Records of the Associated Students of Colorado State University
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Associated Students of Colorado State University consists of documents dated 1944 to 2018, with the bulk falling from 1960 to 2017. The collection contains Senate hearing bills and resolutions, agendas and minutes, as well as student fee review documents. The collection also contains budget requests by student organizations to ASCSU, bills for the Association, job descriptions, advertisements and announcements pertaining to ASCSU, end of year reports, and student course surveys. The Long Bill (House Bill 16-1405 which determines appropriations to higher education as well as other state departments) budget requests are included as well. Eighty-two 3.5-inch floppy disks of ASCSU records, including Senate reports, elections, fees, and funding, are also in the collection.
Dates
- 1944-2018
- Majority of material found within 1960-2017
Creator
- ASCSU (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
History
The Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) organization was established in 1916 as the Associated Students of Colorado Agricultural College. Its purpose was to regulate the spending of student organizations through student self-governance. ASCSU continues as the elected voice of CSU students, advocating for them at campus, local, and state levels. Affordable textbooks and clean-energy options in campus residence halls are among the issues addressed by ASCSU, which also currently oversees the allocation of over $54 million in student fees. ASCSU serves students through programs such as RamRide, student course surveys, and the Collegiate Readership Program as well.
Extent
37.5 linear feet (25 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) organization was established in 1916 as the Associated Students of Colorado Agricultural College. Its purpose was to regulate the spending of student organizations through student self-governance. ASCSU continues to operate as the elected voice of CSU students, advocating for them at campus, local, and state levels. The collection contains Senate hearing bills and resolutions, agendas and minutes, end of year reports, as well as student fee review documents. The collection also contains budget requests by student organizations to ASCSU, bills for the Association, job descriptions, advertisements and announcements pertaining to ASCSU, and student course surveys. The Long Bill (House Bill 16-1405 which determines appropriations to higher education as well as other state departments) budget requests are included as well.
Arrangement
The collection has been kept in its original order when possible; however, in Series 1, the Senate bills and resolutions have been arranged chronologically. The accrual to the collection arrived in a disordered state and appears alphabetically as well as chronologically at the end of Subseries 1.3.
The collection consists of 1 series in 25 record cartons:
Series 1: ASCSU records, 1944-2018 and undated
Subseries 1.1: Senate bills, 1967-2005
Subseries 1.2: Senate resolutions, 1968-2000 and 2005
Subseries 1.3: Subject files, 1944-2018 and undated
Acquisition
The Records of the Associated Students of Colorado State University was acquired by the University Archive in July 2015 from the Associated Students of Colorado State University. An accrual was acquired in August 2018 from the Associated Students of Colorado State University.
Processing
Processing was completed June 2016 and the accrual was processed in April 2019. The records were refoldered into acid-free folders. Paper clips and staples were removed if the condition of the clip or staple warranted. Rubber bands and blank or unrelated papers were removed from the collection as were duplicate volumes and papers. Materials in binders remain in the binders.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Associated Students of Colorado State University
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Prepared by Jessy Morris; revised by Mary Swing
- Date
- Copyright 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020 January 30: Box descriptions added to finding aid
- 2019 April 23: Finding aid revision; accrual processed
Repository Details
Part of the CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections Repository
Fort Collins Colorado 80523-1019 USA
970-491-1844
library_dl_specialcollections@mail.colostate.edu