Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association Records
Scope and Content
The records contained within this collection span the years 1967-1987 and provide an excellent source of material concerning the beginnings of the organization, the professional enrichment from within the organization, and their quest for recognition of their profession on the state and national level. The collection is arranged by type of record divided into seven folders.
The first folder contains the organization's constitutions, by-laws, and revisions from 1967 to 1987. Folders 2 and 3 consist of the meeting minutes of the regular and executive committee sessions from 1974-1986, and the membership lists from 1974-1986. The MVPGA newsletters from Vol. I #I Winter 1975 through Vol. XII #III Spring 1986 are contained within folder 4. Training seminars and educational pamphlets in folder 5 offer insight into issues challenging the profession. Folder 6 contains correspondence between the organization, its members, legislators, and noted professionals within the field. The final folder contains the Ohio Personnel and Guidance Association's Outstanding Chapter Award received by the MVPGA for 1979-1980.
Dates
- Creation: 1967-1987
Creator
- Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association
In the early 1960s, a group of school counselors from Montgomery County met on occasion to share information from the State Department of Education relevant to counseling. Several counselors wanted to expand and provide an opportunity for all counselors to share professional information. As a result, the Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association (MVPGA) was founded in 1967. Julia Tieman, a school counselor, served as the first President. Anyone interested in advancing the discipline of counseling and human development was invited to join. The group was a chapter within the Ohio Personnel and Guidance Association.
Programming consisted of dinner meetings with speakers, social hours and a lively newsletter. This group also provided networking opportunities for counselors. They also supported legislation promoting their profession on the state and national level. They achieved the 1979-1980 Outstanding Chapter Award from the Ohio Personnel and Guidance Association.
When the American Personnel and Guidance Association changed its name, so did state and local groups. MVPGA became Miami Valley Association for Counseling and Development, and subsequently the Miami Valley Counseling Association.
Source: Miami Valley Counseling Association web site, http://mvca.info/past-whos-who/.
Extent
0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Founded in 1967, the Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association was concerned with promoting and supporting personnel management professionals. Records include meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, printed materials, and membership lists.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
Records of the Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association were accessioned into the Wright State University Department of Archives and Special Collections on January 6, 1987. They were donated by David Berglund, an officer of the organization.
Processing Information
Processed by: Thomas C. Hentrich, August, 1987. Finding aid revised by Toni Vanden Bos, October, 2014.
Subject
- Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association (Organization)
- American Personnel and Guidance Association (Organization)
- Miami Valley Association for Counseling and Development (Organization)
- Miami Valley Counseling Association (Organization)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Miami Valley Personnel and Guidance Association Records (MS-171)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Thomas C. Hentrich, 1987
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
