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Records of the Office of Vice President for Administration

Robert Goldfeld Papers

Call Number

RG.8.0.4

Date

1983-2003, inclusive

Creator

New York University. Office of Vice President for Administration

Extent

125 Linear Feet In 124 record cartons and 3 manuscript boxes.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The Vice President for Administration is chiefly responsibile for non-academic affairs, such as the development and management of University real estate, finances and physical plant operations. Robert Goldfeld held the post from 1983 to 2003 under Presidents John Brademas and John Sexton. The collection contains records of the office from Goldfeld's term, including various financial and administrative records, and correspondence.

Historical Note

The Vice President for Admininstration is the third highest administrative office in the university. The appointment's chief responsibility is to oversee the development and management of university real estate, construction, security, environmental services, purchasing, asset management, human resources, central supply, reprographics and mail services. Robert Goldfeld held the post from 1983 to 2003 under presidents John Brademas and John Sexton.

Goldfeld, a graduate of Columbia College and Harvard Law School, practiced law and held several executive appointments with New York City and State government prior to his joining New York University in 1983.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged chronologically.

The files are grouped into one series:

Missing Title

  1. Container List

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains records from the Office of Vice President for Administration, created during Robert Goldfeld's twenty year term. Records include committee meeting minutes, agendas, reports, statistics, surveys, personnel files and correspondence. These records yield information on academic affairs, university buildings, university acquisitions, human resources and campus security.

Access Restrictions

Institutional records of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation (the date on which each document was written). Board of Trustees records are similarly closed for 35 years from the date of creation. The opening date for files spanning several years will be 20 years from the most recent date. Access will be given to material already 20 years old contained within a collection that is not yet open when such material can be isolated from the rest of the collection.

Materials related to personnel, faculty grievances, job searches and all files with information that falls under the University's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy are permanently restricted.

Please contact the University Archivists with specific questions regarding restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Some materials may be restricted. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2641
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: university-archives@nyu.edu

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the Office of Vice President for Administration; RG 8.0.4; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Provenance

The records of Robert Goldfeld were transferred to the University Archives from the Office of the Vice President for Administration.

Related Material at the New York University Archives

Records of the Office of Senior Vice President for Administration, 1981-1983.

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Processed by University Archives staff

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:55:50 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Revisions to this Guide

March 2020: Edited by Anna McCormick to reflect the rehousing of materials.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from an OCR file.

Repository

New York University Archives
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012