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Title: Correspondence, 1904-1931

ID: 3/1/2

Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Council

Extent: 6.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Chronological and alphabetical by correspondent thereunder

Languages: English [eng]

Correspondence and committee reports between the secretary of the Council of Administration (David Kinley, 1904-06, Edgar Townsend, 1906-13, Kendric C. Babcock, 1913-15, and Thomas A. Clark, 1915-31) and deans, faculty, parents, and students concerning council functions, student academic problems, cheating, dismissals, admissions, registration, grades, honors, student organizations, student loans, women's residence rules and social and athletic activities. The series includes letters sent by Clark (1912-31) relating to dismissals, honor system, grading, discipline, the Illinois Union, fraternity rushing and Theta Nu Epsilon and committee reports.

The University Council consisted of the President; the Provost; the Comptroller; the Chancellors in charge of the Medical Center, Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign campuses; the deans and directors of independently organized schools, divisions and institutes; officers who report directly to the President and five members chosen by the University Senates. It acted as adviser to the President and made general budgetary recommendations to him. The Council may elect a Consultative Committee to advise the President. The University Council, successor of the University Council on Administration, served as a consultative, advisory and decision-making body on a University-wide basis. At their meeting of June 11, 1969, the members of the Council unanimously recommended that the Council be dissolved. On July 23, 1969, the Board of Trustees approved the recommendation.

Consultative Committee: From 1950 to 1965, the Committee was known as the Executive Committee.

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