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Collection Overview

Administrative Information

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Organization of the Collection

SERIES 1: UNRESTRICTED RECORDS, 1826-2006 (in General Files)

SERIES 2: RESTRICTED RECORDS, 1832-2010

Amherst College Committee Records, 1826-2013

Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson.

2012

Collection Overview

Creator: Amherst College
Title: Committee Records
Dates: 1826-2013
Abstract: Records of some 200 various Amherst College committees, including draft, interim and final reports, as well as (in some cases) minutes, correspondence and other supporting documents. Some committees are formal standing committees, but the majority are ad-hoc temporary bodies often convened as Presidential advisory committees or task forces.
Extent: 6 file cabinet drawers, 1 archives box, 2 half archives boxes(12 linear ft.)
Language: English

Administrative Information

Known holdings of committee records not described in this finding aid. In many cases these records provide fuller supporting documentation of work undertaken by the committee in producing reports present in this collection. Admission Committee. Records, 1978-1983 (restricted)Affirmative Action Committee Records, 1972-1997 (see separate finding aid)Athletics, Committee on the Place of. Records, 1999-2002 (restricted)Coeducation Collection (see separate finding aid and digitized content on the web)Committee of Six. Records (restricted)Dean of Faculty. Ad hoc Committee Records, 1968-1998Educational Policy, Committee on. Records. (restricted)Five College Long-Range Planning CommitteeHealth Insurance Advisory Committee. Records, 1997 (restricted)Independent Study, Committee on. Records, 1970-1971Long-Range Planning Committee. Minutes. (restricted)Long-Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on. Report, 1982Personnel Policies, Advisory Committee on. Records, ca. 1990-2007 (restricted)Student Residential and Social Life, President's Advisory Committee on. Records, 1984-1985 (restricted)

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in: Amherst College Committee Records, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library.

Parts of this collection comprise administrative records with access restrictions. In such cases, requests for permission should be directed to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. In addition, particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the records should be directed to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Records of ca. 200 various Amherst College committees, including draft, interim and final reports, supporting documents and correspondence. Some committees are formal standing committees, but the majority are ad-hoc temporary bodies often convened as presidential advisory committees or task forces. In many cases, files contain only final reports (sometimes both interim and final reports), rather than supporting documents related to the committee's work in producing those reports. (This more detailed supporting documentation can sometimes be found elsewhere in the Archives; see "Related Material" or consult an archivist.)

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Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

The records are organized alphabetically by the main heading or topic associated with each committee. Generic descriptors such as "Committee on…" and "Task Force on…" are omitted. For example, "Committee on Area Studies" would be filed under "Area Studies, Committee, on."

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SERIES 1: UNRESTRICTED RECORDS, 1826-2006 (in General Files)



Academic Advisory Committee 1995


Academic Priorities, Committee on 2005-2006


Academic Support Committee 1995-96


Administration Committee ca. 1933


Admission, Report of the Subcommittee on 1980 May


Advisors, Faculty Committee on 1936 Oct


American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 1979-1995


Architectural Review Committee 1998


Archives, Select Committee on 1968


Area Studies, Committee on 1959-60


Athletic Committee. Letter from Frederic L. Thompson to Mr. Olds 1910 Dec 6


Buildings and Grounds, Trustee Committee on 1925-27


Calendar Committee, Report of 1938


Campus Planning Group, President's 1994-1995


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on - Interim and Final reports 1984 Jan-Feb


Classification Review, Committee on 1997


Collegiality, Committee on (Affirmative Action) 2002


Commencement: N.W. Fiske report on the subject of erecting a stage, etc. 1826 July 8


Committees, Committee on 1915 Nov 20


Computer Consolidation Committee 1996


Conditions of Work for Faculty Women at Amherst College, Committee to Study 1984 Oct


Curriculum Committee 1941


Curriculum, Select Committee on 1977 Feb


Curriculum, Report of the Select Committee on 1990


Curriculum Review Committee, report (Theodore Koester, chairman) 1959 Mar


Dean of the Faculty Search Committee 1995


Dramatic Arts, Ad-hoc Committee on the Future of 1982


Educational Policy, Committee on 1960s


Educational Policy, Committee on 1977-1996


Educational Policy, Committee on [1992], 1995


Educational Policy, Committee on - "The 1966 Curriculum Report" (Joseph Epstein, chairman) 1964-1965


Educational Policy, Committee on - Subcommittee to Study Student Life 1965


Expository Writing at Amherst, Report on 1993 Apr


Expository Writing Committee 1997


Facilities Planning Committee - Facilities Assessment Master Plan Interim Report 1992 Aug


