Administrative Correspondence, 1906-1977 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Administrative file, including correspondence and reports relating to the establishment and development of the Graduate College (1906-48); Dean's correspondence with Arthur Willard (1934-46); files on the selection of the President (1944-45); budget information (1919-39, 1944-45); program files on Medical Center (1922-48), Labor & Industrial Relations (1936, 1942-45), Journalism (1938-39), Veterinary Medicine (1938-39, 1944-45), air transportation (1943-45), cultural studies (1945-46), child development (1938-40) & Press (1940-47); research project files of W.A. Oldfather (1912-45) and H.B. Ward (1910-16) & material on monograph series (1914-32, 1938-39); fellowships and grants (1916-18, 1937-56); graduate work at state-supported institutions (1938-43) & building committee (1942-45). The series includes correspondence with Thomas E. Benner about graduate work in education (1931-45), departmental correspondence (1949-68) & program & committee files on educational policy, admissions, faculty, joint programs, degree requirements, space & students (1949-68). The series includes statistics, surveys & studies (1954, 1958, 1960-68) on enrollment, financial aid & research. Boxes 8-12 (1970-73) & 13-22 (1915-77) include material on association of Graduate Schools; Chancellor; Colleges; Committees; Council of Graduate Schools; Graduate Student Association; Illiac IV; Illinois State Board of Higher Education; longrange planning; publications; Senate; Upper Atmospheric Research Corp.; University Corp. for Atmospheric Research; Unit I & visitors. Principal correspondents are Daniel Alpert (Boxes 8-12) & Frederick T. Wall, Robert M. Sutton & Harold E. Carter, and staff assistant Helen M. May (Boxes 13-22).