Collection Title: Educational Talent Search Records
Series Number: RG040-13-17
Department: Student Support Services
Processed and Cataloged by: Processed by Joshua Rice in May 2013
Date Listed: May 31, 2013
Date Span: 1992-2006
Size of Collection: 3.0 linear feet
Number of Boxes: 2 record center boxes
Type of Material: Scrapbooks, photographs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, press releases and ephemera
Condition of Material: Good
Arrangement: Organized by format of material; chronological arrangement
Historical Information: The Educational Talent Search Program at Murray State University was established in 1985 as part of the Federal TRIO program. The program identifies and assists individuals from low to moderate income families who have the potential to succeed in higher education. It also provides academic, career, and financial counseling to middle and high school students and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to and complete their post-secondary education.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of scrapbooks and photographs of the Educational Talent Search Program at Murray State University from 1992 to 2006. Included with the scrapbooks are newsletters (1997-2004), press releases, newspaper clippings, ephemera and general histories of the program.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Murray State University -- Educational Talent Search.
