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This collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Guide to the University of Chicago Board of Trustees Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Board of Trustees, currently consisting of 55 members, governs the University of Chicago under provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Statutes. As well as providing financial support and fundraising leadership, the Board of Trustees oversees the University’s program goals, financial and physical resources.
The board is made of 9 standing committees: Audit, Executive, Financial Planning, Institutional Capacity, Investment, Medical Center Executive Committee, Outward Engagement, Trusteeship and Governance, and University Advancement.
The University of Chicago Board of Trustees collection is organized into 4 series:
Series I: Organization
Series II: Trustees and Committees
Series III: Events
Series IV: Fundraising
This collection contains brochures and booklets, with contents that range from Board policies and statements to event and program brochures, correspondence, certificates, letterheads, meeting notes, memorandums, press releases, newspaper and journal articles and clippings, various reports, directories, invitations, and fundraising brochures and proposals.
This series contains brochures listing statutes and by-laws, miscellaneous booklets, certificates for trustees, correspondence, mailing labels, letterheads and envelops, meeting notes, memorandums, press releases, articles, and reports. The materials date from 1896 to 1996 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.
This series contains directories of trustees and committee members, newspaper and journal clippings of trustees, and brochures listing members of the Board of Trustees. The materials date from 1929 to 1999 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.
This series contains campus maps, menus and program brochures for events, invitations, and table assignment brochures. The materials date from 1892 to 2000 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.
This series contains proposals, reports, brochures, fundraising literature, and miscellaneous fundraising campaign materials. The materials date from 1936 to 1956 and are arranged by type and then chronologically.