Provost's office, Yale University, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 92
Scope and Contents
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, and committee meeting minutes documenting the administrations of the following provosts of Yale: William A. Brown, acting (1919-1920); Williston Walker (1920-1922); Wilbur L. Cross, acting (1922-1923); Henry Solon Graves (1923-1927); Charles Seymour (1928-1937); Edgar S. Furniss (1937-1958); Norman Sydney Buck (1958-1961); Kingman Brewster, Jr., designate (1961-1963); and Charles Henry Taylor, Jr., acting (1963-1964). The records also include copies of minutes of the Yale Corporation.
Dates
- 1914-1964
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records were transferred from the Office of the Provost, 1955-2002 and the Office of the President, 2014.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in two series: I. Administrative Files, 1919-1964. II. Committee Minutes, 1914-1951; and subsequent accessions.
Extent
40 Linear Feet (95 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, and committee meeting minutes documenting the administrations of the following provosts of Yale: William A. Brown, acting (1919-1920); Williston Walker (1920-1922); Wilbur L. Cross, acting (1922-1923); Henry Solon Graves (1923-1927); Charles Seymour (1928-1937); Edgar S. Furniss (1937-1958); Norman Sydney Buck (1958-1961); Kingman Brewster, Jr., designate (1961-1963); and Charles Henry Taylor, Jr., acting (1963-1964). The records also include copies of minutes of the Yale Corporation.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 3-A (YRG 3-A), Records of the Yale provost's office.
Creator
- Yale University. Office of the Provost
- Brewster, Kingman, Jr., 1919-1988
- Brown, William Adams, 1865-1943
- Buck, Norman Sydney, 1892-1964
- Cross, Wilbur L. (Wilbur Lucius), 1862-1948
- Furniss, Edgar S. (Edgar Stevenson), 1890-1972
- Graves, Henry Solon, 1871-1951
- Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963
- Walker, Williston, 1860-1922
- Title
- Guide to the Provost's Office, Yale University, Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- January 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511