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Archival Collection 2: Office of the Provost, 1975-1997

 

Extent

This collection is currently being processed. For more information on the physical extent of the collection, please contact the Archivist.

Acquisition

This collection was transferred from the Office of the Provost. Transfer date unknown. This collection is closed. 

Scope & Content Notes

Collection includes correspondence and reports about the development of department curricula, funding, and staffing, and salaries, the collection contains correspondence and reports on the operations of the Colleges, and the Accreditation Board for engineering and Technology. 

Biography & History 

The Office of the Provost was established in 1967 under President H. Russell Beatty. The first Provost of Wentworth Institute was Ronald J. Young (1967-1980). The Wentworth College of Technology did not have a provost from 1970-1975. Young assumed the duties for the College in 1976. In 1977, after the merger of the two schools, Young became the provost of the combined Wentworth Institute of Technology. Young was succeeded as follows: 

  • Arthur T. Thompson: 1980-1984, 1986-1988 
  • Anthony L. Tilmans: 1984-1986 
  • George T. Balich: 1988-2005 
  • Kuei-wu Tsai: 2005-2007 
  • Russell “Russ” Pinizzotto: 2007-2015 
  • Eric Oberstrom: 2017-2019 
  • Richard “Rich” Hansen (interim): 2015-2017, 2019-2020 
  • Ian Lapp: 2020-2021 
  • Joe Martel-Foley (associate): 2021-Present 
  • Sophia Maggelakis: 2022-Present

Copyright 

Per the Archives Charter (1988): “Any record, in any format, produced by an employee of the Institute while performing an official Institute function, is the property of the Wentworth Institute of Technology.” Upon copyright transfer, all items become the permanent property of Wentworth Institute of Technology University Archives and are to be used in preserving and presenting the history of Wentworth Institute of Technology. 

Access

Materials in some boxes are restricted for 75 years. Consult the Archivist for further information and access. 

Processed By 

Ashley Bryan, 2021-2022; Mary Ellen Flaherty, 1985-2005.

Processing Notes

Staples and other metal materials were removed. Any plastic, rubber band, or taped material was separated from paper (when able to be separated without damaging the materials) and discarded. Duplicate, non-unique copies of materials were withdrawn from the collection. Acidic or photographic materials were kept in their original order but were re-housed in mylar sleeves or leafing folders. Duplicate folders were re-labeled, re-organized, and re-foldered. Materials were kept in the original folder order: alphabetical by topic, and then chronological within specific folders. Folders were placed in new letter document boxes.  

Citation

Folder Name, date (Month, year), AC 2, Box number, Folder number, Office of the Provost Records, Wentworth Institute of Technology University Archives, Boston, MA. URL if applicable. 

This collection is currently being physically processed; some collection details and notes may not represent the full scope of the collection.

