Collection ID: C200
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Summary

Creator:
Indiana University Student Association. Safety Escort Service
Abstract:
Collection consists of 1.4 cubic feet of the Indiana University Student Association Safety Escort Service records spanning 1981-1996. Includes correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, and departmental memos.
Extent:
1.4 cubic feet
Language:
Materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Item], IUSA Safety Escort Service records, Collection C200, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Frustration from the growing number of assaults on women led to the development of Women's Wheels in the late 1970s, providing women with free transportation when it was dark and they felt unsafe. In 1981, the IU Student Association took over the program and expanded the service so it could accommodate more riders; eventually IUSA also added a Walking Escort Service. The program is funded through the student activity fee that every IU student pays.

In the early 1990s, there was some controversy about whether or not the service should also be available to male students and staff. After much debate, the service was made available to men in 1994. About that same time, the program name was changed to the Safety Escort Service. The service is still available today.

Scope and Content:

The IUSA Safety Escort Service records consists of files accumulated by the program 1981-1995, with the bulk of the records dating 1990-95. It is organized in a single series, arranged alphabetically. Found in the collection are all the administrative files about how the program ran, including staff meeting agendas/minutes, user surveys and budget reports. The file on staff interviews is restricted and not open for research.

Acquisition information:
Accession 96/035
Processing information:

Processed by Dina M. Kellams.

Completed in 2002.

Arrangement:

Records Organized in a single series, Subject files, arranged alphabetically.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The Interviews folder is closed to researchers.

Advance notice required.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], IUSA Safety Escort Service records, Collection C200, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
812-855-1127
archives@indiana.edu