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SUPA Graduates, c1980 Image courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University Archives

A century of demographic changes is reflected in personal and institutional records within the Carnegie Mellon University Archives. These changes echo larger social shifts nationally as well as the diverse population of Western Pennsylvania in particular. Holdings are particularly strong pertaining to ethnic and gender diversity initiatives undertaken by Carnegie Mellon University in the 1970s and 1980s. The records of Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (1900-1973) include both offical records of the college and personal student papers, photos and scrapbooks. This diverse collection provides a rich overview of the many changes in women's secondary education from the early 1900s up through and beyond World War II.

Carnegie Mellon Action Project (C-MAP), Upward Bound, SCOPP
3 linear feet of papers, 1963-1995.
The School College Orientation Program in Pittsburgh (SCOPP) began as a joint program between the university and the Pittsburgh Public Schools to help academically and economically disadvantaged students prepare for college. SCOPP merged with its national counterpart, Upward Bound, in 1966. C-MAP began in 1968 to address problems facing ethnically diverse students at the college level.

Commission on the Status and Needs of Women at Carnegie Mellon University
1.5 linear feet of papers, 1971-95.

Margaret Morrison Carnegie College
7 linear feet of papers, 1908-73.
This information pertains to the Dean's Office as well as to individual departments. This college closed in 1971.

H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
4 linear feet of papers including theses and publications, 1974-96.
This college was formerly known as the School of Urban and Public Affairs (SUPA).

Women's Center
3/4 linear foot of papers, 1988-94