governing bodies
Subject
Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Corporation, Executive Committee minutes
Collection
Identifier: AC-0272
Abstract
The Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation was created in 1883 on the recommendation of a committee of members appointed by President Francis A. Walker to propose changes in the organization of the Institute's governing structure. The Executive Committee meets ten times each academic year and consists of the chair of the Corporation, president and treasurer (ex officio members), up to five members and two rotating...
Dates:
1866 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1883 - 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Corporation meeting records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0278
Scope and Contents
Materials in the collection date from 1862 to 1995. The collection comprises meeting minutes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Corporation, reports, and correspondence of committees and Corporation activities including bylaws of the Corporation.
The collection also contains records from Laurence Storch, dating from 1969 to 1991, of his time as a member of the MIT Corporation, the MIT Educational Committee, and early career papers.
Dates:
1862 - 1995
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Corporation, records of the Secretary
Collection
Identifier: AC-0131
Scope and Contents
The collection spans the years of 1859 to 2010. Materials include administrative records of the Office of the Chairman of the Corporation and Office of the Secretary, as well as Corporation membership records containing correspondence, photos, and biographical and membership information. Also included are Campaign Committee , Joint Advisory Committee, and Building Committee records.The collection also comprises a number of fiscal records. This includes Ledger Number 1 (spanning...
Dates:
1859 - 2010
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Corporation Visiting Committee records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0426
Scope and Contents
This collection consists chiefly of the Visiting Committee reports submitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and administration, which summarize discussion and recommendations of their formal meetings every two years. Although visting committees were established in 1875, reports in this collection date from 1930. Visiting Committee reports from the period 1905-1930 can be found in the administrative records of the Office of the President, boxes 5, 6, and 24, of...
Dates:
1924 - 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Assistant to the Chair of the Corporation and to the President, records of Walter L. Milne
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0250
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of files created by Walter Milne while he was assistant to the chair of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and assistant to the president of MIT, a period during which he acted as MIT's principal liaison with the Cambridge, Mass., community. Records include correspondence, development proposals, press clippings, and transcripts of hearings that document MIT's purchase and attempts to develop an area of Cambridge once occupied by the Simplex Wire and...
Dates:
1962 - 1990
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chair of the Corporation, records of David Saxon
Collection
Identifier: AC-0262
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises records created by the Office of the Chair of the Corporation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the tenure of David Saxon. Materials date from 1983 to 1990.
Materials include: reports, meeting materials, committee files, dedications, and Corporation member information.
Dates:
1983 - 1990
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chair of the Corporation, records of James R. Killian
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0125
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection documents James R. Killian's activities, interests, responsibilities, and major issues and changes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during Killian's years as the Chariman of the Corporation (1959-1971). The collection contains information about MIT's growth after World War II including the evolution of special programs and research projects; development of MIT's departments, laboratories, and centers; construction and building projects; and describes campus unrest...
Dates:
1934 - 1987
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chair of the Corporation, records of Karl T. Compton
Collection
Identifier: AC-0065
Scope and Contents
The Office of the Chair of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), records of Karl Compton came to the MIT Institute Archives with the Compton-Killian presidential papers (AC 4). This corporation collection is arranged in three series: 1949-1950, 1951-1952, and 1953-1954. Within this chronological order, material was arranged alphabetically by either the subject or the surname of the correspondent. Although Karl Compton assumed the...
Dates:
1948 - 1954
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chair of the Corporation, records of Paul E. Gray
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0438
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises records generated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Office of the Chair of the Corporation during the tenure of Paul E. Gray. Materials are arranged into seven series according to record type: Chronological Files; Fund Raising Records; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Subject Files; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Correspondence with Staff and Faculty; Outside Activities Recrods; Remarks, Speeches, Statements, and Articles; and Itineraries...
Dates:
1977 - 1997
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President and Office of the Chair of the Corporation, records of Howard W. Johnson
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0118
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection documents Howard Johnson's years as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and chair of the MIT Corporation, over the period 1966 to 1983. His work as president is recorded in correspondence, memoranda, and reports from MIT's academic departments, research laboratories and centers. There is correspondence and reports from MIT committees, including Academic Council and the Committee on Educational Policy, and correspondence with MIT faculty and...
Dates:
1965 - 2001
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Chair of the Corporation
Collection
Identifier: AC-0661