Annual Report -- Faculty Activities, 1977-1978
Scope and Content Note
The Mellon College of Science collection contains documents produced by the College as a whole, and by each department housed within. The majority of the resources in this collection speak to the development of the College, focused mainly around Annual Reports. Of particular interest is Folder 16: Plans for Merger and Reorganization of CIT and Mellon Institute 1967-1970. The collection is arranged into Series that parallel the structure of the College, including the whole and its departmental parts, and within each Series a layer of Subseries that describe the common document types found in the collection as outlined below.
The collection is arranged into 9 Series
- Mellon College of Science
- Biological Sciences
- Center for Special Studies
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Health Professions
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
Each Series is arranged in the following Subseries where they apply:
- Publications; especially in Series 3 - Center for Special Studies, but throughout the collection, there are reprints of academic publications produced by Mellon College of Science Faculty. There is also an abundance of College public relations media, including brochures, posters, and flyers. The brochures contain descriptions of the departments’ courses of study for undergraduate and graduate students. These subseries are arranged alphabetically.
- Correspondence; found exclusively in Series 1 - Mellon College of Science, this subseries contains correspondence on the topics of resignations, appointments, general administration.
- Activities; which contains documents relating to the Mellon College of Science activities and events. Arranged alphabetically.
- Internal files; contains a variety of official documents on policies and action plans both departmental and for the College as a whole. There are few internal files in this collection. They are arranged alphabetically.
- Annual reports; contains annual reports produced by the College as a whole and each department housed within on the topics of Curricula and Academic Programs, Departmental Reports, Faculty, Freshman Statistics, Gifts and Grants, Graduate Statistics, Graduate Study, Highlights of Departmental Reports, Mellon College of Science, Mellon Institute of Science, Off-Campus Professional Activities, Physical plant and Facilities, Publications, Reorganization, Students, and Undergraduate Education. The reports date from 1970 through 1980, with an unexplained gap between 1974-1977. These subseries are arranged chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1978
Restrictions
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository