William John James trustee and financial records
Scope and Contents
The William John James trustee and financial records concern financial matters brought before the Board of Trustees. Notable subject groupings for these dates include Buildings and Grounds and the Carnegie Foundation accreditations. These records are not a complete collection of Trustee business, but complement other Trustees' holdings in the Wesleyan University Archives.
According to a June 19, 1918 memo from Secretary of the Board David Downey, James was responsible for holding important Trustee documents. Most of the James administrative papers are marked copy or have been copied, many of annotations. Several documents in this collection are not represented in other Trustee collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1939
Creator
- James, William John, 1860-1941 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Some material is in public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
William John James (1860-1941) was College Librarian from 1891 to 1929 and Assistant Treasurer of Wesleyan from 1908 to 1929.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3 hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William John James trustee and financial records concern financial matters brought before the Board of Trustees. Notable subject groupings for these dates include Buildings and Grounds and the Carnegie Foundation accreditations. These records are not a complete collection of Trustee business, but complement other Trustees' holdings in the Wesleyan University Archives.
Arrangement
James organized his collection by either year or by subject. This arrangement has been maintained. Year listings correspond with the date ending the academic year in question.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the Archives in 1979 from the office of Robert Taylor, University Treasurer.
Subject
- James, William John, 1860-1941 (Person)
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Organization)
- Title
- William John James trustee and financial records, 1870-1939
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Diana Perron, October 1992 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, December 2009 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Jenny Miglus, June 2020
- Date
- June 12, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository