By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: Administrative Council Records, 1869-1973
ID: RG 032
Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Administrative Council
Extent: 1.75 cubic foot box. More info below.
Arrangement: The records consist of 3 series: 1. Minutes, 1869-1973; 2. Policy Statements, 1949-1966; and 3. Correspondence, 1940-1970.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Administrative Council Records consist of minutes of the Oregon State University Administrative Council and the College Council as well as minutes of the faculty, prior to establishment of the Councils in 1908. The records also include the Register of Students and Student Grades for the first enrollees at Corvallis College in 1869-1871.
The contents of box-folder 2.4 have been digitized and are available upon request.
The Administrative Council Records consists primarily of minutes of Administrative Council from its establishment in 1908 through 1973; minutes of the College Council from 1908 until the early 1920s; and faculty minutes from 1873 through 1913. The minutes document administrative and academic policies; faculty organization and governance; and student activities including disciplinary actions taken by the faculty and academic appeals by students. The records also include policies, memoranda, agendas, and correspondence. Of special note is the Register of Students and Student Grades for the first students to attend Corvallis College in 1869-1871.
The contents of box-folder 2.4 have been digitized and are available upon request.
More Extent Information: 3 boxes; 4 microfilm reels
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The records were acquired by the Archives in several accession from the early 1960s through 2001.
Related Materials: The President's Office Records (RG 013) and Finance and Administration Records (RG 131) include extensive documentation of the administration of the university. Additional documentation of the college administration for the years 1868-1929 is available in the Board of Trustees Records (RG 033) and Board of Regents Records (RG 008). The Faculty Senate Records (RG 044) document faculty governance beginning in the mid-1940s.
Preferred Citation: Administrative Council Records (RG 032), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
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