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Robertson Foundation Records

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Robertson Foundation.

The Robertson Foundation was established in 1961 to expand and support the graduate program of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The Foundation was established as a not-for-profit Delaware corporation, the assets and income of which were dedicated "to and for the use of" Princeton University. Marie Robertson (wife of Charles Robertson, Princeton Class of 1926) bestowed an anonymous gift on Princeton in the form of $35 million of shares in The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P supermarkets) that was used to found the Robertson Foundation. The Foundation was known as the "X" Foundation until Marie Robertson's death in 1972 and was thereafter known as the Robertson Foundation. As a result of the settlement agreement reached on December 9, 2008 in the Robertson v. Princeton University lawsuit, the Robertson Foundation was dissolved on February 27, 2009, and the endowment associated with the Foundation is controlled by Princeton University.

Consists of materials from files of the Secretary of the Robertson Foundation, including Robertson Foundation Board of Trustees meeting minutes (1961-2009), Robertson Foundation chronological files (1959-2002), and miscellaneous Robertson Foundation Investment Committee materials (1961-1992). There are two sets of Board of Trustees meeting minutes. The set of minutes in binders (1961-1982, 2000-2008) also contains supplementary information. The minutes in file folders (1961-2009) appear to be a complete run, though some folders refer to the binders for related information, including occasionally minutes.

Transferred to the University Archives in April 2009 [AR.2009.033].

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2009
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: April 2009 Accession, 1959-2009 consists of materials from files of the Secretary of the Robertson Foundation, including Robertson Foundation Board of Trustees meeting minutes (1961-2009), Robertson Foundation chronological files (1959-2002), and miscellaneous Robertson Foundation Investment Committee materials (1961-1992). There are two sets of Board of Trustees meeting minutes. The set of minutes in binders (1961-1982, 2000-2008) also contains supplementary information. The minutes in file folders (1961-2009) appear to be a complete run, though some folders refer to the binders for related information, including occasionally minutes.

Arrangement

The order of the records at the time of their transfer has been retained.

Physical Description

18 boxes

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6 boxes

1961 March-1982 March, 2000 April-2002 September, 1961. 1 box.
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1 box

2003 March-December, 2003 March-December. 1 box.
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1 box

2004 May-2005 May, 2004 May-2005 May. 1 box.
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1 box

2005 October-2007 March, 2005 October-2007 March. 1 box.
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1 box

2007 June-2008 May, 2007 June-2008 May. 1 box.
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1 box

2008 November-2008 December, 2008 November-2008 December. 1 box.
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1 box

Woodrow Wilson School Projects and Reports, 2005-2008. 1 box.
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1 box

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8 boxes

1961 April-1972 April, 1961 April-1972 April. 1 box.
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1 box

1972 December-1989 April, 1972 December-1989 April. 1 box.
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1 box

1990 April-2003 April, 1990 April-2003 April. 1 box.
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1 box

2003 April-2005 May, 2003 April-2005 May. 1 box.
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1 box

2005 May-2006 May, 2005 May-2006 May. 1 box.
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1 box

2006 May-2007 March, 2006 May-2007 March. 1 box.
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1 box

2007 June-2007 August, 2007 June-2007 August. 1 box.
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1 box

2007 August-2009 March, 2007 August-2009 March. 1 box.
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1 box

Robertson Foundation Seal, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

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3 boxes

1959-1964, 1959-1964. 1 box.
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1 box

1965-1972, 1965-1972. 1 box.
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1 box

1973-2002, 1973-2002. 1 box.
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1 box

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2 boxes

1961-1982, 1961-1982. 1 box.
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1 box

1983-1992, 1983-1992. 1 box.
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1 box

Investment Committee Papers, undated. 1 item.
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1 item

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