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Office of the Treasurer and Business Manager Records, 1933-1975Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Archives and Special Collections.2011
Administrative InformationPlease use the following format when citing materials from this collection: Office of the Treasurer and Business Manager, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA. Restricted Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteA Business Manager was appointed in 1958, and, at different times, the position was held by the Assistant Treasurer and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds (1958-1967); the Assistant Treasurer (1971-1972); the Treasurer (1973-1981); and the Director of Physical Facilities (1982-1986). A separate Office of the Business Manager existed from 1986 to 1987, at which time the Office of the Dean of Administration and Business Manager was formed. This office directly oversees the department of Buildings and Grounds, College purchasing and the ownership, leases and rentals of College property. Although the financial services offices are no longer associated with it, the Office of the Dean of Administration and Business Manager indirectly oversees the administrative functions of most of the College's offices, including financial services. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe records of the Office of the Treasurer and Business Manager contain correspondence (1933-1975) between the Comptroller and the landscape architectural firm of Arthur Shurcliff; and student surveys dated 1972. They provide information about the history of the campus's physical face, and an overview of students' interests and on-campus social activities. Return to the Table of Contents |