The nominee files contain nomination letters, curriculum vitae or resume, Who's Who entry and/or a biographical sketch created by the Committee, relevant press clippings and articles, and some evaluation of the candidate's qualifications. At the beginning of the search process, these nominee files were used extensively by Committee members for comparisons and to determine what other information was still needed. After the selection of the Faculty Consulting Committee, selected portions of the files deemed non-confidential for their purposes were made available to them. The files of those candidates being most seriously considered by the Committee were most heavily used and tended to contain the most information. To ensure confidentiality, materials provided at the Search Committee meetings were retrieved by the Secretary at the end of each meeting for return to the Committee office. As the search process narrowed and intensified, most Committee members relied on the information provided at meetings (abstracted for them from the nominee files) rather than on a review of the actual nominee files themselves.
Acknowledgement Letters
Box 21
1992 October 12-1993 March12, 1992
1992 September 23-October 8, 1992
1992 September 14-22, 1992
1992 September 8-11, 1992
1992 August 20-September 4, 1992
1992 August 19, 1992
1992 August 14-18, 1992
1992 June 16-August 13, 1992
Chron Files
Box 22
1992 December 1-1993 March12, 1992
1992 October 2-November 24, 1992
1992 July 7-September 30, 1992
1992 June 6-July 16, 1992
Community Mailing-General
Correspondence, Incoming
1992 August 13-1993 March 5, 1992
1992 June 8-August 11, 1992
Correspondence re: Community Mailing, 1992 July 29-November 22, 1992
Box 23
Faculty Consulting Committee
Harvard Presidential Search
Mailing Lists
College Administrators
College Presidents
College Provosts and Deans
Columbia Emeriti Faculty
Columbia Trustees (Current, Former, Emeriti)
Government Relations
Major Donors
Nominee Chart, Cumulative
Nominee Charts, Prepared for Committee Meetings
Box 24
Notes from Meetings
Planning Materials for Search
Search Committee Meeting with Columbia Community
Search Firm Correspondence
Stanford Presidential Search
University Statutes and By-Laws Relevant to Presidential Search
Written Advice
1992 September 1-1993 January 19, 1992
1992 August 1-31, 1992
1992 April 24-July 31, 1992