Author
Finding aid prepared by Rachel Webb
Title
University of Kentucky Student Center records
Date
1910-1920s; predominant 1950s-1970s
Repository
University of Kentucky Special Collections
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in four series by subject:
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Preferred Citation Note
0000ua188: Item Number, University of Kentucky Student Center records, University of Kentucky Archives.
Extent
4.0 Cubic feet
11 boxes
Abstract
The University of Kentucky Student Center records consist of files from the Director of the University of Kentucky Student Union (later Student Center) and materials from the office of the assistant dean of students,1910-1920s; predominant 1950s-1970s.
Biography/History
The Student Center, located near the corner of the Avenue of Champions (Euclid Avenue) and South Limestone Street, houses the offices of the Student Government Association and other student organizations, the UK bookstore, various dining services, two theaters, the Rasdall Art Gallery, student radio station WRFL, and other services, including a UK Credit Union branch. The Office of Student Affairs and its administrative head, the Vice President of Student Affairs, are responsible for the planning, development, and guidance of all non-academic student activities on the University’s campus. The Dean of Students and Student Center Director’s Offices are located hierarchically within the larger office of Student Affairs.
The original Student Center building, fronting on South Limestone, was completed as the Student Union in 1937 and was expanded in 1962. During this time, Mackie Rasdall served as director of the Student Union from 1944-1966. Once the expansion was completed in 1966, the name was changed to the Student Center. At this time, Frank H. Harris became director and served for 24 years, although not consecutively. As the university grew, an addition to the Student Center was proposed and completed in 1987 and is connected to the older building by a pedestrian bridge.
Scope and Content
The University of Kentucky Student Center records consist of files from the Director of the University of Kentucky Student Union (later Student Center) and materials from the office of the assistant dean of students. These materials include files for specific programs and events, correspondence, and general office functions and policies. There are a few photographic prints and numerous publications published outside of UK.
Subjects
- Association of College Unions.
- Phi Beta Kappa.
- University of Kentucky.
- Lexington (Ky.)
- Harris, Frank H.
- Student activities.
- Student unions.
Related Material
1984ua009; 1992ua026; 1990ua016; 1977ua008; 0000ua084 Student Center records, University of Kentucky Archives.
Collection Inventory
Series I. Administrative Papers, 1930-1970
Scope and Contents note:
The Administrative Papers series consists of three subseries: Correspondence, Personnel and Policies, and Organizations and Events. All files are arranged chronologically within each subseries and consist largely of typed, but also handwritten notes.
Subseries A. Correspondence, 1939-1970
Scope and Contents note:
The Correspondence subseries consists of letters and memorandums organized by outgoing and incoming mail. There is a small collection of correspondence dealing with Frank H. Harris, director of the Student Center from 1966-1973 and again from 1980-1997.
Out, 1962-1963
[Box: 1, Folder: 1]
Received, 1962-1963
[Box: 1, Folder: 2]
Out, 1963-64
[Box: 1, Folder: 3]
Received, 1963-1964
[Box: 1, Folder: 4]
Out, 1964-1965
[Box: 1, Folder: 5]
Received, 1964-1965
[Box: 1, Folder: 6]
Out, 1965-1966
[Box: 1, Folder: 7]
Received, 1965-1966
[Box: 1, Folder: 8]
Out, 1966-1967
[Box: 1, Folder: 9]
Received, 1966-1967
[Box: 1, Folder: 10]
Memos - Business Management Office, 1966-1967
[Box: 1, Folder: 11]
Received, 1967-1968
[Box: 1, Folder: 12]
Received, 1968-1969
[Box: 1, Folder: 13]
General, 1968-1970
[Box: 1, Folder: 14]
Student Recollections, 1939-1940
[Box: 2, Folder: 1]
Harris, Frank H. - Out, 1966-1967
[Box: 2, Folder: 2]
Harris, Frank H. - Received, 1966-1967
[Box: 2, Folder: 3]
Harris, Frank H. - Out, 1967-1968
[Box: 2, Folder: 4]
Harris, Frank H. - Received, 1967-1968
[Box: 2, Folder: 5]
Harris, Frank H. - Out, 1968-1969
[Box: 2, Folder: 6]
Harris, Frank H. - Received, 1968-1969
[Box: 2, Folder: 7]
Spindletop Hall, 1968-1970
[Box: 2, Folder: 8]
Subseries B. Personnel and Policies, 1931-1968
Scope and Contents note:
The Personnel and Policies subseries consists largely of personnel records such as lists of employees, directories, and evaluations. There are also schedules of classes offered, social calendars, and minutes from meetings of the Student Union Board. All folders are arranged chronologically.
