Board of Trustees Meeting Records, 1831-2000

By CB

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Sub-Series 1: Bookbound Minutes, 1831-1997

Box 53: Trustee Records, 1831-1847

"It was reported that the orignal records of the Board up to 1847 were burned in the Barney Hall fire. Of this I am not certain." Millard Brelsford

Box 54: Trustee Records, 1846-1890

"No records earlier than this [1846] were turned over to me when I became Secretary of the Board. It was reported to me by President Chamerlain that the earlier records were lost at the time of the fire which destroyed Barney Science Hall." Millar Brelsford Aug 23, 1927

Box 55: Trustee Records, 1890-1904

Box 56: Records of Denison University And Shepardson College, 1904-1922

Box 57: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1922-1935

Arrangement: Consolidated and indexed records of Shepherdson and Denison Board of Trustees minutes

Box 58: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1936-1947

Arrangement: Consolidated and indexed records of Shepherdson and Denison Board of Trustees minutes

Box 59: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1922-1938

Originals or Copies Note: Second copy of Board of Trustee minutes for these years

Box 60: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1938-1945

Originals or Copies Note: Second copy of Board of Trustee minutes for these years

Box 61: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1947-1963

Box 62: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1963-1977

Box 63: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1978-1989

Box 64: Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1989-1997

Sub-Series 2: Handwritten & Unbound Meeting Records

Box 66: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1831,1845-1846, 1850-1852, 1856, 1859, 1861, 1866-1875

Folder 1: Minutes, 1831

Folder 2: Minutes, 1845/1846

Folder 3: Minutes, 1850-1852, 1856

Folder 4: Minutes, 1866-1868

Folder 5: Minutes, 1869

Folder 6: Minutes, 1870

Folder 7: Minutes, 1871

Folder 8: Minutes, 1872

Folder 9: Minutes, 1873

Folder 10: Minutes, 1874

Folder 11: Minutes, 1875

Box 67: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1876-1887

Folder 1: Minutes, 1876

Folder 2: Minutes, 1877

Folder 3: Minutes, 1878

Folder 4: Minutes, 1879

Folder 5: Minutes, 1880

Folder 6: Minutes, 1881

Folder 7: Minutes, 1882

Folder 8: Minutes, 1883

Folder 9: Minutes, 1884

Folder 10: Minutes, 1885

Folder 11: Minutes, 1886

Folder 12: Minutes, 1887

Box 68: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1902, 1906, 1909-1919, 1921-1925

Folder 1: Minutes, 1902

Folder 2: Minutes, 1906

Folder 3: Minutes, 1909-1910

Folder 4: Minutes, 1911

Folder 5: Minutes, 1912

Folder 6: Minutes, 1913

Folder 7: Minutes, 1914

Folder 8: Minutes, 1915

Folder 9: Minutes, 1916

Folder 10: Minutes, 1917

Folder 11: Minutes, 1918

Folder 12: Minutes, 1919

Folder 13: Minutes, 1921

Folder 14: Minutes, 1922

Folder 15: Minutes, 1923

Folder 16: Minutes, 1924

Folder 17: Minutes, 1925

Box 69: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1926-1931

Folder 1: Minutes, 1926

Folder 2: Minutes, 1927

Folder 3: Minutes, 1928

Folder 4: Minutes, 1929

Folder 5: Minutes, 1930

Folder 6: Minutes, 1931

Box 70: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1932-1936

Folder 1: Minutes, 1932

Folder 2: Minutes, 1933

Folder 3: Minutes, 1934

Folder 4: Minutes, 1935

Folder 5: Minutes, 1936

Box 71: Drafts and Notes for Meetings, 1937-1940

Folder 1: Minutes, April, 1937

Folder 2: Minutes, October, 1937

Folder 3: Minutes, June, 1937

Folder 4: Minutes, April, June, October 1938

Folder 5: Minutes, April, 1939

Folder 6: Minutes, June, 1939

Folder 7: Minutes, October, 1939

Folder 8: Minutes, April 1940

Folder 9: Minutes, June, 1940

Folder 10: Minutes, October, 1940

Box 72: Minutes, 1941-1943

Folder 1: Minutes, January, April- 1941

Folder 2: Minutes, June, October- 1941

Folder 3: Minutes, April, 1942

Folder 4: Minutes, June, 1942

Folder 5: Minutes, October, 1942

Folder 6: Minutes, March, 1943

Folder 7: Minutes, May, October 1943

Box 73: Minutes, 1944-1955

Folder 1: Minutes, February, April, October- 1944

Folder 2: Minutes, February and April, 1945

Folder 3: Minutes, 1945-1946

Folder 4: Minutes, 1947-1948

Folder 5: Minutes, 1949

Folder 6: Minutes, 1950

Folder 7: Minutes, 1951

Folder 8: Minutes, 1952

Folder 9: Minutes, 1953

Folder 10: Minutes, 1954

Folder 11: Minutes, 1955

Box 74: Minutes, 1956-1976

Folder 1: Minutes, 1956

Folder 2: Minutes, 1957

Folder 3: Minutes, 1958

Folder 4: Minutes, 1959

Folder 5: Minutes, 1960

Folder 6: Minutes, 1961

Folder 7: Minutes, 1962

Folder 8: Minutes, 1963

Folder 9: Minutes, 1964

Folder 10: Minutes, 1965

Folder 11: Minutes, 1966

Folder 12: Minutes, 1967

Folder 13: Minutes, 1968

Folder 14: Minutes, 1969

Folder 15: Minutes, 1970

Folder 16: Minutes, 1971

Folder 17: Minutes, 1972

Folder 18: Minutes, 1973

Folder 19: Minutes, 1974

Folder 20: Minutes, 1975

Folder 21: Minutes, 1976

Box 75: Minutes, 1977-1987

Folder 1: Minutes, 1977

Folder 2: Special Meeting Minutes, 1977 July 9

Folder 3: Minutes, 1978

Folder 4: Minutes, 1979

Folder 5: Minutes, 1980

Folder 6: Minutes, 1981

Folder 7: Minutes, 1982

Folder 8: Minutes, 1983

Folder 9: Minutes, 1984

Folder 10: Minutes, 1985

Folder 11: Minutes, 1986

Folder 12: Minutes, 1987

Box 76: Minutes, 1988-1991

Folder 1: Minutes, 1988

Folder 2: Minutes, 1989

Folder 3: Minutes, 1990

Folder 4: Board Retreat, 1990 May 30-31

Folder 5: Minutes, 1991

Box 77: Minutes, 1992-1998

Folder 1: Minutes, 1992

Folder 2: Minutes, 1993

Folder 3: Minutes, 1994

Folder 4: Minutes, 1995

Folder 5: Minutes, 1996

Folder 6: Minutes, 1997

Folder 7: Minutes, 1998

Box 78: Minutes/ Division Summaries, 1999-2008

Folder 1: Minutes, 1999

Folder 2: Minutes, 2000

Folder 3: Minutes, 2001

Folder 4: Minutes, 2002

Folder 5: Minutes, 2003

Folder 6: Minutes, 2004

Folder 7: Minutes, 2005

Folder 8: Minutes, 2006

Folder 9: Minutes, 2007

Folder 10: Minutes, 2008

Box 79: Minutes / Division Summaries, 2009-2015

Folder 1: Board of Trustees, October 2009

Folder 2: Board of Trustees, January 2010

Folder 3: Board of Trustees, April 2010

Folder 4: Board of Trustees, October 2010

Folder 5: Board of Trustees, January 2011

Folder 6: Board of Trustees, April 2011

Folder 7: Board of Trustees, October 2011

Folder 8: Board of Trustees, January 2012

Folder 9: Board of Trustees, April 2012

Folder 10: Board of Trustees, October 2012

Folder 11: Board of Trustees, January 2013

Folder 12: Board of Trustees, April 2013

Folder 13: Board of Trustees, October 2013

Folder 14: Board of Trustees, January 2014

Folder 15: Board of Trustees, April 2014

Folder 16: Board of Trustees, October 2014 - April 2015

Folder 17: Board of Trustees Minutes

Index - B

Folder 18: Board of Trustees Minutes

C-E

Folder 19: Board of Trustees Minutes

F-H

Folder 20: Board of Trustees Minutes

I

Folder 21: Board of Trustees Minutes

J-R

Folder 22: Board of Trustees Minutes

S-Z

Sub-Series 3: Policies and Programs of the Board

Box 112: Policies and Events

Folder 1: Policies: Black Student Demands

Folder 2: Policies: Black Student Demands J.E.F Wood's file

Folder 3: Cref-Tiaa Retirement Plans Literature

Folder 4: Policies: N.O.C.

Folder 5: Focus: Program for Trustee Spouses

Folder 6: Events: Women for Denison, A Leadership Seminar, 2000

Sub-Series 4: Finance Reports, Construction, and Endowments, 1834-1990

Box 1

Folder 6: Denison University Budget for Trustee Expenses, 1979-1990

Box 6: Endowment Support

Folder 1: Endowment, 1867

Folder 2: Building Campaign, 1858

Folder 3: Campaign to Purchase Furnities Library, 1851-1862

Folder 4: Centennial Endowment, 1876

Folder 5: Cleveland Proposal, 1852

Folder 6: Surveys, 1940

Folder 7: Surveys, 1940

Folder 8: Taxation Appeals, 1962-1964

Folder 9: Tuition Receipts, ETC., 1837-1903

Box 7: Finance: Amos Fisks Legacy, 1834-1939

Folder 1: Financial History, 1938-1979

Folder 2: Finance: Amos Fisks Legacy, 1847-1853

Folder 3: Finance: Mary E. Talbot Fund, 1878

Folder 4: Finance, 1834-1850

Folder 5: Finance, 1850-1900

Folder 6: Finance, 1900-1934

Box 8: Finance

Folder 1: Retirement Annuity Certificates, 1946-1976

Folder 2: Denison University Auxiliary  Facilities Construction & Refunding Bonds, 1967-1968

Folder 3: Denison University Bonds, 1958

Box 5: Financial Reports, 1853-1894, 1882-1899

Bound volumes of financial reports: Denison 1853-94, Denison & Shepardson College 1882-1899

Box 9: Financial Reports, 1882-1936

Box 10: Financial Reports, 1937-1967

Box 11: Financial Report, 1968-1977/1978

Box 12: Financial Reports, 1978/79- 1987/88

Box 13: Financial Reports, 1988/89

Box 14: Finance Committee: Buildings and Property

Folder 1: Beaver and Sawyer Contracts, 1924

Folder 2: Beaver and Sawyer Hall Dormitory Construction, 1925-1930

Folder 3: Alumni Building, 1935

Folder 4: Architects: Arnold Burner, 1922-1925

Folder 5: Architects: Schenck and Williams, 1938

Folder 6: Ashmore House, 1950

Folder 7: John Sherman Lease  on Barney Building, 1930

Folder 8: Commons Clubhouse Construction, 1941

Folder 9: Curtis Hall Dormitory Construction, 1938

Folder 10: Deeds Field Construction, 1916-1923

Folder 11: Doane Gymnasium, 2005

Folder 12: Doane Hall  Former Library, 1925-1936

Folder 13: East Cottage, 1919

Folder 14: Electrical Wiring, 1895-1908

Folder 15: Faculty Housing Construction, 1935-1938

Folder 16: Finance  Committee Authority RE: Properties, 1936

Folder 17: Heating and Lighting Plant, 1938

Box 15: Finance Committee: Buildings and Property

Folder 1: Physical Education Center and Community Center:, 1948-1952

Folder 2: Life Sciences BUilding Construction, 1940

Folder 3: Music Hall, 1925

Folder 4: Pierson Property, 1945-1950

Folder 5: Rehabilitation Fund, Plans for Building Alterations, 1944-1945

Folder 6: Trustees, Finance : Regulations of North Street, 1957

Folder 7: Shaw Hall Dormitory Construction, 1939

Folder 8: J.S Jones Property (Monomoy Place), 1924-1940

Folder 9: Irvine Hill Property, 1800-1854

Folder 10: Whisler Hall Construction, 1920-1937

Box 48: Ledgers, Cashbooks, Collection Lists, 1831-1956

Item 1: Subscription Lists, 1831-1839

Farm, rebuilding, education, and other smaller subscriptions

Item 2: Register of Notes, 1843

Item 3: Ledger of Subscriptions & Funds,, 1867-1875

Physical Description: Fragile condition

Item 4: Centennial "Dollar Roll" Subscription book, 1876

Item 5: Report of Collection Agent "William Whitney", 1899 July 12

Single page handwritten report

Item 6: Ledger, "New Endowment Fund", 1900

Item 7: Cash Book, 1900-1907

Endowment Fund, Building Fund, Scholarship Fund, Equipment and Expense Fund, Campus Improvements and Furnishing Funds

Item 8: Ledger No. 1, 1900-1924

Endowments, real estate, equiptment, building, and multiple scholarship funds. Also includes bills recievable.

Item 9: Scholarship Funds, 1952-1956

Sub-Series 5: Full Red Books, 1990-2016

Box 1: Red Books, 1990-1995

Folder 1: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1990

Folder 2: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1990

Folder 3: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1990

Folder 4: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1991

Folder 5: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1991

Folder 6: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1991

Folder 7: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1992

Folder 8: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1992

Folder 9: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1992

Folder 10: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1993

Folder 11: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1993

Folder 12: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1993

Folder 13: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1994

Folder 14: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1994

Folder 15: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1994

Folder 16: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1995

Folder 17: Board of Trustees : Red Book Continued, January 1995

Box 2: Red Books, 1995-2000

Folder 1: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1995

Folder 2: Board of Trustees : Red Book Continued, April 1995

Folder 3: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1995

Folder 4: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1996

Folder 5: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1996

Folder 6: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1996

Folder 7: Board of Trustees : Red Book Continued, October 1996

Folder 8: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1997

Folder 9: Board of Trustees : Red Book Continued, January 1997

Folder 10: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1997

Folder 11: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1997

Folder 12: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1998

Folder 13: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1998

Folder 14: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1998

Folder 15: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 1999

Folder 16: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 1999

Folder 17: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 1999

Folder 18: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2000

Folder 19: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2000

Box 3: Red Books, 2000-2006

Folder 1: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2000

Folder 2: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2001

Folder 3: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2001

Folder 4: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2001

Folder 5: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2002

Folder 6: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2002

Folder 7: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2002

Folder 8: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2003

Folder 9: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2003

Folder 10: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2003

Folder 11: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2004

Folder 12: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2004

Folder 13: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2004

Folder 14: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2005

Folder 15: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2005

Folder 16: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2005

Folder 17: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2006

Folder 18: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2006

Box 4: Red Books, 2006-2016

Folder 1: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2006

Folder 2: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2007

Folder 3: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2007

Folder 4: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2007

Folder 5: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2008

Folder 6: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2008

Folder 7: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2008

Folder 8: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2009

Folder 9: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2009

Folder 10: Board of Trustees : Red Book, October 2015

Folder 11: Board of Trustees : Red Book, January 2016

Folder 12: Board of Trustees : Red Book, April 2016