Southern Utah State College Records

Record Group

Identifier: AR-085

Scope and Contents

Items in the Southern Utah State College (SUSC) Records contain the administrative, campus and student history of Southern Utah State College. Administrative records include correspondence, newsletters, documents, subject files, meeting minutes, photographs, reports and news clippings. Items related to students cover both student life and government. Types of records include programs for events, student committees, leadership records, housing, recuirtment, military records, handbooks and manuals, artifacts, posters, proposals, club records and plans. Some non-SUSC documents are included as well. These items were collected from organizations that worked with SUSC through various programs. These include the Utah Educational Network, Five Counties Health Initiative and local Law Enforcement. Types of materials are correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, notes and subject files. Some VHS tapes about SUSC promotional materials are also included.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1990

Conditions Governing Access

The Southern Utah State College (SUSC) Records are open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours. Select items may be restricted.

Use:

TheSouthern Utah State College (SUSC) Records are the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact Special Collections for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Southern Utah State College (SUSC) was the first four year university in Southern Utah. Created from the College of Southern Utah (CSU) in the fall of 1969, SUSC grew fro a small two year College to a regional, four year University. During its twenty-two years, SUSC saw substantial growth in both the student body and size of campus. SUSC became to Southern Utah University in 1991.

Full Extent

16.8 Linear Feet : 16 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The Southern Utah State College (SUSC) Records are arranged into five different series. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically. Within each sub-series items are arranged by type of record, then chornologically.

Series I I. Administration Sub-Series A. General B. Administration C. Associations D. Athletics E. Budget and Finance F. Colleges and Departments G. Committees H. Community Activism I. Development J. Employees K. Facilities L. News Clippings M. Photos N. Planning

Series II. Student Life Sub-Series A. Student Life B. Student Governmnet

Series III. Non-University Files Sub-Series A. General B. Five County C. Law Enforcement and Legal Policies

Series IV. Artifacts

Series V. Media

Related Materials

AR 80: College of Southern Utah Records

PH 05: SUSC Photo Services Collection

AR 90: Southern Utah University Records

Processing Information

This finding aid was created by the Special Collections Staff, Gerald R. Sherratt Library. If print, oversize or other materials have been removed to be stored separately it will be noted.

This collection was reprocessed by Special Collections Staff in 2025.