Records 1749-1994.

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Records 1749-1994.

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The records of the Office of the Secretary reflect the many duties and responsibilities of the Secretary both as an office of the Board of Trustees and as an official in the University administration. The original and primary duty of the Secretary, that of recording the minutes of the Board of Trustees, along with the other duties as record keeper; as a liaison to the many committees of the University which were formed to create and monitor policy; as a coordinator of meetings; as a disseminator of committee policies and decisions; and as representative of the Board of Trustees' interests are all well represented in this collection. There are minutes from 1749 to 1994. The bulk of the collection documents the actions of a wide variety of University committees spanning from 1933 to 1989. There are minutes, agendas, correspondence, and membership lists for several hundred committees. The selection and promotion of school officers, administrators, and educators are represented in this collection. Information on the University as a corporation as well as a community may be found readily throughout these records.

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

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University of Pennsylvania. Trustees

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University of Pennsylvania. Office of the Secretary

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From the creation of the Board of Trustees in 1749 there has always been a person who was responsible for the task of maintaining the minutes, coordinating meetings, and preparing, and beginning in 1828, signing diplomas. The office of the Secretary to the Board was created in 1764; it was created in its modern form in 1882 when the Secretary acted as a wholly independent officer of the Board of the University. In 1919, with the appointment of Edward W. Mumford as Secretary, the office was furth...