Facilities Planning Committee - General 1994 Jan


Facilities Planning Committee - Report 1993 Oct


Future Size of the College, Report on 1958


Health Insurance Advisory Committee 1997


History, Teaching of, in Secondary Schools, Committee on 1958, 1968


Honor System, Faculty Committee on 1928


Honorary Degrees, Committee on Awarding 1958


Interterm, Student-Faculty Committee on 1958


Investments Related to South Africa, Advisory Committee on 1983-1985


Job Evaluation System, a Review of 1980 Sep


Language and Literature, Committee on 1920-1922


Library Expansion Committee - Report to the President 1991 Feb


Library Expansion Committee - Report to the President - supporting documents 1991 Feb


Long Range Planning, Faculty Committee on - Report 1945


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Case for a Tuition Moratorium at Amherst College ca. 1985


Long Range Planning, Committee on - "College Appoints Committee to Coordinate Future Plans" (newspaper clipping) 1970


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Comparative Schedule of Planning Recommendations / Report of Committee Fall 1971


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Admission and Financial Aid 1971 Mar


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Special Education Programs 1971 Mar


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Student Life and Physical Facilities (2 copies) 1971 Mar


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Interim Report 1971 Apr


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Final Report 1971 May


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Report by the President to the Amherst Community 1971 Oct


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report from Committee on Educational Policy to Long Range Planning 1971 Nov


LRP, President's Advisory Committee on - Comparative Schedule of Planning Recommendations 1971 Fall


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Faculty 1945


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Amherst College and Cooperative and Exchange Programs 1971 Feb


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Curriculum and Faculty 1971 Feb


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on Experiential Education 1971 Feb


Long Range Planning, Committee on - Report of the Task Force on the Nature of Trusteeship, the Presidency and Administration 1971 Feb


LRP, President's Advisory Committee on - Report of the Task Force on College Size and Coeducation 1971 Jan


Long Range Planning, Committee on - "Asking for More" a Reaffirmation of Commitment. 1982 May


Long Range Planning, Committee on - A Program for Institutional Flexibility ca. 1985


Long Range Planning, Committee on 1944-1945


Merrill Center for Economics, Committee on the 1953


Monitorial System, Committee on 1838


Personnel Policies, Advisory Committee on 1991-2004


Planning, Special Committee on 2002


Police of the College, Committee appointed to present a plan for conducting the 1829-1830


Postwar Amherst College, Alumni Committee on 1945 Feb.


Presidential Search Committee 1984


President's Campaign Planning Group 1994-95


Priorities Planning Committee - General 1992


Priorities Planning Committee - General 1994


Priorities Planning Committee - Financial Framework 1992 Sep


Priorities Planning Committee - Priorities at Amherst 1993


Priorities Planning Committee - Report 1993 Mar


Priorities and Resources, Committee on: Reports 1971Apr-May


Priorities and Resources, Committee on: Letter to Faculty with supporting documents 1995Apr


Priorities and Resources, Committee on: General 2001


Quality of Undergraduate Life, Select Committee on the, Report 1980 Jan


Renaming Committee (Fraternity) 1984


Research, Faculty Committee on 1928-29


Rooms, Committee on. Report 1831 Aug


Sexual Misconduct, Special Oversight Committee on 2013 Jan


Space Committee 1960s


Sports at Amherst, The Place of, Report of Special Committee on the 2002


State of Amherst College, Committee on 1853 Nov


Student Activities, Faculty Committee on 1922 Oct


Student Life Committee [of the Trustees] 1995 Feb


Technology in the Humanities, Committee on 1990


Trusteeship, Committee on 1999

SERIES 2: RESTRICTED RECORDS, 1832-2010



Academic Inventory, Committee on 1929-1934


Academic Priorities, Committee on - Report to the Faculty 2006


Academic Support, Ad Hoc Committee on 1996


Academic Support Services [Committee] 1982-1985


Ad Hoc Committee. Draft of handbook for administrative/professional Trustee appointees 1983 Sep-Oct


Admissions Committee on Long Range Policy 1951


Admissions Committee 1982-1983


Admissions Committee, Search Dean of Faculty 1982-1983


Admission and Financial Aid, Committee on. Re: merit scholarships 1983 Nov 17


Admission and Financial Aid, Committee on. Report on Academic Support Services 1982 Study 1982


