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Records of the Board of Trustees Investments Committee

 Collection
Identifier: 1/1/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The minutes of the Board of Trustee's Investments Committee fill fifteen and one-half archival boxes and span the years 1937 to 1984. The minutes typically include: a meeting summary; a list of people present; charts and graphs detailing the financial holdings of Northwestern University and projecting the holdings future value; written analyses of companies and markets in which Northwestern University owns stock; records of purchases and sales of financial holdings; correspondence, and any miscellaneous material that has a bearing on the financial status of the university.

Dates

  • 1937-1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Accessible only with the prior written approval of one of the following: the President, the Provost, the Vice President, the General Counsel, or the Director of Investments. Access to the addition is restricted to members of the Investment Department staff.

Extent

30.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The minutes typically include: a meeting summary; a list of people present; charts and graphs detailing the financial holdings of Northwestern University and projecting the holdings future value; written analyses of companies and markets in which Northwestern University owns stock; records of purchases and sales of financial holdings; correspondence, and any miscellaneous material that has a bearing on the financial status of the university.

Arrangement Note

The records are arranged chronologically by meeting date.

Method of Acquisition

The records of the Board of Trustees Investments Committee were transferred to the University Archives by Rosemary Rassmussen, Legal Affairs Department, on September 28, 1990 (Accession #90-150).

Addition: These records were transferred to the University Archives by Virginia Robbins on May 28, 1996 as part of accession 88-37.

Separated Materials

Addition: Fourteen cubic feet of Investment Department Records were processed separately as series 7/1/15.

Processing Information

Stephen A. Brown and Timothy J. Waltz, October 4, 1990

Addition: Rachel Erlich, June 1996

Title
Guide to the Records of the Board of Trustees Investments Committee
Author
Stephen A. Brown and Timothy J. Waltz
Date
04/10/1990
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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