University of Alaska Anchorage Records
Guide to the UAA. University Year of Action Office records
1975-1978
Collection number: UAA-0084.
Creating office: University of Alaska Anchorage. University Year of Action Office.
Series title: UAA. University Year of Action Office records.
Dates: 1975-1978.
Volume of series: 1.25 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Series summary: Records of a federal student support program.
Administrative history:
Unknown at this time.
Agency functions:
University Year for Action (UYA) was a federally supported program, initially created by Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, that offered students the opportunity to volunteer with state and nonprofit agencies for a full year. Students worked 32 hours per week, earned 10 credits per semester, and received a monthly stipend. The University of Alaska Anchorage offered the program from 1976 to the 1978 academic year.
Series description:
The collection contains administrative records of the UYA office that includes UAA’s application to participate in the federal program, community agencies’ applications to provide internship opportunities, UYA board correspondence, and Dr. Lewis E. Haines’ (UYA director and Athletics coordinator/director) correspondence.
Arrangement: The arrangement is unknown.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred citation: UAA. University Year of Action Office records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Custodial history: The collection was transferred to the Archives from the UAA Athletics Department in 1985.
Processing information: This collection was described by Mariecris Gatlabayan in 2009.