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Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00142

Scope and Contents

The Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection contains copies of various reports made by the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) and other committees regarding Amherst's curriculum. Also included are a few books and a magazine article related to the curriculum and related issues and controversies.

Dates

  • 1938-2000
  • Majority of material found within 1938-1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There is no restriction on access to the Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Biographical / Historical

Amherst College is currently one of the few American colleges to have an open curriculum, without distribution requirements. However, this curriculum was only put in place beginning in the 1960s. Before that, Amherst had a traditional curriculum, with various requirements for graduation. The reports in this collection map the evolution of Amherst's curriculum from the 1930s to the 2000s and also highlight some of the issues and controversies involved in its development.

Extent

1 Linear feet (2 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains copies of various reports made by the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) and other committees regarding Amherst's curriculum. Also included are a few books and a magazine article related to the curriculum and related issues and controversies.

Arrangement

The collection is organized chronologically.

Subjects

Classifications

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Status
Completed
Author
David Schaich, Peter Nelson
Date
2003
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299

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Robert Frost Library, A-Level
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
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(413) 542-2299
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