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Series 1: William G. Bowen, 1965-1973 (bulk: 1967-1972), consists of files maintained by the Office of the Provost during Bowen's tenure, from 1967 to 1972. Records pertaining to the Office of the Provost during Bowen's tenure may also be found in series 2 and 3.
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Subseries 1A: Bowen--Administration, 1967-1972, includes files regarding administrative units, departments, offices, and officials at the University. Files contain memoranda, reports, correspondence, notes, and other materials.
This file is closed until 2047
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Subseries 1B: Bowen--Administration, 1967-1972, includes files regarding administrative units, departments, offices, and officials at the University. Files contain memoranda, reports, correspondence, notes, and other materials.
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Subseries 1C: Bowen--Budget, 1965-1972, consists of files related to the University's finances, particularly the budgeting work of the Priorities Committee. Files contain specific data regarding the funding of various programs and offices, and the implications of changing salaries, tuition fees, fund-raising totals, and the funding of new programs, positions, buildings, or other projects.
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Subseries 1D: Bowen--Committee Work, 1967-1972, is comprised of public documents and Bowen's private notes and research related to his work on high-profile University committees, including the Bressler Commission (which examined the undergraduate curriculum and raised the possibility of a three-year degree), the Kelley Committee (which recommended the establishment of the Council of the Princeton University Community [CPUC]), the Kuhn Committee (which confirmed the University's emphasis on transparency of sponsored research projects), and the Patterson Committee (which recommended coeducation). In addition, the work of various CPUC committees and provost-appointed study groups is also represented here.
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Subseries 1E: Bowen--Students, 1966-1973, includes records relating to students and student activities on campus. This subseries documents student unrest, political activity, resistance to the Vietnam War, protests over investments in South Africa, and the implementation of coeducation particularly well. An audiotape of Provost Bowen and students at the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) Sit-in and audiotapes of the Hickel case hearings have been removed and placed in the Princeton University Historical Audiovisual Collection (AC047).
(Including "Stockton College" Proposal)
[restricted until 2045]
(see subseries description for tapes' location)
[restricted until 2045]
[restricted until 2045]
[restricted until 2045]
(see subseries description for location of an audiotape of Bowen with students regarding the Sit-in)
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Subseries 1F: Bowen--Talks, 1966-1971, consists of the talks and speeches Bowen gave during his tenure as provost. Files may instead (or also) contain notes, background research, and documents making preparations for these talks. These files are arranged alphabetically by venue or audience.
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Subseries 1G: Bowen--University Relations, 1967-1972, is comprised of records relating to external individuals or groups, such as alumni, the Princeton community, and other universities and their officials.