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Biographical/Historical note
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Contents
Processing Information note
Title: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: Classification Project
Identifier/Call Number: M1836
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11.0 Linear feet
(12 boxes, 4 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1973-2007
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
Abstract: Contains correspondence and intstitutional information re. Classification Project at Carnegie.
Creator:
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Creator:
McCormick, Alexander C
Access to Collection
Open for research. Born-digital materials in cartons 13-16 (computer tapes, floppy disk) are CLOSED until processed.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Biographical/Historical note
The Carnegie Classification has been the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S.
higher education for the past four decades. Starting in 1970, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification
of colleges and universities to support its program of research and policy analysis. Derived from empirical data on colleges
and universities, the Carnegie Classification was originally published in 1973, and subsequently updated in 1976, 1987, 1994,
2000, 2005, and 2010 to reflect changes among colleges and universities. This framework has been widely used in the study
of higher education, both as a way to represent and control for institutional differences, and also in the design of research
studies to ensure adequate representation of sampled institutions, students, or faculty.
Preferred Citation
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Classification Project (M1836). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to Stanford University, Special Collections
in September 2011.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, meeting notes, agreements, miscellaneous information on various institutions involved
in the project, and Alex McCormick's notebooks and phone logs documenting the project. Born-digital materials contained on
computer tapes in cartons 13-16 have not been processed and are not yet available.
Processing Information note
Collection processed by Molly Breen.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Classification
Degrees, Academic
Education, Higher.
Educational research
Universities and colleges