Guide to the Office of Dean of the College Dean’s Advisory Committee minute books, 1947-1962

Rhode Island School of Design Archives.
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Published in 2009

Collection Overview

Title:	Office of Dean of the College. Dean’s Advisory Committee minute books
Date range:	1947-1962
Creator:	Office of Dean of the College. Dean's Advisory Committee
Extent:	1.75 linear feet
Abstract:	Minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, and memos documenting the activities of the Dean’s Advisory Committee, 1947-1962.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives.
Collection number:	07.02.2.1

Scope & content

Minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, and memos document the activities of the Dean’s Advisory Committee, 1947-1962.

Monthly meetings (1948-1955), dealt primarily with student records: probation lists and change of grades. Additional subjects included curriculum discussions, course schedule changes, prizes and scholarship funds, and lists of degree candidates. Weekly and bi-weekly meetings (1955-1960), had an issues oriented agenda and include reports on educational procedures, curriculum, academic structure, and student conduct.

The Dean’s copies are from Acting Dean William F. Balch, 1949-1951; Dean of Students Frances J. Deignan, 1951-1960; and Dean of the College David L. Strout, 1960-1962. Elisabeth Booher, Secretary to the Dean and Assistant to the President, 1950-1955, prepared the Draft minutes.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Rhode Island School of Design. Dean’s Advisory Committee

Subject Names

• Balch, William F.
• Booher, Elisabeth
• Bradley, George L.
• Deignan, Frances J.
• Frazier, John Robinson, 1889-1966
• Strout, David L.
• Sullivan, Max W.

Subject Organizations

• Rhode Island School of Design. Faculty Council’s Curriculum Committee

Subject Topics

• Curriculum planning--Rhode Island
• College student records--Rhode Island

Subject Topics

• Education

Document Types

• Minute books

Arrangement

Minute books are arranged chronologically.

Historical note

Dean Max W. Sullivan created the committee April 1947, comprised of the Division Chairmen, Registrar, Dean, and Director of Admissions, to discuss curriculum, degree lists, and educational procedures. The committee was to serve as a successor to the Faculty Council’s Curriculum Committee.

Registrar George L. Bradley chaired the monthly meetings (1948-1955). President John R. Frazier served as Chair, 1955-1960, instituting weekly and bi-weekly meetings and an issues oriented agenda supported by reports from faculty and staff, and Dean of the College David L. Strout served as Chair, 1960-1962. The committee disbanded with the reorganization of administrative-faculty committees in 1962.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Closed for 72 years due to the inclusion of student academic records.
Use of the materials:	Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright.
Preferred citation:	Office of Dean of the College. Dean’s Advisory Committee minute books, Rhode Island School of Design Archives.
Contact information:	Rhode Island School of Design Archives. Fleet Library at RISD 2 College Street Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-709-5922 Fax: 401-709-5932 email: risdarchives@risd.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	The records of the Office of the Dean of the College were received in two sections, one from the Fleet Library and one from Academic Affairs.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Douglas Doe.
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Jessica Bitely 2009
Revisions:	2012 Revised by Douglas Doe
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory

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