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Subseries 1A: General, 1956-1972 consists of files of a general nature, mainly concerning departmental chairs, professorships and fellowships. The files labeled "Chairs," arranged by department, were originally labeled "Departmental Chairmen."

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Subseries 1B: Departments, 1942-1972 (bulk 1956-1972) contains correspondence with departmental chairs and others concerning the organization and functioning of individual departments, their programs, and research. The correspondence, which may be of a confidential nature, is supplemented by the confidential reports to the Presidents, to be found in Series 2E (Administrative–Office of the President). Reorganization is a recurring theme among the departmental correspondence, and researchers should be aware of mergers and separations of departments. Examples are the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Economics and Sociology, which by the mid-sixties were reorganized into separate departments of Economy, Anthropology and Sociology. As a result, information on the 'Econometric Research Program" can be found under "Economics and Sociology" for the period 1957-1960 and under "Economics" for the period 1960-1970. Information about the internal structure of departments may be found in the Princeton University Catalogue.

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Subseries 1C: ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps), 1947-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) documents the discussion about the role of the ROTC on campus, and its changing status since American involvement in Vietnam from the mid 1960s. The general files for 1969-1972 are of particular interest in this respect. In spring 1969 faculty approved proposals by a special committee, appointed by Goheen in October 1968, which converted the ROTC program into a non-credit program with the status of extra-curricular activities. After the invasion of Cambodia, the Board of Trustees approved a proposal from students and faculty to abandon the ROTC altogether, a decision which was revoked within a year, when the 1971 Undergraduate Assembly voted to retain the ROTC programs under the earlier conditions of spring 1969. In addition to the general files and files on the three military programs of the ROTC, the series contains correspondence with alumni and outsiders commenting on University policies during this period. The general files contain correspondence with the Secretary of Defense.

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Subseries 1D: Schools, 1951-1972 (bulk 1956-1972) contains correspondence about the programs, research, organization, and history of the four separate Schools within the University: the School of Architecture, the School of Engineering, the Graduate School and the Woodrow Wilson School. The files on the Graduate School include correspondence concerning applications, fellowships, and students, including female applicants. As with Subseries 1B (Administrative–Departments) this series includes confidential information about the strengths and weaknesses, internal tensions, and reorganization of the schools. The School of Engineering, in particular, which was renamed "School of Engineering and Applied Science" in summer 1960, experienced major reorganization. Departments and subdivisions can be found under the most recent name. In 1964 the bulk of Princeton's Engineering Program was shifted to the graduate level.

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Subseries 1E: Special Programs, 1953-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) concerns the development of special academic and non-academic programs, such as the Creative Arts program (established in 1939) as well as the establishment of new programs, such as African-American Studies (1969), and the graduate program in History and Philosophy of Science (1960). Various cross-departmental studies can be found under "Council of the Humanities."

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Subseries 2A: Board of Trustees, 1954-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) mainly consists of files on Trustee Committees and on individual Trustees. The Committee papers may include minutes, recommendations and reports to the Board. Of particular interest are the records relating to the Committee on Communications and Governance (1968-1972). These concern guidelines about Board meetings being open to the public, a direct result of recommendations of the Kelley Committee to address misunderstandings about the Board's functioning and control (1968). Of interest in this respect is an article on the work of the Trustees, written for the Princeton Alumni Weekly in 1958 by an alumnus who was a member of the Board during Harold Dodds' presidency. In 1959 it was decided the article should not be published, because Trustees participated more in the decision making process under President Goheen. Another indication of the changing climate in the Board is the Committee on Student Life (previously "Undergraduate Life"), which, amongst others, recommended elimination of compulsory church attendance in 1964. This committee is different from the Standing Committee on Undergraduate Life in Series 2B (Administrative–Committees).

The files on individual Trustees include correspondence with President Goheen. Individual Trustees found in the alphabetical files may also be found under "Special Trustees," who made pledges and gifts in 1958-1960.

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Subseries 2B: Committees, 1954-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) concerns the advisory, special, and standing committees of Princeton University, which were composed of members of the University administration, faculty, and students. The distinction between the three types of committees was only made in 1962. Researchers should be aware that names of committees changed on this and other occasions, and have been filed under the last name used. Advisory committees on departments contain minutes and reports, arranged alphabetically by department. Minutes and reports in the files on the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC), which were found to be duplicated in the Council of the Princeton University Community Records (AC#183), have been removed.

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Subseries 2C: Departments, 1952-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) contains files arranged by administrative department. Of these, the departments of Admissions and Real Estate are most substantial. The files found under 'Admissions' concern applicants, arranged alphabetically by name, whose relatives or acquaintances sought intervention or support from President Goheen. Files on 'Admissions–Coeducation' supplement those of the Committee on the Education of Women (Patterson Committee, AC#184). Duplicates have been discarded.

The files under 'Real Estate' contain information on individual properties, arranged by name, and sometimes include copies of deeds. Plans have been removed and added to the Physical Planning Office Architectural Drawings (AC#114).

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