Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, School of Liberal Arts

Collection

Identifier: 100-114

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The bulk of this collection is comprised of materials from the Art Department and the Music Department. In the Art Department sub-group there are flyers advertising showings at the Bruce Art Gallery from 1980 to the current. The Music Department has deposited Performance Programs from 1963 to the current.  Other departments in this school have a much smaller collection. These are made up primarily of department minutes. There is no material from the School of Liberal Arts administrative office.

Dates

1939-2008
1960-2008

Creator

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, School of Liberal Arts (Organization)

Biographical or Historical Information

Art Department The Art Department started life in 1920. It was established by Waldo F. Bates, Jr, also it's first chairperson and the office was located in Room N3 of Normal Hall. A year later, the office was moved to the attic of Normal Hall. The move was celebrated by art students who held a dedication program with a tea and a Scarab Club Ball in Egyptian dress and decorations. At this time, all students were required to complete an art course, but there was only one major and one instructor. The Department stayed in Normal Hall until Loveland Hall was built in 1931. The department was housed in Loveland until Doucette Hall was built in 1973.  By 1923 there were five majors and Professor Bates was joined by Aime Doucette. Bates remained chairperson until 1954.Around 1923, Delta Phi Delta, the professional honor art fraternity, granted a charter that continued until 1968. By 1929, there were eighty majors and five instructors. In an attempt to increase enrollment during the Depression, the Department created the Arts Center, which offered special courses and summer programs for children.   Currently, Art students have access to three galleries located on campus. The main gallery, Bruce Gallery, hosts visiting exhibitions from artists nationwide. Graduate students are able to utilize the gallery during the summer for their thesis exhibition. Also, Bates Gallery and Hamilton Gallery are two spaces for students to exhibit artwork on campus.     English and Theater Arts   Although English Grammar courses had been taught very early in the University's history (the 1870-1871 catalogue lists English Grammar as a required course), the English Department did not come into existence until 1903-1904. In 1961, the department was housed in White Hall. Prior to the current location in Centennial Hall, Faculty Annex used to be home to the English department offices and well as classrooms utilized mostly by the English department. Bachelor and Master of the Arts in English degrees were first offered in 1968, and a Bachelor of the Arts in Drama was first offered in 1970. Prior to that time, Theater Arts was extracurricular until 1968 when it was combined into the music department. The 1970-1971 Catalogue first saw the emergence of the Music and Drama department although theatre courses had previously been taught under the Art Department and Drama clubs at the University had existed well over 50 years. It was not until the 1982-1984 Catalogue that the English and Theatre Arts Department was listed.   Foreign Languages   Foreign Languages have been offered very early on in the University's existence. The first languages offerings listed in Catalogue, 1870-1871, were German, Greek and Latin. Latin was, in fact, a required course until 1920-1921. From 1872 -1903 only Latin was offered except for one Catalogue, 1879-1880, when Greek was offered as well. In 1893, Latin becomes its own department, followed in 1903-1904 by the German and French Department. From 1908-1910, Greek was offered again for the last time in the University's history. In 1910-1911, the German and French Department ceases to be listed in the Catalogue, although courses are still offered in these languages.   The next available Catalogue is after WWI, 1919-1920, not surprisingly, German is not offered. In this Catalogue there is a Latin Department and a Modern Language Department, which consisted of French and Spanish. In 1920-1921, the two departments merged with the English Department to create the English and Foreign Language Department. Spanish was dropped from the listing in 1927-1928. In 1933-1934 German was added to the offerings of Latin and French. Spanish was listed once again in the 1935-1936 Catalogue. The Catalogue of 1937-1938 lists only a French Field although German and Spanish (but not Latin) were still offered. There were no foreign languages listed in 1941-1942. In 1943-1944, only French and Latin were scheduled. By 1947-1948, French, Latin, German, and Spanish were listed.  The catalogue of 1956-1957 sees the emergence of a Modern Languages Department consisting of French, German, and Spanish. Latin would not be offered again until 1987-1988. In 1960-1961, The Modern Language Department only offered French and Spanish. The Department was housed in the Hamilton Library in 1961.German was listed again in 1964-1965. The Catalogue of 1968-1969 lists the Foreign Language Department under the School of Arts and Sciences - Humanities. The Department then consisted of French, German, Russian, and Spanish. Chinese began to be offered in 1969-1970, but was never a degree field. In 1970-1971, the Foreign Language Department was under the heading of the School of Arts and Humanities. Chinese ceased to be offered in 1976-1977. In 2012, the language department was moved to the History Anthropology Department and thus became the History, Anthropology and World Languages Department. Music Music has been important to the University since very early in its establishment. Between 1856 and 1866, $1605 was spent procuring musical instruments. The original Austin Hall later named Academy Hall, was renamed Music Hall in 1862. It was remodeled in 1878. By 1865, each dorm and literary society had its own piano. A Music Department, with six different branches, was listed in the catalogue of 1870-1871. These branches were Musical Notation, Vocal Music, Vocalization, Harmony and Through-bass, Piano Forte, and Organ and Melodeon. Expenses for the Music Department were often extra. For example, in 1870-1871, expenses per term were as follows: tuition $12, board (in Boarding Hall or in Private Families) $45-$56, Instrumental Music $12, Use of Piano for one hour per day $3. Although Music was important during these early years, it was discontinued as a specialty after 1895. By 1923-1924, a Music Department was again listed with S. Gordon Emery as the head. In the 1930s, the Music Department went through many changes. In 1930-1931, there was no separate fee for music students. 1933-1934 saw a music fee listed, but no curriculum or department head. Esther Wilson headed the Music department briefly in 1934-1935 and there was no music fee. According to the catalogue of 1935-1936, there was no music department. A Music Program emerged in 1968-1969. The Music Department re-emerged as the Music and Drama Department in 1970-1971. The re-establishing or founding of the current Music Department was credited to Dr. William Alexander. It was not listed in the catalogues as the Music Department until 1982-1984 The Music Department was housed in Heather Hall from 1975 until the spring of 2008, when the department moved to the Alexander Music Center. Philosophy Required courses in Natural, Mental and Moral Philosophy were listed in the catalogue of 1870-1871. By 1900-1901, there were no Philosophy courses listed, but an Ethics and Logic course was available as a substitution for Latin. In 1919-1920, Ethics and Logic ceased to be offered. Philosophy courses are not mentioned again until the 1932-1933 Catalogue, which offers Philosophy of Education. In the 1940s, more courses were added; such as Ethics and Introduction to Philosophy. By 1951-1952, such courses again disappear. In 1964-1965, a Philosophy header appears under the course listings. A Philosophy program is proposed in 1968-1969 and the next year a BA program in Philosophy is available. In 1970-1971, the Philosophy Department is listed under the School of Liberal Arts and Humanities. Currently, as listed on the department’s website, “The Philosophy Department has two major components: the traditional track which emphasizes the study of ethics, logic, metaphysics, epistemology, major historical figures and themes in the history of philosophy, and the new religion track which focuses on themes in religion, existentialism, phenomenology and ethics.”  Political Science A civil government course was first offered in 1887-1888. It was replaced by a short-lived course titled “Citizenship” in 1920-1921. By the catalogue of 1923-1924, Citizenship was gone and an American Government course was taught under Social Studies. In 1927-1928, Political Science was an available elective. From 1958-1963, Political Science was listed as a separate field under the Social Studies (secondary education) concentration. In 1969-1970, a BA in Political Science was offered. In 1971-1972, Foreign Service Careers and Government Service Careers are headings under the Political Science Department. Also in this catalogue, Pre-Law Study is first mentioned. In the 1977-1978 Catalogue, a BA in Criminal Justice was listed as a ‘focus’ under Political Science. An AA in Criminal Justice was also made available in this catalogue and a criminal justice consortium with Mercyhurst was mentioned. An MA in Political Science – Criminal Justice was offered as well. An MA in Political Science is available the following years, in 1978-1979. The last mention of the consortium was in the 1980-1982 catalogue. From the fall of 1981-1985, the Political Science and Business/Economics departments were combined.   NOTE: Strausbaugh in his work “Edinboro University: An Administrative History 1963-1993) states that a master’s degree in Political Science was approved in 1968. However in the 1968-1969 catalogue, a BA in Political Science is only a proposed program.   Psychology   Courses in Psychology were listed as mandatory in the early catalogues (1870s) of what was then called the Northwestern State Normal School of Pennsylvania at Edinboro. Early principals of the school, including J.A. Cooper, A.M., (1870-1891) Martin G. Benedict, A.M., Ph.D., (1892-1896) and J.R. Flickinger, A.B., A.M., (1896-1899) had concentrations in psychology. Psychology was officially listed as a department in the 1894-1895 Catalogue. The 1908-1909 Catalogue stated the School's purpose was a "two-fold division of work, namely: the theoretical and the practical." Psychology was central to the theoretical aspect. Speech Communications Department  This department was created in May 2006 from the Speech and Communication Studies Department. The first mention of the Speech Communication Department is in the 1985-1987 University Catalogue. Prior to this, it had been called the Speech Department since its first mention in the 1938-1939 University Catalogue expect for a brief period between the Catalogues of 1964-1965 and 1969-1970 when it was the English/Speech Department. Speech, Language and Hearing Department was separated out of the Speech and Communications Department in 2006 and is now its own department. It was moved into the Jeremy Brown Human Services Building in Spring 2011. Prior to its current location at Compton Hall, Speech Communications had been in Faculty Annex.   In 1959, Dr. John Schell became the chair to the newly created Psychology and Special Education Department with Mr. William S. Herr, M. Lit to assist him. The Psychology Club appears in the catalogue of 1960-1961. In the 1965-1966 catalogue, Speech and Hearing courses were placed under the Psychology Department. A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology was created in 1968-1969. The next year, clinical psychological services became available to students and a graduate course in School Psychology was offered. In 1970-1971, Psychology became part of the newly created Behavioral Sciences Division.   Compton Hall has been the home of the Psychology department since 1971.Note written by Dave Obringer

Extent

9 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

I Art Department II English and Theater Arts III Foreign Languages IV Music V Philosophy VI Political Science VII Psychology VIII Speech Communication Studies

Appraisal Information

Each Department within the School of Liberal Arts is the official repository for the following: Criminal background checks, students - retain 3 years from student's completion of program Curriculum requirement adjustment denials - retain 6 years Independent study forms, completed - retain 2 years from student's completion of program Intership denials - retain 2 years from student's completion of program Letters of recommendation, student - retain 2 years from students completion of program Student clinical evaluations (nursing) - retain permanantly Student medical records (nursing) - 3 years from students completion of program University offices (in general) Account reconciliations - retain 6 years Accounts receivable statements, unit generated - retain 6 years Billing records - 6 years Electronic mail - Electronic mail (as a communication) - retain as determined by originating university office Electronic mail (as official record) - retain based on type of record and as per PASSHE policy e-time, student - retain 3 years after the date that all student loans are paid Inventories - retain for life of assest Volunteer registration forms- completed, parental consent forms, completed and agreements - retain 3 years The university archive collects: Minutes of department meetings - send after 5 years Departmental publications or guides for studients - send after 3 years Departmental reports - send after 3 years Do not send promotional materials aimed toward recruiting