Records of the Center for Economic Education

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Niveau de description

Collection

Titre

Records of the Center for Economic Education

Date(s)

  • 1963-2018 (Création/Production)

Extent

3.78 linear feet

Nom du producteur

Histoire administrative

As part of the Department of Economics, the Center for Economic Education was established in 1964 to assist K-12 teachers by providing high-quality curriculum materials and workshops. As of 2023, the Center still exists.

In February 1963, the Department of Business Education and Office Administration orgainzed and hosted the Winter Institute. In 1968, the Center for Economic Education was responsible for planning and hosting the Winter Institute.

The Winter Institute was last held in February 2020.

Content and structure elements

Portée et contenu

Established in 1964, the records of the Center for Economic Education, span from 1963, a year before its creation, until 2018. The materials here include administrative records, alumni and faculty publications, and materials from the Winter Institute.

Series 1: Administration

This series has administrative records. These records include annual reports, funding reports, program reviews, general overviews of the program, and workshop information.

Series 2: Publications

This series contains publications written by the Center for Economic Education alumni and faculty such as economic reports and teaching tools for grades K-12.

Series 3: Winter Institute

This series contains a range of information about the Winter Institute that was held from 1963-2018. Materials include program brochures, flyers, and miscellaneous materials dating from 1969 to 2018.

Also included here are VHS tapes dating from 1987 to 1997. These tapes were recorded of the keynote speaker, panel sessions, or other events at the Winter Institute. No release forms were provided so the tapes can only be viewed in Archives.

The Winter Institute has offered high-quality educational programming with renowned speakers and thought provoking ideas. In addition, there were accessible economic education sessions for a general audience as well as targeted economic education sessions for K-12 educators.

System of arrangement

The records are arranged in three series.

Series 1: Administration

Records are in alphabetical order.

Series 2: Publications

Publications are in alphabetical order.

Series 3: Winter Institute

Records are first arranged in alphabetical order and then in chronological order.

Records are located at 28A.4a-5a.

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Conditions d’accès

There are no access restrictions.

Accès physique

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.

Languages of the material

  • anglais

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    Source immédiate d'acquisition

    Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

    Accruals

    A14-007

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    Existence and location of copies

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    Archivist's note

    Nelia Peterson processed these records in March-April 2023. Nathan Schmidt added the VHS tapes in February 2023.

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