US-RPB-of1S.6 Guide to the Secretary's Office Files 1948-1972 (bulk 1955-1970) 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 3.0 Linear feet (bulk 1955-1970) 1948-1972 The Secretary's office files document the varied administrative functions attached to the position, including significant public relations responsibilities. The collection consists of administrative records arranged alphabetically by name and topic and deal with a broad range of campus issues including campus conflicts, the Corporation, honorary degrees, ROTC programs, student activities, visitors to campus. Materials date from 1948 through 1972. Brown University. Office of the Secretary. Secretary's Office files Administrative History

The Office of the Secretary of the University was established in 1956 with the promotion of the Director of Public Relations Howard S. Curtis. The Secretary would retain his former responsibilities but was given additional administrative assignments by the president. Curtis began his career at Brown in 1946 as director of the News Bureau.

 General files I 1948-1972 A 1 1 AAU 1 2 ACPRA 1 3 Adams Associates 1 4 Admissions 1 5 Advertising Requests 1 5a Letters of Appreciation 1 6 Athletics 1 7 Banking School 1 8 Brochures 1 9 Brown Clubs 1 10 Brown Daily Herald 1 11 Buildings and Grounds 1 12 C 1 13 Cammarian Club 1 14 Campus Conflicts 1 15 Central Congregational Church 1 16 Channel 36 1 17 Chaplain 1 18 Mr Cochran 1 19 Commencement 1 20 Commencement 1961 1 21 Commencement 1970 1 22 Brown's Contribution to the Community 1 23 Copy Center 1 24 Cornell University 1 25 Brown Corporation 1 26 D 1 27 Dartmouth College 1 28 Development Council 1 29 Dexter Asylum 1 30 E 2 31 Daniel W Earle 2 32 Ecology 2 33 Editorials 2 34 Education Week 2 35 Equal Employment 2 36 F 2 37 Faculty 2 38 Future Directions of the University 2 39 G 2 40 G 2 41 1954-1955 H 2 42 Harvard University 2 43 Health, Education, and Welfare 2 44 Heffner Correspondence 2 45 Honorary Degrees 2 46 1958-1960 Honorary Degrees 2 47 1960 Hour with the Faculty 2 48 RLH and State Aid to Education 2 49 I 2 50 Impact 2 51 Industrial Magazine Articles 3 52 Italian Ambassador 3 53 Ivy League 3 54 J 3 55 Jefferson Medical and Tom Adams 3 56 William A Jewett 3 57 K 3 58 L 3 59 Lectures 3 60 Frank Licht 3 61 LKG Properties Corporation 3 62 M 3 63 John J McLaughry 3 64 Mayor's Study Committee 3 65 Meehan Auditorium 3 66 Meiklejohn Lectures 3 67 Military 3 68 Movie 3 69 N 3 70 Naval ROTC 3 71 Negro Students 3 72 O 3 73 Officials 3 74 1960 Opening Convocations 3 75 Pembroke 3 76 Personnel 4 77 Pierrel Correspondence 4 78 Princeton University 4 79 Public Relations Meeting in New York 4 80 October 3 1966 Public Relations Society of America 4 81 R 4 82 Hubbell Robinson 4 83 Rockwell Visit 4 84 Reference -- Bear Mascot 4 85 Reference -- Commencement 4 86 Reference -- Distinguished Alumni (Keeney's List) 4 87 Reference -- Other Colleges 4 88 Reference -- Pembroke 5 89 S 5 90 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 5 91 Secretary of the University Staff 5 92 Security 5 93 Speakers' Bureau 5 94 Brown Stadium 5 95 Staff Meeting 5 96 Merton P Stoltz 5 97 Survey -- Honorariams Paid to Guest Speakers 5 98 T 5 99 Television 5 100 Title I 5 101 The Towers at Narragansett Pier 5 102 Tuition 5 103 U 5 104 Urban Coalition 5 105 Urban Coalition Conference 6 106 May 15 1969 V 6 107 Vocational Rehabilitation 6 108 W 6 109 WBRU 6 110 WGBH-TV 6 111 WPRO-TV 6 112 Weekly Bulletin 6 113 1971-1972 Weekly Bulletin 7 114 1970-1971 Weekly Bulletin 7 115 1969-1970 Weekly Bulletin 7 116 1968-1969 Sample Weekly Bulletins 7 117 General Wheeler's Visit 7 118 Wind Tunnel -- Transonic-Supersonic (Engineering Research Laboratory) 7 119 Ron Wolk Correspondence 7 120 X, "Y", "Z" 7 121 Brown Youth Guidance 7 122 Zoning 7 123 Collection information

The collection is organized in one series: I. General files, 1948-1972

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.

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.

Secretary's Office Files, OF-1S-6, Brown University Archives.

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Names Brown University. Curtis, Howard S. Subjects Brown University--Administration. Universities and colleges--Administration Universities and colleges--Public relations Occupations

Types of Materials Administrative records Brochures Correspondence RIAMCO Browsing Term Education