Guide to the New York State College of Human Ecology Dept. Of Human Development Records,
1931-2006

Collection Number: 23-13-1868

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
College of Human Ecology Staff
Date completed:
2003
2008
EAD encoding:
Justine C. Rosa, April 2003
Philip Bahr, January 2008

© 2008 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Dept. of Human Development records, 1931-2006.
Collection Number:
23-13-1868
Creator:
New York State College of Human Ecology.Dept. of Human Development.
Quantity:
9.4 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Data sheets, survey forms, memos, interview material, articles, minutes, review files, memoranda, photographs, correspondence, and audiocassettes.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Data sheets from a survey done in a course, "Orientation in Child Development 100"; sheets entitled "Child Preferences of Food," "Description of Early Home," "Important Factors in Early Childhood," "Community Provisions for Child Welfare," "Early Play Materials," "Garment Remembered Most Vividly," and "Books Read."

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

In 1925 the Dept. of Family Life was organized and in 1945 the name was changed to the Dept. of Child Development and Family Relationships. In 1969 the name changed to Human Development and Family Studies and during the 1998-99 year it was shortened to Human Development
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Data sheets from a survey done in a course, "Orientation in Child Development 100"; sheets entitled "Child Preferences of Food," "Description of Early Home," "Important Factors in Early Childhood," "Community Provisions for Child Welfare," "Early Play Materials," "Garment Remembered Most Vividly," and "Books Read."
Survey forms, memos, interview material and articles for a project conducted by Professor Harold Feldman, to study a first baby's effect on his parents' relationship with each other. The project was supported by a grant from the United States Public Health Service.
Includes videos of Steven Ceci on ABC's 20/20 and the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour in 1993 and one by Cynthia Hazen entitled "Relationships in the 90's" the other "Work and Family: Exploring the Issues" by Eileen Trzcinski and Elaine Wethington.
Includes faculty meeting minutes, external review files, department memoranda, colloqium information, photographs, and correspondence.
SUBJECTS

Names:
New York State College of Human Ecology.
Ceci, Steven.
Feldman, Harold, 1917-
Trzcinski, Eileen.
Wethington, Elaine.
New York State College of Home Economics.Dept. of Child Development and Family Relations.
New York State College of Home Economics.Dept. of Family Life.
New York State College of Human Ecology.Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies.

Subjects:
Child development--Research.
Home economics--Research.
Human ecology--Research.
Family--Study and teaching.
Parent and child--Study and teaching.

Form and Genre Terms:
Surveys.
Audiocassettes.
Photographs.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Dept. of Human Development records, #23\13\1868. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Correspondence
Box 11- Folders: 15-30, Box 4- Folder: 15, Box 20 - Folders: 19-22
Series II. Faculty Meeting Minutes and Memos
Box 2, Box 4- Folders: 20-22, Box 9, Box 11- Folders: 1-14, Box 20 - Folders: 11-15
Series III. Projects and Reports
Box 1, Box 2- Folders: 40-43, Box 7, Folders: 1-9, Box 19, Box 20 - Folders: 16-18
Series IV. Subject Files
Box 3- Folder: 5; Box 4, Folders: 2, 11-12, 14, 16-19, 23-25; Box 5- Folders: 1-6
Series V. Committees
Box 4- Folders: 3-10, 13; Box 5- Folders: 7-8; Box 11- Folders: 31-33
Series VI. Curriculum
Box 3- Folders: 1-2; Box 6; Box 8; Box 14
Series VII. Dept. Reviews
Box 3- Folders: 3-4; Box 10; Box 13
Series VIII. Photographs
Box 4- Folder: 1; Box 12
Series IX. Intelligence Tests
Box 15-18
Series X. Colloquia and Symposiums
Box 20 - Folders: 1-10
Series XI. Videos, Cassette Tape Recordings, DVDs
Series XII. Extension Material
Box 21- Folders: 1-49; Box 22- Folders: 1-8
Series XIII. Publications
Box 22- Folders: 9-11

CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Correspondence
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1980-1981
Box 11 Folder 15
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1982-1988
Box 11 Folder 16
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1989
Box 11 Folder 17
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 19901--1991
Box 11 Folder 18
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1992
Box 11 Folder 19
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1993-1996
Box 11 Folder 20
Deans Correspondence to the Dept/Chair , 1997
Box 11 Folder 21
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Jan.-Feb. 1998
Box 11 Folder 22
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , June-August 1998
Box 11 Folder 23
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Sept-October 1998
Box 11 Folder 24
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Nov 1998-Jan. 1999
Box 11 Folder 25
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Feb-April 1999
Box 11 Folder 26
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , March-May 1999
Box 11 Folder 27
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , May-June 1999
Box 11 Folder 28
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , July-Sept 1999
Box 11 Folder 29
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Oct - Dec 1999
Box 11 Folder 30
Day Care Correspondence- re. Freezing of Day Care Research Program Director, 1981-1984
Box 4 Folder 15
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Jan. 2000-August 2000
Box 20 Folder 19
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Sept. 2000-Jan. 2001
Box 20 Folder 20
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Feb. 2001-Dec 2001
Box 20 Folder 21
Correspondence from the Chair to the HD Dept. , Jan. 2002-May 2002
Box 20 Folder 22
Series II. Faculty Meeting Minutes and Memos
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1964-66
Box 2 Folder 1
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1967
Box 2 Folder 2
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1968
Box 2 Folder 3
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1969
Box 2 Folder 4
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1970
Box 2 Folder 5
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1971-72
Box 2 Folder 6
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1972-73
Box 2 Folder 7
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1973-74
Box 2 Folder 8
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1974-75
Box 2 Folder 9
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1975-76
Box 2 Folder 10
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1976-77
Box 2 Folder 11
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1977-78
Box 2 Folder 12
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1978-79
Box 2 Folder 13
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1979-80
Box 2 Folder 14
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1980-81
Box 2 Folder 15
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1981-82
Box 2 Folder 16
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1982-83
Box 2 Folder 17
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1983-84
Box 2 Folder 18
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1984-85
Box 2 Folder 19
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept.-Dec. 1985
Box 2 Folder 20
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1964-66
Box 2 Folder 21
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1964-66
Box 2 Folder 22
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1987-88
Box 2 Folder 23
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept.-Dec. 1988
Box 2 Folder 24
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Jan.-April 1989
Box 2 Folder 25
Faculty Meeting Minutes, May 1989- March 1990
Box 2 Folder 26
Faculty Meeting Minutes, March-June 1990
Box 2 Folder 27
Department Memos, 1970-73
Box 2 Folder 28
Department Memos, 1974
Box 2 Folder 29
Department Memos, 1975-May 1976
Box 2 Folder 30
Department Memos, June 1976-79
Box 2 Folder 31
Department Memos, 1979-80
Box 2 Folder 32
Department Memos, 1981
Box 2 Folder 33
Department Memos, 1981-82
Box 2 Folder 34
Department Memos, Oct.1982-Aug.1983
Box 2 Folder 35
Department Memos, Sept.1983-Aug.1984
Box 2 Folder 36
Department Memos, Sept.1984-Aug.1985
Box 2 Folder 37
Department Memos, March 1987-Sept.1989
Box 2 Folder 38
Department Memos, Oct.1989-Jan.1990
Box 2 Folder 39
Family Matters Project,
Box 2 Folder 40
HDFS-Colloquium,
Box 2 Folder 41
HDFS-Colloquium,
Box 2 Folder 42
Marsicano Report- "At Risk" Pre-School Children, 1986-87
Box 2 Folder 43
Memos to HDFS Faculty, Sept.-Dec. 1990
Box 4 Folder 20
Memos to HDFS Faculty, April-Aug. 1990
Box 4 Folder 21
Memos to HDFS Faculty, Jan.-March 1990
Box 4 Folder 22
Memos to Faculty, Jan.-Dec. 1991
Box 9 Folder 1
Memos to Faculty, Jan.-Feb. 1992
