Guide to the Brown University Placement Office records, 1937-1943

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:	Brown University Placement Office records
Date range:	1937-1943
Creator:	Brown University. Placement Office.
Extent:	1.75 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Brown University Placement Office records contain correspondence related to the Office's mission of assisting Brown graduates in finding employment. Included are letters to local businesses such as the Gorham Company as well as letters to newspapers, insurance, and manufacturing companies such as the New York Times, Prudential Insurance, and General Motors. The correspondence is dated from circa 1937 to 1943.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF-1ZPL-2

Scope & content

The Brown University Placement Office records contain correspondence related to the Office's mission of assisting Brown graduates in finding employment. The records have been organized into one series, correspondence. This series contains correspondence from the Placement Office to various businesses and corporations. Included are local businesses such as the Gorham Company as well as letters to newspapers, insurance and manufacturing companies such as the New York Times, Prudential Insurance, and General Motors. The correspondence is dated from circa 1937 to 1943.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University.

Subject Topics

• College graduates--employment
• College placement services

Document Types

• Letters (Correspondence)

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The Brown University Placement Office records are organized in one series: I. Correspondence, 1937-1943.

Historical note

The Brown University Placement Office was created to help graduates of the University find employment. Its function was probably very similar to that of the Center for Career and Life after Brown (CareerLAB).

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:	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:	Brown University Placement Office records, OF-1ZPL-2, 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.

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