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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, 2021-2025; Sarah Flynn, 2025; Azra Nelson, 2024; 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 Duplicate, non-unique copies of materials were withdrawn from the collection.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

Include at least the following information:

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 2025

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

6-18

Articulation Agreements

March 1985

6-19

Articulation Agreements

April 1985

6-20

Articulation Agreements

May 1985

6-21

Articulation Agreements

June 1985

6-22

Articulation Agreements

July 1985

6-23

Articulation Agreements

August 1985

6-24

Articulation Agreements

September 1985

6-25

Articulation Agreements

January 1986

Box 7

Folder #

Contents

Date

7-1

Articulation Agreements

February 1986

7-2

Articulation Agreements

March 1986

7-3

Articulation Agreements

April 1986

7-4

Articulation Agreements

May 1986

7-5

Articulation Agreements

October 1986

7-6

ASIA Foundation Bangladesh

February 1973

7-7

Athletic Fields Proposal

August 1987

7-8

Athletics

1987-1988

7-9

Athletics

1988-1989

7-10

Athletics

1989-1990

7-11

Attendance Policy

October 1981

7-12

Attrition Study 

1975-1979

7-13

Bachelor of Architecture Proposal

1984-1985

7-14

Bay State Skills Corporation

1985

 7-15

Bay State Skills Corporation-Fiber Optics Summer Institute Proposal

1985-1986

 7-16

Bay State Skills Corporation

1987-1988

7-17

Bay State Skills Corporation

1989-1990

7-18

 Bay State Skills Corporation

1991

7-19

Beijing Higher Education System

1984

7-20

Beijing Higher Education System

1985

 7-21

Beijing Higher Education System

1986

Box 8

Folder #

Contents

Date

8-1

Biomedical Engineering Technology Degree Proposal

1990

8-2

Blue Ribbon Committee on Technology and the Liberal Arts

1988

8-3

Board of Directors

1986-1987

8-4

Board of Trustees

1987-1988

8-5

Board of Trustees

January-February 1988

8-6

Board of Trustees

March-October 1988

8-7

Board of Trustees, By-Laws

1980-1981

8-8

Board of Trustees, Executive Committee

1978-1979

8-9

Board Of Trusties, Executive Committee

1988

8-10

Board of Trustees, Physical Facilities Committee

1986-1987

8-11

Boston Housing Authority

1988

8-12

Boston Public Schools-Master Plan

1975-1976

8-13

Boston State College

1980

8-14

Building Construction Department

1985-1989

8-15

Business and Finance

1983-1984

Box 9

Folder #

Contents

Date

9-1

Business and Finance Office

1985-1987

9-2

Business and Finance

1988-1989

9-3

Business and Finance

1990

9-4

Business and Finance

1992

9-5

Campus Master Plan, Sasaki Associates Inc.

1990

9-6

Cantea, Gertrude Lawsuit

1988

9-7

Capital Budget

1988

9-8

Career Center

1986-1987

9-9

Career Center

1988-1992

9-10

Career Center Placement

1987-1988

9-11

Career Planning Office

1989-1990

9-12

CAS Academic Services Committee Report

1990

9-13

CAS-Budget

1992-1993

9-14

Correspondence, Entin David

1990-1992

9-15

CAS-Goals and Objectives

1990-1992

9-16

CAS-Faculty Advisors

1990-1992

9-17

International Students

1990-1991

9-18

CAS-Marketing

1991-1992

9-19

CAS-Professional Development Committee

1990-1992

9-20

Certificate and Degree Programs

1914-1981

9-21

Civil Department (CDC)

