Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
University of Miami Office of the President records
Date(s)
- circa 1926-2020s (Creation)
Extent
331 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Office of the President records contain files generated and compiled by University of Miami's Office of the President. The documents are classified by subject under each administration. Subject folders available in the collection include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, publications, and press clippings.
The files from Ashe and Pearson Administrations are available for research. Please see the attached inventory lists for the two administrations for further information.
System of arrangement
This collection has been divided into series based on their respective presidential administration:
Series I - Ashe Administration (1926-1945; 42 Boxes) open
Series II - Pearson Administration (1946-1962; 53 Boxes) - open
Series III - Stanford Administration files (1962-1981; 236 Boxes) - closed
Series IV - Foote Administration files (1981-2001) - closed
Series V - Shalala Administration files (2001-2015) - closed
Series VI - Frenk Administration (2015- present) - closed
Portions of this collection are still in process as donations are made to this collection on a periodic basis.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Only materials in the Ashe Administration (1926-1945) and Pearson Administration (1946-1962) series are open for research. The Stanford Administration files (1962-1981), the Foote Administration files (1981-2001), the Shalala Administration files (2001-2015), and the Frenk Administration files (2015-present) are all restricted.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Processed by Archives Technician, Marcia Heath; finding aid edited by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, 01-17-23.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ashe, Bowman Foster, 1885-1952 (Subject)
- Foote, Edward T. (Subject)
- Stanford, Henry King, 1916-2009 (Subject)
- Pearson, Jay F. W., 1901-1965 (Subject)