Admission and Financial Aid, Committee on. Letter from Prof. John Halsted to Prof. Robert Bezucha, Chair 1990 Oct 22


Admission, Committee on. A Report to the Faculty 1984, 2000


Admission, Committee on. "Admission to Amherst: A report to the faculty and administration" 1982


Admission and Financial Aid, Committee on - Report to the Faculty 1991 May 15


Admissions, Committee on - Review of 1969 Admissions 1970s


Affirmative Action Committee on Collegiality 2002 Jan 25


Alumni Committee on the Post-War College 1944


Alumni Trustees, Committee on 1999-2000, 2010


Athletics at Amherst, Special Committee on Place of 2002


Architectural Review Committee (see also: unrestricted committee records) 1998-2001


Biohazards Committee, Amherst College 1998-2001


Black Interim Planning Committee. Five College Bridge Program: A Proposal 1970 Mar 16


Campus Center Committee on Campus Life 1973, 1984


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on. Student opinion on fraternities and alternatives to fraternities. 1983 Dec 1


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Committee on: Interim Report 1984 Jan


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on: Interim Report 1985 Jan


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on: Final Report 1984 Feb. 21


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Committee on: Background Materials. 1983


Campus Life. "The Place of Fraternities at Amherst College" 1983 Feb. 16


Campus Life, Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on 1983 Dec


Career Guidance reports from the Dean 1972-1976


Chapel Sub-Committee, Discontinuing Chapel Service 1949


Coeducation, Select Committee on 1972


Coeducation, Ad Hoc Committee on: Five College Contract 1974


College Church, Committee on - Report to the Faculty 1927


College Council 1968 Fall


College Council (3 folders) 1968 Spring


College Council Report on Activities by John Halsted 1975-1976


College Council - Grievance Procedures for Students 1975-1977


College Council - Letters Regarding Judicial Procedures 1979-1987


College Council 1984


Committee of Six (Professor Brown's Minutes) 1943-1945


College for Men and Women, Ad Hoc Group on a 1975-1976


College for Men and Women, Ad Hoc Group on 1975


Compensation, Faculty AAUP Report, Standing Committee on 1982


Compensation, Committee on 1971


Computer Committee, Faculty Review of Computer Facilities 1966, 1971


Computer Committee 1976-1980


Conditions of Work for Faculty Women at Amherst, Ad Hoc Committee to Study the 1984


Cooperation, Committee on: Report of, to 5 College Presidents 1956


Creative Arts, Special Committee on the 1969


Cross Chair, Search Commitee on 1980-1981


Curriculum Committee 1937-1938


Curriculum Committee 1941


Curriculum Committee. A Report on the Curriculum of Amherst College 1963-1964


Curriculum Review Committee (2 folders) 1959


Curriculum, Select Committee on the: Halsted-Aitken Proposal 1976


Curriculum, Select Committee on the (5 folders) 1977 Feb


Curriculum Committee Reports 1950


Development Committee 1967 Jan


Dormitory Master Plan Committee (floor plans included) 2000


Doshisha- Amherst Committee, Correspondence 1958-1961


Eating and Housing Committee 1933-1938


Educational Policy, Committee on (Prof. William Havighurst copy) 1952-1953


Educational Policy- Ad Hoc Committee on Teacher Certification 1997


Education Policy, Committee on 1993


Education Policy, Committee on- ILS: Interim Report 1981 Jan 13


Education Policy, Committee on- ILS: Proposed Clarification and Revisions 1980s


Education Policy, Committee on: Report on the Curriculum of Amherst 1963-1964


Education Policy, Committee on: Minutes 1959-2002


Educational Policy, Committee on. Report to the faculty of Amherst College 2007


Educational Policy, Committee on. Report on the academic calendar of the College n.d.


Educational Policy, Sub-Committee to Study Student Life 1965


Educational Policy, Committee on. Reports on Coeducation and Size (1974) and Student Life (n.d.) 1974, n.d.


