Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean records, 1911-2022

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Office of the Dean
Abstract:
The Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences is the University's principal spokesperson for the needs of undergraduate education. The Dean is involved in the processes of academic budgeting and in the appointment, promotion and retention of faculty. The collection contains correspondence, reports, brochures, pamphlets, booklets, meeting minutes and meeting agendas, in addition to Course Synopsis Handbooks. There are also clippings and articles that relate to broad topics such as trends in faculty salaries and student populations.
Extent:
265 Linear Feet
24.93 Gigabytes
Language:
Material in English
Research Center:
Duke University Archives
Collection ID:
UA.25.02.0001
University Archives Record Group:
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences > 02 -- Deans Office

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains correspondence, reports, brochures, pamphlets, booklets, meeting minutes, and meeting agendas, in addition to Course Synopsis Handbooks. There are also clippings and articles that relate to broad topics such as trends in faculty salaries and student populations. The 2019 accession includes staff meeting minutes, reports, and materials from the Curriculum Committee. The 2022 accession contains digitized and born-digital electronic records, predominantly from the mid-1990s onward. The 2025 accessions contain reports, departmental and committee records, Board of Trustees materials, and newsletters.

Biographical / historical:

The Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences is the University's principal spokesperson for the needs of undergraduate education. The Dean is involved in the processes of academic budgeting and in the appointment, promotion and retention of faculty. The Dean serves as the principal information source for current developments in undergraduate education along with the faculty, provides new ideas about curricular enrichment. Historically, the Dean has served as a presiding officer of the UFCAS, appointed Directors of Undergraduate Studies and of Freshman Studies, appointed faculty advisors for freshmen, served as a member of the Committee on Promotion and Tenure and participated directly in the selection of department chairs.

Acquisition information:
The Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean records were received by the University Archives as a series of transfers between 1962-2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Kimberly Sims, February 2006

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, September 2006

Updated by Kimberly Sims, September 2011

Updated by Tracy M. Jackson, June 2017

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Accession UA2018.0027 added by Tracy M. Jackson, June 2018.

Accession UA2019.0064 added and collection level notes updated by Tracy M. Jackson, August 2019.

Accession UA2022.0022 added and collection level notes updated by [Matthew] Farrell, November 2022.

Accessions UA2025-0062 and UA2025-0068 added by April Blevins, March 2026.

This collection is partially processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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Access restricted. Collection includes materials from the Duke University Board of Trustees. Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Some materials in this collection are university development records. Materials related to individual fundraising prospects are restricted for 70 years. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Collection contains Duke University administrative materials. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use of administrative records. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Some materials in this collection are personnel records. Records pertaining to employment where individuals are identified are closed for 70 years.

Access restricted. Some materials in this collection include student records. In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Physical records in this collection requires additional arrangement, description, and/or screening. Contact Research Services for more information.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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