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 Collection Overview Amherst College. Affirmative Action Committee. Affirmative Action Committee Records 1972-1997 3 archives boxes (1.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Minutes, reports, correspondence, printed material and other records documenting the activities of the Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action. English. Historical Note

The Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action advises the President and the college administration, bringing to the attention of the College opinions and suggestions regarding the provisions of the College's Affirmative Action Program. In carrying out its mission, the Committee has authority to solicit opinion from and issue reports to the College community. The Committee is composed of faculty members and staff and others, under the leadership of the Affirmative Action Officer. The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee has subcommittees on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues; diversity educators; women, work and family issues; sexual harassment; and the committee on collegiality.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Minutes, reports, correspondence, printed material and other records documenting the Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action and its role in helping Amherst College carry out the provisions of its Affirmative Action program, 1972-1997, addressing issues such as harassment and discrimination, workforce diversity, and work and family issues. The records include a number of statistical summaries based on workforce analysis as well as information about various campus events sponsored by the committee.

 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Affirmative Action Committee Records for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Affirmative Action Committee Records 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.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Affirmative Action Committee Records [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection

88-022, 89-129, 95-046

Papers in this collection have been received from various members of the Affirmative Action Committee. In some cases, duplicates have been retained.

 Search Terms Amherst College. Affirmative Action Committee. Amherst College--History--Sources. Affirmative action programs--Massachusetts--Amherst. 1 1 Report on Sex Discrimination in Staff Wage Patterns at Amherst College 1979 Apr 1 2 Consultant Search: administrative file, records 1979-1980 1 3 Consultant: questions for 1979 1 4 Consultant: Hayes/Hill correspondence 1980 1 5 Hayes/Hill Report 1980 Sep 1 6 Hayes/Hill Report- comments and assessment 1980 1 7 Staff Employee Evaluation System- Hayes/Hill Report press release to the Amherst Student 1980 Sep 1 8 Correspondence: general mailing from committee to Amherst College community 1980, 1983-1984 1 9 Sexual Harassment: Amherst College Policy, draft for staff handbook 1982 1 10 Interview questions n.d. 1 11 Staff Figures for Affirmative Action: two-year summary of personnel by position categories 1979-1981 1 12 Workforce analysis 1984-1985 1 13 Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employment at Amherst College policy statement 1975 1 14 Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity policy statement 1984 1 15 Committee Information for New Members Handbook: minutes, committee charge, reports 1977-1978 1 16 Creation of Affirmative Action Officer position: Correspondence, drafts, reports 1980 1 17 Background material 1982 1 18 Affirmative Action materials of Robert F. Grose, Affirmative Action Officer 1982 Oct 1 19 Faculty Salary Analysis for Differences by Sex and Races 1983 Oct 1 20 Summary of a meeting with the women on Amherst College campus 1984 Dec 11 1985 1 21 Memo: Advisory on Affirmative Action and Personnel Policies 1987 1 22 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1976-1977 1 23 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1978-1979 1 24 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1979 1 25 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1980 1 26 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1981 1 27 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1982 1 28 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1983 2 1 Minutes, correspondence and reports 1985 2 1a Annual reports of the Affirmative Action Committee 1982-1989 2 2 Faculty statistics 1985 2 3 Affirmative Action Committee Goals 1983 May 2 3a Goals for Faculty Positions 1985-1986 2 4 Handbook: Trustee-Appointed Employees 1983-1984 2 5 Hiring procedures 1985, n.d. 2 6 Job Evaluation System Hayes/Hill Report 1980 2 7 Affirmative Action Committee materials 1982 Oct 2 8 Rotary Club issue 1982-1983 2 9 Staff handbook revised 1982 Sep 2 10 Supplementary materials n.d. 2 11 Work force analysis 1979-1980 2 11a Work force analysis 1984-1988 2 12 Meeting with women of the Amherst College campus 1984 Dec 2 12a Meeting minutes 1986-1987 2 13 Meeting minutes 1985-1986 2 14 Meeting minutes 1984-1985 2 15 Meeting minutes 1983-1984 2 16 Meeting minutes 1982-1983 2 17 Annual report 1982 May 2 18 Annual report 1983 May 2 19 Annual report 1982 2 20 Affirmative Action booklet n.d. 2 21 Progress report 1974 2 22 Statistics on Minority Personnel 1974 Oct 2 23 Report of the Committee 1976 2 24 Committee Report on Sex Discrimination in Wage Patterns 1979 Apr 2 25 Equal Opportunity Reports 1979 Nov 2 26 Special Report 1980 May 2 27 References in Minutes of the Board 1972-1980 3 1 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee 1993-1995 3 2 Advisory Committee on Personnel Policies 1994 Sep 3 3 Goals and Objectives 1994 Sep 3 4 Affirmative Action Faculty Orientation Booklet 1994 Aug 3 5 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee: Disability Issues Workgroup 1994-1995 3 6 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Diversity Awareness Workgroup 1994-1995 3 7 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues 1994-1995 3 8 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Sexual Harassment/Sexual Respect Workgroup 1994-1995 3 9 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Women and Family Issues Workgroup 1994-1995 3 10 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Women/Minority Students and Employees 1994-1995 3 11 The First Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Alumni/Student Mentoring Weekend 1995 Mar-Apr 3 12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 1995 Feb 3 13 Bi-semester Christian Worship Service 1994-1995 3 14 Affirmative Action Open House 1994,1995 3 15 Affirmations: An African-American Worship Service 1995-1996 3 16 Affirmative Action Annual Report 1994-1995 3 17 Brown Bag Lunch Series 1996-1997