UA/ADMIN. Administrative offices and functions

Scope and Contents The records of the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York (BESSNY) contain correspondence, financial records, and administrative documents. The majority of the correspondence consists of letters to H.S. Loyd, BESSNY's secretary for many years. Also included are a small amount of letters written by Loyd as well as letters to and from previous BESSNY secretaries Zenas Freeman, P.B. Spear, and Nathaniel Kendrick. The financial records include account books and...

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Includes materials documenting the construction, dedication, and renovation of Saperstein Jewish Center; purchase of the Torah Scroll; activities of the Colgate Jewish Union; and activities of general interfaith life at Colgate.

Scope and Contents The Colgate University Commencement collection contains two series. The first consists of programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, transcripts of speeches, and a small number of VHS tapes and DVDs from graduation weekend events at Colgate University and its predecessor institutions, Madison University and Hamilton Literary and Theological Seminary. The majority of documents are from commencement exercises, but material from baccalaureate ceremonies and reunions is also included. The...

Scope and Contents The Colgate University Office of Communications records contain photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, proof books, press releases, subject files, and a small amount of audiovisual material, mostly from the second half of the twentieth century. They document student life on campus, faculty and teaching, student activities, the arts, athletics, special events and campus speakers, Colgate's campus, graduation, reunion, and other alumni events. Most of the images were taken on campus,...

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The Dean of the College records consist mostly of administrative documents related to student life outside of academics at Colgate University. They cover topics such as student government, discipline, admissions, advising, residential life, Greek life, campus activism, and extracurricular activities.

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This collection contains minutes of faculty meetings at Colgate University, previously known as Madison University and Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution. The bound volumes also include related documents such as reports, memoranda, faculty directories, and faculty handbooks.

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This is an artificial collection containing documents created by seven of the thirteen founders of Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution (later Colgate University). It includes correspondence, deeds, Robert Powell's autobiography, and Elisha Payne's will. Also included is a letter from Orrin B. Judd, an 1841 graduate of the institution.

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The Colgate University Information Technology Services (ITS) records contains mostly newsletters, which provide insight in to the changing role of technology on campus since the early 1980s, as well as a few articles and administrative documents.

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The Office of Institutional Advancement records contain files on individual donors, regional groups, and general fund raising campaigns at Colgate University, along with annual development reports.

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The LGBTQ Initiatives Office records consists of several folders of event posters, fliers, and programs from the late 1990s to the early 2010s. Also included are a smaller number of clippings, administrative documents, and certificates.

Scope and Contents The Colgate University Libraries records contain a wide range of material documenting the libraries, their collections, and the work of librarians at Colgate and its predecessor institutions, Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution and Madison University. Included are planning documents, policies, and reports; collections inventories; handbooks and manuals for students, faculty, and library staff; newsletters and programs for library events; and a significant amount on building...

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This collection includes meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, faculty committee records, and other administrative material. Subjects covered include academics and curricular changes, campus planning and finances, admissions, off-campus study, and experiences of Colgate faculty. Also included is a smaller amount of material addressing student demonstrations, discrimination, disciplinary issues, and fraternities.

Scope and Contents Colgate University's Coordinator of Veterans' Affairs records contain administrative correspondence and related material, lists of veterans, vouchers, and student records from veterans who attended Colgate. The student records are arranged alphabetically by surname of the veteran and contain completed forms for the VA and Colgate, photographs, and brief correspondence. Much of the correspondence in both series is to or from George Estabrooks, a Colgate professor who served as Coordinator of...

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The Vice President for Administrative Service records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, and other long and short term planning documents. Most relate to the physical campus at Colgate University.

Scope and Contents This collection consists mostly of financial and legal records documenting gifts to Madison University in the nineteenth century. The majority date from the 1850s-1880s. Also included are detailed notes created by University Archivist Howard Williams in the early 1950s. Williams' notes consist of note cards and worksheets describing contributions of individual donors. They appear to draw on many of the nineteenth century records in the collection as well as other sources, such as...