Archives/1. Administrative
Record Group Term
Identifier: Archives/1
Found in 135 Collections and/or Records:
Twenty-Five Year Associates records
Collection
Identifier: A083
Overview
In April 1955, President Carl S. Ell invited 46 members of the faculty and staff (active and retired) who had worked together at Northeastern for 25 years to lunch with him at Longwood Towers on May 3, 1955. This marked the first gathering of the group, which would later be formally titled the Twenty-Five-Year Associates. The group was founded "to maintain the close friendly relationships which have contributed to the welfare of the University and the happiness of the Northeastern family...
Dates:
1967-1995; Majority of material found within 1975-1992
Division of Student Affairs records
Collection
Identifier: A084
Overview
The Division of Student Affairs was originally known as the Office of the Dean of Students. In the 1950s, the office comprised a dean of freshmen, dean of women, and dean of men. In 1970, the Office of Dean of Students was reorganized into the Division of Student Affairs, and many of the tasks that had originally been handled directly by the dean and his assistants were separated into departments that reported to the Vice President of Student Affairs. Among these services were counseling and...
Dates:
1933-2008; Majority of material found within 1965-1985
Office of Community Affairs records
Collection
Identifier: A085
Overview
In 1982, Vice President John A. Curry reorganized the existing Office of Community Development into the Office of Community Affairs. Placed under the direction of Joseph D. Warren, the Office of Community Affairs' primary mission was to respond to the concerns of Northeastern University's neighbors. Additionally, the office administered several community outreach programs, such as the annual Thanksgiving food and Christmas toy drives and a scholarship program for Boston Housing Authority...
Dates:
1967-1989; Majority of material found within 1982-1989
Division of Cooperative Education records
Collection
Identifier: A086
Overview
In 1909, Northeastern University (NU) became the second college in the nation to adopt a cooperative plan of education. In that year the Boston YMCA Evening Institute opened its Cooperative Engineering School, offering daytime programs. The cooperative program was later adopted by the Day School of Business, and the program continued to grow as new units were founded with a cooperative component. By 1928, a separate Department of Cooperative Education was established. As interest in...
Dates:
1922-1972
Day Colleges Executive Committee records
Collection
Identifier: A087
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes minutes of the Committee's meetings and interim reports which are interfiled chronologically. Both document various personal petitions, scholastic and disciplinary probation sentences, withdrawal petitions, and hearings for rescheduling exams.
Dates:
1952-1961
University Honors Program records
Collection
Identifier: A088
Overview
The University Honors Program was established on a university-wide basis in 1986 in order to attract and retain the brightest students to Northeastern University. Honors students take several honors courses and have access to cultural events, conferences, internships, and other opportunities. To receive the College Honors Project Distinction (upon completion of the project) or the University Honors Program Distinction (upon completion of the project and six honors courses, including one...
Dates:
1981-2006; Majority of material found within 1997-2005
Office of the Registrar records
Collection
Identifier: A089
Overview
Prior to 1960, Northeastern University was divided into separate schools, each with its own Office of the Registrar. In 1960, the Office of the Registrar of the Basic Colleges introduced a data processing system and began to look at the possibility of bringing together all of the registrars. Merging of these individual offices began in 1963 with Lincoln College and continued through the 1960s with the addition of four new basic colleges between 1960 and 1966. By 1978 all sections of...
Dates:
1920-2000; Majority of material found within 1950-1975
Office of Institutional Advancement records
Collection
Identifier: A090
Overview
In 2001, the office of University Development and the Office of Alumni Relations merged under the name Office of Institutional Advancement. The Office of Institutional Advancement is responsible for overseeing the staff, budget, and operations of all alumni, corporate, and development activities.
Dates:
2001-2007
Warren Conference Center records
Collection
Identifier: A101
Overview
Henry Ellis Warren was an inventor, who developed the first battery-powered clock and the Telechron Clock, the first clock to run on alternating current power. In 1957, his widow, Edith Smith Warren, donated 40 acres of their farm in Ashland, Massachusetts to Northeastern University. The grounds were named the Warren Center for Physical Education and Recreation and hosted an overnight summer camp, Camp Henry Warren, for handicapped and underprivileged children, and children of Northeastern...
Dates:
1971-2000
Office of the Business Manager records
Collection
Identifier: A095
Overview
The Office of Financial Officer for Northeastern University was created in 1950. Lincoln C. Bateson, the first Financial Officer, was responsible for tuition, taxes, audits, budgets, and salaries. The position title was changed in the 1960s to Vice President-Finance. When Bateson retired in 1974, the two vice presidential posts were merged and Daniel J. Roberts became the joint Vice President-Business/Finance. In 1990, the Vice President-Finance position was seen as no longer necessary, so...
Dates:
1949-1996
Northeastern University, Jet Commercial Photographers sports negatives
Collection
Identifier: A059
Overview
Negatives and contact sheets from Northeastern University's Athletics Programs from 1959-2004.
Dates:
1959-2006
Northeastern University, Jet Commercial Photographers negatives
Collection
Identifier: A060
Overview
The collection contains negatives of Northeastern University events, buildings, campus, and individuals, taken by Jet Commercial Photographers, between 1959 and 2007. The NU Visual Collection contains positive prints of some negatives. The negatives are organized chronologically and numerically according to unique ID numbers given to each photo session. Negative sleeves are labeled with dates and brief descriptions of the content of the negatives. A detailed index of the contents of each box...
Dates:
1959-2007
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society records
Collection
Identifier: A043
Overview
Northeastern University was granted a charter for the national honor society Phi Kappa Phi in 1963. Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes scholarship in all areas of academic endeavor. The Northeastern chapter was established as part of the effort to strengthen the College of Liberal Arts. The society co-sponsored with NU's Council on Research and Scholarship the first Scholarship Day held on May 11, 1978, during which regular classes were replaced with special colloquiums addressing...
