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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Provost, records of executive officer Joel Orlen

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0057

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection contains administrative files of Exectuive Officer Joel Orlen in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Office of the Provost. Materials include correspondence, reference material, working notes, and reports on various activities of the office, including coordination of space and research planning, administration of special research funds, representing MIT on the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation and in various university research consortia, and administration of special programs such as the Technology and Culture Seminars, the Cambridge Humanities Seminar, and Independent Activities Period. Also included is a chronological file of correspondence, consisting primarily of internal memoranda.

Dates

  • 1965 - 1980

Creator

Access note

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Conditions Governing Use

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Historical note

Joel Orlen was assistant to the provost, 1971-1976, and executive officer in the Office of the Provost, 1976-1980, while Walter A. Rosenblith was provost of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Extent

20 Cubic Feet (20 record cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information note

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Title
Preliminary Inventory to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of the Provost
Subtitle
Records of Executive Officer Joel Orlen
Status
Ready For Review
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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