Counseling Center Records
Scope and Contents note
The Counseling Center records are housed in three archival boxes. The items comprising the collection include reports, receipts, correspondences, and tests. All items pertain to the daily operations and the employees of the Center. The collection is comprised of three series: Administrative, Miscellaneous, and Tests. All of the financial aspects of the Center are in the Administrative section. In addition to that, the Administrative Series includes records from Princeton University because of their link to Ruth Beach. Beach was an Assistant Professor at CMU and a Counseling Center employee at Princeton. The Miscellaneous series includes items that pertain to the collection but do not fit within the other series. Series III, Tests, houses a myriad of tests that Counseling Center employees administered to current and prospective students.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1975
Restrictions
Certain folders within the collection contain information that is restricted. Access to the restricted records will be decided on a case by case basis by the Archivist.
Biographical/Historical note
The Counseling Center, formally known as the Bureau of Mental Tests and the Bureau of Measurement and Guidance, was created in the early years of Carnegie Tech. The Center, along with Tech’s Psychology and Education Departments, focused much of their early work on aptitude test research. Employees were able to use these tests to assist students with education and career advice. Their aims continued to center on counseling, testing, and research until nationwide standardized test assessments became the norm. With this shift, the Center switched gears and became an outlet for students that wished to discuss personal issues. Currently, the Center is termed the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and is under the auspices of Student Affairs and the Vice President for Enrollment. The organizational mission of CAPS continues to focus on the psychological and educational wellbeing of Carnegie Mellon students.
Extent
3.0 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language
English
Overview
This collection contains the papers of the Carnegie Mellon Counseling Center. The Counseling Center, formally known as the Bureau of Mental Tests and the Bureau of Measurement and Guidance, was created in the early years of Carnegie Tech with a focus in aptitude test research. Included in the collection are items that pertain to the daily operations and employees of the center and include reports, receipts, correspondence and tests.
Separated Materials note
None
Processor
Bethanie Yetso, April 2010
Subject
- Carnegie-Mellon University. Department of Psychology (Organization)
- Title
- Counseling Center Collection, 1952-1975
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- 0000.37
- Date
- April 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository