RG3 Finance and Administration

Record Group

Identifier: RG3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Finance and Administration records (10 cubic feet) are comprised of seven subgroups. These subgroups reflect the offices within the Division of Finance and Administration. They are: College Governance Committees, Business Office, Plant Operations, Human Resources, Library, Computer Services and the Office of the Vice President. Record genres include administrative records, correspondence, financial statements, notes, reports, and school records. The Finance and Administration records cover the time period from 1916-1999.

Dates

Creation: 1916 - 1999

Creator

Bureau of Educational Experiments (Organization)
Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953 (Person)
Mitchell, Lucy Sprague, 1878-1967 (Lead, Person)
Niemeyer, John H. (Lead, Person)

Historical note

Under the direction of Lucy Sprague Mitchell, administrative decisions were made cooperatively. The finance and administration records reflect this pattern of decision-making. From the founding of the Bureau through the 1940s, many of the administrative duties were handled by the Working Council. The formal establishment of administrative offices coincided with the presidency of John H. Niemeyer and the efforts to create a more formal organizational structure in the 1950s.

Extent

10 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This record group of the institution was generated by the Working Council beginning in 1916 and, later, the Division of Finance and Administration. In over eight decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, several offices were established to govern, manage finances, and provide for essential aspects of running the institution. Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, financial statements, and other record types document the business of these offices.