Office of University Planning records, 1956-1967, bulk 1962-1967

Summary Information

Abstract

The Office of University Planning dealt with development and planning issues, particularly for academic programs. Many records deal with financial and space planning for academic programs, departments, and schools. The records include correspondence, contracts, committee materials, memoranda, proposals, reports, speeches, and statistics.

At a Glance

Call No.:
UA#0143
Bib ID:
7471372 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Columbia University. Office of University Planning
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
8.84 linear feet (14 document boxes and 3 record cartons)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

Description

Summary

The Office of University Planning dealt with development and planning, particularly for academic programs. Many of the records deal with financial and space planning for academic departments, programs, and schools. The files also contain material on student issues and services such as enrollment, financial aid, fraternities, placement, and residence halls. The records include agreements, committee materials, contracts, correspondence, memoranda, proposals, reports, speeches, and statistics.

Although Salmen was involved in the planning of the campus expansion in Morningside Heights, his records do not contain much material on the University's relationship with the neighborhood. There are only a few files on the surrounding community in the records.

Salmen's activities included involvement with the Trustees' Committee on Development. The minutes of the committee are filed with the records of the Office of the Secretary.

As the Coordinator of University Planning was part of the Office of the President for several years, it is possible that many records created prior to 1963 are filed in the Central Files of the Columbia University Archives.

  • Series I: Alphabetical Files, 1956-1967

    The majority of the records for the Office of University Planning deal with space and financial planning for academic departments, programs, and schools. The records include correspondence, contracts, committee materials, memoranda, proposals, reports, speeches, and statistics.

  • Series II: Correspondence and Speeches, 1958-1967

    This series contains one file of Salmen's speeches and several files of outgoing correspondence files, arranged chronologically.

  • Series III: Course Study Data, 1960-1966

    "Course Study" is set of data compiled by department and/or school. For each unit, the data includes budget information for the last 5 years; enrollment figures and degrees conferred; personnel information (number of tenured and junior members, year of birth, years to retirement); and course information organized by faculty member (faculty member's name, rank and salary; courses taught (course names, course number and credit units); enrollment numbers and tuition dollars based on credits x enrollment.) There are summaries and additional information of the data in Series I: Alphabetical Files, Box 1 (see Course Study and Departments A-Z).

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in three series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Office of University Planning records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Related Materials

Within the Columbia University Archives, the following collections are the most closely related to this collection: Central Files (Office of the President records) (UA#0001), Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs records (UA#0083), and the Office of the Secretary Records (UA#0085).

After Salmen's departure, the Office of University Planning was dissolved and its duties were sorted among two new offices: One was the Office of the Vice President for Administration (see the Warren F. Goodell papers, 1962-1970). The other new position was the Vice President for Business (see the Thomas McGoey papers, 1930s-1970s).

Accrual

No additons expected.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Records processed by Catherine N. Carson and finding aid written by Catherine N. Carson, June 2009. Series III was processed by Joanna Rios, October 2023.

Revision Description

2010-04-16 File created.

2010-04-23 XML document instance created by Catherine N. Carson

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

2023-10-06 Added Series III. (JR)

Historical Note

President Grayson Kirk appointed Stanley Salmen as the Coordinator of University Planning in 1956. The hire was initiated by Jacques Barzun, who was then Dean of the Graduate Faculties, and soon after Provost. The employment announcement indicated that Salmen was meant to "aid in the building of programs now underway for university development, and have responsibility for initiation of additional planning at the all-university level."

Salmen was initially part of staff of the Office of the President, but later headed the Office of University Planning, which was created in 1962. Salmen left the University when Barzun resigned as Dean of Faculties and Provost in June 1967. After his departure, the Office of University Planning was dissolved and its duties were sorted among two new offices: One was the Office of the Vice President for Administration, supervising the University's advance planning and budgetary procedures. Named to this post was Warren F. Goodell, Jr., formerly associate director of the Office of Projects and Grants. The other new position was the Vice President for Business, which was responsible for such service divisions as the dormitories, food services, bookstore, buildings and grounds, and purchasing. The post was filled by Thomas A. McGoey, formerly Business Manager of the University.

Subject Headings

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Name
Columbia University -- Administration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University. Office of University Planning CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Salmen, Stanley, 1914- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration -- Planning CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID