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INSTITUTIONAL RECORD Identifier: 00015

Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees. Decadal Review records

Scope and Contents

The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees. Decadal Review records contain the administrative files related to the Board of Trustee's "Decadal Review" of Institute for Advanced Study operations. Materials include administrative correspondence, meeting minutes, questionairres and surveys, research reports, and audio cassettes documenting every aspect of the traditional ten-year audit of the Institute for Advanced Study. Materials date from the first review in 1955 to 2012.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-2009

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

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Extent

14.0 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees. Decadal Review records contain administrative records and documentation related to the Board of Trustee's "Decadal Review" of Institute for Advanced Study operations. Materials date from the first review in 1955 to 2012.

Arrangement

These records are arranged into the following sub-gropus: Joint Faculty-Trustee Study Committee, Trustees Committee on the Future of the Institute (Barklie McKee Henry, chair), Review Committee of the Board of Trustees (Martin Segal, chair), Planning and Review Committee (James Wolfensohn, chair), Decadal Review (Richard Black and Helene Kaplan, co-chairs), Decadal Review (Peter Goddard), Decadal Review, Trustees, Review Committees, and Decadal Review Files.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Institute for Advanced Study Director's Office transferred these files to the Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center.

Processing Information

Upon receipt, archivist arranged materials into sub-groups. Archivists housed materials into acid-free containers for long-term storage and preservation.

Title
Guide to the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees. Decadal Review records
Author
Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center staff compiled this finding aid.
Date
unknown
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
This finding aid is written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2022-02-03: Caitlin Rizzo revised this finding aid to comply with DACS standards and revised the record group title.