Box 9 Folder 2
Memos to Faculty, March-Sept. 1992
Box 9 Folder 3
Memos to Faculty, Oct. 1992-Feb. 1993
Box 9 Folder 4
Memos to Faculty, March-June 1993
Box 9 Folder 5
Memos to Faculty, July-Dec. 1993
Box 9 Folder 6
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Jan.-April. 1994
Box 9 Folder 7
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, May-Oct. 1994
Box 9 Folder 8
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Nov. 1994-Jan. 1995
Box 9 Folder 9
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Feb.-Dec. 1995
Box 9 Folder 10
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Jan.-Aug. 1996
Box 9 Folder 11
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Sept. 1996- Jan. 1997
Box 9 Folder 12
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Feb.-July 1997
Box 9 Folder 13
Memos to Faculty and Faculty Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Aug.-Dec. 1997
Box 9 Folder 14
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Fall 1990-Spring 1991
Box 11 Folder 1
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1991-August 1992
Box 11 Folder 2
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Fall 1992- Spring 1993
Box 11 Folder 3
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Fall 1993-Spring 1994
Box 11 Folder 4
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Fall 1994- Spring 1995
Box 11 Folder 5
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept 1995 - August 1996
Box 11 Folder 6
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1996- August 1997
Box 11 Folder 7
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1997-August 1998
Box 11 Folder 8
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1998-August 1999
Box 11 Folder 9,10
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 1999-August 2000
Box 11 Folder 11,12
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2000-August 2001
Box 11 Folder 13,14
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2001-August 2002
Box 20 Folder 11
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2002-May 2003
Box 20 Folder 12
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2003-July 2004
Box 20 Folder 13
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Sept. 2004-Dec. 2004
Box 20 Folder 14
Faculty Meeting Minutes, Jan. 2005-May 2005
Box 20 Folder 15
Series III. Projects and Reports
First Child Study- Information about the project done by Professor Feldman, 1961
Box 1 Folder 1
First Child Study- Various forms and memos, 1961
Box 1 Folder 2
First Child Study- Interview material, 1961
Box 1 Folder 3
First Child Study- Articles related to the topic, 1959-62
Box 1 Folder 4
First Child Study- papers from other institutions sent to Harold Feldman, 1961
Box 1 Folder 5
Family Matters Project,
Box 2 Folder 40
HDFS- Colloquium,
Box 2 Folder 41
HDFS- Colloquium,
Box 2 Folder 42
Marsicano Report- "At Risk" Pre-School Children, 1986-87
Box 2 Folder 43
"At Risk" Childrens' Program- goals, design, 1984-86
Box 7 Folder 1
Budget,
Box 7 Folder 2
Parent Program,
Box 7 Folder 3
Social Worker,
Box 7 Folder 4
First Year Report- "At Risk" Program, 1985
Box 7 Folder 5
Second Year Report- "At Risk" Program, 1986
Box 7 Folder 6
Third Year Report- "At Risk" Program, 1987
Box 7 Folder 7
Final Report- "At Risk" Program, 1988
Box 7 Folder 8
Careers After Cornell in Human Development, 1998
Box 7 Folder 9
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1990-1991
Box 19 Folder 1
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1991-1992
Box 19 Folder 2
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1992-1993
Box 19 Folder 3
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1993-1994
Box 19 Folder 4
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1994-1995
Box 19 Folder 5
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1995-1996
Box 19 Folder 6
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1996-1997
Box 19 Folder 7
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1998-1999
Box 19 Folder 8
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1999-2000
Box 19 Folder 9
Academic Planning and Budgeting Conference Reports, 1999-2000
Box 19 Folder 10
Governance Structure in HDFS, 1975-1976
Box 20 Folder 16
Departmental Governance: Statement of Principles and Policies, Oct. 1998
Box 20 Folder 17
Dean’s Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Report, 1997-1998
Box 20 Folder 18
Series IV. Subject Files
HDFS Space Concerns, 1969-92
Box 3 Folder 5
Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Department Logo, 1988
Box 4 Folder 2
Faculty Consulting, 1984
Box 4 Folder 11
Confidentiality, 1989
Box 4 Folder 12
Day Care Position Advertisements, 1992
Box 4 Folder 14
HDFS Faculty Rosters, 1971-1991
Box 4 Folder 16
Job Descriptions, 1978-1989
Box 4 Folder 17
SRCD, Conference (#1), 1984
Box 4 Folder 18
SRCD, Conference (#2), 1984
Box 4 Folder 19
Minority Issues, 1983
Box 4 Folder 23
