US-RPB-of-1ca-r2 Guide to the Robert Reichley Files1968-1997 Finding aid prepared by Paul Jordan and Daniela Carney Brown University Library
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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English 8.5 linear feet 1968-1997 Reichley, Robert A. Brown University. Public Affairs and University Relations The Robert Reichley Files include personal documents, commencement notes, correspondences with Howard Swearer, copies of speeches, files relating to student strikes and referedums, Alumni relation letters, reports of Brown's public reputation, and budget plans. They are dated from 1968-1997. Biographical/Historical Note

Robert A. Reichley (1927-2018) was the Executive Vice President for Alumni, Public Affairs and External Relations at Brown University.

Reichley graduated from York Junior College (now York College and received his bachelor's degree in English from Ursinus College, in Collegeville, PA. Brown University hired him as the editor of its alumni magazine in 1968. The next year the magazine won the Robert Sibley Award for best university magazine in the country. After two and a half years, he was asked to create the first University Relations Department. By 1977, Reichley headed all University relations: media, alumni, community, government, general public relations, external communications, major University events and special programs. He was promoted to Executive Vice President for Alumni, Public Affairs and External Relations in 1990. After 30 years, four presidents, and numerous awards, honors and honorary degrees, he retired as executive vice president and secretary of the university. Reichley's department won over 400 national awards of excellence during his tenure at Brown.

Reichley had a lifelong love of the arts. As Chairman of the Board at Ursinus he led the successful campaign for a $25 million performing arts center. In recognition of his and his wife Sara's long-standing support of music at Brown and in Rhode Island, the Sara and Robert A. Reichley Concert Fund was established in 1997.

The state of Rhode Island, and especially Providence, was dear to him. He was Chairman of the Providence Foundation; President of the Providence Preservation Society; President of the Greater Providence Convention and Visitors Bureau; Commissioner on the Capital Center Commission; member of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority; and a board member or chairman of the board of Trinity Square Repertory Company, the Rhode Island Commodores, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, among others.

 Collection information

The Robert Reichley Files include personal documents, commencement notes, correspondences with Howard Swearer, copies of speeches, files relating to student strikes and referedums, Alumni relation letters, reports of Brown's public reputation, and budget plans. They are dated from 1968-1997.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Robert Reichley Files, OF-1CA-R2, Brown University Library

This collection is divided into 3 series.

Series 1. Subject Files Series 2. Presidential Lectures Series 3. Robert A. Reichley and Vartan Gregorian (RAR and VG)

Names Brown University. Subjects Universities and colleges--Public relations. Education. Subject Files Series 1 1969-1996 Neighbor Reception (Whitehall) 1 1 1986 September 30 ROTC/NROTC 1 2 1969-1982 ROTC 1 3 1983 Student Strike Basics for 1985 Review 1 4 1975 Suicide Cynanide "Pills" 1 5 1984 Strike in University Hall 2 1 1974-1975 Strike P.R. 2 2 1975 Student Strike 2 3 1975 (Staff and Faculty Union)1990.0 3 1 1990 (Unionization of Brown and Other Universities) 3 2 1987-1990 (Continuing Education Committee 1/2)1988.0 3 3 1988 (Continuing Education Committee 2/2)1988.0 3 4 1988 (Alumni Fundraising Volunteers)1992.0 3 5 1992 (Reports on the Continuing Education Committee) 3 6 1972-1988 Case - Awards 4 1 1976 Case - Awards 4 2 1974-1984 Case - Ethical Fundraising 4 3 1992 Research Universities Network 4 4 1979-1985 (Proposed Outline of Minorities Issue) 4 5 1986 June 16 (American Council on Education) 4 6 1984-1987 (American Council on Education) 4 7 1987 Rostropovich 4 8 1978-1981 Neiman - Horne Concert 4 9 1984-1985 Rostropovich Concert Committee 4 10 1981 Sheehan, Neil 4 11 1994 Kingsolver, Barbara 4 12 1995 Mailer, Norman 4 13 1995 Didion, Joan 4 14 1993 Matthiessen, Peter 4 15 1995 Presidential Lectures 4 16 1994-1995 Sontag, Susan 4 17 1995 American Council on Education - Editorial Advisory Board 5 1 1991 Case - Board of Directors (1/2) 5 2 1982-1983 Case - Board of Directors (2/2) 5 3 1982-1983 Case - Evaluation Service 5 4 1984 Case - Recognition Program 5 5 1994 Case - Recognition Entries (1/2) 5 6 1993 Case - Recognition Entries (2/2) 5 7 1993 Case - Recognition Judging 5 8 1993 Case - Recognition Judging 5 9 1984 Case - Public Affairs 5 10 1990 Case Membership 5 11 1989-1991 Prostitution 6 1 1986 100 Years Women @ Brown 6 2 1988-1992 100 Years Women @ Brown 6 3 1988-1992 Donald F. Hornig 6 4 1970-1974 (Brown Public Relations and Media) 6 5 1980-1981 Communications Committee 6 6 1968 ACUP/GIBBS 7 1 1975-1976 (Correspondence with Howard Swearer) 7 2 1984-1985 Wideman, John 8 1 1995 Wolfe, Tom 8 2 1994 Presidential Lectures 8 3 1995-1996 Mandela, Nelson 8 4 1995 August 31 Swearer Portrait 8 5 1992-1994 Commencement 8 6 1992 Commencement 8 7 1992 Disaster Plan 8 8 1988-1989 Disaster Plan 8 9 1984-1989 Commencement 8 10 1989 Search Process 8 11 1976 Swearer Statements 8 12 1977 (Continuing College Newsletter) 9 1 1990 (Correspondence with Howard Swearer) 9 2 1987 (Memorandum and Reports to Corporation) 9 3 1986-1987 (Correspondence with Howard Swearer) 9 4 1985-1986 (Correspondence with Howard Swearer) 9 5 1985 President's Lectures 9 6 1995-1996 (American Program Bureau) 9 7 1994 Campaign Kickoff - NYC 9 8 1992 (Continuing College Report Inventory) 9 9 1988 Summer College Programs and Services 10 1 1991 (Dartmouth Learning in Retirement Program) 10 2 1987-1990 Continuing Education Committee 10 3 1987-1990 Continuing Education 10 4 1973 Salomon, Richard 10 5 1982-1994 Watson Memorial 10 6 1994 April 21 Thomas J. Watson, Jr. 10 7 1993 Tom Watson Nominee for Wiliam Rogers Award 10 8 1987-1903 (Watson Plaque at Computer Lab) 10 9 1987 Thomas J. Watson Foundation 10 10 1993 Job Placement 10 11 1986-1988 (Dedication for Richard and Edna Salomon) 11 1 1989 Salomon Dedication 11 2 1988 Salomon Dedication Letter 11 3 1989 (84 and 87 Prospect Street) 11 4 1986 Pizzatola Dedication ledger 11 5 1989 Richard Salomon Nomination for William Rogers Award 11 6 1987-1988 (Budgets) 11 7 1988-1989 (Honorary Degree Nominations) 11 8 1988-1989 (Summer College) 11 9 1990 NASP - Budget, Correspondence, Procedures 11 10 1976-1978 NASP 11 11 1976 100 Years of Women 12 1 1991 Pembroke Centennial 12 2 1991 Perlman, Itzhak 12 3 1991 Rostropovich/Breuster and MacLeish 12 4 1977-1981 Howard R. Swearer 12 5 1980-1983 Campaign 12 6 1890 RAR & VG Inaugural Budget 13 1 1989 (President's Lecture Series) 13 2 1993-1994 CIT Dedication 13 3 1988 Continuing College Newsletter VPUR 13 4 1988-1989 Continuing College Committee Mailings 13 5 1988 (Continuing College Report) 13 6 1988 Continuing College Committee Transcript 13 7 1988 Case 14 1 1988-1996 Case - Professor of the Year 14 2 1990 Case 14 3 1993-1994 Case Recognition 14 4 1993 Case Awards 14 5 1986-1990 Case - Beeman 14 6 1988 AAU 14 7 1991 Case Board 14 8 1983-1984 Case - Membership Report and Financial Statement 14 9 1985 Case - Board Agenda and Activities 14 10 1985 Case - Trustee's Meeting 14 11 1984 Case - Mind Power 14 12 1984 Case - Sibley Mentor (Bliwise) 14 13 1991 Howard Swearer 15 1 1991 Howard Swearer 15 2 1983-1988 Swearer President 15 3 1983-1984 Inauguration 15 4 1976 April 16 Inauguration - Procedures, etc. 15 5 1977 April HRS/CASE Currents 15 6 1988 Corportation Commencement 16 1 1989 100 Years of Women 16 2 1991 Chicago 16 3 1992 November New Campaign - Regional Planning 16 4 1990-1992 Campaign - MaCaulay and Muhley 16 5 1991-1992 Campaign Steering Committee 16 6 1992 New York City 16 7 1992 September RAR Travel - Campaign Planning 16 8 1989 May Development 16 9 1990 Campaign - Public Relations 16 10 1988-1989 Campaign Volunteers - The Rising Generation 16 11 1993 Brown Corporation 17 1 1996-1997 Evaluation Form 17 2 1996 February Meeting 17 3 1997 Corporation Retreat Members 17 4 1996 Corporation 17 5 1997 May Retreat Notes and Meetings 17 6 c.1996 ProJo Conference 17 7 1996 Ogden - Dr. Oscar Arias (Decline) 17 8 1991 Retreat Letters to Corporation Members 17 9 1996 Retreat Purpose/ VG/ RAR Remarks 17 10 1996 Schedule and Retreat Essays 17 11 1996 Ogden - Mickey Kantor 17 12 1994 (Department of Planning and Construction) 17 13 1997 Student Survey 17 14 1996 Al Way, Remarks/Correspondence 17 15 1996 Ogden, Richard Holbrooke 17 16 1993-1997 Robert S. McNamara 17 17 1996 Janes, Heidi 18 1 1988 (Continuing Education Committee) 18 2 1987 Center for Institutional Technology (CIT) 18 3 1985-1986 Vartan Gregorian - Presidential Search Committee 18 4 1985-1989 Presidential Lectures Series 2 1993-1995 Calvin Trillin 18 5 1993 Leslie Gelb 18 6 1993 David Levering Lewis 18 7 1993 Anna Quindlen 18 8 1994 Cornell West 18 9 1993 Jamaica Kincaid 18 10 1993 David Halberstam 18 11 1993 Fatima Mernissi 18 12 1993 Robert Caro 18 13 1994 Alfred Kazin 18 14 1994 Fraser Mustard 18 15 1993-1995 Lord Quinton 18 16 1994 William Stryon 18 17 1994 Edgar Laurence Doctorow 18 18 1994 (Presidental Lecture Series Overview) 18 19 1993-1994 Robert A. Reichley and Vartan Gregorian (RAR and VG) Series 3 1989 Church Service and Inauguration 18 20 1989 Davis, Dee, Bloom - Symposium and Inauration - Chancellor et lal 18 21 1989 Concert and Inauguration 18 22 1989 Inauguration Rep Letters (stage format) 18 23 1989