Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's Office. General records
Scope and Contents
The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's Office. General recordsconsist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed materials, and other documentation created or accumulated by Institute for Advanced Study Director's Office beginning with its foundation in 1930 and proceeding until approximately 2000. Materials include materials received by several directors and include correspondence with former Directors: Abraham Flexner, Frank Aydelotte, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Carl Kaysen, and Harry Wolf as well as Director's Office administrative staff.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1930-1986
- 1920-2000
Creator
Conditions Governing Access note
Select materials in this collection are subject to the Institute for Advanced Study Archival Policy (1986).
Per the Institute for Advanced Study Archival Policy, Institute records remain under restriction for 30 years from the date of the record’s creation. Additionally, all institutional records related to personnel (including human resources record and/or records related to recommendation and/or appointment to the Institute) remain restricted for the lifetime of both the creator and subject.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are welcome to publish, reproduce, and use the Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center’s holdings in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law. Under the Fair Use doctrine, users may freely reproduce materials for personal research, teaching, and/or scholarship. Under the same doctrine, users may cite or publish selected passages and/or quotations for comment and criticism. In accordance to U.S. Copyright Law, researchers seeking to reproduce and/or publish materials in the entirety and/or for commercial purposes will require the permission of the copyright holder.
The Institute for Advanced Study holds the copyright to materials generated by Institute employees over the course of their work for the Institute. Where the Institute for Advanced Study holds the copyright, researchers are free to reproduce materials for one-time, non-commercial purposes. For all other cases, researchers are responsible for contacting the Archives Center to request permission at: archives@ias.edu
For all materials for which the Institute is not the copyright holder, researchers that choose to pursue publication and/or reproduction are responsible for determining the individual who does hold the copyright and requesting permission directly from that individual. Researchers with questions regarding the reproduction or use of archival materials can contact the Archives Center to request help at: archives@ias.edu.
Extent
37.0 linear feet (71 document storage containers)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's Office. General records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed materials, and other documentation created or accumulated by Institute for Advanced Study Director's Office beginning with its foundation in 1930 and proceeding until approximately 2000.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Custodial History
The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's Office staff transferred the bulk of the General Files to the Historical Studies and Social Science Library in the 1980s following the creation of the Institute for Advanced Study Archival Policy in 1986. The Director's Office continued to transfer general files to the archives as accruals into the early 2000s.
Processing Information
Upon receipt, archivists housed materials in acid-free containers for long-term storage and preservation.
- Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's Office. General records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christine Di Bella prepared this finding aid.
- Date
- unknown
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022-01-13: Caitlin Rizzo revised this finding aid to comply with DACS standards and revised the record group title.