National School Safety Center Records
Scope and Content
The collection contains printed materials produced by the National School Safety Center (NSSC), including copies of advertisements, brochures, correspondence, press releases, the executive summary of a report on reducing violence in schools, and training materials for a school safety leadership course. Also included in the collection are a number of booklets and other publications produced by the NSSC. Materials in the collection range from 1983 to 1995.
Dates
- Creation: 1983 - 1995
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Historical note.
The National School Safety Center (NSSC) was founded in 1984 by Presidential mandate from Ronald Reagan as a joint partnership between the Departments of Justice and Education and Pepperdine University. The mission of the National School Safety Center was to promote a continued exchange of information related to school crime and violence prevention through a wide array of resources in order to assist school boards, educators, law enforcers and the public to maintain schools as safe, secure and tranquil places of learning. This was achieved through, among other activities, putting on professional conferences, providing training sessions and materials to educators, and publishing a wide array of printed materials and educational films. In 1999, the NSSC became an independent non-profit organization, ending their affiliation with Pepperdine University but continuing to provide the same services to the public.
Full Extent
0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
The collection contains materials from the National School Safety Center (NSSC), an organization developed in partnership with Pepperdine University and the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to provide resources to combat violence in schools. Materials in the collection include brochures and advertisements for NSSC programs and films; reports and resource papers addressing school safety issues; training materials; and publications produced by the center. Materials in the collection range from 1983 to 1995.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following two series:
Series 1: Printed Material
Series 2: Publications
Location note
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were collected from the University Archives files.
Separated Materials
Issues of the Safety: National School Safety Center News Journal, were transferred to Pepperdine University Publications.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in January, 2013.
Genre / Form
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the National School Safety Center Records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks
- Date
- January 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu