US-RPB-ms1C.0 Guide to the Brown University President's Reports 1842-1963 Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library Staff. Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Archives
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English 1.25 Linear feet 1842-1963 The Brown University Presidents' reports comprise a selection of reports issued by the University President to the Corporation. The bulk of the reports date from 1842 to 1868, and 1937 to 1963. Brown University. Office of the President. Brown University Presidents' Reports Historical note

The President of Brown University is in charge of the immediate government of the University and reports to the Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Fellows, as prescribed by the Charter of 1764, which listed the names of the "the present Fellows and Fellowship to whom the President when hereafter elected who shall forever be of the Denomination called Baptist or Antepedo Baptist--the words in italics are an interlineation--shall be joined to compleat the Number."

The above entry appears in Encyclopedia Brunoniana by Martha Mitchell, copyright 1993 by the Brown University Library. It is used here by permission of the author and the University and may not be copied or further distributed without permission.

 Annual and semi-annual reports Series I 1842-1953 Annual reports Subseries 1 1842-1868 Annual report 3 I.1 1842 Annual report 3 I.2 1843 Annual report 3 I.3 1844 Annual report 3 I.4 1845 Annual report 3 I.5 1846 Annual report 3 I.6 1847 Annual report 3 I.7 1848 Annual report 3 I.8 1849 Annual report 3 I.9 1850 Annual report 3 I.10 1866 Annual report 3 I.11 1867 Annual report 3 I.12 1868 Semi-annual reports Suberies 2 1937-1953 Report 2 1937 June 22 Report 2 1937 October 15 Report 2 1938 June 21 Report 2 1939 June 20 Report 2 1939 October 7 Report 2 1940 June 18 Report 2 1940 October 12 Report 2 1941 June 17 Report 2 1941 October 3 Report 2 1942 February 20 Report 2 1942 May 18 Report 2 1942 October 16 Report 2 1943 June 2 Report 2 1943 October 25 Report 2 1944 June 19 Report 2 1944 October 21 Report 2 1945 June 16 Report 2 1945 October 20 Report 2 1946 June 15 Report 2 1946 October 12 Report 2 1947 June 14 Report 2 1947 October 18 Report 2 1948 June 19 Report 2 1948 October 16 Report 2 1949 June 18 Report 2 1949 October 22 Report 2 1950 June 3 Report 2 1950 October 21 Report 2 1951 June 2 Report 2 1951 October 27 Report 2 1952 May 31 Report 2 1952 October 18 Report 2 1953 May 30 Report 2 1953 October 17 Monthly reports Series II 1850-1865 Monthly reports 3 1850-1851 Monthly reports 3 1852-1854 Monthly Reports 3 1855-1857 Monthly Reports 3 1858 Monthly Reports 3 1859 Monthly Reports 3 1860 Monthly Reports 3 1861 Monthly Reports 3 1862 Monthly Reports 3 1863 Monthly Reports 3 1864 Monthly Reports 3 1865 Term reports Series III 1851 Term report 3 1851 January 24 President's report Series IV 1938-1963, undated President's report 1 Scope and Contents note

President's semi-annual reports to the Corporation. Many appear to be duplicates of semi-annual reports in Series I, subseries 2.

 Collection information

The collection is organized in four series: I. Annual and semi-annual reports, 1842-1953; II. Monthly reports, 1850-1865; III. Term reports, 1851; IV. President's report, 1938-1963, undated.

The Brown University President's reports comprise Annual, Semi-annual, Monthly, Term and general reports issued by the University President to the University Corporation. The Annual, Monthly and Term reports date from 1842 to 1865, with scattered reports lacking. These series include reports issued by Presidents Francis Wayland, Barnas Sears, and Alexis Caswell. The Semi-annual and President's reports date from 1938 to 1968, with scattered reports lacking. Represented in these series are Presidents Henry Merritt Wriston, Barnaby Conrad Keeney, and Ray Lorenzo Heffner.

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Brown University President's Reports, MS-1C-0, Brown University Archives.

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Names Caswell, Alexis, 1799-1877 Heffner, Ray Keeney, Barnaby C. (Barnaby Conrad), 1914-1980 Sears, Barnas, 1802-1880 Wayland, Francis, 1796-1865 Wriston, Henry M., (Henry Merritt), 1889-1978 Subjects Universities and colleges--Administration Occupations College presidents Types of Materials Administrative records Annual reports Reports RIAMCO Browsing Term Education