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Series I - Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1853-1963, 1966-1970, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Arrangement

This series is divided into two subseries:

I.1 contains Minutes of the Board of Trustees 1853-1963 and 1966-1970, in bound volumes, arranged chronologically.

I.2 contains unbound material related to board meetings, in folders arranged chronologically.

Subseries I.1 - Minutes of the Board of Trustees - Volumes, 1853-1963, 1966-1970, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of Minutes of the Board of Trustees 1853-1970 (except for years mid-1963 through 1965, which are missing), bound in volumes, arranged chronologically. The first volume in the series briefly chronicles annual meetings 1854-1894. The following volumes contain the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Trustees, including annual meetings, monthly meetings, and special meetings 1853-June 1963 and 1966-1970. A volume of Minutes 1869-1879 from the Finance Committee, a subcommittee of the Board, is interfiled chronologically with the other board minutes. There is some duplication of information in volumes 3-5.

Processing Information

Volumes 574-578 (minutes for October 1951 and after) were added to the collection by archivist Larry Weimer in July 2018.

Annual Meetings, 1854-1894

Offsite-Box: 1019, Volume: 1 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1853-1861

Offsite-Box: 1019, Volume: 2 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1861-1865

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 3 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1861-1873

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 4 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1866-1879

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 5 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Finance Committee, 1869-1879

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 6 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1879-1895

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 7 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1895-1907

Offsite-Box: 1020, Volume: 8 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1907-1914

Offsite-Box: 1021, Volume: 9 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1914-1921

Offsite-Box: 1021, Volume: 10 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1921-1929

Offsite-Box: 1021, Volume: 11 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1929-1935

Offsite-Box: 1022, Volume: 12 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1936-1940

Offsite-Box: 1022, Volume: 13 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1941-1945

Offsite-Box: 1022, Volume: 14 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1946-1951

Offsite-Box: 1023, Volume: 15 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees. 1951 Oct-1957 Feb, 1951-1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1155, Volume: 574 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees. 1957 March-1960 Nov, 1957-1960, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1155, Volume: 575 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees. 1960 Dec-1963 June, 1960-1963, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1156, Volume: 576 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees. 1966 Jan-1968 May, 1966-1968, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1156, Volume: 577 (Material Type: Books)

Minutes of the Board of Trustees. 1968 Oct-1970 Dec, 1968-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1156, Volume: 578 (Material Type: Books)

Subseries I.2 - Board Meeting Notes and Unbound Minutes, 1853-1896, undated

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of 5 folders of unbound materials related to board meetings from 1853-1896, and undated.

Page from 8 February 1853 Minutes, 1853 February 8

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes, 1853 February 8-1854 February 20

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Meeting Notes, 1874

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Agenda for Board Meeting, 1889 May 15

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Meeting Notes, 1896, undated

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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