Changing Housing Rules on Campus

What were the rules you followed when you lived in the residence halls on campus? Follow along with Libby as she discovers how residence hall rules have changed over the decades.

A history of strict housing rules: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/11456/rec/1

Discourse about changing visitation hours: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2891/rec/3

Curfew like being in a prison: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1940/id/13246/rec/1

Reactions to statement about curfew: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1940/id/13259/rec/1

History of Residence Hall government systems: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2891/rec/3

AWS and their statement of concerns: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2936/rec/3

Brief history of AWS: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2804/rec/3

Charge in being involved with the women's liberation movement: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/11543/rec/12

Margie Bell quote: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1965/id/16058/rec/1

Quote about gentle push for women's equality: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2871/rec/3

June Tyhurst quote: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1965/id/16788/rec/1

University reponse to adopted housing resolutions: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1965/id/17580/rec/1

Willham Hall coed lawsuits: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2937/rec/3

Definition of feminism: https://bit.ly/3KteX9w

October 1970 report: https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ocolly1965/id/16755/rec/1

Residential Life guest policy: https://reslife.okstate.edu/policies/undergraduate-singles-handbook/guest-policy.html

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