Description
Contains the records of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley from 1893-2012. Includes ASUC constitutions,
executive office files, Student Advocate's Office files, senate bills, agendas, and resolutions, committee files, financial
and budget materials, planning and renovation files, ASUC program files, and other material documenting student services,
groups, and activities.
Background
The Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley (ASUC) is the officially recognized students' association
of the University of California, Berkeley. The ASUC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and is the largest and most autonomous students'
association in the nation. Founded in 1887, the ASUC continues to operate separate from University governance. The ASUC controls
funding for all ASUC-sponsored clubs and organizations, provides resources and student programming, oversees commercial activities
and student services including the Cal Student Store and Lower Sproul Plaza in partnership with the ASUC Student Union, and
advocates for students on a University, local, state, and national level.
Extent
152.75 linear feet
(116 cartons, 5 flat boxes, 2 boxes, two films, two phonodiscs)
Restrictions
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privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Availability
Cartons 29, 44, 46, 49, 57, 58, 59, and 68 include restricted student and personnel information and are in sealed envelopes
that are closed to researchers until the designated dates ranging from 2054-2067.