Finding Aid for Advancement Office Donor Files, 1911-2010 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Advancement Office Donor Files, 1911-2010

ID: 8/1/56

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at U-C. College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Extent: 8.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical by donor name

Date Acquired: 08/08/2012

Subjects: Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, College of, Agriculture Library, Alumni Funds, Alumni Relations, Bevier Hall, Family Farm, Fund Raising, Funk Brothers Seed Company

Donor Files from the Advancement Office of College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), includes biographical information, correspondence, publications, newspaper and newsletter clippings, and donation information regarding individual and corporate donors to the College of ACES.

Agricultural instruction was provided for in the Land Grant Act of Congress in 1862 and it was one of the chief aims of the university at its beginning.¹ In 1867, the Board of Trustees established the Agricultural Department, made up of the School of General Agriculture and the School of Horticulture, Fruit-growing, and Landscape Gardening.² It was formally recognized as a College and the dean's office was established in 1877.³ The dean is appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees and his duties include: preparing the budget; representing and reporting on the college to outside authorities; and coordinating the activities of the departments and special offices.⁴ The dean is also responsible for the operations of the Office of Publications and the Office of Agricultural Communications, both established in 1966,⁵ and the Office of International Agricultural Programs, which was established in 1966 to coordinate college-wide programs such as the International Soybean Program.⁶ In 1965, the title of the office changed from Dean of the College, Director of the Experiment Station, and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service to Dean of the College of Agriculture.⁷

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 1st Report, Laws Concerning the Industrial University, Laws of Congress, p. 1-3; 1st Report, May 7, 1867, p. 47.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 1st Report, May 8, 1867, p. 50.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 9th Report, June 7, 1877, p. 45.

4. University of Illinois Statutes, May 17, 1972, p. 12-14

5. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, October 13, 1966, p. 169.

6. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, September 21, 1966, p. 84.

7. Board of Trustees Transactions, 53rd Report, February 17, 1965, p. 393.

Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, College of
Agriculture Library
Alumni Funds
Alumni Relations
Bevier Hall
Family Farm
Fund Raising
Funk Brothers Seed Company

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Access Restrictions: These files are currently closed for research pending final processing.

Acquisition Source: Advancement Office, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0801056.pdf

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