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| Title: | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Board of Editors. Records |
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| Dates: | 1949-1968 |
| Size: | 1 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Board of Editors Records consists of minutes from of board meetings from 1949 to 1959. Also included are newspaper clippings, magazines, typescripts, and memoranda concerning the Encyclopaedia Britannica through 1968. |
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica was founded in 1788 by a “Society of Gentlemen in Scotland.” It became the property of Sears, Rosebuck & Co. in 1920 under Julius Rosenwald. Though offered in February 1943 to the University of Chicago, it was instead personally acquired by the University’s vice president, William Benton. The University’s faculty became involved with the production of the Encyclopaedia, including Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins, who took a leave of absence in 1946 to guide the adult education program of the Encyclopaedia. During these years, the Encyclopaedia’s title pages noted that it was "edited with the advice of the faculties of the University of Chicago."
The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Board of Editors Records consists of minutes from its meetings covering the years 1949 to 1959. Also included in this collection are newspaper clippings, magazines, typescripts, and memoranda concerning the Encyclopaedia Britannica through 1968.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
William Benton. Papers.
Robert M. Hutchins. Papers
Julius Rosenwald. Papers
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Meeting minutes, 1949-1953 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Meeting minutes, 1953-1955 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Meeting minutes, 1956-1957 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Meeting minutes, 1957-1958 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Meeting minutes, 1958 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Meeting minutes, 1958 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Meeting minutes, 1958 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Meeting minutes, 1959 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Meeting minutes, 1959 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Miscellaneous
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