University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees Records, 1888-2011

Overview of the Collection

Author
University of Puget Sound. Board of Trustees.
Title
University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees Records
Dates
1888-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
49.0 linear feet
Collection Number
Acc.1983.22
Summary
This collection contains records of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma, Washington.
Repository
University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to some materials in this collection are restricted.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Board of Trustees is the primary governing body for the University of Puget Sound.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains Board of Trustees meeting minutes, board materials, committee minutes and reports, biographical information, and other documentation.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

An inventory of this collection is available in the Inventory Guide to the University of Puget Sound Archives, 1888-1982, compiled by Anne T. Ostyre (rev. 1984).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Organizational FeaturesReturn to Top

Description Dates
1/1 Articles of Incorporation
1937, 1961
1/2 By-laws
1926, 1937, 1947
1/3 Land Claims/Platts, Mortgages
1888, 1920

Series II: Minutes, 1888-1999Return to Top

Description Dates
Indexes
Volume I-III
March 17, 1888 – May 19, 1887
Volume IV – V
May 26, 1897 – November 7, 1902
Volume VI
April 23, 1903 – April 8, 1913
Volume VII
May 9, 1913 – February, 1920
Volume VIII
February 17, 1920 – December 24, 1930
Volume IX
February 17, 1931 – May 29, 1942
Volume X
April 28, 1942 – October 10, 1957
Volume XI
October 23, 1957 – May 29, 1965
Volume XII
June 14, 1965 – May 8, 1971
Volume XIII
May 8, 1971 – July 28, 1972
Volume XIV
October 16, 1972 – November 26, 1973
Volume XV
February 13, 1974 – September 24, 1975
Volume XVI
October 8, 1975 – December 15, 1976
Volume XVII
January 26, 1977 – December 1 & 2, 1977
Volume XVIII
December 14, 1977 – December 13, 1978
Volume XIX
February 14, 1979 – December 10, 1979
Volume XX
January 7, 1980 – June 29, 1983
Volume XXI
September 23, 1983 – July 28, 1988
Volume XXII
October 3, 1988 – December 10, 1993
Volume XXIII
January 14, 1994 – November 19, 1999
1/4-9 Originals
1888-1904
1/10-14
February 1943-1945, 1948, 1949
1/15
May 1960 - 1961
1/17-20
February 1971 – October 1974
1/21 Reports, Misc.
1947, 1949, n.d.
1/22 Reports
1961 - 1964, 1969

Series III: Board Materials (formerly Reports to the Board of Trustees), 1983-2009Return to Top

Series IV: Meeting Files, 1958-1999Return to Top

Series V: Subject FileReturn to Top

Description Dates
Box 1 Subject File
1961-1992
Box 2 Biographical Information
1965-

Series VI: CommitteesReturn to Top

Description Dates
Financial Records and Finance Committee
Academic and Student Affairs Committee
Building and Grounds Committee
1976 - 1978
Centennial Development Committee
1973-1979, 1981-1987
Committee for the 90s
1989 - 1990
Committee on Trusteeship
1984 - 2006
Honorary Degree Committee
1970 - 1997
Long Range Planning Commission
1969 - 1971
University Council
1969 - 1973
Policy Committees
2004

Series VII: Committee MinutesReturn to Top

Description Dates
Minutes of the Finance Committee
1946 - 1999
Minutes of the Buildings and Grounds Committee
1976 - 1992
Minutes of the Finance and Facilities Committee,
2000 - 2011

Series VIII: Board of Trustees Retreat, 1998-2002Return to Top

Series IX: ReportsReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College trustees--Washington (State)--Tacoma
  • Methodist universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Tacoma
  • Private universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Tacoma

Corporate Names

  • University of Puget Sound.

Geographical Names

  • Tacoma
  • Washington (State)