MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Research Council Records, 1925 - 1992
Abstract
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.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Research Council Records, 1925 - 1992.
- Creator
- Duke University. Research Council.
- Extent
- 13 Linear Feet, , 9000 Items
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
- Language
- English.
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.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
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. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
Unprocessed materials are closed pending processing.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
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.
Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllFaculty publications lists for 1925-1935 in Box 10.
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.
Subject Headings
Related Material
- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences records. (University Archives, Duke University.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Research Council Records, University Archives, 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
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.