Records, 1834-1975.

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Records, 1834-1975.

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Records document the work of the College's governing body from its creation in 1834 to 1974. Most valuable are the records reporting on the full meetings of the Board (1834-1974). The minutes, which are also available on two rolls of microfilm in the Archives, are indexed up to 1904 in two folio volumes. The voluminous and rich documentation contained in Series III, Document Files, includes correspondence, vital records, financial and budgetary records, affidavits, legal documents, and memoranda supporting those business matters taken up in Board meetings. A complete run (1835-1962) of official minutes exists for the Prudential Committee, which was charged with the management of the institution's day-to-day affairs. Minutes for the Executive Committee, which met frequently between meetings of the full Board, span the period 1928 to 1967, of from the committee's founding to the most recent official records. Other trustee committees documented in this record group include the Budget Committee (records span 1892-1959); the Development Committee (1952, 1958-60), the Presidential Search Committee (1945-75; records restricted); and the Investment Committee (1892-1973). Current files of the Board of Trustees are held by the Corportae Secretary.

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