Guide to the Laura Hersh Salganik papers, 1966, 2023
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Laura Hersh Salganik papers |
| Date range: | 1966, 2023 |
| Creator: | Salganik, Laura Hersh |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (1 half-file box) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains one "Big Sister" letter and one "Junior Counselor" letter to Laura Hersh Salganik in 1966 prior to her arrival at Brown University. Also included are Salganik's 2023 reflections on the letters. Salganik graduated from Brown in 1970 with a degree in psychology. |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | OF.1ZP.2022.001 |
Scope & content
This collection contains one "Big Sister" letter and one "Junior Counselor" letter to Laura Hersh Salganik in 1966 prior to her arrival at Brown University. These letters were typically sent by upper-class students to incoming students to help them make connections and prepare for life at Brown. Also included are Salganik's 2023 reflections on the letters. Salganik graduated from Brown in 1970 with a degree in psychology.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject TopicsArrangement
This collection contains three folders arranged alphabetically.
Biographical/Historical Note
Written by Laura Hersh Salganik in 2023:At Brown, I majored in psychology and was the Managing Editor of the Brown Daily Herald in 1969. I was an active participant in the curriculum reform movement that resulted in what we called the New Curriculum and was privileged to cover the faculty meeting that approved it for the Brown Daily Herald. After Brown, I taught at Nathan Bishop Middle School in Providence for four years; went to Harvard Ed School for a year; worked at the RI Department of Education in Research, Planning, and Evaluation for two years; moved to Baltimore and got a PhD in sociology at Johns Hopkins; and worked for 30 years at American Institutes for Research in DC. I retired in 2015, and among other things, I have been volunteering on two nonprofit boards. I met my husband at the Brown Daily Herald, and we have two grown sons.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that 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: | All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, prior to reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | Laura Hersh Salganik, OF.1ZP.2022.001, Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Gift of Laura Hersh Salganik in 2020. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Amanda Knox, on behalf of the Pembroke Center for the Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-04-13. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Curatorial work and processing provided by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women on behalf of the Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box [31236104063899] 1, Folder 1 | Pembroke College "Big Sister" letter |
1966 |
| Box [31236104063899] 1, Folder 2 | Pembroke College "Junior Counselor" letter |
1966 |
| Box [31236104063899] 1, Folder 3 | Reflections |
2023 |