Education Policy, Committee on- Letter re: Anthropology and Sociology 1960


Endowment, Committee on - "A Program to Aid Your Beneficiaries and Amherst College" 1955


Enrollment "Hypothetical Enrollment and Staffing Projects" 1973-1974


Entertainment Committee - "An Examination of Entertainment at Amherst College" [1970s]


Examining Committee 1832


Examinations, Committee on. N.W. Fiske report [ca. 1820s-1840s]


Examinations, Oral, Committee on. Report to Trustees 1861 July


Expository Writing, Ad Hoc Committee on the State of 1993


Facilities Planning Committee Report 1993 (includes floor plan) 1993


Faculty Housing Committee 1969-1972


Faculty Procedures Concerning Reappointment and Tenure, Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate 1998


Field House, Committee on the New 1966


Field Study Committee, Notice to Potential Advisors 1974-1975


Finance Committee 1875


First Year, Ad Hoc Committee to Study the 1977


Fraternities (reopening), Study by the Committee on Post War, Amherst College (2 folders) 1944


Fraternities 1957


Fraternities 1960


Fraternities, Fraternity Report 1970


Fraternities 1936-65


Fraternity Business Management, Report of Committee on 1936


Fraternities at Amherst College, Report of Committee to Restudy 1957-1965


Fraternity Rushing 1948


Fund Raising Potential, Committee to Advise the President on 1961


Future Size of the College, Committee on the (2 folders) 1957-1958


Governance, Summer Commission on 1969


Guidance and Counseling, Committee on. "The Class of 1959 at Amherst College: A Preliminary Report" 1960


Guidance and Counseling Committee. Report to the Committee of Six [1960s?]


History - Workshops, Committee on the Study of 1966


Honorary Degrees, Report of Committee Awarding of 1958


Honors Work, Report 1934 March


House Management Committee (Fraternities) 1959


Housing Committee 1997


Independent Study Committee 1965-1975


Institutional Flexibility, Amherst College: A Program for n.d


Instruction Committee of the Board of Trustees 1898-1901


Interdisciplinary Studies, Committee on 1983


Joint Faculty Junior Appointment Program for Five Colleges. Evaluation report 1976


Judicial Board, Report on Cheating 1974


Lecture Committee. Correspondence, announcements, reviews, etc. (multiple folders) 1951-1958


Lectures, Prospective 1956-1958


Lecture Committee, Faculty 1956-1957


Lecture Committee Correspondence 1957-1958


Liberal Arts Committee 1949


Library Committee 1962, 1969


Librarians at Amherst, Status for 1972-1975


Library Expansion Committee 1991 Feb. 27


Librarian Expansion Committee, Supporting Documents 1991


Long Range Planning 1970


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on 1970-1971


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Task Force reports 1971 Jan-Apr


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Task Force on Admission and Financial Aid 1971 Mar


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Interim Reports 1971 Apr


Long Range Planning, President's Advisory Committee on - Final Report 1971 May


Panel Commentaries, Alumni Advisory Panel commentaries 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - report 1980-1982


Long Range Planning Committee - "Asking for More" 1982 May


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Amherst College Cooperation Exchange Programs. Final Report 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Admission and Financial Aid, Final Report 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on College Size and Coeducation 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Curriculum and Faculty Final Report 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Experiential Education 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Nature Studies 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Special Education 1971


Long Range Planning Committee - Task Force on Student Life and Physical Facilities 1971


Long Range Policy- Faculty Committee on, 1945


MacMeekin-Cardigan-Boyden Committee Report [on Women Visitation Policies at Fraternities] 1935


Mead Art Museum Advisory Committee 1993


Needs of the College, Committee to Advise the President about the 1961


Physical Education and Athletics, Committee on 1972-1974


Priorities Planning, Official Report Booklets 1993 Mar


Priorities and Resources, Committee on. Reports and memos 1970-1978


Priorities and Resources, Committee on. Faculty Salaries and Compensation 1990-2000


Priorities and Resources, Committee on: Minutes (3 folders) 1970-1972


Priorities and Resources, Committee on: Reports 1971, 1978


"Problems of Inquiry" Committee - Report on the Feasibility of Offering "Problem of Inquiry" Courses in the Natural Sciences 1964


Priorities and Resources, Committee on. Minutes 2002 Sep 22


Prudential Committee of Amherst College. Meeting records 1835-1864


Reaccreditation Steering Committee - NEASC Report Draft 2007 Nov 15


Renaming Former Fraternity Houses 1984


Residential Names Committee 1984


Safety Committee 1972-1973


Solomon Amendment and Financial Aid, Faculty Ad Hoc Committee on 1983 Sep 29


Student Center Committee 1973


Student Life, Ad Hoc Committee on 1964-1966


Student Life, Advisory Committee on 1983


Student Residential and Social Life 1985


Tenure Committees, Separate, Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Advisability of Establishing 1986


Title IX Self Evaluation Report 1976


Transportation, Public, Committee on 1974


Women Employees, Committee on (3 folders) 1971-1982


Women's Studies, Committee on 1986