Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Provost, records of executive officer Joel Orlen
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
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Provost (Organization)
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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
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.
- Cambridge Humanities Seminar (Cambridge, Mass.)
- King, J. Stanton (Jonathan Stanton), 1922-
- Lin, C. C. (Chia-Ch'iao), 1916-2013
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Committee for Review of Space Planning
- Orlen, Joel
- Rosenblith, Walter A.
- Solar Energy Research Institute
- Technology and Culture Seminar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- University Coal Research Consortium of the Northeast
- Weinberg, Steven, 1933-
- academic affairs Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- faculty Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- governance Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- graduate students Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- institutional relationships Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- provosts Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- research Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Creator
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Provost (Organization)
- 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
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Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
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