Margaret A. Charters Papers, 1944-2016

Summary

Creator:
Charters, Margaret A., 1925-2019.
Abstract:
Materials related to Charters' time as a professor at Syracuse University
Extent:
54 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Margaret A. Charters Papers,

Background

Scope and content:

The Margaret A. Charters Papers span from 1944 to 2016 and includes materials related to consumer interests, course materials, her doctoral work, correspondence, research files, and biographical materials.

Biographical / historical:

Margaret A. Charters (1925-2019) was a professor of consumer studies at Syracuse University. She earned a B.S. at the University of Saskatchewan and her M.A. at the University of Chicago. After completing her Ph.D. at Syracuse University in 1973, she became a professor in the University's School of Education, where she taught until her retirement in 1995. At the age of 82, she also earned an M.S. from Syracuse University.

Charters served on the Board of Visitors for the School of Education and as Marshall at Syracuse University commencements. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including Syracuse University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Unsung Hero Award for Community Service and the City of Syracuse Parents for Public Schools Award of Excellence for the reading program she created at the Martin Luther King Elementary School. The Margaret A. Charters Education Abroad Scholarship is named for her.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Margaret Charters and the Charters Family to the University Archives between 1993 and 2019.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed.

Arrangement:

Materials are in their original order.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact University Archives for more information.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Margaret A. Charters Papers,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu