Peabody Institute Office of Admissions records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: PIRG-07-10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Yearly admissions log reports and essays written by David H. Lane, director of admissions, 1983-2016. The annual September admissions log provides demographic information on incoming classes of new students and their areas of study. The records also include a history of admissions marketing, a feasibility study that resulted in the founding of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore, an essay on the implementation of the electronic admissions system known as SIS (formerly ISIS, formerly Matrix), and an illustrated document on the subject of Peabody demographics.

Dates

Creation: 1973 - 2015

Creator

Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Office of Admissions (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Records in this record group are restricted for twenty-five years from their date of creation.

The collection is held 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 Peabody Institute Office of Admissions serves the Peabody Conservatory. David H. Lane served as director of the Peabody Institute Office of Admissions from 1983 to 2016. Carl Gerbrandt served as director in the 1960s and 1970s.

Extent

0.76 Cubic Feet (2 letter-size document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Peabody Institute Office of Admissions serves the Peabody Conservatory. The Admissions Office records include yearly admissions log reports and essays written by David H. Lane, director of admissions, 1983-2016. The records also include a history of admissions marketing, a feasibility study that resulted in the founding of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore, an essay on the implementation of an electronic admissions system, and an illustrated document on the subject of Peabody demographics.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Admissions logs from 1973-1979 and 1987-2015 and reports on SIS/ISIS/Matrix transferred by the Peabody Institute Office of Admissions in 2016. Admissions statistics and other documents from 1981-1987 transferred in 1991 by Brenda McNeal.