RIT Community Services records and photographs
Scope and Contents
The RIT Community Services records and photographs are divided into three folders. The first folder contains materials spanning from 1955 up to 1984, including the Red Cross Community Chest Drive brochure, memorandums, and a news clipping. The second and third folders respectively contain materials specificly pertaining to the Carousel House Renovation project of 1983 and the Charlotte Beach Playground Revival of 1984, including photographs, clippings, and flyers.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1984
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
The RIT Community Service records and photographs chronicle community service projects of RIT, starting with the 1950s and ending with 1984. An example of a project from the 1950s is the Red Cross Community Chest-Drive, where freshmen photography students contributed hundreds of photographs that feature various people benefitting from the Community Chest and were featured in a brochure. The community service projects of the 1980s were initiated by Joanne Humbert, the coordinator for community service projects in the Complementary Education Department of the Student Affairs Division. Notable projects in which enlisted hundreds of volunteers associated with RIT include the Carousel House Renovation of 1983, the Charlotte Beach Playground Revival of 1984, and annual events such as Love Day and the Christmas Tree Cutting.
Extent
3 Folder(s) (Three folders contained within a document box.)
Language
English
Overview
The RIT Community Services records and photographs document the RIT student, faculty and staff-initiated community service projects that took place from 1956 through 1984. Included in this collection are photographs, news clippings, memorandums, brochures, and flyers.
Arrangement
The RIT Community Service records and photographs are arranged by date and content.
Physical Location
C.S. South, Shelf 808, Box 203
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Allison Thompson in December 2014.
Subject
- Title
- RIT Community Services records and photographs
- Subtitle
- RIT Archives
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Allison Thompson
- Date
- 1 December 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository