mshm338 Committee on Resources and Priorities Records, 1975-1984, 1988 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Patricia J. Albright. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Julie A. Singley. 2007-08-02 Finding aid written in English Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Committee on Resources and Priorities Records, 1975-1984, 1988 Finding Aid RG 3.3.9 Patricia J. Albright July 2007

Collection Overview Mount Holyoke College. Board of Trustees. Committee on Resources and Priorities Committee on Resources and Priorities Records 1975-1984, 1988 RG 3.3.9 LD 7082 A1 1 box (0.2 linear ft.) English Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Records of the Committee on Resources and Priorities, established in 1975 to advise the Board of Trustees about financial issues and problems affecting Mount Holyoke College, date from 1975-1984, 1988 and consist of agenda, reports, correspondence, financial records, publications, speeches, and graphs. Historical Note

The advisory Committee on Resources and Priorities was established by the Board of Trustees in 1975 to identify problems relating to the finances of Mount Holyoke College and develop and implement long-range plans to address these issues. Trustees, faculty, administrators, and students served on the Committee.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Records of the advisory Committee on Resources and Priorities consist of agenda, reports, correspondence, financial records, publications, speeches, and graphs dating from 1975-1984 and 1988. These documents concern issues such as the College deficit and fluctuations in the number of student applicants. The records also discuss an early retirement program for tenured faculty and telecommunications and computing issues at the College, including library automation. Materials from 1988 chiefly relate to the place of fine arts in the College curriculum.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

Records restricted to use by the Board of Trustees for 50 years from date of record creation.

Use of the collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Mount Holyoke College. Board of Trustees. Committee on Resources and Priorities Records, Archives and Special Collections, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.

History of the Collection

Processed by Patricia J. Albright, 2007. Peter Carini and Juliana Kuipers assisted with the arrangement and description of these records from 1999-2002.

Search Terms Mount Holyoke College. Board of Trustees. Committee on Resources and Priorities. Mount Holyoke College--Administration. Mount Holyoke College--Records and correspondence. Mount Holyoke College--Curricula. Mount Holyoke College--Finance. Mount Holyoke College--Faculty. Mount Holyoke College--Planning. College teachers--Massachusetts--South Hadley--Salaries, etc. Education--Massachusetts--South Hadley--Data processing. Telecommunications in higher education--Massachusetts--South Hadley. Corporation records. Financial records. Speeches. Reports.