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Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963: Finding Aid
AC322
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Osborn, Frederick Henry, 1889-
- Title and dates:
- Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963
- Abstract:
- The Papers of Frederick H. Osborn, Class of 1910, (1889-1981) cover some of Osborn's service to, and interest in, the University as a charter trustee from 1943-1955 and as a member of several advisory boards, including the Curriculum Committee and Psychology Department Council.
- Size:
- 0.1 linear feet (4 folders)
- Call number:
- AC322
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Princeton University Archives.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Frederick H. Osborn
Having helped plan and raise funds for the Office of Public Research at Princeton University (est. 1936), he was elected a charter trustee in 1943. His position on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Corporation supplemented his work on the Princeton Board. Among his many other distinctions were his posts as a Brigadier General in World War II, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Director of Princeton's Annual Giving Campaign in 1951. Further biographical details may be obtained from Osborn's alumni file.
Description
The files relate exclusively to Princeton. They include correspondence and reports related to Osborn's service as a charter trustee and member of various advisory committees, during which time one major project was the commissioning of a Carnegie-funded “Study of Education at Princeton University.” Also detailed is Osborn's later work on the computerization of the University data files for the improvement of the admissions process.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically.
Access and Use
Access
Access to the papers is open to all scholars who complete an access to manuscripts form.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Copyright is held by the Trustees of Princeton University.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
The Papers were given by Alice Osborn Brown Breese in 1983, Accession Number: AM83-170.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
The bulk of Mr. Osborn's files are with the Osborn and Dodge Family Papers Collection at Firestone Library, Collection #CO537.
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Andrea Schorr in 1990. Finding aid written by Andrea Schorr in 1990.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on December 23, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frederick H. Osborn Papers, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Osborn, Frederick Henry, 1889-
- Princeton University -- Trustees -- 20th century.
- Princeton University -- Trustees.
- Correspondence.
- Reports.
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Contents List
Miscellaneous papers, 1941-1955
re: trustee and advisory appointments in 1941 and 1943, and an announcement of the honorary graduates of 1955
Folder 1 Correspondence, 1943-1951
re: improvements in the Social Sciences Departments at Princeton, including the School of Public and International Affairs
Folder 2 Correspondence and reports on the proposed “Study of Education at Princeton University”, 1946-1957
Folder 3 Correspondence and reports on the proposed “Basic Data System,” an effort to improve the admissions process, 1959-1963
Folder 4
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