ma155 Springfield Amherst Summer Academy (SASA) Collection, 1969-1976 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Anne Ostendarp. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by David Schaich. 2004-03-17 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma155 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Springfield Amherst Summer Academy (SASA) Collection, 1969-1976 Finding Aid Processed: 1993 Aug By: Anne Ostendarp Finding Aid: 1993 Prepared for Web: 2004 Mar By: David Schaich 2006, Student Encoding Assistant Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Springfield Amherst Summer Academy (SASA) Springfield Amherst Summer Academy (SASA) Collection 1969-1976 1 half archives box (0.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections SASA was a summer program for minority students from the Springfield, Mass. area. The collection includes application forms; curriculum materials including worksheets, "pre-tests" and tests; directory of participants; "SASA family alimni list"; and evaluations. English. Historical Note

The Springfield Amherst Summer Academy (SASA) was started in 1969 as the Amherst Summer Action Programs with girls at Smith College and boys at Amherst College. In 1970 it was called the Springfield Amherst Tutorial Program. The program was consolidated at Amherst College in 1971. In 1973 it was renamed SASA. It was designed for minority students from the Springfield, Mass. area, to provide them with on-campus living experience and daily classes in remedial studies and cultural enhancement.

The program was an "academic-oriented, live-in summer school program for fifty high school students (mostly from Springfield, Massachusetts)." It provided a structure of academic course work, workshops, and physical activities, as well as planned weekend activities. The participants lived "on a college campus for the purpose of satisfying a minimum of two objectives: establishing communication with Brothers and Sisters on the collegiate leadership level and developing a positive attitude towards collegiate/campus life."

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The documents include: application forms; curriculum materials including worksheets, "pre-tests" and tests; directory of participants; "SASA family alumni list"; and evaluations. The evaluations, in particular, are a useful, central source of information about the program.

The collection does not provide complete documentation of the program and its operations.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized chronologically.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the SASA Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the SASA Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Springfield Amhest Summer Academy (SASA) Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection Processed: 1993 Aug By: Anne Ostendarp Search Terms Springfield Amherst Summer Academy. Summer schools--Massachusetts--Amherst. 1 1 Documents 1969 1 2 Documents 1970 1 3 Documents 1972 1 4 Documents 1973 1 5 Documents 1975 1 6 Documents 1976 Feb-May 1 7 Documents 1976 Jun-Dec