Records of the Rutgers University Provost's Cabinet,, 1953-1972

The folders entitled "Provost's Cabinet Meetings" contain minutes from Meeting No. 1 on July 8, 1953 through Meeting No. 155 on June 14, 1971. Meeting minutes are missing for Meetings No. 117 to 122 and Nos. 125 to 128. The minutes for Meeting No. 33 were not taken due to the absence of the Secretary. Two meetings (February 4 and March 4, 1957) are listed as No. 45. Meeting 53, scheduled for February 1958, was canceled because Mason W. Gross was ill and unable to attend. Although the records suggest the Cabinet met during the 1971-1972 year (there is correspondence regarding the meetings), no minutes from that year were included in the papers that make up this collection. These folders also contain correspondence regarding meeting schedules and agendas, and supplementary materials such as reports.

The folder entitled "Provost's Cabinet" includes a draft revision of recommendations for academic promotion, a research manual, correspondence to new members of the cabinet and about meeting schedules. It also contains material on the Water Resources Research Institute, and a booklet entitled "The Flight from Teaching: Summary of a Discussion by the Trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching."

The "Provost's Cabinet Memoranda" folders contains memoranda from Schlatter concerning issues and topics he would like the cabinet to consider and respond to, including appointment and promotion and budgets.

The "Provost's Cabinet: Committee on University Governance" folder contains correspondence from the Provost and members of the committee. It also includes reports and proposals regarding university governance, such as the committees suggested reorganization for the structure of Rutgers.