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Rice University Provost Office Records, David Auston

 Collection
Identifier: UA 180
Finding aid note: This material is stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please contact woodson@rice.edu for assistance.

Scope and Contents note

These records reflect the daily business of the Office of the Provost during the tenure of David Auston. Types of records include Alphabetical files, Department files, Off-Campus files and Budget files.

Dates

  • 1990 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access note

Permission to access these records must be obtained from the Provost’s Office. Contact the Woodson Research Center for instructions.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use note

Permission to use or publish these records must be obtained from the Provost’s Office. Form to request permission may be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical/ Historical note

The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University. The mission of the Provost’s Office is to promote and support excellence in all dimensions of the University's academic, research, scholarly and creative programs and activities. The Provost works with the University’s deans, as well as a team of Vice and Associate Provosts in fulfilling the academic leadership and administrative roles of the University and Provost’s Office. The Provost is a member of the University’s major planning and academic committees, including the Strategic Planning and Budget Priorities Committee, and serves ex officio as a member of the Faculty Senate.

The Provost – on the advice of deans, the faculties of the academic units, and the University Promotion and Tenure Committee, which the Provost chairs – makes recommendations on all faculty appointments, promotions and tenure to the President, subject to ultimate ratification by the Board of Trustees.

David Auston was named provost by university president Malcolm Gillis in August 1994. He was Columbia University'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 and Provost website http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Office_of_the_Provost.asp accessed May 10, 2010.

Extent

67 Linear Feet ( (134 boxes))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University. The mission of the Provost’s Office is to promote and support excellence in all dimensions of the University's academic, research, scholarly and creative programs and activities. These records reflect the daily business of the Office of the Provost during the tenure of David Auston. Types of records include Alphabetical files, Department files, Off-Campus files and Budget files.

Arrangement note

The provost office records for David Auston 1990-2000 are divided into five series:

Series I – Alphabetical Subject Files (Boxes 1-54; 27.00 cu. ft.) Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically with the folders.

Series II – Departments (Boxes 55-95; 20.00 cu. ft.) Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. Correspondence and documents pertaining to departments and university divisions.

Series III – Off Campus (Boxes 96-106; 5.00 cu. ft.) Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. Correspondence between the provost and off campus contacts.

Series IV – Budget (Boxes 97-128; 15.50 cu. ft.)

Series V - Chronological Files (Boxes 129-134; 1.95 cu. ft.)

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Transferred from Provost's Office.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Provost Office Records, David Auston, 1990-2000
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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