Office of Research and Project Administration Records 1938-2010

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The Office of Research and Project Administration acts as coordinator for all grants sought by the University, and also ensures the conformance of University practice with governmental regulations. The collection consists of annual reports, board minutes, policies, and interoffice correspondence of ORPA. Additionally, it contains files assembled for large-scale university research projects such as the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, as well as on research-related issues such as the use of human subjects and biosafety.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of annual reports, board minutes, policies, and interoffice correspondence of ORPA. Additionally, it contains files assembled for large-scale university research projects such as the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, as well as on research-related issues such as the use of human subjects and biosafety. Also included in the collection are research proposals submitted to ORPA from academic departments in both the sciences and the humanities. Series 2 contains research proposals that have been transferred as electronic records.

Collection Creator History

The Office of Research and Project Administration (ORPA) is the administrative arm of the University Research Board, which was formed in 1959 to recommend policy in the acceptance and administration of research grants and contracts throughout the University. ORPA acts as coordinator for all grants sought by the University, and also ensures the conformance of University practice with governmental regulations.

Collection History

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Acquisition

The Office of Research and Project Administration Records were transferred to the University Archives in a series of accessions beginning in 1973, with the most recent accession having taken place in 2007.

Archival Appraisal Information

In processing this collection a set of pamphlets and newsletters on the topic of nuclear fission which had been collected by the Office of Research and Project Administration during the 1950 and 1960s was separated.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Daniel Brennan in March 2009. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in April 2009.

Accruals

Additional accessions of records from the Office of Research and Project Administration are expected on a continuing basis.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

University Research Board Minutes and other administrative materials are restricted. Grant proposals submitted to ORPA are open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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.

Preferred Citation

Office of Research and Project Administration Records; 1938-2010, Princeton University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Princeton University

Subject Terms

• Administration
• History
• New Jersey
• Princeton
• Princeton University
• Princeton University. Office of Research and Project Administration
• Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Princeton University. University Research Board
• Regulations
• Research
• Research grants

Genre Terms

• Grant proposals

Related Material

In addition to the records of the Office of Research and Project Administration, the University Archives also holds a set of records of ORPA parent oganization the University Research Board and its precursor, the Committee on Project Research and Invention.

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

The records remain in their original order. Administrative records, particularly those pertaining to the planning and development of the Plasma Physics Laboratory, can be found at the beginning of the collection. More recent accessions containing numbered research grant proposals are found at the end of the records.

Series 1: Office of Research and Project Administration Records, 1938-2007

Series 2: March 2010 Accession, circa 2008-2010