Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President and Chancellor, records of Barbara Scott Nelson, assistant to the president and chancellor
Abstract
Barbara Scott Nelson was assistant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Jerome B. Wiesner and Chancellor Paul E. Gray between 1972 and 1978. Wiesner and Gray served as president and chancellor from 1971 to 1980. The collection contains notes, reports, printed material, and other files on administrative issues including affirmative action; the Institute's involvement in outside professional associations such as the American Association of University Administrators and the National Association of State Land Grant Colleges, and relations with government and other universities; and educational programs at MIT. There are also records about faculty committees, budget and finance, fund raising, the MIT Corporation Development Committee, and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
Dates
- 1972 - 1979
Creator
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Extent
18 Cubic Feet (18 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Corporation. Development Committee
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the President and Chancellor
- Nelson, Barbara Scott
- academic affairs Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- affirmative action Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- equal opportunity Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- fund raising Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- governance Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- institutional relationships Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- presidents Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Creator
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of the President and Chancellor
- Subtitle
- Records of Barbara Scott Nelson, Assistant to the President and Chancellor
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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Repository Details
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