Collection Title: SGA Meeting Minutes and Miscellaneous Material
Series Number: RG053-25-01
Processed and Cataloged by: Susan White
Date Listed: November 5, 2025
Date Span: 1939-2019
Size of Collection: 3.3 linear feet
Number of Boxes: 8 legal half sized document cases
Type of Material: Meeting minutes, letters/emails, board minutes, miscellaneous papers
Condition of Material: Good
Arrangement: Arranged by meeting minutes, then alphabetically by content.
Historical Information: The Student Government Association was first organized in 1936, its Constitution written and ratified on May 11 of that year. The purpose of the SGA was to promote character and initiative, expand interests in student affairs, and provide the means for the clear expression of student opinion and its presentation to the administration when advisable. In 1968, the Constitution was rewritten as a means to voice student matters and act as a coordinator of student/campus activities. Currently, the SGA has four branches: Student Senate, Campus Activities Board, Judicial Board, and the Residential College Association.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of Student Government Association meeting minutes from 1939 to 2018, as well as various budget reports, activity reports, board minutes, and other related documents.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Student Government Association (SGA
Murray State University – Campus Activities
Meeting minutes – Elections – Budgets
Student involvement