Student Union Board, 1961-1963
[Box: 2, Folder: 9]
Student Union Board, 1963-1964
[Box: 2, Folder: 10]
Student Union Board, 1966-1967
[Box: 2, Folder: 11]
Student Union Board, 1967-1968
[Box: 2, Folder: 12]
Student Union Board, 1968-1969
[Box: 2, Folder: 13]
Student Union History, 1931-1941
[Box: 3, Folder: 1]
Summer Session Annual Reports, 1934-1938
[Box: 3, Folder: 2]
Summer Session Annual Reports, 1939-1941
[Box: 3, Folder: 3]
Faculty Advisors, Board Members etc, 1938
[Box: 3, Folder: 4]
Student Union Brochures, 1938-1963
[Box: 3, Folder: 5]
Schedule of Classes, 1943-1944
[Box: 3, Folder: 6]
Schedule of Classes, 1945
[Box: 3, Folder: 7]
Lexington Musicians Union, 1946 January 8
[Box: 3, Folder: 8]
Student Union Policies and House Rules, 1957-1963
[Box: 3, Folder: 9]
Personnel Records - List of Employees, 1959-1962
[Box: 3, Folder: 10]
Additions to Student Union, 1958-1962
[Box: 4, Folder: 1]
Student Union Handbook, 1960-1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 2]
Student Union - Personnel Directory, 1960-1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 3]
Student Union Staff - Job Descriptions, 1960-1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 4]
Social Calendar, 1962-1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 5]
Thefts and Losses, 1962-1964
[Box: 4, Folder: 6]
Seating Capacity in Ballroom, prior to 1963 September
[Box: 4, Folder: 7]
American Flags, 1963-1964
[Box: 4, Folder: 8]
Barber Shop, 1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 9]
Enrollment, 1963 and 1967
[Box: 4, Folder: 10]
Faculty Club, 1963
[Box: 4, Folder: 11]
President Oswald - Appointments, Evaluation, etc, 1963-1965
[Box: 4, Folder: 12]
Director’s Annual Report, 1964-1965
[Box: 4, Folder: 13]
International Center Directory, 1964-1965
[Box: 4, Folder: 14]
Staff Evaluation of Operations, 1964-1965
[Box: 4, Folder: 15]
S.C. Handbook - Revision, Spring 1965
[Box: 4, Folder: 16]
Johnson, Robert L. VP Student Affairs, 1965 January-1966 July
[Box: 4, Folder: 17]
“Beginning a Second Century”, 1965 October
[Box: 4, Folder: 18]
Space Request in Student Center, 1965-1966
[Box: 4, Folder: 19]
Space Utilization in S.C, 1965-1966
[Box: 4, Folder: 20]
Staff Bulletins, 1965-1966
[Box: 4, Folder: 21]
Constitution Proposed, 1966
[Box: 4, Folder: 22]
Calendar, UK, 1966-1967
[Box: 4, Folder: 23]
Student Center Policies, 1968-1969
[Box: 4, Folder: 24]
Student Center Personnel, 1968
[Box: 4, Folder: 25]
Ballroom Dimensions
[Box: 4, Folder: 26]
Subseries C. Organizations and Events, 1957-1970
Scope and Contents note:
The Organizations and Events subseries consists of activities that were conducted by the students at UK that involved use of the Student Center. Activities include Homecoming, various dances, and the University Senate. All folders are arranged chronologically and contain mostly correspondence, announcements in the form of fliers, and completed forms requesting use of the Student Center.
