Dean Joan M. Schaefer papers
Scope and Contents
Joan M. Schaefer (1921-2017) was Dean of Women 1955-1992 within the USC Office of Student Affairs. This collection includes professional files of documents and correspondence associated with Schaefer’s role as Dean of Women, her involvement with USC Mortar Board and the USC chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Photographs, photo albums, personal items, and awards are also part of the collection. Also represented is information related to the Joan M. Schaefer Scholarship started in 1993.
Three scrapbooks from accession no. 2017-063 Dean Joan Schaefer scrapbooks are housed in boxes 33 and 34.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 2008
Creator
- Schaefer, Joan M. (Person)
- University of Southern California. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Joan M. Schaefer (1921-2017) was Dean of Women 1955-1992 within the USC Office of Student Affairs. Known as “Dean Joan,” she was described as a beacon for students seeking advice, a listening ear and a genuine friend. Schaefer had an open-door policy, and welcomed walk-ins from all students, including many men.
After her retirement Schaefer continued her involvement with USC Mortar Board, a national honor society that at one time was exclusively composed of women. She also remained active in USC’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, which honors top USC undergraduates in the arts and sciences.
Extent
18.125 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Joan M. Schaefer (1921-2017) was Dean of Women 1955-1992 within the USC Office of Student Affairs. This collection includes professional files of documents and correspondence associated with Schaefer’s role as Dean of Women, her involvement with USC Mortar Board and the USC chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Photographs, photo albums, personal items, and awards are also part of the collection. Also represented is information related to the Joan M. Schaefer Scholarship started in 1993.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the estate of Joan M. Schaefer.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Schaefer, Joan M. -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding aid for the Dean Joan M. Schaefer papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Updated by Bo Daub in 2021, and by Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated in 2022
- Date
- 2022 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 September: Finding aid updated by Bo Doub: Added container records and updated extent for three scrapbooks from accession no. 2017-063 (housed in box nos. 33-34).
- 2022 December: Finding aid updated by Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Box: 1 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 2 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 3 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 4 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 5 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 6 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 7 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 8 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 9 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 10 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 11 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 12 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 13 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 14 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 15 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 16 (Scrapbooks)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu