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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981
- Title:
- Frederick H. Osborn Papers
- Repository:
- Princeton University Archives
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xk81jk37c
- Dates:
- 1941-1963
- Size:
- 1 box
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
The Papers of Frederick H. Osborn, Class of 1910, (1889-1981) cover some of Osborn's service to, and interest in, the University as a charter trustee from 1943-1955 and as a member of several advisory boards, including the Curriculum Committee and Psychology Department Council.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The files relate exclusively to Princeton. They include correspondence and reports related to Osborn's service as a charter trustee and member of various advisory committees, during which time one major project was the commissioning of a Carnegie-funded "Study of Education at Princeton University." Also detailed is Osborn's later work on the computerization of the University data files for the improvement of the admissions process.
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981
Having helped plan and raise funds for the Office of Public Research at Princeton University (est. 1936), he was elected a charter trustee in 1943. His position on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Corporation supplemented his work on the Princeton Board. Among his many other distinctions were his posts as a Brigadier General in World War II, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Director of Princeton's Annual Giving Campaign in 1951. Further biographical details may be obtained from Osborn's alumni file.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The Papers were given by Alice Osborn Brown Breese in 1983 , Accession Number: AM83-170.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Andrea Schorr in 1990. Finding aid written by Andrea Schorr in 1990.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
- Credit this material:
Frederick H. Osborn Papers; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xk81jk37c
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
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- Genre Terms:
- Correspondence.
Reports. - Names:
- Princeton University
Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981
