Records of the Board of Trustees Executive Committee
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Scope and Contents
The Records of the Executive Committee of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees in this series comprise one half-size box and span the period 1853-1892. The Records deal primarily with fiscal matters and do not reflect the full range of Committee concerns during the period. Included are lists of subscriptions to the university, bonds issued to raise funds, and stock certificates.
The university's principal financial resource throughout the nineteenth century was its holdings in real estate; the bulk of the series consists of correspondence, notes and Committee minutes concerned with the administration of the university's real estate. The series includes information on the donation of land to the university, the sale and lease of property, and a variety of conflicts with individuals and the town of Evanston over the uses of and rights to various pieces of real estate.
Of interest is one folder pertaining to the incorporation of the Evanston College for Ladies. The bulk of the material concerns the negotiations for the use, by the Evanston College for Ladies, of a piece of land donated by the university to the town for use as a park. The College was absorbed by the University in 1873 and the land again became part of Northwestern University.
Dates
- 1853-1898
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Executive Committee of Northwestern University's Board of Trustees is composed of from eleven to seventeen Trustees, including the Chairman of the Board. The Executive Committee meets regularly, and is empowered to act for the full Board in all matters concerning the university except the appointment of a Chancellor, President, Vice President, Provost, or Professor; the establishment of chairs; and the enactment of by laws governing the university. The Records of the Executive Committee in this series span the period 1853-1892. They deal primarily with fiscal matters (chiefly real estate), and do not reflect the full range of Committee concerns during the period. Included are lists of subscriptions to the university, bonds issued to raise funds, and stock certificates.
Arrangement
The records of the Executive Committee of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees are organized into: correspondence, notes, minutes; subscription lists, records of payment; Evanston College for Ladies; Northwestern University bonds; mortgages, promissory notes, stock certificates, deeds.
Method of Acquisition
The Records of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees were removed from the University Archives General Files on June 8, 1984 and accessioned as # 84-78.
Processing Information
Thomas J. Dorst, June 8, 1984.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Board of Trustees Executive Committee
- Author
- Thomas J. Dorst
- Date
- 08/06/1984
- 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
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu