Unit Title:
University of Texas at Arlington COVID-19 Records
Accumulation:
2020-2021
Created:
2020-2021
Creator:
University of Texas at Arlington
Physical Description:
166 digital files (90.30 MB)
Language:
English
Biography or History:
In the winter of 2019 and 2020, a respiratory virus, Covid-19, emerged in Wuhan, China. By January, the United States confirmed its first case. The virus was highly contagious, and countries began instituting lock downs to slow the spread of the virus. The University of Texas at Arlington began monitoring the evolving status of COVID-19 in January and documented the first confirmed case in March 2020. UTA implemented online course delivery beginning on March 23, 2020. Between 2020 and 2022, the University guidelines and policies changed as the administration learned more about the virus. UTA implemented face-covering and social distancing protocals for the fall 2020 semester, which remained in place until May 21, 2021. For both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters, the University took steps to temporarily reduce classroom density at the beginning of the semester. Most Coronavirus measures implemented between 2020 and 2022 were lifted in February 2022. For more information regarding the Coronavirus pandemic please consult the Center for Disease Control or the World Health Organization.
Custodial History:
Materials in this collection were downloaded from staff emails and the University website.
Acquisition Information:
Transfer, 2020-2021.
Scope and Content:
This collection documents the University of Texas at Arlington’s official response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials include correspondence sent to students, faculty, and staff, policies and guidelines, signage, and plans of operation for the University.
Appraisal Information:
All offical correspondence and documentation corresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic was saved digitally for preservation.
Accruals:
Further accruals are expected.
Arrangement:
Arranged by document type and chronologically thereunder.
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Contact UTA Libraries, Special Collections for information regarding publication, reproduction, and use of the materials in the Digital Archive.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
Born-digital materials held by UTA Libraries Special Collections must be accessed online through the UTA Digital Archive.
Other Finding Aid:
The collection finding aid can be found on the Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) website: https://txarchives.org/utarl/finding_aids/00299.xml
Location of Originals:
UTA Libraries, Special Collections
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
The Archiving the COVID-19 Collection preserves websites related to the University of Texas at Arlington and the Dallas-Fort Worth community during the pandemic. This material can be viewed on Archive-It: https://archive-it.org/collections/14224
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Preferred Citation: University of Texas at Arlington COVID-19 Records, DA3, UTA Libraries Digital Archive: https://uta.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_e99fb589-eb59-4a96-af68-c6f7f51ccb43/, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.
Processing Information:
Processed and finding aid written by Kathryn Slover, 2022.
