Graduate Representative Organization records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of volumes of the student guidebook dating from the 1980s, published by the Graduate Representative Organization of Johns Hopkins University, which was given to students annually as a supplement to the official university-provided orientation. In its first five volumes, this publication was titled Unnatural Resources. Subsequent issues have since been titled "The Hopkins Guide to Living in Baltimore," or "The Hopkins Guide." Additionally, this collection contains correspondence and issues of "Footnotes," a monthly supplementary publication of the Graduate Representative Organization (GRO), intended to be an "alternative newspaper for graduate students."
The collection also includes 3 archived websites from 2015 - Ongoing.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-2000
- Creation: 2015 - Ongoing
Creator
- Graduate Representative Organization (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
All student organization records received prior to 2017 are closed for 25 years from the date of creation to everyone except current members of the student organization, after which they are publicly available for access. Materials intended for public dissemination, such as publications, newsletters, and event flyers, are publicly available for access immediately once processed. If you are a member of this student organization and have questions about our access policy, please contact Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
The Johns Hopkins University Graduate Representative Organization (GRO) was founded in 1978 to advocate for, and represent, the needs of graduate students at Johns Hopkins University - Homewood Division. The GRO coordinates graduate student orientation, advocates for graduate student concerns (e.g., health insurance subsidies, stipends), conducts social events (coffee hours, happy hours, trips), funds campus groups, and organizes sports tournaments.
Extent
0.38 Cubic Feet (1 letter size document box)
3 Website(s)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University Graduate Representative Organization (GRO) was founded in 1978 to advocate for, and represent, the needs of graduate students at Johns Hopkins University - Homewood Division. This collection consists of volumes of the student guidebook published by the GRO, which was given to students annually as a supplement to the official university-provided orientation. The volumes in this collection date from the 1980s. The collection also includes 3 archived websites from 2015 - Ongoing.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No acquisition information is known.
Bibliography
Processing Information
This collection was described by Emily Davidson in 2015. Additional processing by Kristen Diehl in 2019.
- Title
- Graduate Representative Organization records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu