Guide to the Brown University Graduate School Registration Records, circa 1900-1926

John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Published in 2016

Collection Overview

Title:	Brown University Graduate School registration records
Date range:	circa 1900-1926
Creator:	Brown University. Graduate School.
Extent:	3.75 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Brown University Graduate School registration records contain registration records dated from circa 1900 to 1926. They are arranged alphabetically by the student's surname.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number:	OF.1ZGR.2

Scope & content

The Brown University Graduate School registration records have been organized into one series, Graduate School registrations. The records are arranged alphabetically by the student's surname. This material is dated from circa 1900 to 1926.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University--Graduate students.

Subject Topics

• Education
• Universities and colleges--Graduate students

Document Types

• Administrative records
• Rosters

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The Brown University Graduate School registration records are organized alphabetically.

Administrative History

Graduate study began at Brown in 1850 with students receive a master's degrees with an additional year of study. This option was discontinued in 1857, but graduate study was revived again in 1887, when the faculty and University Fellows added the master's and the PhD degrees to Brown's repertoire. The first master's degrees were awarded in 1888, and the first PhD in 1889. In 1903, a Graduate Department was established with its own dean. In May 1927, the Graduate Department became the Graduate School. While Brown led the charge for graduate, and especially doctoral, education in the 1880s-1930s, its embrace of graduate education remained modest in scale. Undergraduate enrollment grew at Brown in the 20th century, but its graduate population remained stable--so that by the 1970s, it was one of the smallest graduate schools among its cohort. New master's programs were added in the 1990s and early 21st century. On October 12, 1968, the Graduate Center was dedicated. It brought graduate housing together with administrative offices for the deans. The Graduate School moved in 2004 to its current home in the Horace Mann building.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Brown University Graduate School Registration Records, OF-1ZGR-2, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-01-14
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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