Regional Studies Institute

Collection — Container: 1

Identifier: UA Cal 79

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Regional Studies Institute collection contains records in three series: SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1978-1985 Series I contains the official records created, used, or generated by the Regional Studies Institute and its Directors. Items include memoranda, the Regional Studies Institute Advisory Committee papers, reports, financial records, memoranda, correspondence, brochures, and news releases about the Regional Studies Institute and its programs. SERIES II: PUBLICATIONS, 1980-1985 Series II contains publications created and/or sponsored by the Regional Studies Institute. Titles include: The Indiana Dunes: A Selected Bibliography by Kay Franklin and Norma Schaeffer, The Calumet Region: An Historical Resource Guide by Lance Trusty, and The Calumet Region: A Master Bibliography by Lance Trusty. In addition, this series includes an Occasional Paper by John D. Raymer titled, “A Literary Journey Through the Calumet Region.” SERIES III: PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, 1980-1985 Series III contains the records of programs and research projects that were sponsored by the Regional Studies Institute. Projects include publications, the Calumet Region Newspaper Indexing Project, a student’s research on the Serbian Community, and a student’s research on the governmental components of the Region. Programs include the Northern Indiana History Conference and the South Shore Line Exhibit. The scope of these records includes memoranda, correspondence, publication proofs, and promotional materials. This series also contains a folder of miscellaneous memoranda, correspondence, and promotional materials for various projects and programs that have sparse records.

Dates

Created: 1973-1985
Other: Majority of material found in 1978-1985

Creator

Regional Studies Institute (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical or Historical Information

In 1978, the History and Political Science department at Purdue University Calumet recommended the establishment of an institute that would stimulate research and writing about the Calumet Region. Chancellor Richard J. Combs appointed a Regional Studies Institute Study Committee in February 1978 to research the interdepartmental need for such an Institute. By May 1978, the Regional Studies Institute was officially established. The Institute was headed by a Director, guided by a faculty advisory committee appointed by the Chancellor, and sponsored by the Department of History and Political Science. The goal of the Regional Studies Institute was to use the resources of Purdue University Calumet to increase the citizens’ knowledge of the Region’s unique qualities. Its objectives were to encourage the development courses and curricula about the Region, to conduct programs and workshops to educate the public, to found a regional archives, to establish an oral history program, to issue reports and publications about the Region, and to assist in seeking funds and grants to develop and expand programs on the Calumet Region. By 1984, the Institute’s scope and activities had extended well beyond the disciplines of the Department of History and Political Science. In August 1984, the Chancellor announced that the sponsorship of the Regional Studies Institute would be transferred to the School Humanities, Education, and Social Science (HESS). However, by the Fall 1985, the School of Humanities, Education, and Social Science changed to the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). After this change, there is no record of the Regional Studies Institute at Purdue University Calumet.

Note written by

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The Regional Studies Institute collection has been arranged in three series by subject: Administrative records, Publications, and Programs and Projects.

Related Publications

Trusty, Lance. Hammond: A Centennial Portrait. Norfolk: Donning Co., 1984. Trusty, Lance. Town on the Ridge: A History of Munster, Indiana. Hammond: Regional Studies Institute, 1982.