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A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Allison Haack

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Indiana University, Bloomington. Volunteer Student Bureau.

Title
Indiana University Volunteer Student Bureau records, 1969-2006, bulk, 1970-1990

Collection No.
C529

Extent
1 cubic foot (1 box)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
The Volunteer Students Bureau was established at Indiana University in the fall of 1969 under the coordination of the Student Activities Office. The organization sought to serve as a place where students could learn about volunteer opportunities in the local and regional area, to coordinate with organizations seeking volunteers and activity promoted student volunteerism through promotional activities on campus. The collection consists of administrative files.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

Administrative History

The Volunteer Students Bureau was organized in the fall of 1969 at Indiana University in order to better coordinate the activity of student volunteers. It was originally coordinated by the Student Activities Office. The VSB acted as a liaison between students seeking placement and local community organizations seeking volunteers. By the 1971-1972 academic year, over 400 students were volunteering through the VSB. Rebecca Sandridge, assistant coordinator from 1969-1972, used the term "communiversity" to describe the relationship between Bloomington and Indiana University. "Communiversity" was the name given to the VSB's first newsletter.

As of 1990, the VSB had about 800 student volunteers. They specifically coordinated volunteer trips to the Indiana Boys' School, Indiana Girls' School, the Indiana School for the Deaf, and the Madison State Hospital. Other student activities included volunteering at physical and mental health programs, preschools, day care centers, youth programs, senior citizens housing, and other organizations both on campus and in the local community. More recently the bureau is more focused on actively promoting student volunteerism while organizing a few large events during the academic year, such as Week of Caring, Children's Holiday Wish Program, and Senior Citizen Program. However, they still serve as a source for students looking for volunteer opportunities but unsure of how to find an organization which relate to their interests. The VSB also works alongside the Bloomington Volunteer Network and ACE's (Advocate for Community Engagement) in order to promote student volunteerism.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into one series: Administrative files.

Scope and Content Note

This collection is composed solely of administrative information about the Volunteer Student Bureau at IU. It spans the beginning of the organization from 1969 to 2006, but the majority of the files are from the 1970s and 1980s. The collection consists primarily of annual reports, meeting minutes, general paperwork used by staff, promotional flyers and newspaper clippings. The chronological files at the end of the collection largely contain meeting minutes, along with miscellaneous office papers. Annual reports give detailed information about VSB activities, finances, goals, and future outlook.

Photographs were removed from the collection and placed in the University Archives photograph collection.

• Indexing Terms

• The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

• • Names
  • Indiana University, Bloomington. Volunteer Students Bureau --Archives.
  • Indiana University, Bloomington. Volunteer Students Bureau --Records and correspondence.
  • Indiana University, Bloomington --Students --History --Sources.
• • Topics
  • Student volunteers in social service --Indiana --Bloomington --History --Sources.

Photographs Pulled

8 photographs pulled from "Press Coverage" folder and are publicity photos. 16 photographs pulled from "1976-1977" folder and seemed to have been used for recruitment flyers or promotional posters. 2 photographs were pulled from the VSB 1974-1975 folder. Photocopies can be found in the folders. 13 photographs were pulled from the VSB 1998 file and are each of individual people. Originals of the photographs can be found in the University Archives photograph collection.

Related Material

Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications may be accessed in the Archives of Institutional Memory

Archived web sites for this organization may be included in Archive-It

Related photographs may be available in the University Archives Photographs Database

Administrative Information

Folder List

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