urn:taro:utexas.cah.00983 A Guide to the Margaret C. Berry Papers, 1883-1993 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Berry, Margaret C. Margaret C. Berry Papers 1883-1993 Materials are written in English. AR 81-90; 82-252; 94-175; 95-10 34 feet, 6 inches Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Articles, clippings, reports, studies, and relevant printed materials documenting all facets of University of Texas at Austin life written, collected, and used by Margaret Berry. Biographical Note

Berry was born and raised in Dawson, Texas; she graduated high school as co-valedictorian. She received a full scholarship to Baylor University from that university's president and former Texas Gov. Pat Neff, but turned it down to attend UT. She earned a history degree from UT in 1937 and began teaching at elementary schools in El Campo, Freeport, and Galveston, Texas. At Navarro Junior College she became dean of women at East Texas State; after 10 years there she left to pursue her doctorate in higher education at Columbia University. She received encouragement from a professor there to write her dissertation on student life and customs at UT during its first 50 years. She returned to Austin in 1961 to begin her research on UT and joined the staff in 1962, becoming associate dean of women. She wrote four books about UT's history, traditions, leaders, and its buildings; and became known as UT's unofficial historian. Berry was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 1996 and continued to teach at UT until 2002.

 Scope and Contents

Articles, clippings, reports, studies, and relevant printed materials documenting all facets of University of Texas at Austin life written, collected, and used by Margaret Berry.

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 Preferred Citation

Margaret C. Berry Papers, 1883-1993, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3D117 Classified files: 3D117 Academic Programs and Departments 3D117 Activities, 1973-1975, 1977, 1979 3D117 Admissions and Enrollment, 1978, 1979, and undated 3D118 Advising and Counseling 3D118 Athletics 3D118 Blanket Tax, 1972-1978 3D118 Co-op, 1974, 1976 3D119 Course and Teacher Evaluation, 1970, 1971, undated 3D119 Dean of Students' Office, 1970 3D119 The Drag 3D119 Energy Crisis, 1973 3D119 Financial Aids, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, undated 3D119 Foreign Language 3D119 General Information, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979 3D119 General Information and Referral Service 3D119 Grades, 1974, 1977, 1979 3D119 Health Center, 1974-1978 3D120 Higher Education (General and Miscellaneous), 1970s 3D120 Housing, General Information, 1968, 1970s 3D121 Housing--General Information, 1970-1974 3D121 Housing Cooperatives, 1970-1972 3D121 Housing--Jester, 1969, 1972 3D121 Housing--Married 3D121 Students Housing--Resident Assistants, 1970 3D122 Housing--Women's Housing, 1938, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1974 3D122 KUT 3D122 Libraries and Collections, 1980, undated 3D122 Minorities, 1969-1973, 1978, undated 3D122 Miscellaneous, 1979 3D123 Miscellaneous, 1970s, 1980 3D123 The Ombudsmen, 1973, 1978, undated 3D124 Miscellaneous, 1979 3D124 Orientation, 1970, undated 3D124 Parking & Traffic, 1970, 1972 3D124 The People's Free Clinic, 1974 3D124 Placement and Employment Prospectsm 1970, 1974 3D124 Proposals, 1969-1971, 1978, undated 3D124 Research, 1971, 1978 3D124 ROTC, 1970s, 1980 3D125 Greeks, 1970s, 1980 3D125 Student Activism, 1963-1970, 1970s 3D126 Student Government, 1970s 3D126 Students' Attorney, 1975, 1977, 1980 3D126 Studies concerning Students, 1974-1979, undated 3D127 Studies concerning Students, 1969, 1970s 3D128 Studies concerning Students, 1970, 1975, undated 3D128 Student Organizations, 1970s 3D129 Teaching, 1974, 1975, undated 3D129 Tenure, 1973, 1979, undated 3D129 Texas Student Publications, 1970s 3D129 Texas Union, 1969, 1970s 3D129 Transportation, 1974 3D129 University Police, 1971, 1973, 1975, undated 3D130 University Police, 1960s, 1970s 3D130 Women (Status of), 1959, 1969, 1976-1979, undated 3D131 Literary productions 3D132 Literary productions 3D133 Literary productions 3D134 Literary productions