Bowling Green State University, Upward Bound records

Collection

Identifier: UA-0039

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents

This collection includes meeting materials (agendas, minutes), correspondence, reports, newsletters, press releases, speeches and other materials documenting the Upward Bound program at Bowling Green State University, as well as regionally and nationally. As part of the federal government's TRIO programs, there are materials documenting TRIO as well. With the exception of photograph albums, three grant proposals, and dinner/award programs, the collection covers the beginning and early years of Upward Bound making it a useful collection for those studying the origins of this program.

Dates

Creation: 1965-1974, 1991-1995
Creation: Majority of material found within 1966-1972

Extent

3 Cubic Feet (6 letter size archive boxes and 1 record carton)

Biographical / Historical

Upward Bound is a program of the U.S. Department of Education. It emerged out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 in response to the Johnson administration's War on Poverty. The focus of the program is to provide support to participants as they prepare for college. The program serves (1) high school students from low-income families and (2) high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Ultimately, the goal of Upward Bound is to increase the secondary education completion rate of participants and to also increase their enrollment and graduation from institutions of postsecondary education. Upward Bound is part of the federal TRIO programs that provide outreach and student services programs to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Upward Bound program at Bowling Green State University began in 1966 with the first cohort of 100 students from the Toledo and Lima areas.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Additional Description

Arrangement

During processing, the collection was organized into several broad categories: minutes and correspondence, subject files, financial documents, printed materials and photographs. Within those categories the materials are in alphabetical order.