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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Contact Information |
Amherst College Archives and Special
Collections Robert Frost Library PO Box 5000 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Phone: (413) 542-2299 Fax: (413) 542-2692 Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives |
Report on Sex Discrimination in Staff Wage Patterns at Amherst College
| 1979 Apr | Box 1: folder 1 | |
Consultant Search: administrative file, records
| 1979-1980 | Box 1: folder 2 | |
Consultant: questions for
| 1979 | Box 1: folder 3 | |
Consultant: Hayes/Hill correspondence
| 1980 | Box 1: folder 4 | |
Hayes/Hill Report
| 1980 Sep | Box 1: folder 5 | |
Hayes/Hill Report- comments and assessment
| 1980 | Box 1: folder 6 | |
Staff Employee Evaluation System- Hayes/Hill Report press release to the Amherst Student
| 1980 Sep | Box 1: folder 7 | |
Correspondence: general mailing from committee to Amherst College community
| 1980, 1983-1984 | Box 1: folder 8 | |
Sexual Harassment: Amherst College Policy, draft for staff handbook
| 1982 | Box 1: folder 9 | |
Interview questions
| n.d. | Box 1: folder 10 | |
Staff Figures for Affirmative Action: two-year summary of personnel by position categories
| 1979-1981 | Box 1: folder 11 | |
Workforce analysis
| 1984-1985 | Box 1: folder 12 | |
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employment at Amherst College policy statement
| 1975 | Box 1: folder 13 | |
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity policy statement
| 1984 | Box 1: folder 14 | |
Committee Information for New Members Handbook: minutes, committee charge, reports
| 1977-1978 | Box 1: folder 15 | |
Creation of Affirmative Action Officer position: Correspondence, drafts, reports
| 1980 | Box 1: folder 16 | |
Background material
| 1982 | Box 1: folder 17 | |
Affirmative Action materials of Robert F. Grose, Affirmative Action Officer
| 1982 Oct | Box 1: folder 18 | |
Faculty Salary Analysis for Differences by Sex and Races
| 1983 Oct | Box 1: folder 19 | |
Summary of a meeting with the women on Amherst College campus 1984 Dec 11
| 1985 | Box 1: folder 20 | |
Memo: Advisory on Affirmative Action and Personnel Policies
| 1987 | Box 1: folder 21 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1976-1977 | Box 1: folder 22 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1978-1979 | Box 1: folder 23 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1979 | Box 1: folder 24 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1980 | Box 1: folder 25 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1981 | Box 1: folder 26 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1982 | Box 1: folder 27 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1983 | Box 1: folder 28 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1984 | Box 1: folder 29 | |
Minutes, correspondence and reports
| 1985 | Box 2: folder 1 | |
Annual reports of the Affirmative Action Committee
| 1982-1989 | Box 2: folder 1a | |
Faculty statistics
| 1985 | Box 2: folder 2 | |
Affirmative Action Committee Goals
| 1983 May | Box 2: folder 3 | |
Goals for Faculty Positions
| 1985-1986 | Box 2: folder 3a | |
Handbook: Trustee-Appointed Employees
| 1983-1984 | Box 2: folder 4 | |
Hiring procedures
| 1985, n.d. | Box 2: folder 5 | |
Job Evaluation System Hayes/Hill Report
| 1980 | Box 2: folder 6 | |
Affirmative Action Committee materials
| 1982 Oct | Box 2: folder 7 | |
Rotary Club issue
| 1982-1983 | Box 2: folder 8 | |
Staff handbook revised
| 1982 Sep | Box 2: folder 9 | |
Supplementary materials
| n.d. | Box 2: folder 10 | |
Work force analysis
| 1979-1980 | Box 2: folder 11 | |
Work force analysis
| 1984-1988 | Box 2: folder 11a | |
Meeting with women of the Amherst College campus
| 1984 Dec | Box 2: folder 12 | |
Meeting minutes
| 1986-1987 | Box 2: folder 12a | |
Meeting minutes
| 1985-1986 | Box 2: folder 13 | |
Meeting minutes
| 1984-1985 | Box 2: folder 14 | |
Meeting minutes
| 1983-1984 | Box 2: folder 15 | |
Meeting minutes
| 1982-1983 | Box 2: folder 16 | |
Annual report
| 1982 May | Box 2: folder 17 | |
Annual report
| 1983 May | Box 2: folder 18 | |
Annual report
| 1982 | Box 2: folder 19 | |
Affirmative Action booklet
| n.d. | Box 2: folder 20 | |
Progress report
| 1974 | Box 2: folder 21 | |
Statistics on Minority Personnel
| 1974 Oct | Box 2: folder 22 | |
Report of the Committee
| 1976 | Box 2: folder 23 | |
Committee Report on Sex Discrimination in Wage Patterns
| 1979 Apr | Box 2: folder 24 | |
Equal Opportunity Reports
| 1979 Nov | Box 2: folder 25 | |
Special Report
| 1980 May | Box 2: folder 26 | |
References in Minutes of the Board
| 1972-1980 | Box 2: folder 27 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
| 1993-1995 | Box 3: folder 1 | |
Advisory Committee on Personnel Policies
| 1994 Sep | Box 3: folder 2 | |
Goals and Objectives
| 1994 Sep | Box 3: folder 3 | |
Affirmative Action Faculty Orientation Booklet
| 1994 Aug | Box 3: folder 4 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee: Disability Issues Workgroup
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 5 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Diversity Awareness Workgroup
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 6 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 7 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Sexual Harassment/Sexual Respect Workgroup
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 8 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Women and Family Issues Workgroup
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 9 | |
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Women/Minority Students and Employees
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 10 | |
The First Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Alumni/Student Mentoring Weekend
| 1995 Mar-Apr | Box 3: folder 11 | |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
| 1995 Feb | Box 3: folder 12 | |
Bi-semester Christian Worship Service
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 13 | |
Affirmative Action Open House
| 1994,1995 | Box 3: folder 14 | |
Affirmations: An African-American Worship Service
| 1995-1996 | Box 3: folder 15 | |
Affirmative Action Annual Report
| 1994-1995 | Box 3: folder 16 | |
Brown Bag Lunch Series
| 1996-1997 | Box 3: folder 17 | |