Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Assistant to the Provost :
- Author:
- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. Office of the Assistant to the Provost.
- Call Number:
- MSS UA-660.003 local
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the administrative records of the Assistant to the Provost of Rockefeller College created or collected by Jerry Parker. The bulk of the records are budget reports, correspondence, meeting notes, and photographs and newspaper clippings related to college events. During processing, the archivist retained the original folder titles assigned by the creator of the records with the following exceptions: Creation of Rockefeller College-administration and structure was originally two separate folders named Organization and History of Rockefeller College and Rockefeller College Memorabilia. As the contents of the folders were similar (administrative correspondence from the early years of Rockefeller College) they were combined and given a new title that was more indicative of the contents. In Series Two, Provost Office Inventory Account 83001 was renamed Rockefeller College Art Collection Inventory for clarification purposes.
- Historical Note:
- The Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs was established April 22, 1982 at the State University of New York at Albany and initially brought together the School of Criminal Justice, the Graduate School of Public Affairs, and the School of Social Welfare under one college. Each of the individual schools retained its dean, but the Office of the Provost, and the new position of Provost of Rockefeller College, was created to lobby for and coordinate the activities of all three. In 1986, the School of Information Science and Policy merged into Rockefeller College. The provost was also the designated director of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, an independent think tank reporting to the SUNY chancellor, studying public policy problems in New York. The Assistant to the Provost was responsible for overseeing use of Downtown Campus buildings, organizing various events such as Commencement, Alumni Awards Dinners, and Dedications, and for overseeing the Rockefeller College Art Collection. Jerry Parker held the position from 1981-2000. From 2000 until his retirement in 2010, Parker continued to work as an administrator at the University organizing events on the Downtown Campus. In 2000 Rockefeller College was restructured, each of the constituent schools once again became independent schools and the position of Provost of Rockefeller College was eliminated.
- Physical Description:
- 2.4 cu ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to this record group is unrestricted with the exception of a small number of select folders noted on the finding aid.
- Notes:
- Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Assistant to the Provost Records, 1980-2004. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Subjects:
- Budget New York (State), Campus planning New York (State), College administrators, Commencement ceremonies, Budget, Campus planning, College administrators, and Commencement ceremonies
- Genres/Forms:
- Budgets. aat, Clippings. aat, Correspondence. aat, Files by subject. aat, Financial records. aat, Newsletters. aat, and Photographs. aat
- Corporate Names:
- Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. Office of the Assistant to the Provost, State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and State University of New York at Albany
- Geographic Terms:
- Albany (N.Y.), New York (State), and New York (State) Albany
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