Yale University Library

Overview

Repository: Manuscripts and Archives
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520
Email: mssa.reference@yale.edu
Phone: 203-432-1735
Fax: 203-432-7441
Call Number: RU 581
Creator: Yale University. President's Office.
Title: Hanna Holborn Gray, president of Yale University, records
Dates: 1977-1978
Physical Description: 24.5 linear feet (59 boxes)
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Summary: The records consist of correspondence, subject files, planning memoranda, annual reports, and working papers documenting Hanna Holborn Gray’s tenure as acting president of Yale University.
Note: Forms part of Yale Record Group 2-A (YRG 2-A), Records of the Yale president’s office.
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Administrative Information

Information about Access

Access to the records is restricted. See Collection Contents for details.

Ownership & Copyright

Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Cite As

Hanna Holborn Gray, President of Yale University, Records (RU 581). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Processing Notes

Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.

Biography

Hanna Holborn Gray was born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 25, 1930. She received a B.A. from Bryn Mawr in 1950 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1957. Mrs. Gray taught at Harvard from 1955-1960 and the University of Chicago from 1961-1972. She was dean of Northwestern University from 1972-1974 and provost of Yale University from 1974-1978. From 1977-1978 Mrs. Gray was acting president of Yale. In 1978 she became president of the University of Chicago.

Description of the Papers

The records consist of correspondence, subject files, planning memoranda, annual reports, and working papers documenting Hanna Holborn Gray’s tenure as acting president of Yale University.

Arrangement

The records are arranged alphabetically by subject.