Guide to the Pembroke College Office of Placement and Career Planning files, 1924-1972

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Pembroke College Office of Placement and Career Planning files
Date range:	1924-1972
Creator:	Pembroke College (Brown University). Office of Placement and Career Planning.
Extent:	2.0 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Pembroke College Office of Placement and Career Planning files consist of office files dated from 1924 to 1972. The office files include annual reports dated from 1929 to 1957, summer reports dated from 1940 to 1957, announcements, blank forms, brochures and newspaper clippings. In addition, the collection contains confidential files that are restricted in accordance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF-1ZPL-1zp

Scope & content

The Pembroke College Office of Placement and Career Planning files consist of office files dated from 1924 to 1972. They have been organized into one series, Office files. This series has been arranged into two subseries: Subseries 1. Open materials contains annual reports dated from 1929 to 1957, summer reports dated from 1940 to 1957, announcements, blank forms, brochures and newspaper clippings. This subseries is dated from 1924 to 1970. Subseries 2. Restricted materials contains the confidential office files of the Office of Placement and Career Planning. It includes information about students, alumni, the administration of Pembroke and confidential student recommendations. Portions of this collection are restricted in accordance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University.

Subject Topics

• College graduates--employment
• College placement services

Document Types

• Administrative records
• Office files
• Annual reports

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The collection is organized in one series: I. Office files.

Historical note

The Placement Office at Pembroke College in Providence, Rhode Island was originally known as the Appointment Bureau in the early 1920s. Its name was changed to the Office of Admission and Personnel in the late 1920s, then to the Placement Office from 1944 to 1963, and finally to the Office of Placement and Career Planning from 1963 until Pembroke merged with Brown University in 1971.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Portions of this collection are restricted in accordance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations. Additionally, the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Pembroke College Office of Placement and Career Planning files, OF-1ZPL-1zp, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 30
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Additional Information

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