Inauguration of Dickey Notes, 1957
[Box: 5, Folder: 1]
S.U. Board Program Activities, 1958-1961
[Box: 5, Folder: 2]
ACU Regional Conference, 1958
[Box: 5, Folder: 3]
ACU Regional Conference, 1959-1963
[Box: 5, Folder: 4]
ACU Activity Program, 1958-1963
[Box: 5, Folder: 5]
ACU Correspondence - Rasdall, 1959-1963
[Box: 5, Folder: 6]
ACU Surveys Research Projects, 1960-1963
[Box: 5, Folder: 7]
Talent: Concerts, Bands, Shows, 1959-1962
[Box: 5, Folder: 8]
Campus Film Service, 1960-1964
[Box: 5, Folder: 9]
Cigarettes and Other Samples Distributed, 1962-1963
[Box: 6, Folder: 1]
Dances - Forms, 1962-1965
[Box: 6, Folder: 2]
Fine Arts Festival, 1962-1965
[Box: 6, Folder: 3]
Foreign Students, 1962-1963
[Box: 6, Folder: 4]
Movies - S.U. Board, 1962-1963
[Box: 6, Folder: 5]
National Council of Homemakers, 1962
[Box: 6, Folder: 6]
Indonesian Exhibit, 1963
[Box: 6, Folder: 7]
Jam Session at Grille, 1964
[Box: 6, Folder: 8]
Centennial Founder’s Day, 1964-1966
[Box: 6, Folder: 9]
Centennial Founder’s Day Program 1965-66
[Box: 6, Folder: 10]
Homecoming, 1964-1965
[Box: 6, Folder: 11]
KEA, 1964-1965
[Box: 6, Folder: 12]
Gold Digger’s Ball, 1965
[Box: 6, Folder: 13]
Students for Democratic Society, 1965 April
[Box: 6, Folder: 14]
American Dairy Science Conference
[Box: 6, Folder: 15]
S.C. Junior and Senior Boards, 1965-1966
[Box: 6, Folder: 16]
Student Revolts at Other Universities, 1965-1966
[Box: 6, Folder: 17]
University Senate, 1965-1966
[Box: 7, Folder: 1]
University Senate, 1966-1967
[Box: 7, Folder: 2]
University Senate, 1967-1968
[Box: 7, Folder: 3]
4-H Week, 1966
[Box: 7, Folder: 4]
Student Organizations, 1966-1967
[Box: 7, Folder: 5]
Commencement, 1967
[Box: 7, Folder: 6]
Legislature Day Committee, 1968
[Box: 7, Folder: 7]
Campus Organizations, 1968-1970
[Box: 7, Folder: 8]
Free University, 1969-1971
[Box: 7, Folder: 9]
McCormick’s Creek Leadership Institute, 1968-1970
[Box: 7, Folder: 10]
Students for Action and Responsibility, 1969-1970
[Box: 7, Folder: 11]
Student Code, 1970
[Box: 7, Folder: 12]
Alumni Association
[Box: 7, Folder: 13]
Series II. Publications, 1913 - 1969
Scope and Contents note:
The Publications series consists of publications that were published outside of UK, but contain an excerpt or photograph of members of each organization that attended the university. Publications are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the fraternity or sorority and most contain a paperclip marking where a UK student is mentioned within the publication.
Expansion Plan - Clippings, etc, 1959-1962
[Box: 7, Folder: 14]
Student Organizations - Clippings, 1962-1963
[Box: 7, Folder: 15]
Clippings, 1965-1967
[Box: 7, Folder: 16]
Student center - Clippings, 1966-1967
[Box: 7, Folder: 17]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, 1954 November
[Box: 8, Folder: 1]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Fall 1964
[Box: 8, Folder: 2]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Fall 1965
[Box: 8, Folder: 3]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Summer 1966
[Box: 8, Folder: 4]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Winter 1966
[Box: 8, Folder: 5]
Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Fall 1968
[Box: 8, Folder: 6]
“Bios” Beta Beta Beta, 1940 October
[Box: 8, Folder: 7]
Beta Gamma Sigma Exchange Summer, 1944 and 1933
[Box: 8, Folder: 8]
Beta Gamma Sigma Exchange, Winter 1951, Autumn 1955, Spring 1956 and Autumn 1956
[Box: 8, Folder: 9]
Beta Gamma Sigma Exchange, Summer 1957, Autumn 1957, Autumn 1958, Fall 1962, and Fall 1964
[Box: 8, Folder: 10]
The Litterateur - Chi Delta Phi, 1946 November
[Box: 8, Folder: 11]
The Eleusis of Chi Omega, 1965
[Box: 8, Folder: 12]
Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Spring - Winter 1963
[Box: 8, Folder: 13]
Delta Upsilon Fact Book
[Box: 8, Folder: 14]
Delta Upsilon Quarterly, 1957 July
[Box: 8, Folder: 15]
Delta Upsilon Quarterly, 1957 October
[Box: 8, Folder: 16]
Delta Upsilon Quarterly, 1958 July
[Box: 8, Folder: 17]
Delta Upsilon Quarterly, 1958 October
[Box: 8, Folder: 18]
Epsilon Sigma Phi Yearbook, 1951-1952
[Box: 8, Folder: 19]
The Bridge of Eta Kappa Nu, 1947 November
[Box: 8, Folder: 20]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, 1966 January
[Box: 8, Folder: 21]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, 1966 March
[Box: 8, Folder: 22]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, 1966 May
[Box: 8, Folder: 23]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, 1967 Fall