Dates:
1962-1996
School of Law records
Collection
Identifier: A044
Overview
The Northeastern University School of Law is recognized for training attorneys to practice law in the public sector. Founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1898 as a series of evening courses, it was the first evening law program in Boston. In 1904, the program was incorporated as the Evening School of Law of the Boston YMCA with the power to grant the Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree. Its primary goal was to prepare students for the Massachusetts Bar Examination....
Dates:
1960-2011
African American Institute records
Collection
Identifier: A081
Overview
In February 1969, Northeastern University's African American students submitted a proposal to establish the Afro-American Institute and a Black Studies Department. Students envisioned that the Afro-American Institute would provide an academic, cultural, and political base for black students on campus. Northeastern University's Board of Trustees approved setting up the Afro-American Institute in the Forsyth Annex and appointed Charles Turner director. At the Norfolk House in John Eliot...
Dates:
1967-2001
Office of Physical Planning and Design records
Collection
Identifier: A082
Overview
Northeastern University's Office of Planning was established in 1959. Since 1982 it has been known as the Office of Physical Planning and Design. The Office is concerned with the design and expansion of Northeastern University's physical campus and buildings, and space planning for educational programs. Prior to 1959, the Building Committee and other special committees of the Board of Trustees handled Northeastern University's physical expansion.
Dates:
1903-1997; Majority of material found within 1960-1987
School of Law Student Council records
Collection
Identifier: A046
Overview
The School of Law (Evening Division) Student Council met for the first time in the spring of 1947 and continued meeting until 1953, when the School of Law closed.
Dates:
1947-1953
Office of Conference and Event Planning records
Collection
Identifier: A047
Overview
During the 1960s and early 1970s, the Office of the President was responsible for coordinating and overseeing all building dedications and major events. In the mid 1970s, this responsibility was transferred to the Office of University Functions, renamed the Office of Special Events when President Kenneth G. Ryder began his administration. During the 1990s, the Office of Special Events was renamed the Office of Conference and Event Planning.
Dates:
1948-1995
Hus-skiers and Outing Club records
Collection
Identifier: A048
Overview
In December 1941, William W. Robinson and Gordon H. Brown began a ski club at Northeastern University known as the Hus-skiers. Over the years, the Hus-skiers became more involved in other outdoor activities, and "Outing Club" was added to the group's name. In 1971, the club built the Brown Memorial Lodge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The club usually maintains a membership of about 200 undergraduates, 30 of which are considered active members. There is also a loosely organized...
Dates:
1942-1998
Department of Residential Life records
Collection
Identifier: A049
Overview
Northeastern University (NU) opened its first dormitory at 428 Marlborough St. in 1950. By 1967, NU had opened nine new residence halls, housing over 2,000 students; by 2001, over 4,100 students lived in NU resident halls. NU's Department of Residential Life was created in 1962 as the Office of Student Housing. It became known as the Department of Residential Life in 1987. The office was headed by both a dean of men and a dean of women until 1970, when it was replaced by a director of...
Dates:
1966-1997
University College records
Collection
Identifier: A050
Overview
Northeastern's University College was founded in 1960. With an open admissions policy, its mission was to educate adult students with previous work experience, part-time students working toward an undergraduate degree, and full-time students who had varied scheduling requirements. Soon after its founding, the school began offering courses at satellite campuses. Enrollment was 4,000 in 1960, grew to 12,000 by 1975, peaked at 14,000 in 1980, and then declined to 10,700 in 1989 and 7,500 in...
Dates:
1960-2005
Staff Council records
Collection
Identifier: A061
Overview
Northeastern University president Asa Knowles formed the NU Staff Cabinet, as the Staff Council was originally known, in January 1975 out of two existing organizations, the Women's Cabinet and the Technician's Group. The purpose of the Staff Cabinet was to promote harmonious working relationships among the administration, faculty, and weekly payroll staff; exchange information between staff and the university administration; organize social activities and foster friendly extracurricular...
Dates:
1962-1994; Majority of material found within 1977-1990
Northeastern University Office of University Photography contact sheets and negatives
Collection
Identifier: A062
Overview
The Northeastern University (NU) Office of University Photography (OUP) is responsible for the public image of NU as represented in photographs and videos. OUP provides photographic support and expertise to NU's marketing, news, and public relations publications.
Dates:
1961-2001
Center for Labor Market Studies records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z15-023
Dates:
ca. 1979-2014
Administrative Computer Services records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015475764,TRF119719810]
Identifier: Z09-027
Dates:
1966-1994
Veterans Memorial Committee records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015477950,TRF119719756]
Identifier: Z10-030
Dates:
2004-2006
Studies in American Fiction records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015477323,TRF119719841]
Identifier: Z10-017
Dates:
1972-1979
Rho Chi Honor Society (Beta Tau Chapter) records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015478610,TRF119719980]
Identifier: Z11-036
Dates:
1965-1998
Career Services records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015475756,TRF119719813]
Identifier: Z09-026
Dates:
1980-1995
Department of Medical Laboratory Science records
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z10-007
Dates:
1961-2007
Center for Labor Market Studies records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015479279,TRF119719932]
Identifier: Z13-027
Dates:
1987
Office of University Advancement records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015476887,TRF119701073]
Identifier: Z09-041
Dates:
1999-2009
Department of History (Herman) records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015478487,TRF119719973]
Identifier: Z11-012
Dates:
ca. 1999-2010
Northeastern University, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, 100th anniversary time capsule
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Z24-012
Dates:
circa 1977-2002
Northeastern University, World History records
Unprocessed — Box 1: [Barcode: 39358015632117]
Identifier: Z24-013
Dates:
circa 1994-2004