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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Records of Dean Ann Friedlander, Dean Philip Khoury, and Melissa Nobles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0568

Scope and Contents

This collection contains records produced during the tenures of three Deans of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Material types include correspondence, calendars and appointment notebooks, planning records, department profiles, and fundraising documents. These records date from approximately the 1950s through the 2010s.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950s-2010s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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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

This collection contains records from the tenures of three Deans of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Ann Fetter Friedlaender was Dean from 1984-1990. During her tenure, the Women’s Studies Program was founded (1984), the Department of Psychology formally left the SHSS (1985) to become a part of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and the Statistics Center moved to the SHSS from the School of Science (1986).

Philip Shukry Khoury held the role from 1990-2006. On July 1, 2000, the name of the school changed from the School of Humanities and Social Science to the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences to recognize more fully the breadth and contributions of the arts at the Institute.

Melissa Nobles currently holds the position, appointed to the role in 2015.

For more information, visit the History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences webpage.

Extent

34.6 Cubic Feet (34 record cartons, 2 manuscript boxes)

106 Megabytes (14 digital files)

Language of Materials

English

Location

Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.

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 Inventory to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Office of the Dean
Status
Preliminary Inventory
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.

Repository Details

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

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