Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Corporation Visiting Committee records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists chiefly of the Visiting Committee reports submitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and administration, which summarize discussion and recommendations of their formal meetings every two years. Although visting committees were established in 1875, reports in this collection date from 1930. Visiting Committee reports from the period 1905-1930 can be found in the administrative records of the Office of the President, boxes 5, 6, and 24, of collection AC-0013.
Dates
- 1924 - 2016
Creator
Access note
All materials in this collection are restricted for 50 years from their date of creation. The contents of folders that are more than 50 years old are open.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to collections in the Department of Distinctive Collections is not authorization to publish. Please see the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for permission information. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection or MIT.
Historical note
Visiting committees for academic programs and major activities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were established in 1875 as Corporation committees to provide insight on current and proposed programs, to act as advisory groups to the MIT academic and senior administration.
Visiting committees typically convene on campus every two years for a one-and-one-half day meeting, reporting back to the Corporation and administration. Each visiting committee chair prepares a written report to the Executive Committe of the Corporation for approval. After approval of the Executive Committee of the Corporation, a visiting committee chair also provides an oral report to the broader Corporation at a subsequent Corporation meeting. Visiting committees consist of 17 members, including five Corporation members, one of whom is chair; six alumni/ae nominees; and six members nominated by the MIT president.
Extent
60.71 Megabytes (169 digital files, one file per report or transmittal)
27.3 Cubic Feet (69 containers and 12 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Accruals note
Reports are regularly transferred from the Office of the Corporation. Additional accruals are expected.
Location of Originals - Digital files
Digital Files are accessible through the Archives Z:\ drive. Contact Collections Archivist for access and use.
reboxing/renumbering
Containers were reviewed and what had been series 4 or 'unknown' was determined to be more of Series 2 content - meeting background materials. The boxes were renumbered, using the same barcodes, so that the previous Series 4/unknown boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are now Series 2 boxes 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. The contents from box 9 were added to the other boxes and that barcode can be reused for other material (in Paige box to be stored at HD.) June 4, 2018 Kari Smith.
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. Visiting Committee
- academic affairs Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- advisory bodies Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- alumni and alumnae Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- finance Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- governing bodies Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- planning Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- trustees Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- visiting committees Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation Visiting Committee Records
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 October 18: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.
- 2022 Februrary 07: Joe Carrano, digital archivist, updated description and extent to reflect accession 2022-047
- 2022 May 23: Joe Carrano, digital archivist, updated description and extent to reflect accession 2022-068
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
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Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
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