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| Title: | University of Chicago. Central Administration. Letterbooks |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1927-1957 |
| Size: | 39.5 linear feet (119 volumes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The University of Chicago Central Administration Letterbooks contain carbon copies of outgoing correspondence of university presidents, vice-presidents, and other officials, between the years 1927 and 1957. This correspondence covers academic and administrative matters. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Central Administration. Letterbooks, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The University of Chicago Central Administration Letterbooks cover the administrations of Max Mason (1925-1928), Robert Maynard Hutchins (1929-1951), and Lawrence A. Kimpton (1951-1960). Mason was the first President to come from outside the University. He oversaw a period of expansion, including the creation of a hundred new faculty positions, the completion of the hospitals, and a new football stadium. Under his successor, however, varsity football was eliminated; Hutchins sought to focus on cementing the University’s reputation for intellectual rigour, particularly at the undergraduate level, where he championed a liberal, non-specialized education. Despite his involvement with government projects on campus during wartime, notably the Manhattan Project, Hutchins was a defender of academic freedom who protected his faculty against post-war charges of communism. Kimpton’s administration was similarly ambitious, presiding over a controversial urban renewal project in Hyde Park to boost declining enrollment.
The University of Chicago Central Administration Letterbooks contain carbon copies of outgoing correspondence of university presidents, vice-presidents, and other officials, between the years 1927 and 1957. Each volume includes an index. The correspondence covers academic and administrative matters.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
University of Chicago. Office of the President. Mason Administration. Records
University of Chicago. Office of the President. Hutchins Administration. Records
University of Chicago. Office of the President. Kimpton Administration. Records
| Volume 1 | May 1-July 31, 1927 |
| Volume 2 | August 1-October 31, 1927 |
| Volume 3 | November 1-January 31, 1927-1928 |
| Volume 4 | February 1-April 30, 1928 |
| Volume 5 | May 1-July 31, 1928 |
| Volume 6 | August 1-October 31, 1928 |
| Volume 7 | November 1-January 31, 1928-1929 |
| Volume 8 | February 1-April 30, 1929 |
| Volume 9 | May 1-July 31, 1929 |
| Volume 10 | August 1-October 31, 1929 |
| Volume 11 | November 1-January 31, 1929-1930 |
| Volume 12 | February 1-December 31, 1930 |
| Volume 13 | January 1-April 30, 1931 |
| Volume 14 | May 1-August 31, 1931 |
| Volume 15 | September 1-December 31, 1931 |
| Volume 16 | January 1-March 31, 1932 |
| Volume 17 | April 1-June 30, 1932 |
| Volume 18 | July 1-September 30, 1932 |
| Volume 19 | October 1-December 31, 1932 |
| Volume 20 | January 1-March 31, 1933 |
| Volume 21 | April 1-July 8, 1933 |
| Volume 22 | July 1-September 30, 1933 |
| Volume 23 | October 1-January 31, 1933-1934 |
| Volume 24 | January 1-March 31, 1934 |
| Volume 25 | April 1-June 30, 1934 |
| Volume 26 | July 1-September 30, 1934 |
| Volume 27 | October 1-December 31, 1934 |
| Volume 28 | January 1-March 31, 1935 |
| Volume 29 | April 1-June 30, 1935 |
| Volume 30 | July 1-September 30, 1935 |
| Volume 31 | October 1-December 31, 1935 |
| Volume 32 | January 1-March 31, 1936 |
| Volume 33 | April 1-June 30, 1936 |
| Volume 34 | July 1-September 30, 1936 |
| Volume 35 | October 1-December 31, 1936 |
| Volume 36 | January 1-March 31, 1937 |
| Volume 37 | April 1-June 30, 1937 |
| Volume 38 | July 1-September 30, 1937 |
| Volume 39 | October 1-December 31, 1937 |
| Volume 40 | January 1-March 31, 1938 |
| Volume 41 | April 1-June 30, 1938 |
| Volume 42 | July 1-September 30, 1938 |
| Volume 43 | October 1-December 31, 1938 |
| Volume 44 | January 1-March 31, 1939 |
| Volume 45 | April 1-June 30, 1939 |
| Volume 46 | July 1-September 30, 1939 |
| Volume 47 | October 1-December 31, 1939 |
| Volume 48 | January 1-March 31, 1940 |
| Volume 49 | April 1-June 30, 1940 |
| Volume 50 | July 1-September 30, 1940 |
| Volume 51 | October 1-December 31, 1940 |
| Volume 52 | January 1-March 31, 1941 |
| Volume 53 | April 1-June 30, 1941 |
| Volume 54 | July 1-September 30, 1941 |
| Volume 55 | October 1-December 31, 1941 |
| Volume 56 | January 1-March 31, 1942 |
| Volume 57 | April 1-June 30, 1942 |
| Volume 58 | July 1-September 30, 1942 |
| Volume 59 | October 1-December 31, 1942 |
| Volume 60 | January 1-March 31, 1943 |
| Volume 61 | April 1-June 30, 1943 |
| Volume 62 | July 1-September 30, 1943 |
| Volume 63 | October 1-December 31, 1943 |
| Volume 64 | January 1-March 31, 1944 |
| Volume 65 | April 1-June 30, 1944 |
| Volume 66 | July 1-September 30, 1944 |
| Volume 67 | October 1-December 31, 1944 |
| Volume 68 | January 1-March 31, 1945 |
| Volume 69 | April 1-June 30, 1945 |
| Volume 70 | July 1-September 30, 1945 |
| Volume 71 | October 1-December 31, 1945 |
| Volume 72 | January 1-March 31, 1946 |
| Volume 73 | April 1-June 30, 1946 |
| Volume 74 | July 1-September 30, 1946 |
| Volume 75 | October 1-December 31, 1946 |
| Volume 76 | January 1-March 31, 1947 |
| Volume 77 | April 1-June 30, 1947 |
| Volume 78 | July 1-September 30, 1947 |
| Volume 79 | October 1-December 31, 1947 |
| Volume 80 | January 1-March 31, 1948 |
| Volume 81 | April 1-June 30, 1948 |
| Volume 82 | July 1-September 30, 1948 |
| Volume 83 | October 1-December 31, 1948 |
| Volume 84 | January 1-March 31, 1949 |
| Volume 85 | April 1-June 30, 1949 |
| Volume 86 | July 1-September 30, 1949 |
| Volume 87 | October 1-December 31, 1949 |
| Volume 88 | January 1-March 31, 1950 |
| Volume 89 | April 1-June 30, 1950 |
| Volume 90 | July 1-September 30, 1950 |
| Volume 91 | October 1-December 31, 1950 |
| Volume 92 | January 1-March 31, 1951 |
| Volume 93 | April 1-June 30, 1951 |
| Volume 94 | July 1-September 30, 1951 |
| Volume 95 | October 1-December 31, 1951 |
| Volume 96 | January 1-March 31, 1952 |
| Volume 97 | April 1-June 30, 1952 |
| Volume 98 | July 1-September 30, 1952 |
| Volume 99 | October 1-December 31, 1952 |
| Volume 100 | January 1-March 31, 1953 |
| Volume 101 | April 1-June 30, 1953 |
| Volume 102 | July 1-September 30, 1953 |
| Volume 103 | October 1-December 31, 1953 |
| Volume 104 | January 1-March 31, 1954 |
| Volume 105 | April 1-June 30, 1954 |
| Volume 106 | July 1-September 30, 1954 |
| Volume 107 | October 1-December 31, 1954 |
| Volume 108 | January 1-March 31, 1955 |
| Volume 109 | April 1-June 30, 1955 |
| Volume 110 | July 1-September 30, 1955 |
| Volume 111 | October 1-December 31, 1955 |
| Volume 112 | January 1-March 31, 1956 |
| Volume 113 | April 1-June 30, 1956 |
| Volume 114 | July 1-September 30, 1956 |
| Volume 115 | October 1-December 31, 1956 |
| Volume 116 | January 1-March 31, 1957 |
| Volume 117 | April 1-June 30, 1957 |
| Volume 118 | July 1-September 30, 1957 |
| Volume 119 | October 1-December 31, 1957 |