Overview

Title: Provost's office records
Call Number: Coll082
Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the Provost
Dates: 1966-2008
Size: 64 boxes (90 linear feet)
Language: English
Abstract: Records of the Provost's office, covering the supervision and oversight of curriculum, instruction, and research at UMBC. Projects with academic departments and centers, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, accreditation, and university governance are included.
Citation: Provost Office records, University Archives, Collection 82, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

The Provost, also known as the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, oversees the curricular, instructional, and research affairs at UMBC. The Provost works alongside the university's deans and vice presidents to supervise all scholarly programs on campus.


Scope & Content

Arrangement

Organized into nine proposed series: Centers and multi-institutional programs. College of Arts and Sciences. College of Engineering. Academic Affairs. Faculty. Maryland State educational agencies. Middle States accreditation. University governance. Subject files.


Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

UARC 02000 -11, UARC 02001 -07, UARC 02008 -16, UARC 02002 -15, UARC 02004 -21, UARC 02005 -16, UARC 02006 -08, UARC 01999 -03, UARC 01999 -23, UARC 01998 -13, UARC 01990 -01. Accessions from Academic Affairs transferred to collection in 2016 by Lindsey Loeper: UARC 2008-11, UARC 2009-019.

Processing Note

Initial processing completed by Jeff Karr, 2013. University publications related to the Office of the Provost are available under call number UPUB P12. Records previously assigned to Collection 54, Academic Affairs records, added in 2016.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.


Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll082.php

Access Conditions

This collection requires review by Special Collections staff prior to use by researchers. Users should submit their request to view this collection at speccoll@umbc.edu or 410-455-2353.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. UMBC is the copyright owner; permission to reproduce is required.


Subject Headings

Creators

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the Provost

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. College of Arts and Sciences

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. College of Engineering

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Subjects

Hrabowski, Freeman A.

Johnson, Arthur T.

Yarmolinsky, Adam

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Administration

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Faculty

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Planning

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the Provost -- Archives

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