Rice University Provost Office Records: James Kinsey (interim) and David Auston
Scope and Contents
These records reflect the daily business of the Provost's office under interim Provost James Kinsey and Provost David Auston (1993-). They reveal the daily business of the Provost's Office, which has the overall responsibility for the institution's educational and research programs. These files were previously intermingled with the files of the preceeding provost, Neal Lane. The files contain correspondence with the academic and non-academic departments.
Dates
- Creation: 1993 - 1995
Creator
- Auston, David (Person)
Access Restrictions
Permission to access these records must be obtained from the Provost’s Office. Contact the Woodson Research Center for instructions.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish these records must be obtained from the Provost’s Office. Contact the Woodson Research Center for instructions.
Biographical Note
James Kinsey, Dean of Rice University's Wiess School of Natural Sciences, was named interim provost by university president Malcolm Gillis in July 1993. The provost position was vacated by Neal Lane when he left Rice to become director of the National Science Foundation.
Kinsey came to Rice in 1988 as dean of Wiess School after 25 years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a chemistry professor. He also served as Chairman of MIT's chemistry department for five years during his tenure.
Excerpted from Rice University News Release, July 23, 1993.
David Auston was named provost by university president Malcolm Gillis in August 1994. He was Columbia's dean of engineering and applied science and the Morris and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering. He was member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He earned his undergraduate and master's degree from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.
Excerpted from Rice University News Release, May 19, 1994.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These records reflect the daily business of the Provost's office under interim Provost James Kinsey and Provost David Auston (1993-). They reveal the daily business of the Provost's Office, which has the overall responsibility for the institution's educational and research programs.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from Provost's Office.
Accruals
Additional materials related to Kinsey / Auston tenure are expected to be transfered to the Woodson Research Center in the future.
Subject
- Auston, David (Person)
- Rice University. Office of the Provost (Organization)
- Kinsey, James (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Rice University Provost Office Records: James Kinsey (interim) and David Auston, 1993-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharon Link
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu