Bowling Green State University, Commuter Off-Campus Organization records
Collection
Identifier: UA-0081
Collection Organization
The records in this collection provide an overview of the activities of the Commuter Off-Campus Organization during its first few decades, particularly through newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and publications created by COCO. Not only is the history of the organization documented, but also the types of issues facing commuter students during these years.
Correspondence and minutes, 1983-1991
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1983-1991
COCO constitution, 1966-1987
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1966-1987
Minutes, 1980-1981
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1980-1981
Minutes, 1981-1982
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1981-1982
Minutes, 1982-1983
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1982-1983
Minutes, 1983-1984
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1983-1984
Minutes, 1984-1985
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1984-1985
Minutes, 1985-1986
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1985-1986
Minutes, 1986-1987
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1986-1987
Minutes, 1987-1988
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1987-1988
Minutes, 1988-1989
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1988-1989
Minutes, 1989-1990
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1989-1990
Minutes, 1990-1991
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1990-1991
Minutes, 1991-1992
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1991-1992
Advertisements, 1984-1985
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1984-1985
Alcohol Awareness Week, 1988
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1988
Commuter Center - physical space, 1970-1983 (gaps)
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1970-1983 (gaps)
COCO publications, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: undated
Commuter Center enlargement and floor plans, 1968-1970
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1968-1970
Homecoming art show, 1985-1988
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1985-1988
Performances - Dan Hart musician, 1989
File – Box 2, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1989
COCO certificate - Paul Nelson, 1986
File – Box 2, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1986
COCO awards reception, 1987-1988
File – Box 2, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1987-1988
Day-by-Day calendar, 1988, 1989
File – Box 2, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1988, 1989
Advertising forms, 1988-1989
File – Box 2, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1988-1989
Halloween, 1986, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1986, undated
Homecoming report, 1968
File – Box 2, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1968
Euchre tournament, 1986
File – Box 2, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1986
Program planning paperwork, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 17
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- Creation: undated
Past programs, 1978, 1982, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1978, 1982, undated
Pinochle tournament, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 19
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- Creation: undated
Publicity, 1987-1988
File – Box 2, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1987-1988
Publicity, 1988-1989
File – Box 2, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1988-1989
Publicity, 1989-1990
File – Box 2, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1989-1990
Publicity guidelines, 1986
File – Box 2, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1986
Publicity request forms, 1988-1989
File – Box 2, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1988-1989
ACPA commuter student workshop, 1976
File – Box 2, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1976
Retreat information, 1985, 1987
File – Box 2, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1985, 1987
Student unrest - white paper from committee to study the mission of the university, 1969
File – Box 2, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1969
Survey of commuter program, [circa 1984]
File – Box 2, Folder: 28
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- Creation: [circa 1984]
Turkey day potluck, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 29
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- Creation: undated
BG Wheels - poetry, [1978]
File – Box 2, Folder: 30
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- Creation: [1978]
Expenses, 1969-1970, 1975
File – Box 2, Folder: 31
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- Creation: 1969-1970, 1975
BG Wheels - paste ups, 1978-1979
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1978-1979
BG Wheels, 1971-1985
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1971-1985
The Connection, 1984-1985
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1984-1985
Newspaper clippings, 1970s-1980s
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1970s-1980s
Newspaper clippings, 1970s-1980s
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1970s-1980s
Minutes - Off-Campus Connection, January-April 1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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- Creation: January-April 1997
Minutes - Off-Campus Connection, September-December 1999
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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- Creation: September-December 1999
Correspondence concerning space allocation, 1970-1971
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1970-1971
Letters to editor of BG News, 1983, 1993
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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- Creation: 1983, 1993
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1978, 1986, 2001, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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- Creation: 1978, 1986, 2001, undated
Equipment/furniture lists and memos, 1967-1970, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1967-1970, undated
Operations report, Commuter Center, Fall 1967-Spring 1968
File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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- Creation: Fall 1967-Spring 1968
Statistical report - commuter counts, 1968, 1970
File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1968, 1970
Speech outline for slide show, [circa 1970s]
File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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- Creation: [circa 1970s]
Constitution, [circa 1960s?]
File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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- Creation: [circa 1960s?]
Constitution, [circa 2001?]
File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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- Creation: [circa 2001?]
Goals and objectives, organizational charts, policies and procedures, [circa 1982?]
File – Box 4, Folder: 12
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- Creation: [circa 1982?]
Budget request - Commuter Center, 1967-1968
File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1967-1968
Press releases and news service information, 1975-1983
File – Box 4, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1975-1983
Newspaper clippings, 1966, 1968, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1966, 1968, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1971-1979
File – Box 4, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1971-1979
Newspaper clippings (national coverage), 1976, 1977
File – Box 4, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1976, 1977
Newspaper clippings - Commuter Center reopening, 1978
File – Box 4, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1978
Newspaper clippings, [circa 1970s]
File – Box 4, Folder: 19
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- Creation: [circa 1970s]
Newspaper clippings, [circa 1970s]
File – Box 4, Folder: 20
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- Creation: [circa 1970s]
Newspaper clippings, 1980-1989
File – Box 4, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1980-1989
Newspaper clippings, 1980s
File – Box 4, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1980s
Newspaper article from Ohio University, The Post, about BGSU housing office, September 16, 1988
File – Box 4, Folder: 23
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- Creation: September 16, 1988
Off-campus housing articles, BG News, 1987
File – Box 4, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1987
Off-campus housing articles, BG News, 1988
File – Box 4, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1988
Off-campus housing articles, BG News, 1989
File – Box 4, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1989
Off-campus housing articles, BG News, 1990
File – Box 4, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1990
Off-campus housing articles, BG News, 1991
File – Box 4, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1991
Housing articles from BG News and local newspapers, 1991-1997
File – Box 4, Folder: 29
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- Creation: 1991-1997
Newspaper clippings, 1991, 1992, 1994-1997, 1999-2000, 2003
File – Box 4, Folder: 30
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- Creation: 1991, 1992, 1994-1997, 1999-2000, 2003
Newspaper clippings, [1990s]
File – Box 4, Folder: 31
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- Creation: [1990s]
Newspaper clippings about off-campus students, commuter issues, 1990s
File – Box 4, Folder: 32
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- Creation: 1990s
Floor plan - Off-campus student center (Moseley Hall), [circa 1985]
File – Box 4, Folder: 33
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- Creation: [circa 1985]
Calendar of events, January-February [1982]
File – Box 4, Folder: 34
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- Creation: January-February [1982]
Fact sheet, Commuter Center/Commuter Organization, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 35
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- Creation: undated
Event fliers, 1989, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 36
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- Creation: 1989, undated
Commuter student handbook, by Shirley Drew, March 16, 1982
File – Box 4, Folder: 37
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- Creation: March 16, 1982
Booklet - Commuter students: a challenge for ministry, The Alban Institute, [1977]
File – Box 4, Folder: 38
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- Creation: [1977]
Homecoming art show rules, entry form, ribbons and fliers, 1990, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 39
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- Creation: 1990, undated
Information sheets, plans for commuter organization and commuter center, 1966
File – Box 4, Folder: 40
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- Creation: 1966
Invitations, 15th anniversary celebration, [1982]
File – Box 4, Folder: 41
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- Creation: [1982]
Invitations, 1983, 1987, [circa 1980s]
File – Box 4, Folder: 42
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- Creation: 1983, 1987, [circa 1980s]
Newsletter - the Roads Scholar, April 1988
File – Box 4, Folder: 43
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- Creation: April 1988
Newsletter - the Monday Rag, circa 1980s
File – Box 4, Folder: 44
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- Creation: circa 1980s
Commuter student profile (Western Michigan University), 1975
File – Box 4, Folder: 45
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- Creation: 1975
Program and invitation to dedication ceremony Hazel H. Smith Off-Campus Student Center, October 13, 1989
File – Box 4, Folder: 46
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- Creation: October 13, 1989
Guest Book (homecoming; 75th anniversary], 1982-1987
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1982-1987
Plaques and awards, 1976-1991 (gaps)
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1976-1991 (gaps)
Photographs for The Connection, circa 1970s-1980s
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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- Creation: circa 1970s-1980s
Photographs, circa 1970s-1980s
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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- Creation: circa 1970s-1980s
Photographs - first candidates forum for student government representative, 1968
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1968
Photographs - Beta 500, May 1980
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
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- Creation: May 1980
Photographs - Hazel Smith and Gregg DeCrane [?], [1981?]
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
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- Creation: [1981?]
Photographs - President Ribeau's visit to Off-Campus Student Center, [circa 1990s]
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
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- Creation: [circa 1990s]
Photographs - welcome back picnic, August 2000
File – Box 6, Folder: 5
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- Creation: August 2000
Photographs and negatives - "Good morning commuters" event, Fall 2000
File – Box 6, Folder: 6
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- Creation: Fall 2000
Photographs of miscellaneous off-campus connection events, October-December 2000
File – Box 6, Folder: 7
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- Creation: October-December 2000
Guest book sheets, tenth annual commuter homecoming art show, October 23, 1981
File – Box 6, Folder: 8
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- Creation: October 23, 1981
Laminated newspaper pages - COCO articles, 1973, 1978, 1984
File – Box 6, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1973, 1978, 1984
Scrapbook, [1990-1991]
File – Box 6, Folder: 10
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- Creation: [1990-1991]
Scrapbook, 1999-2000
File – Box 6, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1999-2000
Scrapbook, 2000-2001
File – Box 6, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 2000-2001
Slides, prints and negatives, [circa late 1970s?]
Item – Box 7, Item: 1
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- Creation: [circa late 1970s?]
Reel-to-reel tape - music and voice for slide show [see box 4, folder 9 for script?], 1978
Item – Box 7, Item: 2
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- Creation: 1978