These records were originally transferred from the Office of the President to the University Archives in three installments between March and June of 2013. Accession numbers: AR.2013.007; AR.2013.010; AR.2013.072. One accession of electronic records was transferred in August 2013 (AR.2013.130) and a second was transferred in February 2015 (AR.2015.008). An accession of gift files was transferred in 2017 (AR.2017.111). Two additional accessions of gift files were transferred in 2018 (AR.2018.008 and AR.2018.024)

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This collection contains materials acquired from an Apple iMac desktop computer running OS X 10.9.5 ("Mavericks"). Researchers are responsible for meeting the technical requirements needed to access these materials, including any and all hardware and software.

Accessioning and processing was completed by Lynn Durgin in 2013. Finding was created by Lynn Durgin in 2013 at the time of accessioning. Collection-level, Series-level, and subseries-level description were created but no physical processing or arrangement occurred at this time. File-level inventories were created by administrative staff in the Office of the President and converted from spreadsheets to EAD XML by University Archives staff. Series 19 reprocessed and finding aid updated by Elena Colon-Marrero in May 2015. Finding aid updated in 2017 by Lynn Durgin. 2018 accessions processed and finding aid updated in 2018 by Annalise Berdini.

The records of various University administrative offices, academic departments, organizations, and committees relate to, and sometimes overlap with, this collection. Of particular interest may be the Office of the President Records: Howard T. Shapiro and the Office of the President Records: Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds, the Office of the Dean of the College Records, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty Records, the Office of the Provost Records, the Office of the Vice President and Secretary Records, and the Office of Development Records.

Also available are the Annual Reports of the President, held at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Each report summarizes yearly progress at the University level, with special focus on a single issue or department.

Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library guidelines. No material was separated during accessioning in 2013, 2015, or 2018. Separation status for 2017 is unknown.

People

• Shapiro, Harold T. (1935)
• Tilghman, Shirley M.

Organization

• United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• University of Michigan.
• Institute for advanced study Princeton, N.J.
• Ivy League (Athletic conference)
• New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
• Princeton University
• Princeton University. Faculty.
• Princeton University. Graduate School
• Princeton University. School of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Princeton University. School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Princeton University. Trustees

Subject

• College administrators -- New Jersey -- Princeton
• College campuses -- New Jersey -- Princeton
• Sexual harassment in universities and colleges
• Universities and colleges -- Administration
• Universities and colleges -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- Departments

Publisher

University Archives

Finding Aid Date

2013

Access Restrictions

Records are closed for 30 years from the date of their creation. Materials older than 30 years that do not pertain to student academic performance, trustee issues, or faculty personnel matters are open.

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