1985-1986

Box 10

Folder #

Contents

Date

10-1

Council of Deans and Divisions

1991-1992

10-2

College of Aeronautics

1985-1986

10-3

College of Aeronautics

1986-1987

10-4

College of Arts and Sciences

1983-1984

10-5

College of Arts and Sciences

1985-1986

10-6

College of Arts and Sciences

1986

10-7

College of Arts and Sciences

1987

10-8

College of Arts and Sciences

1988

10-9

College of Arts and Sciences

1989

10-10

College of Arts and Sciences

1990

Box 11

Folder #

Contents

Date

11-1

College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Services Committee

1989-1992

11-2

College of Arts and Sciences, Catalog Changes

1991

11-3

College of Arts and Sciences, Committee Agendas

1991-1992

11-4

College of Arts and Sciences, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

1991-1992

11-5

College of Arts and Sciences, Design and Construction Department

1990-1992

11-6

College of Arts and Sciences, Goals and Objectives

1990-1991

11-7

College of Arts and Sciences, Library

1990-1992

11-8

College of Arts and Sciences, New Manufacturing Curriculum

1990

11-9

College of Arts and Sciences, Space Plan

1990-1991

11-10

College of Arts and Sciences, Student Activities

1990-1993

11-12

College of Continuing Education

1986

11-13

College of Continuing Education

1987

11-14

College of Continuing Education

1988

11-15

College of Continuing Education (1)

1989

Box 12

Folder #

Contents

Date

12-1

College of Continuing Education (2)

1989

12-2

College of Continuing Education

1990

12-3

College of Design and Construction

1983-1984

12-4

College of Design and Construction

1985

12-5

College of Design and Construction

1986

12-6

College of Design and Construction (1)

1987

12-7

College of Design and Construction (2)

