Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Email: mssa.faq@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 164 |
| Creator: | Yale University. Corporation. |
| Title: | Yale University Corporation records |
| Dates: | circa 1714-2006 |
| Physical Description: | 98.0 linear feet |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of subject files, correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, proposals, and working papers related to the Yale University Corporation's policy, planning, and administrative functions. Also included are early records concerning the Church of Christ at Yale, circa1756-1899. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 1-A (YRG 1-A), Minutes of meetings and administrative records of the Yale Corporation. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0164 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Information about Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Cite As
Yale University Corporation Records (RU 164). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Information About Creator(s)
Yale's charter provides that its governing body, known legally as "the President and Fellows of Yale College"--or more commonly, as "the Corporation"--shall have the government, care and management of the College... and make such reasonable laws... as they think fit and proper for the instruction and education of the students." The Corporation is the final authority in the governance of the University. Although it is not involved in most of the day-to-day details of University operation, the Corporation must approve all major changes in educational, institutional, or financial policy. The officers of the University are appointed by the Corporation. The Corporation is made up of 19 individuals called Fellows. There are three members ex-officii: the President of the University, and the Governor and Lt. Governor of Connecticut; ten "Successors to the Original Trustees," who elect their own successors; and six alumni Fellows, elected by and from the Yale alumni body.
Description of the Collection
The records consist of subject files, correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, proposals, and working papers related to the Yale University Corporation's policy, planning, and administrative functions. Also included are early records concerning the Church of Christ at Yale, circa1756-1899.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.