[Box: 9, Folder: 1]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, Summer 1968
[Box: 9, Folder: 2]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, Fall 1968
[Box: 9, Folder: 3]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, Winter 1968
[Box: 9, Folder: 4]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, Spring 1969
[Box: 9, Folder: 5]
The Kappa Alpha Journal, Summer 1969
[Box: 9, Folder: 6]
Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1966 February and April
[Box: 9, Folder: 7]
“The Key” Kappa Kappa Gamma, Spring 1957
[Box: 9, Folder: 8]
“The Key” Kappa Kappa Gamma, Spring 1965
[Box: 9, Folder: 9]
“The Key” Kappa Kappa Gamma, Winter 1966
[Box: 9, Folder: 10]
Omicron Delta Kappa Booklet, 1937
[Box: 9, Folder: 11]
To The Defense! Phi Beta Kappa, [1940s]
[Box: 9, Folder: 12]
Alpha Nu News of Phi Delta Kappa, 1940 April-1941 December
[Box: 9, Folder: 13]
Phi Epsilon Phi Background
[Box: 9, Folder: 14]
Phi Epsilon Phi “Foliage”, 1950-1951
[Box: 9, Folder: 15]
The Candle of Phi Upsilon Omicron, Spring 1948
[Box: 9, Folder: 16]
The Scabbard and Blade Journal, March 1966
[Box: 9, Folder: 17]
The Scabbard and Blade Journal, Summer 1966
[Box: 9, Folder: 18]
The Scabbard and Blade Journal, Autumn 1966
[Box: 9, Folder: 19]
SCPA Newsletter, 1963 October 11
[Box: 9, Folder: 20]
Sigma Phi Epsilon Petition, 1932
[Box: 9, Folder: 21]
Sigma Phi Epsilon, 1968 April
[Box: 9, Folder: 22]
Sigma Phi Epsilon Pledge Training Manual
[Box: 9, Folder: 23]
Sigma Phi Epsilon Scholarship Manual
[Box: 9, Folder: 24]
The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, 1913 July
[Box: 9, Folder: 25]
ACU Publications, 1961-1967
[Box: 9, Folder: 26]
Series III. Programs, 1910-1969
Scope and Contents note:
The Programs series consists of various campus event announcements such as Honors Day and Orientation Week. The programs are all printed and are arranged alphabetically.
Centennial - Misc, 1965
[Box: 10, Folder: 1]
Farm and Home, 1963
[Box: 10, Folder: 2]
Hanging of the Greens, 1960 and 1965
[Box: 10, Folder: 3]
Honors Day, 1945-1963
[Box: 10, Folder: 4]
Little Kentucky Derby, 1957-1966
[Box: 10, Folder: 5]
Miscellaneous Fraternities and Sororities, 1930-1960
[Box: 10, Folder: 6]
Miscellaneous Student Organizations, 1960-1967
[Box: 10, Folder: 7]
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1936 and 1940
[Box: 10, Folder: 8]
Orientation Week, 1949-1954
[Box: 10, Folder: 9]
Phi Beta Kappa, 1922-1958
[Box: 10, Folder: 10]
Sigma Xi, 1910-1931
[Box: 10, Folder: 11]
Summer Orientation, 1968-1969
[Box: 10, Folder: 12]
ACU Conference, 1964 October 19-31
[Box: 10, Folder: 13]
Series IV. Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1922-1966
Scope and Contents note:
The Photographs and Scrapbooks series consists of several photographs depicting the Gold Digger’s Ball in 1959 as well as a few prints of various people in the Student Center. The Scrapbook was submitted as an application to establish a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at UK and includes several prints of the buildings on campus during the early 1920s. It also includes pages of typed information about the university during the time including the departments, enrollment, and the faculty.
Scrapbook - Application of The University of Kentucky to the Senate and National Council of The United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, 1922 May 1
[Box: 11, Item: [1-2]]
Gold Digger’s Ball, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 3]
Gold Digger’s Ball J.B. Johnson, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 4]
Gold Digger’s Ball, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 5]
Gold Digger’s Ball “King Nugget”, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 6]
Gold Digger’s Ball, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 7]
Gold Digger’s Ball, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 8]
Gold Digger’s Ball Sam Shouster, Jim Raiter, and Dave Abbott, 1959
[Box: 11, Item: 9]
Group: Standing (L to R) Maurice Canpester?, Lawrence Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Robertson, David Pritchett, George Kavanaugh. Seated (L to R) E.B. Farris, Miss Mackie Rasdall and John H. Erving III, 1962 April 13
[Box: 11, Item: 10]
Centennial Year Dr. Benne - President’s Dorm 214, 1965-1966
[Box: 11, Item: 11]
Student Center Theatre Quiz Bowl, 1966
[Box: 11, Item: 12]
Unknown man standing behind unknown seated woman, undated
[Box: 11, Item: 13]
Unknown man and woman standing by plant, undated
[Box: 11, Item: 14]