Samples of registration documents for Syracuse University

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of Syracuse University registration records (correspondence and forms) documenting certification of the university colleges; curricula of its various schools and serves as an example of the college/university registration process over time. Correspondence topics include listing the university under a religious denomination; meeting Education Law criteria; Regents rules governing certificates or courses of study; name changes of component colleges and proposed creation or abolition of degree programs.
Title
Samples of registration documents for Syracuse University
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet; (ca. 30 documents)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B1448
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of a small folder of registration documents (correspondence and forms) pertaining to Syracuse University. Labeled "Items of Historical Interest," the records document certification of the university colleges and curricula of its various schools (architecture, fine arts, library, home economics, industrial arts, medicine, social sciences). The series serves as an example of the college/university registration process over time.

Correspondence covers such issues as listing of the university under a religious denomination; meeting Education Law criteria and Regents rules governing certificates or courses of study; name changes of component colleges; and proposed creation or abolition of degree programs, including home study and providing continuing education for war veterans.

Custodial History

These records are obviously a very small example from a much larger series of files which were destroyed at some uncertain date. Exact provenance and transfer details are not known.

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