Center for Counseling & Development, 1947 - 1993

File — Box: D-02

Identifier: D:011

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Admissions, budget, Career Planning and Placement, Dean of College/Faculty/Students, Development Office/development drives, estates/wills/bequests, Financial Aid, tuition, grants, Muhlenberg's libraries, Public Relations, Ministerium Appeals, Memorial Funds, Multicultural Life, Public Relations, Registrar, and scholarships.

Includes booklets, newspaper clippings, promotional and marketing materials, correspondence, statistical reports, letter heads, emails, published papers, newsletters, legal papers, photos, matriculation book, and postcards.

Dates

1947 - 1993

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Referral guide for faculty and staff; brochures: dating dangers, panic attacks, eating disorders, body image, hazing, being gay/lesbian; Veterans Administration Guidance Center is established 1949; College receives grant and calls Rev. Charles D. Trexler as Student Pastor for the college; will counsel G.I.s and remain for duration of Veterans' Program 1947

1952 - Dean H.A. Benfer, Director of Admissions, will establish counseling Centers in NY, NJ, PA, to consult with prospective students and their parents; schedule of visits

Center for Counseling and Development - A REFERRAL GUIDE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF - 1992-1993 includes: Introduction to Counseling Services, Stress/Distress Warning Signs, Referral directives. Linda Bips is Director of Center for Counseling and Development