1987

12-8

College of Design and Construction

1988

12-9

College of Design and Construction

1989

12-10

College of Design and Construction

1990

12-11

College of Design and Construction, Academic Planning

1986

Box 13

Folder #

Contents

Date

13-1

College of Design and Construction, Curriculum Development

1980-1981

13-2

College of Design and Construction, Curriculum Development

1983-1987

13-3

College of Design and Construction, Dean Search Committee

1982-1983

13-4

College of Design and Construction, Department Meetings

1986-1989

13-5

College of Engineering and Technology

1983-1984

13-6

College of Engineering and Technology

1984-1985

13-7

College of Engineering and Technology

1986

13-8

College of Engineering and Technology

1987

13-9

College of Engineering and Technology

1988

13-10

College of Engineering and Technology

1989

13-11

College of Engineering and Technology

1990

Box 14

Folder #

Contents

Date

14-1

Communications Coordinator

1972-1976

14-2

Commencement

1992

14-3

Comparative Analysis of 1977 and 1986 W.I.T. Freshmen from Ace Survey Data

1986

14-4

Computer Center

1975-1982

14-5

Computer Center

1983

14-6

Computer Center

1984

14-7

Computer Center

1985-1986

14-8

Computer Center

1987-1988

14-9

Computer Center

1989-1992

14-10

Computer Center Long Range Plan

1987

14-11

Computer Engineering Technology Proposal Degree Program

1981

14-12

Computer Science Department

1983-1984

14-13

Computer Science Department

1986-1987

14-14

Computer Science/Mathematics Department

1989-1990

Box 15

Folder #

Contents

Date

15-1

Computer Science/Mathematics

1988-1989

15-2

Computer Usage and the College - A Position Paper

1986

15-3

Consultants

1983

15-4

Context Committee

1990-1993

15-5

Cooperative Education

1976-1979

15-6

Co-op Handbook

1990

15-7

Co-op

1983-1984

15-8

Corporation

1986-1988

15-9

Council of Deans and Directors

1982

15-10

Council of Deans and Directors

January-June 1983

15-11

Council of Deans and Directors

July-December 1983

15-12

Council of Deans and Directors

January-June 1984

Box 16

Folder #

Contents

Date

16-1

Council of Deans and Directors

July-December 1984

16-2

Council of Deans and Directors

January-June 1985

16-3

Council of Deans and Directors

July-December 1985

16-4

Council of Deans and Directors

January-June 1986

16-5

Council of Deans and Directors

January-May 1982

16-6

Council of Deans and Directors

1981

16-7

Counseling

1989-1990

16-8

Course Outline Planning Committee

1974

16-9

Credit Union

1977-1982

Box 17

Folder #

Contents

Date

17-1

Curriculum Center

1968-1972

17-2

Curriculum Center

1977-1979

17-3

Curriculum Center

1980

17-4

Curriculum Center Annual Reports

1968-1971

17-5

Curriculum Center Budget

1972-1974

17-6

Curriculum Center Correspondence and Newsletters

1976-1977

Box 18

Folder #

Contents

Date

18-1

Curriculum Center Institutional Goals Inventory

1974-1977

18-2

Curriculum Center Institutional Research

1958, 1973-1978

18-3

Curriculum Center Monthly Reports

1966-1971

18-4

Curriculum Center Research Requests

1967-1974

18-5

Curriculum Center Trip Reports

February-March 1967

18-6

Curriculum Center Trip Reports

April-May 1967, 1969

Box 19

Folder #

Contents

Date

19-1

Curriculum Center Visitation Letters

1966-1986

19-2

Curriculum Center Women in Science Workshop 

1977

19-3

Curriculum Change Proposals

1981-1982

19-4

Curriculum Change Proposals

1983-1986

19-5

Curriculum Development

1981-1984

19-6

Dean of Academic Affairs

1988

19-7

Dean of Instruction

1976-1979

19-8

Dean of Students

1977-1978

19-9

Dean of Students

1988-1990

19-10

Dental Laboratory Technology

1985-1988

Box 20

Folder #

Contents

Date

20-1

Department of Aeronautics

1988-1989

20-2

Department Heads Meeting

1973-1976

20-3

Development Office

1983-1990

20-4

Director of Libraries and Curator of Special Collections Search Committee

1983

20-5

Drafting

1992

20-6

East Coast Aero Technical School

1986-1990

20-7

East Coast Aero Technical School Education Committee 

1986-1987

20-8

Educational Technology Group

1991

20-9

Electronic Engineering Curriculum Development

1981-1983

20-10

Engineers' Council for Professional Development

1977-1979

20-11

Energy Committee

1978-1979

Box 21

Folder #

Contents

Date

21-1

Evening School

1987-1989

21-2

Enrollment Management

1972-1979

21-3

Enrollment Management

1990-1992

21-4

Environmental Education Program

1973-1974

21-5

Environmental Education Program and Project

1978-1979

21-6

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

1976-1980

21-7

External Programs

1983-1984

21-8

Faculty Lists

1983-1984

21-9

Faculty and Administration Meetings

1978-1979

21-10

Faculty Advising

1989-1990

21-11

Faculty Assembly

1980, 1984

21-12

Faculty Assembly Meetings

1990-1992

21-13

Faculty Development Contract Compliance

1989-1991

21-14

Faculty Loads and Assignments

1982-1984

21-15

Faculty Senate

1972-1973, 1976-1980

21-16

Faculty Retention Consortium

1983-1985

21-17

Financial Aid Office

1977-1979

Box 22

Folder #

Contents

Date

22-1

Financial Aid

1988-1990

22-2

Flexible Campus Program

1986, 1989-1990

22-3

Ford Foundation

1967-1971

22-4

Freshman Survey

1977-1980

22-5

General Electric

1986

22-6

Graduation Worksheets

1985

22-7

Grants and Proposals 

1975-1978

22-8

Grant Proposals 

1991-1992

22-9

(RESTRICTED) Grant Office

1988-1992

Box 23

Folder #

Contents

Date

23-1

Grant Book

1958-1976

23-2

Honorary Degree Committee

1987-1988

23-3

Human Resources

1983-1990

23-4

Humanities Department

1983-1984

23-5

(RESTRICTED) Humanities and Social Sciences Department

1985-1986

23-6

(RESTRICTED) Humanities and Social Sciences Department

1998-1993

Box 24

Folder #

Contents

Date

24-1

Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum Development

1981-1984

24-2

Industrial Admissions' Committee Meetings

1976-1979

24-3

Industrial Design Program

1990-1992