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Rice University Assistant to the President papers: Mark Scheid

 Collection
Identifier: UA 302
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The majority of the records are paper documents made up of correspondence, news clippings, contracts, speeches, reports, minutes, financial documents, and other types of documents used in conducting the business of the President’s Office. There are also documents from Carl MacDowell's tenure as assistant to the presdent forwarded to Mark Scheid during the transitional period before Scheid replaced him.

Dates

  • 1999 - 2006

Creator

Access Restrictions

Permission to access the President’s Office Records must be obtained in writing from the Office of the President. Legal and disciplinary files need special permission.

Conditions Governing Access

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

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the President’s Office Records must be obtained from the President’s Office. Contact the Woodson Research Center for instructions.

Biographical Note

Mark Scheid earned his undergraduate degree in English at Rice University in 1967 and his doctorate in English literature in 1972. He joined Texas Southern University (TSU) as an assistant professor of English in 1971 and became an associate professor there in 1978 and a full professor in 1985. He became a visiting professor of English at Rice in 1984 and held numerious academic advising and administrative posts including assistant vice president for student affairs and Director of Academic Advising and International Programs.

Scheid assumed the position of assistant to the president on November 1, 1999. He worked with Carl MacDowell during a transition period until MacDowell's tenure ended January 31, 2000. He served the Office of the President during two administrations - Malcolm Gillis (1993-2004) and David Leebron (2004-present) before filling the newly created position of managing director for programs and international studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy in 2006.

Extent

1.3 Linear Feet (2 cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence, news clippings, contracts, speeches, reports, minutes, and other types of documents used in conducting the business of the President’s Office from the Assistant to the President, Mark Scheid 1999-2006.

Arrangement

The dates noted on each folder cover the time span of the contents of the material located inside. In some cases older documents probably used in researching the subject or that had been retained by several administrations, were included in the folders. Sometimes overlapping dates may be found in more than one folder.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Assistant to the President papers: Mark Scheid, 1999-2006
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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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