University of Chicago Library Guide to the General Archival Files 1890s-present © 2019 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 3 Subject Headings 3 INVENTORY 3 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.GAF Title General Archival Files Date 1890s-present Size 59 linear feet (118 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract The General Archival Files are a collection of general information and ephemeral materials related to the history of administrative units, organizations, and activities at the University of Chicago. The General Archival Files include a wide variety of items such as documents, brochures, pamphlets, clippings, programs, invitations, press releases, advertisements, and recollections of the history of academic departments by former faculty members. The arrangement of the files is alphabetical by the name of the administrative unit, organization, or activity. Information on Use Access The collection is open for research. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: General Archival Files, [Box #, Folder Title], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Subject Headings • University of Chicago -- History INVENTORY Box 1 55th Street Seminar Box 1 57th Street Art Fair Box 1 Academic Cooperation, Committee on (Hyde Park theological schools) Box 1 3 Academies and high schools affiliating with the U. of C., conference proceedings, 1896- 1927 Box 1 Adler Planetarium Committee Box 2 Administration, organization charts Box 2 Admissions, Department Box 2 Admissions, entrance examinations for 1892-1894 Box 2 Admissions Office, applications, 1948-1953 Box 2 Admissions and Aid, Office of (College) Box 2 African American Students Box 2 African Studies, Committee on Box 2 AIDS, Task Force on Box 2 Aims of Education Lectures Box 2 Air Force College Thesis Box 2 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Box 2 Alliance Francaise, Chicago Chapter Box 2 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Box 3 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, annual meeting in Chicago, 1970, 1 Box 3 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, annual meeting in Chicago, 1970, 2 Box 3 American Foreign and Military Policy, Center for the Study of, est. 1950 Box 3 American Indian Chicago Conference, 1961 Box 3 American Institute of Indian Studies Box 3 American Meat Institute Foundation 1 Box 3 American Meat Institute Foundation 2 Box 3 4 American Round Table, "People's Capitalism," Part III, held at University of Chicago, October 22, 1958 Box 4 American School of Classical Studies (Athens & Rome) Box 4 Anatomy Department Box 4 Anthropology Department 1 Box 4 Anthropology Department 2 Box 4 Anti-vivisection issue, 1928-1956 Box 4 Arabic Program Box 4 Archeological Field School, Kampsville, IL Box 4 Archeological Institute of America, Chicago Society Box 5 Archeology (classical) at U. of C. Box 5 Arms Control and Foreign Policy Seminar Box 5 Art at the University Box 5 Art Department Box 5 Art Institute of Chicago Box 5 Arts and Sciences Basic to Human Biology and Medicine (ASHUM program) Box 5 Asian Studies Box 5 Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies Box 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, general Box 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, biographical sketches of professors Box 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, Columbus Project Box 6 Astronomy and Astrophysics Department, press releases, 1937-1948 Box 7 Astrophysical Journal Box 7 Athletics and Recreation (extra-curricular) 5 Box 7 Athletics, Department of Box 7 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1946-1947 Box 7 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1952, 1 Box 7 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1952, 2 Box 7 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1952, 3 Box 8 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1952, 4 Box 8 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1952, 5 Box 8 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1955-1958 Box 8 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1962, 1 Box 8 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1962, 2 Box 9 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1967, 1 Box 9 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1967, 2 Box 9 Atomic Energy Anniversary Celebrations, 1972- Box 9 Atomic Energy Control Conference, 1945 Box 10 Atomic Scientists of Chicago, 1 Box 10 Atomic Scientists of Chicago, 2 Box 10 Bacteriology Department Box 10 Baptist Theological Union Box 10 Behavioral Sciences Department Box 10 Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research Box 10 Benton, William, Broadcast Project Box 10 Benton, William, Medal Box 10 Benton, William, National Lecture 6 Box 10 Bergman Gallery (Cobb Hall) Box 10 Big Bertha Box 10 Big Bertha (drum) Box 10 Biochemistry Department Box 11 Biological Sciences Division, general Box 11 Biological Sciences Division, "The Biological Sciences Division, the University of Chicago, 1949-1962," by Lowell T. Coggeshall Box 11 Biological Sciences Division, faculty meeting minutes, 1944-1958 Box 11 Biological Sciences Division and Pritzker School of Medicine, Council for, 1 Box 12 Biological Sciences Division and Pritzker School of Medicine, Council for, 2 Box 12 Biological Sciences Student Advisory Committee Box 12 Biophysics Department Box 12 Blackfriars Box 12 Board of Examinations (new plan examination reports 1935-1938) Box 12 Bookstore Box 12 Botany Department Box 12 Botanic Garden, University of Chicago Box 12 Brain Research Foundation, est. 1964 Box 12 Brent House Box 12 Brooks, Gwendolyn, Poet Laureate's contest Box 13 Broyles Investigation, 1949 Box 13 Budget, University Box 13 Buildings and Grounds (1950 strike) Box 13 7 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Box 13 Business Manager Box 13 Business Office, handbook, 1922 Box 13 Business Problems Bureau, est. 1942 Box 13 Campus Bus Service Box 13 Campus Committee for Childcare Box 13 Campus Maps Box 14 Empty Box 15 Cardiology Center (proposed 1969) Box 15 Career and Placement Services Box 15 Castle Memorial, Henry & Dorothy Box 15 Catholic Theological Union Box 15 Center for Research Libraries Box 15 The Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago Box 15 Chandler, H. P., "Business Principles in the University of Chicago," ca. 1906 Box 15 Change Ringing Society Box 15 Chaos Club (physical & biological sciences faculty club) Box 15 Chaucer Project Box 16 Chautauqua Box 16 Chemistry Department, general Box 16 Chemistry Department, histories Box 16 Chemistry Department, press releases and clippings Box 17; Chicago, general, ephemera 1 Box 17; 8 Chicago, general, ephemera 2 Box 17; Chicago Academy of Sciences Box 17; Chicago Beach Hotel Box 17; Chicago Day Box 17; Chicago Humanities Institute Box 18 Chicago Jazz Box 18 Chicago Linguistic Society, Comparative Syntax Festival, papers, 1973 Box 18 Chicago Manual Training School Box 18 Chicago Plan Commission Box 18 Chicago Review (and Big Table controversy) Box 18 Chicago Teaching Program Box 19 Chicago Theological Seminary, general Box 19 Chicago Theological Seminary, Ministers' Week Box 19 Chicago Tribute Markers of Distinction Box 19 Chicago Area Women’s History Council Box 19 Children's Books, Center for Box 19 Citizens Board of the University, 1 Box 19 Citizens Board of the University, 2 Box 19 Civil Defense Box 20 Clark University Box 20 Classics Department Box 20 Clinical Pharmacology Committee Box 20 Coat of Arms and Motto, U. of C. Box 20 9 Colgate University Box 21 College, general, 1 Box 21 College, general, 2 Box 21 College, general, 3 Box 22 College, general, 4 Box 22 College, advertisements, 1948 Box 22 College, application forms for admission and financial aid Box 22 College, articles by Chauncey S. Boucher about the College Box 23 College, articles by faculty members about the College Box 23 College, "Attitudes to the College: The Opinions of 55 Seniors," by Mary Alice Newman, 1963 Box 23 College, class profiles Box 23 College, College Booklet, draft, 1948 Box 23 College, Commission on the Future of the Colleges, 1924 Box 23 College, Committee on Policy and Personnel, "Review of the Curriculum of the College," 1948 Box 24 College, Council Box 24 College, Curriculum Committee, 1930s Box 24 College, Curriculum Committee, 1970s Box 24 College, "Documents Pertaining to the College Proposal of February 6, 1946" Box 24 College, Evaluation Committee Box 25 College, Faculty minutes, 1946-1949 Box 25 College, Faculty minutes, 1959-1961 Box 25 College, Faculty minutes, 1962-1964 Box 25 10 College, General Courses, description Box 25 College, Humanities 1 course at Aspen Box 25 College, news clippings Box 26 College, Physical Sciences Committee on the Bachelor's Degree, minutes and report, 1953 Box 26 College, Placement Testing Program Box 26 College, press releases, general Box 26 College, press releases, organization and curriculum, 1927-1942 Box 26 College, press releases, organization and curriculum, 1943-1949 Box 27 College, press releases, placement examinations Box 27 College, Proceedings of the Chicago Conferences on Liberal Education, Undergraduate Education in Chemistry and Physics, 1985 Box 27 College, Small School Talent Search Box 27 College, "A Survey of the Graduate Study Plans of the University of Chicago Class of June 1961," NORC, 1962 Box 27 College, Teaching by Discussion in the College Program, 1949 Box 27 College, Visiting Committee Box 27 College for Teachers, 1898 Box 27 College of Religious and Social Sciences Box 28 Colver-Rosenberger Lectures, 1950- Box 28 Colvin, William H., Research Professorship in the