Last updated on: May 2023

Box 1

Folder #

Contents

Date

1-1

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1974

1-2

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1974

1-3

Academic Department Heads Meeting

July 1974

1-4

Academic Department Heads Meeting

August 1974

1-5

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1974

1-6

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1974

1-7

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1974

1-8

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1974

1-9

Academic Department Heads Meeting

January 1975

1-10

Academic Department Heads Meeting

February 1975

1-11

Academic Department Heads Meeting

March 1975

1-12

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1975

1-13

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1975

1-14

Academic Department Heads Meeting

June 1975

1-15

Academic Department Heads Meeting

July 1975

1-16

Academic Department Heads Meeting

August 1975

1-17

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1975

1-18

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1975

1-19

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1975

1-20

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1975

1-21

Academic Department Heads Meeting

January 1976

1-22

Academic Department Heads Meeting

February 1976

1-23

Academic Department Heads Meeting

March 1976

1-24

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1976

1-25

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1976

1-26

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1976

1-27

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1976

1-28

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1976

1-29

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1976

1-30

Academic Department Heads Meeting

January 1977

1-31

Academic Department Heads Meeting

February 1977

1-32

Academic Department Heads Meeting

March 1977

1-33

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1977

1-34

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1977

1-35

Academic Department Heads Meeting

June 1977

1-36

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1977

1-37

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1977

1-38

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1977

Box 2

Folder #

Contents

Date

2-1

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1977

2-2

Academic Department Heads Meeting

January 1978

2-3

Academic Department Heads Meeting

February 1978

2-4

Academic Department Heads Meeting

March 1978

2-5

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1978

2-6

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1978

2-7

Academic Department Heads Meeting

June 1978

2-8

Academic Department Heads Meeting

July 1978

2-9

Academic Department Heads Meeting

August 1978

2-10

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1978

2-11

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1978

2-12

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1978

2-13

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1978

2-14

Academic Department Heads Meeting

January 1979

2-15

Academic Department Heads Meeting

February 1979

2-16

Academic Department Heads Meeting

March 1979

2-17

Academic Department Heads Meeting

April 1979

2-18

Academic Department Heads Meeting

May 1979

2-19

Academic Department Heads Meeting

July 1979

2-20

Academic Department Heads Meeting

September 1979

2-21

Academic Department Heads Meeting

October 1979

2-22

Academic Department Heads Meeting

November 1979

2-23

Academic Department Heads Meeting

December 1979

2-24

Academic Department Heads Meeting

June 1980

2-25

Academic Governance

1988-1993

2-26

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1982

2-27

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1983

2-28

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1984

2-29

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1986

2-30

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1985

2-31

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1986-1987

2-32

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

1988-1989

Box 3

Folder #

Contents

Date

3-1

ACE/UCLA Freshman Profile

1978-1980

3-2

Ad Hoc Committee on Department Head Jobs

1987

3-3

Academic Appointments

1980-1985

3-4

Admissions

1978-1979

3-5

Admissions

1980

3-6

Admissions

1986

3-7

Admissions

1987

3-8

Admissions

1988

3-9

Admissions

1989

3-10

Admissions

1990

3-11

Aeronautics Department

1983-1984, 1987-1988

3-12

Affirmative Action

1981

3-13

Affirmative Action

1982

3-14

Affirmative Action

1983

3-15

AIDS Policy

1987

3-16

Air Force Contracts

1987-1988

3-17

Airway Sciences

1987

Box 4

Folder #

Contents

Date

4-1

Alternate Energy System Curriculum

1981

4-2

Alumni Library

1983

4-3

Alumni Library

1984

4-4

Alumni Library

1985

4-5

Alumni Library

1986

4-6

Alumni Library

1987

4-7

Alumni Library

1988

4-8

Alumni Library

1989

4-9

Alumni Library

1990

4-10

Alumni Library, Audio Visual

1978-1979

4-11

Alumni Library, Media Services

1987-1988

4-12

Alumni Office

1989-1990

4-13

American Council on Education University of California at Los Angeles Freshman Studies

1978-1982

4-14

Annual Report

1989-1990

Box 5

Folder #

Contents

Date

5-1

Architectural Curriculum Development

1981-1985

5-2

Architecture Department

1983

5-3

Architecture Department

1984

5-4

Architecture Department

1985

5-5

Architecture Department

1986

5-6

Architecture Department

1987

5-7

Architecture Department

1988

5-8

Architecture Department

1989

5-9

Architecture Department

1990

5-10

Architecture Department

1991

5-11

Architecture Department, Adaptive Environments

1989

5-12

Architecture Department, Semester Abroad Program, Berlin, Germany

1989-1992

5-13

Architecture Department, Semester Abroad Program, Kyoto, Japan

1992

5-14

Architecture Department, Semester Abroad Program, Venice, Italy

1990-1991

5-15

Articulation Agreements

1981

5-16

Articulation Agreements

March 1983

5-17

Articulation Agreements

April 1983

5-18

Articulation Agreements

May 1983

5-19

Articulation Agreements

June 1983

5-20

Articulation Agreements

July 1983

5-21

Articulation Agreements

August 1983

5-22

Articulation Agreements

September 1983

Box 6

Folder #

Contents

Date

6-1

Articulation Agreements

October 1983

6-2

Articulation Agreements

November 1983

6-3

Articulation Agreements

December 1983

6-4

Articulation Agreements

January 1984

6-5

Articulation Agreements

February 1984

6-6

Articulation Agreements

March 1984

6-7

Articulation Agreements

April 1984

6-8

Articulation Agreements

May 1984

6-9

Articulation Agreements

June 1984

6-10

Articulation Agreements

July 1984

6-11

Articulation Agreements

August 1984

6-12

Articulation Agreements

September 1984

6-13

Articulation Agreements

October 1984

6-14

Articulation Agreements

November 1984

6-15

Articulation Agreements

December 1984

6-16

Articulation Agreements

January 1985

6-17

Articulation Agreements

February 1985