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Collection ID
00460
Catalog record
7066359
ARK
ark:/42409/fa80p7b
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https://arks.libraries.psu.edu/ark:/42409/fa80p7b
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Summary
Abstract
The Office of Human Resources superseded the Department of Personnel Administration (1977-1986) in providing a wide range of services to Penn State employees including salary, benefits, job classifications, employee relations, and training.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-2010
Extent
70.84 Linear Feet (68 containers)
Background
Biographical / Historical
The Employment Division administered several offices providing services to Penn State personnel at least by the 1940s. The Department of Personnel Services merged with the Department of Employee Relations to create the Department of Personnel Services and Employee Relations in 1960. By 1977, it was renamed the Office of Personnel Administration and included Employee Management, Employee Benefits, Employee Relations, Employment, Personnel Procedures, Salary Administration and Classification, Unemployment, and other offices. In 1986, it was renamed the Office of Human Resources headed by the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of faculty and personnel files created to document status changes and salary; they include some scattered biographical information. The collection also includes benefit plan publications from 1932 to 1996.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following two series:
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Custodial History
The Pennsylvania State University Office of Human Resources transferred this material to the University Libraries over the several additions between 1990-2018.
Processing Information
Special Collections received several additions of the Pennsylvania State University, Office of Human Resources records between 1990-2018. In 2018 special collections staff rehoused the material in acid-free boxes, arranged the records into three series, and created a finding aid for access to the collection. In 2019, special collections staff deaccessioned three boxes of materials comprising the third series at the request of the creating office. Materials were returned to the creating office and the finding aid revised following the deaccession of materials.
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
https://libraries.psu.edu/specialcollections
Contact:
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
This collection contains university records which are restricted for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation, in accordance with University Policies AD35 and AD95. This collection contains student records that are subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In accordance with FERPA, all student records are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of their creation. This collection contains university records which are subject to Pennsylvania State University’s Retention Schedule. In accordance with University Policies AD35 and AD95, all university personnel records are restricted for 72 years or until the death of the individual. For information on accessing this collection please contact the Special Collections Research Services Unit at spcollections@psu.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies. Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pennsylvania State University, Office of Human Resources records, 00460, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
- Title
- Guide to the Pennsylvania State University, Office of Human Resources records
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2019-02-14: Caitlin Rizzo revised this finding aid following the deaccession of materials upon the request of the creating office.
- 2019: As part of bulk updates, Lexy deGraffenreid added the resource type, updated the finding aid title, and updated the preferred citation, July 23, 2019
Citation
Cite Item
[Identification of item], Pennsylvania State University, Office of Human Resources records, 00460, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
Cite Item Description
[Identification of item], Pennsylvania State University, Office of Human Resources records, 00460, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University. https://archives.libraries.psu.edu/repositories/3/resources/2585 Accessed June 07, 2024.
