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William John James trustee and financial records

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-001

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

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.

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

Contact:
Olin Library
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