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Peabody Institute financial records

 Record Group
Identifier: PIRG-05-01

Scope and Contents

Records in this group were maintained by the Cashier's Office, which was renamed the Business Office in 1948. Institutional financial documents include property deeds and mortgages; Gallery of Art financial reports and correspondence; early Academy of Music/Conservatory of Music financial records, student enrollment and scholarship statistics; auditors' and comptroller's reports; early personnel records; records of grants, bequests, and funding agencies.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 - 1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or perform materials in this collection must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Arthur Friedheim Library.

Biographical / Historical

The Cashier's Office, which was renamed the Business Office in 1948, managed the financial activities of the Peabody Institute.

Extent

40 Cubic Feet (31 boxes and 175 bound volumes or loose items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Documents supporting institutional financial activities. Includes the following: early property deeds and mortgages; Gallery of Art correspondence and reports; 19th century Conservatory of Music receipts; insuranceinformation (1950-1976); grants (1968-78); Dormitory-Cafeteria-Garage Project records (1960s); auditor's reports (1923-1977); comptroller's reports (1960-1970); student enrollment and scholarship statistics (1893-1976); and 173 volumes recording a wide range of financial information, (1860-1980).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series.

Series A: Business Office, 1874-1983.

Series B: Cashier's Office, 1944-1948.

Series C: Unboxed volumes, 1860-1980.

Other Finding Aids

A detailed inventory exists offline. Please contact the Peabody Archives for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

There is no known acquisition information for this collection.

Related Materials

Additional financial documents can be found in other collections of Peabody Institute records, including the following:

PIRG.02: Peabody Institute Board of Trustees records.

PIRG.03: Peabody Institute Office of the Provost records.

RG.03.17: George Peabody Library records.

PIRG.07: Peabody Conservatory records.

PIRG.08.01: Peabody Gallery of Art records.

Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Schaaf and archives staff, 1983-1987.

Title
Guide to the Peabody Institute financial records
Author
Matt Testa
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Peabody Archives Repository

Contact:
Peabody Institute
1 E. Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore MD 21202 USA