uaresearch Preliminary Inventory of the Research Council Records, 1925 - 1992 Processed by: Jill Katte; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jill Katte University ArchivesDuke University

Durham, N.C., U.S.A.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: October 2004 Processed by Jill Katte October 2004; Finding Aid encoded by Jill Katte, University Archives, Duke University, November 2004 Description is in English. February 23, 2005 Added Box 9-10 to container list, added defitem, and adjusted extent. 05-01-2006 PUBLIC "-//University Archives//TEXT (US::NDD::::Research Council Records)//EN" uaresearch.xml converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) was changed to conform to the NC EAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. Preliminary Inventory of the Research Council Records, 1925 - 1992 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0202 USA

Descriptive Summary Research Council Records, 1925 - 1992. Duke University. Research Council. 13 Linear Feet, 9000 Items University Archives, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University. The Research Council, also called the University Council on Research, was established at Duke University in 1934, to support faculty research by providing professional travel funding, publication subvention, and research grants. Until 1978, it prepared the annual bibliography of faculty publications (no longer published). The Research Council was later renamed the Arts & Sciences Committee on Faculty Research. The Research Council Records include reports, minutes, memoranda, correspondence, summaries, and faculty publications lists (1934-1976), pertaining to research projects and support for Duke University faculty. Materials range in date from 1925 to 1992. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Research Council Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Research Council Records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1964-2004.

Processing Information

Processed by Jill Katte

Completed October 2004

Encoded by Jill Katte, December 2004

Updated by Jill Katte, February 2005

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Historical Note

The Research Council, also called the University Council on Research, was established at Duke University in 1934. The Council supported faculty research by providing professional travel funding, publication subvention, and research grants. Until 1978, it prepared the annual bibliography of faculty publications (no longer published). The Research Council was later renamed the Arts & Sciences Committee on Faculty Research.

Collection Overview

The Research Council Records include reports, minutes, memoranda, correspondence, summaries, and faculty publications lists (1934-1976), pertaining to research projects and support for Duke University faculty.

Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.

Duke University--Administration. Duke University. Arts & Sciences. Committee on Faculty Research. Duke University--Faculty. Duke University--Research. Duke University. Research Council. Research grants--North Carolina. Preliminary Description of the Collection Container List 1 Announcements and general information Faculty Summer Fellowships, 1963-1966 Grant summaries Budgets Fringe benefits Travel policy Faculty publications lists General correspondence 2 Faculty publications lists, 1934-1950

Faculty publications lists for 1925-1935 in Box 10.

3 Faculty publications lists, 1940-1960 Publication general information 4 Departmental research statements Minutes, 1950-1954 Memos, 1950-1959 Correspondence, 1968-1972 5 Correspondence, 1931-1961 Grants summaries, 1934-1952 Memos 6 Reports, 1925-1931 Minutes, 1934-1966 with index 1934-1982 Progress reports, 1983-1985 7 Progress reports, 1986-1992 Minutes, 1971- Reports to the President, prior to 1970 Seed money National Science Foundation 8 Correspondence, 1982-1987 Statements of programs and policies Minutes, 1975-1988 Summaries Report to the President, 1977 9 Reports Social Sciences Subcommittee Summaries, 1953-1970 [4 folders] 10 Faculty publications lists, 1925-1935 [6 folders] Related Material Trinity College of Arts and Sciences records. University Archives, Duke University.