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Faculty : Records, Minutes
and Reports, 1805- .
13.50 linear feet
Catalog Number: 1.7
Series List:
- Records of the Executive Government,
1805-1875 , 2 linear feet.
- Minutes of faculty meetings, 1871-
, 2 linear feet.
- Faculty committees : official reports,
1927- , 6.75 linear feet.
- Curriculum and Educational Policy
Committee (CEP): minutes, 1953- , 1.0 linear foot.
- Study Committee on Graduate Programs,
1966-68 , .75 linear feet.
- Recording Committee : minutes, 1911-
, .5 linear feet
- Library committee : minutes, 1958-59
, .25 linear feet.
- Lectures and Concerts Committee : reports and funded requests 1999- , .25 linear feet.
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Agency History /
Biographical Note:
During the early years of the college, there was little distinction
between faculty and administration. The executive government consisted
of the president, the teaching faculty and the librarian of the
college. This group debated curriculum and discipline questions
and drafted the annual report to the Visiting Committee of
the Board of Trustees. By 1875, this role of the executive
government was superseded by the faculty meeting, although the records
of the two groups overlap for a period of four years. As the college
administration expanded, the faculty meeting became more concerned
with academic matters and less with administrative policies. The
president traditionally sat as head of the faculty. Official minutes
of faculty meetings are held by the Office of the Dean
for Academic Affairs until deposited
in the archives. Copies of official reports of faculty committees
are deposited in the archives when they are submitted to the faculty.
Scope and Content:
Records of the faculty begin with the records of executive government
in 1805 and continue through the records of the faculty, the reports
of the faculty and minutes of faculty meetings, as well as reports
presented to the faculty at meetings. Each series documents the
governing of the college by the president and faculty. Records of
specific faculty committees are also represented, especially the
Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), the
Recording Committee and the Lectures and Concerts Committee.
Cite as: Faculty: Records, Minutes and Reports. George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Bowdoin College Library.
Access Restrictions: Some material restricted. Consult finding
aid for specific information.
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