Kent Mommsen Collection
Scope and Contents
Materials collected and created by Kent Mommsen in completing his 1970 doctoral dissertation "Career Patterns of Black American Doctorates," including approximately 950 paper questionnaires (each 32 pages, front and back) with responses; one microform reel ("Daniel Thompson PhD: Career Patterns of Negro Teachers"); nine 5" reel to reel audiotapes with 15 lectures; 2 boxes of card indexes of names and addresses of individuals connected with the study; photocopies of index cards citing these inidividuals and their occupations; 2 data tapes (7-1/2" and 10-1/2" in diameter); and an originally bound printout of entire data file.
Dates
- created: 1970-1980
- Other: Date acquired: 12/02/2014
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
See also Technical Requirements note for this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes) : total extent
2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes) : paper documents, index cards
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box) : 2 reels, data tapes
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box) : 9 Audiotape reels
Language of Materials
English
Technical Requirements
Data and audio on magnetic tape is not immediately available to researchers. Please contact staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information on access to this content.
Source of Acquisition
Kent Mommsen
- Title
- Kent Mommsen Research Materials
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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