University of Chicago Library/Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
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Title: Office of the President, Hutchins Administration Records, 1892-1951
Content: This collection contains records of the University of Chicago Office of the President, covering the administration of Robert M. Hutchins, who served as President from 1929-1945, then as Chancellor from 1945-1951, after the title of the office was changed. Included are administrative records such as correspondence, reports, publications, budgets and personnel material. The records of the Office of the President, Hutchins Administration, represent the activities of Robert Maynard Hutchins as President and Chancellor, his immediate circle of Central Administration associates, and personnel in the University of Chicago's divisions, departments, committees, and other administrative units. The collection thus constitutes not only documentation of the Office of the President, but a varied record of the administrative workings of the university. The collection is divided into nine series, each of which is organized into alphabetical or chronological files.
Dates: 1892-1951
Size: 200.05 linear feet, 394 boxes
Access: The records of the University of Chicago Office of the President, Hutchins Administration, contain no restrictions and are open for research in accordance with the University of Chicago Library's "Policies and Regulations Governing the Use of Manuscript and Archival Collections."
Language: English
Selected inventory:
| Title Identifier | Box/Folder # | Item Description |
| Series I: General Files | Box 171, Folder 3 | Contains 1939 Annual Report of Medical Director of Provident Hospital and Training School which discusses the high turnover in nursing staff and the greatest needs of the nursing department |