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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, records of David Litster

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0517

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists primarily of the administrative records of Vice President of Research and Provost David Litster. Some records created by Vice President Kenneth Smith and Associate Provost for Research Charlene Placido are included. Personnel and patent files are mixed through the collection which needs to be processed before providing access.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981 - 2001

Creator

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Vice President for Research

Missing Title

1970-1975
Albert G. Hill, Vice President for Research
1975-1981
Thomas F. Jones, Vice President for Research
1981-1991
Kenneth A. Smith, Associate Provost and Vice President for Research
1991-1992
J. David Litster, Interim Associate Provost and Vice President for Research
1992-2001
J. David Litster, Vice President and Dean of Research
2001-2005
Alice P. Gast, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost
2005-2013
Claude R. Canizares, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost
2013-
Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research

Historical note

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost was created in January of 1970, combining certain responsibilities formerly held by the Vice President for Research Administration (Dr. Carl F. Floe) with those of the Vice President for Special Laboratories (Dr. Jack P. Ruina), both of whom returned to teaching and research within the Institute at that time.

The Vice President for Research has overall responsibility for research administration and policy at the Institute. They oversee more than a dozen interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers, including the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, the Research Laboratory of Electronics, the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology, the Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Haystack Observatory and the Division of Health Sciences and Technology. The Office of Sponsored Programs, Technology Licensing Office, International Scholars Office and Division of Comparative Medicine, among others, report to the Vice President for Research. The VPR is responsible for research integrity and compliance and plays a central role in research relationships with the federal government, industry, foundations, and international sponsors.(1)

(1) http://web.mit.edu/vpr/www/ 9/10/2010

Extent

63.66 Cubic Feet (61 record cartons, 8 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, records of Kenneth Smith (AC 149)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Associate Provost (AC 497)

Albert Hill Papers (MC 365). Hill was Vice President for Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970-1975, and MIT administrative records created by that office are a series in his personal papers.

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.

Title
Preliminary List to the Records of the Vice President for Research and Provost
Status
Staff Use Only
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository

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