History of Xavier University Master of Public Administration Program

The idea of formulating a Master of Public Administration Program at Xavier University was conceived in the 1970s. The program itself began in the 1981 but was terminated in 1986. At the time of its termination this program was apparently part of the College of Professional Studies.

Extent

.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records generated by the short-lived Xavier University Master of Public Administration Program are represented in this collection.

Statement of Arrangement

Materials are arranged by folders in reverse chronological order. This maintains the original filing order of the documents.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed into its current arrangement and description as part of a major University Archives reprocessing project that began in 2012-2013. This reprocessing project was largely an effort to disband a record group system, developed in the late 1970s, used to arrange university records. The record group scheme had been established by the first University Archivist, Lee Bennish, SJ, and chiefly organized materials by originating office and organizational structure. After Bennish’s tenure, oversight of the archives changed several times and resulted in a lack of adherence to the record group scheme for new acquisitions. The 2012-2013 processing project also sought to incorporate records for which little acquisition or contextual information existed. The project staff primarily reorganized records into subject-based collections. Occasionally subjects coincided with offices of origin (e.g. Subject, Presidents; Office, Office of the President; Collection, Xavier University President’s Office). This subject-based arrangement makes it difficult to identify or describe the collections by office of origin but administrative project records do indicate transfers and connections between original record groups and 2012-2013 collections. During the project, records were rehoused in archival folders and boxes, and new finding aids were created using the OhioLINK Finding Aid Creation Tool.

As of 2017, University Archives no longer employs the 2012-2013 system of arranging collections by subject.

Title
Xavier University Master of Public Administration Program records
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Thomas Kennealy, S.J.
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library Repository

Contact:
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Cincinnati Ohio 45207 US
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