Records of the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs (Marshak)
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Abstract
Margo Post Marshak served as Vice President of the NYU Division of Student Affairs from 1991 to 2001. The Division's purpose is to offer programming, services, and resources to support students while attending NYU. The Records of the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs (Marshak) contain Margo Marshak's work files ranging in date from 1985 to 2000, which include memos, correspondence, meeting minutes/agendas, planning notes, reports, event fliers, and marketing material. Topics include student housing, dining, safety, healthcare, counciling, and relations with various NYU student groups.
Historical Note
The mission of the New York University Division of Student Affairs is to complement and support the University's academic mission, as well as to provide an enriched quality of life for students in and out of the classroom through supportive programming, services, and resources.
Biographical Note
Margo Post Marshak assumed the position of Vice President for Student Affairs in 1991. She remained in that position until September of 2001 when she left for a post at the University of Chicago.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor, which is often in alphabetical runs by file title.
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs (Marshak) (1985-2000) document the tenure of Margo Post Marshak who served as Vice President of the New York University (NYU) Division of Student Affairs from 1991 to 2001. These records contain Marshak's work files which document the Vice President's role in projects and responsibilities within her division, as well as University-wide. Materials illustrate the primary responsibilities and student-related issues Marshak was responsible for, including housing, food service, campus security, healthcare, crisis counseling, and interactions with student groups. Topics that were timely to this particular era in Student Affairs include the AIDS Advisory Committee; MMR immunization for students; Bobkin Lane renovations; Southgate Hotel student housing; renovations of fraternity housing at 3-5 Washington Place; a car accident within Washington Square Park with NYU student fatalities; and the building of the new University Health Center. Marshak's files typically include memos, phone call logs, correspondence, meeting minutes/agendas, notes, reports, event fliers, and marketing material.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials in boxes 55 and 56 are restricted.
Material pertaining to individual student records may be restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact the Archives with specific questions regarding access to such records.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the Office of Student Affairs are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, special.collections@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Records of the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs (Marshak); RG 12.0.4; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material was transferred from Margo Post Marshak's office between circa 1998 and 2001. The accession numbers associated with these transfers are 00.007 and 98.019.
Appraisal
The following were removed from the collection: one 3.5inch floppy disk of duplicate material, and 2 cartons of duplicates, Board of Trustee minutes, and publications.
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Processing Information
Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. All material in the collection was reviewed for FERPA and employment-related content and either discarded or placed in restricted folders in boxes 55 and 56. 12 blueprints/floor plans for NYU buildings and spaces were transferred to the Preservation Lab for flattening.