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INSTITUTIONAL RECORD Identifier: 00118

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

Scope and Contents note

The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees records consist of materials created and accumulated by the members of the Institute for Advanced Study Board of Trustees and dating from its foundation in 1930 to 2015. Materials consist of articles of incorporation, by-laws, meeting minutes, committee files, and correspondence relating to the corporation of the Institute for Advanced Study.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-2015

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

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

30 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees records consist of founding documentation for the Institute for Advanced Study, including the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and By-Laws ammendments as well materials related to the governance of the greater Institute. Materials date from 1930 to 2015.

Arrangement

Archivists have arranged the Institute for Advanced Study Board of Trustees records into the following sub-groups: Correspondence; Meeting Minutes; Bound Meeting Minute Books; Meeting Notebooks; Meeting Notices, Drafts, and Supplementary Materials, Committee Files, General Files, and Recent Additions.

Title
Guide to the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Board of Trustees records
Status
Completed
Author
Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center staff prepared this finding aid.
Date
December 3, 2018
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

  • 2022-01-13: Caitlin Rizzo revised this finding aid to include new titles for individual sub-groups as well as an updated order for individual sub-groups. Rizzo also revised archival description to comply with DACS standards.