Prescott College
The Prescott College Library, located at the corner of Grove and Sheldon Streets in Prescott, houses the archives for Prescott College. The archives contain information that chronicles the history of the college, from before its founding to the present. Those serious researchers who wish to work with archival materials should contact Prescott College Librarian, Eileen Chalfoun (520-778-2090, ext. 1301).
The items below are arranged under category headings. This is not the way in which they are placed on the shelves at the Prescott College Library.
History of Prescott College
- History and Development of the Prescott Center, typed manuscript, approximately 25 pp, unnumbered
- Copies of newspaper articles on Prescott College: many of these are placed on various areas of the shelves. There is an extensive collection.
- Loose color snapshots (20): college activities, moving, 1999
- Over-sized 85 page scrapbook with general news, concentrating on issues surrounding College difficulties, 1974-1975. The clippings, mostly from local publications, are seldom dated
- Two scrapbooks of photos and some clippings: each has approximately 50 pages with photos and typed descriptions.
Scrapbook I: 1955-1962
"Congregational Church plans for a college in Prescott," and follow up materials
Scrapbook II: 1963-1965
Development of the college: plans, architectural information, news of people involved in the planning.
- Various publications (magazines like Arizona Highways) with information on Prescott College
Catalogues, Bulletins, Handbooks, and Publicity
- There appears to be nearly complete collection of catalogues (starting with the Charter Catalog, September, 1966), class schedules and bulletins for all school terms from the beginning to the present.
- Course Descriptions for most years
- Miscellaneous letters to students, some information on student, not much
- Publicity including:
"Information on The Prescott Center," various years
Information on Center for Indian Bilingual Teacher Education at Prescott College, various years
Publicity Brochures, College Program presentations and program descriptions
Miscellaneous college posters and wall calendars
Brochures on various programs
Publicity on college and programs
- Various handbooks including:
The Student Handbook 1974-75
Academic Handbook, Community Handbook Personnel Handbook, Guide to Independent Study (one binder, 1980)
Booklet of Student materials, 1981
Handbook and Guidelines, 1983-84
Community Handbook, Jan 1991
Community Handbook, Sept 1994
Student handbook, 1997-98
Faculty handbook, April, 1992 (draft)
Faculty Field Manual, 1994 (draft)
- Various student directories, including those for :1974-75, 1983, 1984-85, 1985-86, 196-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992
- Compiled information on Graduates: 1976-87, areas of competence, breadth
- Various board of directors lists (1984-85)
- Various Policies and Procedures manuals (one revised July 1996) also MA Policies and Procedures, Revised fall, 1994
Planning Materials
- "Emergence of a Concept," 1965, 150 pp
- Ten Year Plan, 1968-78,
- Narrative and quantitative analysis (no date 1971? Working draft)
- Development program, 1974
- "A Description of The Institute with Educational and Management Guidelines for Development and Operation, 1972-77," 108 pp plus 6 Appendices (50 pp) This is a working document designed to facilitate change.
- Documents boxed together:
Guidelines for Program Planning 1977-78, 21pp
Academic Governance, typed manuscript, 5 pp
Various materials on accreditation
Approximately 250 typed pp (not numbered) "History and Development of the Prescott Center"
- "Some Comments on Prescott College," by Anne Sterling Dorman, May, 1974, approximately 50 pp
- "The Case for Prescott College in the 1980s," 24 typed pp
- Campus Options Report, 1990 planning document
- Audited financial statements (various dates)
Reports and official documents
including 1963 Prescott College Funding Presentation Brief, financial statements for 1964 and 1965
- By-Laws of Prescott Center for Alternative Education, 1975
- Arizona Corporation Commission, Certificate of Incorporation, 1975
- Annual report 1981-82
- "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Prescott College in Achieving Some of Its Prominent Goals," Bindy Bock, Gratia Winship, Sam Henrie,: 1974
- Various certificates of insurance
- Board meeting minutes
- Council of the Commons minutes
- 3 ring binder: (activities for 1994, 1995, 1996, reports, minutes of meetings of Program Council)
- 3 ring binder (Organization structure, governance principles and bylaws for the Prescott Center for Alternative Education: The Board of Trustees and Prescott College, officially adopted by the Board of Trustees, October 17, 1992
- Arizona Resources Consortium agreements, 1983, history and other information in folder
- Financial statements, 1964, 1965
Accreditation Materials (NCA)
- Statement of 1978
- Evaluating team report 1978
- Status report, 1980 (re: accreditation)
- Self Study, 1982
- Self Study, 1984
- Self Study Dec 1989
- Report of visit, 1990
- Collected group of reports and self studies, 1977-80
Prescott College Publications and presentations
Presentations
- Audio Tapes Concerning herbicide spraying
- Slides "taken primarily to document vegetative damage and changes after Forest
- Service herbicide spraying of June, 1969
- Approximately 100 slides
- Videos (2) of Prescott College News, mid 1970s
Publications
Newsletters
Various including The Word, 1997-99
Transitions, magazine news format, 1981, sp 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998 (this says Vol 10, number 3) sometimes winter, fall and summer
The Pulse, newsletter, 199, vol 1, issue 1 (it looks like a total of 4 issues in all)
Kokopelli's Seed, "A Publication of the Student Environmental Network of Prescott College", no date, several issues, some dated, some not, early 1990s to 1994
MAP newsletters, spring 1992-fall 1994)
Student services newsletters, 1977-79
Literary publications
Uncommon Spirits, 1990, 1992
Metanoia, The Journal of Global Spirituality (possibly a complete collection)
Back of Beyond, 1992, 1993
Proceedings: National Conference on Environmental Entrepreneuring, October 9-11, 1992, Prescott Arizona: The Common Ground Project of Prescott College Miscellaneous items:
- Various student presentations including films and typed manuscripts
- Loose copies of articles and ads for Prescott College (these cover demise and resurrection of the college)
- "The Natural History of the Prescott College Campus," 190 pp typed manuscript with maps, information on flora and fauna
- Various information on Everest Climb (published and unpublished)