Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yale University, records of the dean
Scope and Contents
The records consist of subject files, reports, memoranda and meeting minutes documenting the departments, fellows, faculty, and general administration of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The records include the files of deans Wilbur L. Cross (1916-1930), Edgar S. Furniss (1930-1950), Hartley Simpson (1956-1961), John Perry Miller (1961-1969), Donald Wayne Taylor (1969-1975), Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (1973-1974, acting dean and 1975-1978), Keith Stewart Thomson (1979-1986), Thomas Applequist (1993-1997) and Lynn Cooley (2014-present).
Dates
- circa 1916-2013
Creator
- Yale University. Graduate School
- Cross, Wilbur L. (Wilbur Lucius), 1862-1948
- Furniss, Edgar S. (Edgar Stephenson), 1918-1966
- Miller, John Perry, 1911-1997
- Pelikan, Jaroslav, 1923-2006
- Simpson, Hartley, 1900-1967
- Taylor, Donald Wayne, 1919-
- Thomson, Keith Stewart
- Cooley, Lynn
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
138.33 Linear Feet (134 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 subject files, reports, memoranda and meeting minutes documenting the departments, fellows, faculty, and general administration of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The records include the files of deans Wilbur L. Cross (1916-1930), Edgar S. Furniss (1930-1950), Hartley Simpson (1956-1961), John Perry Miller (1961-1969), Donald Wayne Taylor (1969-1975), Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (1973-1974, acting dean and 1975-1978), Keith Stewart Thomson (1979-1986), Thomas Applequist (1993-1997) and Lynn Cooley (2014-present).
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 25-A (YRG 25-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale Graduate School.
- Universities and colleges -- Administration
- Universities and colleges -- Graduate work
- Yale University -- Administration
- Yale University -- Graduate work
- Yale University. Graduate School
- Title
- Guide to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yale University, Records of the Dean
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- August 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511