[UMA-SRE-20000044] Student registration cards for employment

Description

IdentifierUMA-SRE-20000044Extent2 archives boxesLinear Meterage0.24Scope and ContentPrior to the establishment of a computer database of graduates these cards provided the necessary information e.g. name, address, degree details, conferring date, required for the maintenance of the record of the Alumni. It is highly probable that these cards were not created by the Alumni Office or its predecessor agency, the Graduate Union. They may have been transferred from the Appointment Board as a means of establishing a record of Alumni. Whilst it is unlikely that the Graduate Union provided a job registration service it is known that such a service was undertaken by the Appointments Board during that period. The role of the Appointments Board outlined in Statute XLI (later Statute 2.12) was: (a) to study the occupational needs of persons trained in the University or in similar institutions and the facilities which exist or may exist in the community for satisfying those needs and to take any action necessary to increase the opportunities for employment of persons so trained; (b) acquaint graduates and past and present students of the University and other persons of comparable training with occupational opportunities and to put prospective employers in touch with suitable persons seeking employment; (c) to give advice on professional careers to students and intending students of the University and similar institutions. The records in this series have been created in the course of the activities outlined in (b) - to put prospective employers in touch with suitable persons seeking employment. The cards contain personal details of the student or graduate (name, birth date, address, marital status) and details regarding date of registration, qualifications, positions wanted, interviewer's comments, present position, experience and general comments. Vital details on the cards (e.g. name, address, degree details, birth date) are also held on ALIS, the database of all alumni members maintained by the Alumni Office. Additional information on students e.g. subjects studied, grade awarded, prizes awarded is held permanently by Student Administration The records were appraised in 1990 and it was decided that a representative sample (i.e. the equivalent of one card drawer) be retained to illustrate the type of service available to students and the style of information students were required to provide in order to register for available positions. Collection CategoryUniversity, officialAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

Provenance

CreatorAppointments Board (The University of Melbourne)

Dates

Date1950-1977

Description Control

Previous System ID2000.0044Records Services IDUM702Source of DescriptionTabulariumDescriptive NoteNo Finding Aid. Request all boxes

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Feature CollectionRecords of the University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne Archives

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[UMA-SRE-20000044] Student registration cards for employment