Subgroup 2, 1947-1992, contains the records of Donald G. Bickert as Director of Business Services, Director of Administrative Services, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Management Systems, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer and Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Business Affairs. The records deal with all aspects of University business. Earlier records included in this group were transferred to the Office of the Senior Vice President for Administration when the Office of Homewood Divisions, where Bickert had worked, was dissolved in 1977. Documents in this subgroup pertain to Homewood campus services, buildings and grounds, the Purchasing office and construction and renovation projects. Another large group of documents is concerned with tax and budget maters as well as other legal and financial issues. Contained within are Records dealing with University-owned real estate, notably the James R. Herbert Boone estate and the two villas in Italy bequeathed to the university by Timothy Mather Spelman and Leolyn L.E. Spelman in 1971. Many of the materials relating to the Spelman bequest are written in French and Italian. In addition to real estate, the records deal with subjects of artwork, rare books and other valuable University property, especially the Garrett Coin Collection. The files also contain appraisals and inventories of property for the Evergreen House and Peabody Institute.