Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, records of David Litster
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
- 1981 - 2001
Creator
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Associate Provost and Vice President for Research (Organization)
Access note
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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
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
- academic affairs 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
- patents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- provosts Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- research Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Creator
- 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
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Repository Details
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