Guide to the Committee on Prizes and Premiums records, circa 1923-1976

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Committee on Prizes and Premiums records
Date range:	circa 1923-1976
Creator:	Brown University.
Extent:	3.0 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Committee on Prizes and Premiums records date from 1923 through 1976. Included in the collection are administrative records, correspondence, certificates, financial documents. essays, speeches, flyers and posters.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF.1I.1

Scope & content

The Committee on Prizes and Premiums records is arranged in two series: I, Honors prizes, and II, General files. The records date from 1923 through 1976.

Series I. Honors prizes includes one box of essays and speeches that date from 1923 through 1941 (Box 9).

Series II. General files comprises the bulk of the collection and includes material related to the activities of the Committee itself (correspondence, meeting minutes, financial material) as well as numerous files devoted to specific awards in the Humanities, Sciences and Athletics.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University--Prizes and premiums
• Pembroke College (Brown University).

Subject Topics

• Education

Document Types

• Administrative records
• Awards
• Budgets
• Certificates
• Correspondence
• Essays
• Financial records
• Fliers (Printed matter)
• Minutes
• Posters
• Reports
• Speeches

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The collection is organized in two series: Series I. Honors prizes; Series II. General files

Administrative History

The Committee on Prizes and Premiums was a standing Brown University faculty committee with jurisdiction over all undergraduate academic prizes and premiums, as well as being in charge of the Faculty Scholars Program. The Committee's work was subsumed by the College Advisory Board in 2003.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Committee on Prizes and Premiums records, OF-1I-1, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 28
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded in part by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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