Summary |
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| Creator: | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. |
| Title: | Maxwell School Records |
| Dates: | 1930-2015 |
| Size: | 195 boxes and 7 packages (approximately 190.75 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Reports, publications, photographs, subject files, and other materials that document the history of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs was founded at Syracuse University in 1924. The school was funded by Boston businessman George Holmes Maxwell, Class of 1888, who donated $500,000 to the University in support of teaching citizenship to students. William E. Mosher served as Maxwell's first dean, and the school's first building is Maxwell Hall, which was built in 1937. The Maxwell School was the first school to offer a graduate degree in public administration, starting in 1938. In 1993 Melvin A. Eggers Hall was built and linked via an atrium to Maxwell Hall.
Scope and Content Note
The Maxwell School Records include a wide variety of materials that document its history. The collection comprises faculty meeting minutes, faculty files, reports, office files, subject files, videotapes, photographs, and publications.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research.
School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Faculty personnel files are restricted for 80 years from date of separation from the University.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds clipping files of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Images of the school can also be found in the Archives' Photograph Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Maxwell School Records,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Maxwell School transferred most of records between 1959 and 2017.
Processing Information
These records are not processed.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Jaihyun Park
Date: 2018
Revision history: Mar 2022 - Restriction added (HVA);
Jul 2022 - 1 linear foot added to extent (MAM)