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Western Maryland Graduate Center, 1987

 File — Box: 15-56, Folder: 24

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

The records of the final eight years of Steven Muller's presidency, 1982-1990.

Series 15 spans the final nine years, 1982-1990, of Steven Muller's presidency. The records reflect the growth of the University during that period and include subjects such as the acquisition of the Peabody Institute, the founding of the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies and numerous other smaller research institutes, and governance issues. International events such as the Tienanman Square Massacre and protests against Apartheid and their impact on the University are also reflected in the files on the Nanjing Center and files on the South Africa.

In addition to the sense of tremendous organizational growth, the records also touch on some of the financial difficulties that were becoming apparent as a result of this growth. There is material on the instituting of a presidentially mandated hiring freeze, and on the efforts to support the School of Arts and Sciences by other parts of Hopkins. The records also reflect the emphasis that President Muller placed on fundraising activities and document the Campaign for Johns Hopkins which raised more than $644 million to support ongoing programs and new programs within the university and health systems.

The records in this series, like those in series 14, are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. The container list which follows is not a folder-by-folder listing of the contents of each box, but rather a subject listing with inclusive dates.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

All collections are closed except to office of origin or original owner until processed. University records are closed for 25 years from the point of creation. Files in this collection that have additional restrictions are noted accordingly.

Extent

From the Record Group: 328.93 Cubic Feet (148 record center cartons, 373 letter size document boxes, 4 letter half-size document boxes, 2 legal size document boxes, 1 flat box (19 x 14.75 x 3 inches))

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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The Sheridan Libraries
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Baltimore MD 21218 USA