Child-Family Psychopathology Training Program,
Box 4 Folder 24
SRCD Party, 1989
Box 4 Folder 25
SRCD (Society for Research on Child Development) Biennial Meeting, 1979
Box 5 Folder 1
Child Development Review, Oct. 1987
Box 5 Folder 2
Ricciuti Symposium, Oct. 6, 1989
Box 5 Folder 3
"Future Direction in Infancy Research", Book from the Ricciuti Symposium, Oct. 6, 1989
Box 5 Folder 4
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1978-1985
Box 5 Folder 5
A.D. White Professors at Large, 1979
Box 5 Folder 6
Series V. Committees
Extension Affairs Committee, 1989-90
Box 4 Folder 3
Ad Hoc Space Committee, 1990
Box 4 Folder 4
Full Professors Promotion, 1989-1990
Box 4 Folder 5
HDFS Planning Committee, 1988-1989
Box 4 Folder 6
HDFS Committee on Criteria for Promotion and Tenure, 1981-82
Box 4 Folder 7
Business Affairs Committee, 1973-1975
Box 4 Folder 8
Advisory Committee, Spring 1989
Box 4 Folder 9
HDFS Advisory Committee, 1982-84
Box 4 Folder 10
Day Care Research Program Search Committee, 1991
Box 4 Folder 13
Dean's Search Committee, 1987-88
Box 5 Folder 7
Committee on Review of Procedures for Tenure and Promotions, 1987-88
Box 5 Folder 8
Undergraduate Affairs Committee, 1974-1978
Box 11 Folder 31
Undergraduate Affairs Committee, 1979-80
Box 11 Folder 32
Undergraduate Affairs Committee, 1981-84
Box 11 Folder 33
Series VI. Curriculum
Nursery School, 1970's
Box 3 Folder 1
Nursery School, 1980's
Box 3 Folder 2
Early Childhood Planning Courses, 1970-73
Box 6 Folder 1
Early Childhood Planning Courses, 1974-80
Box 6 Folder 2
Cornell Community Infant Care Center, 1982-84
Box 6 Folder 3
Nursery School, 1970-1988
Box 6 Folder 4
HDFS-Data Book, 1974-75
Box 8 Folder 1
HDFS-Data Book, 1974-75
Box 8 Folder 2
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit-general information, 1980
Box 8 Folder 3
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit- Graduate Students, 1980
Box 8 Folder 4
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit- Graduate Field Faculty and Graduate Courses, 1980
Box 8 Folder 5
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit- Graduate Seminars and Courses, 1980
Box 8 Folder 6
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit- Research, Student and Faculty Proposals, 1980
Box 8 Folder 7
HDFS-NIMH-Site Visit- Info sent to prospective students; field handbook and minority information, 1980
Box 8 Folder 8
HDFS-Masterplan, 1977-80/1981-85
Box 8 Folder 9
HDFS-Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology- State Review- Program, 1985
Box 8 Folder 10
HDFS-Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology- State Review- Faculty, 1985
Box 8 Folder 11
HDFS-Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology- State Review- Students, 1985
Box 8 Folder 12
HDFS-Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology- State Review, 1985
Box 8 Folder 13
HDFS-Dept. of Ed. Psych Review, 1987
Box 8 Folder 14
Syllabi - HDFS 111: Observation 1976-1990
Box 14 Folder 1
Syllabi - HDFS 116: Adolescence 1975-1984
Box 14 Folder 2
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 3
HDFS 117: Adult Developing and Aging, 1981-1984
HDFS 141: Introduction to Expressive Materials 1981
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 4
HDFS 155: History of Childhood, 1988
HDFS 201: Analysis of Contemporary Issues, 1983
HDFS 212: Early Adolescence, 1980-1982
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 5
Sociology 243: The Family, 1979
HDFS 270: Abnormal Development, 1979-1988
HDFS 302: Family and Community Health, 1970s
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 6
HDFS 307: Collective Behavior and Social Movements, 1979-1980
HDFS 315: Human Sexuality, 1980-1982
HDFS 331: Learning in Children, 1995
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 7
HDFS 338: Development of Creative Thinking, 1979-1981
HDFS 342: Models and Settings in Programs for Young Children, 1978-1982
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 8
HDFS 455: Minority Families, 1987
HDFS 352: Contemporary Family Forms, 1972-1980
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 9
HDFS 353: Family as a Context for Adult Development, 1976
HDFS 354: Family in a Cross Cultural Perspective, 1975-1996
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 10
HDFS 358: Theories of Adult Interpersonal Relationships, 1976-1983
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 11
HDFS 364: Psychology of Television, 1985-1990
HDFS 365: The Study of Lives, 1976-1981
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 12
HDFS 371: Behavioral Disorders of Childhood, 1982-1983
HDFS 380: Aging and Health, 1979-1982
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 13
HDFS 385: Women and the Family in Israel and the Arab World
HDFS 410: Fieldwork in Adolescent Development, 1978-1983
Syllabi
 Box 14 Folder 14
HDFS 414: Policies and Programs for Adolescents, 1980s
HDFS 418: Work and Human Development