Hanna Holborn Gray, president of Yale University, records
Scope and Contents
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, planning memoranda, annual reports, and working papers documenting Hanna Holborn Gray's tenure as acting president of Yale University.
Dates
- 1977-1978
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The records in this collection are restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
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Arrangement
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Extent
24.5 Linear Feet (59 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, planning memoranda, annual reports, and working papers documenting Hanna Holborn Gray's tenure as acting president of Yale University.
Biographical / Historical
Hanna Holborn Gray was born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 25, 1930. She received a B.A. from Bryn Mawr in 1950 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1957. Mrs. Gray taught at Harvard from 1955-1960 and the University of Chicago from 1961-1972. She was dean of Northwestern University from 1972-1974 and provost of Yale University from 1974-1978. From 1977-1978 Mrs. Gray was acting president of Yale. In 1978 she became president of the University of Chicago.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 2-A (YRG 2-A), Records of the Yale president's office.
Processing Information
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
- College presidents
- Educators
- Universities and colleges -- Administration
- Yale University -- Administration
- Yale University -- Presidents
- Yale University. President's Office
- Title
- Guide to the Hanna Holborn Gray, President of Yale University, Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- June 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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