The General subseries documents the planning of the academic departments and programs at Princeton. The majority of the materials are memos and interoffice correspondence, as well as information put forward in advisory councils and planning boards.

Arranged alphabetically.

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The Departments subseries includes information on the academic departments of Princeton University. Files contain general correspondence and information about each department, as well as specific reports and studies written by departments, investigations into the departments by outside committees, and information on funding. Also notable in this series is information regarding gender differences in the graduate program, memoranda about possible overcrowding of certain majors, and the History Department's Biographical Dictionary of Princeton Alumni.

The files are organized alphabetically by department.

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The Reserve Officers Trainings Corps (ROTC) subseries contains the president's records on the military science department at Princeton University and the ROTC program.

Arranged Chronologically.

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The Schools subseries contain information regarding Princeton's four schools: the School of Architecture, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Graduate School, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

The School of Architecture records contain general information as well as correspondence regarding a deanship search. The School of Engineering and Applied Science records contain advisory council materials as well as records of the individual departments which comprise the School, such as Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The Graduate School records contain materials documenting the planning of the Graduate School's centennial celebration and the school's finances, as well as correspondence documenting a deanship search. The records of the Woodrow Wilson School contain information pertaining to the Center of International Studies, a deanship search, and several conferences.

Arranged alphabetically by school.

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The Special Programs subseries contains memoranda, reports, financial plans, and correspondence relating to academic units at Princeton that operate independently of departments and schools. Most of the information found within this series concerns various programs within the University, specifically the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Environmental Studies, Latin American Studies, and Material Science Center.

Arranged alphabetically by program name.

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The Board of Trustees subseries consists of the files of the President's Office relating to the Board of Trustee meetings, as well as various subcommittee meetings, specifically, Finance, Honorary Degree Nominations, and Curriculum committees. Files contain minutes, reports, agendas, and correspondence, as well as information on individual trustees, nominating processes and results.

Arranged alphabetically.

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The Committees subseries concerns both special and standing committees of Princeton University. The records in this series contain meeting minutes and reports from notable special committees such as the President's Advisory Committee, the Campus Center Committee, and the Committee on Diversity. An extensive amount of information regarding the standing committees of the Committees for Appointments and Advancements, Council of Princeton University Committee (CPUC) and the Committee on the Status of Women is also located within this series.

Arranged alphabetically by committee name.

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The Departments subseries concern the files documenting University's administrative departments and offices. The documents include memoranda, minutes of meetings, general information, and correspondence. Also included is information ranging from the Admissions Department records and applicants, as well as material relating to the various dean and director searches that individual schools and departments carried out. Information on the University's real estate holdings and dealings is also included.

Files are organized alphabetically by department.

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