Department of Sociology Papers
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-189
Scope and Contents
The majority of the University Sociology Department Papers is from the 1970s and 1980s. It consists of university department reports, faculty proposals and essays, faculty memos and correspondences, and faculty employment history. The collection is organized into two areas: university records and department information, which includes annual reports, and department self-studies; and faculty and staff information, which includes employment records, employment contracts, curriculum vitaes, and biographical information. Each of these areas is arranged alphabetically for ease of reference.
Dates
- 1963 - 1990
- Majority of material found within 1975 - 1986
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Department of Sociology (and Criminology) at The University of New Mexico aims to advance the comprehension of society, and explain and analyze human relationships, social institutions, and the dynamics of social change. Their faculty engages major sociological issues of global, national, and regional significance. The department is varied but centers on crime and justice, gender, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, and social movements.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (2 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Department of Sociology at The University of New Mexico has a mission to enhance the understanding of human relationships, social institutions, and social change. Their faculty researches and analyzes major sociological issues of global, national, and regional significance, with a focus on crime and justice, gender, health and medicine, race and ethnicity, and social movements. The collection of University Sociology Department Papers is primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, and it includes university records, department information, and faculty and staff information, all arranged alphabetically.
Separated Materials
Placeholder
- Title
- Finding Aid of the University Sociology Department Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amber Lane
- Date
- May 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu