Guide to the Committee on Wriston Fellowships records, circa 1974-1987

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 Wriston Fellowships records
Date range:	circa 1974-1987
Creator:	Brown University. Office of the Dean of the College.
Abstract:	The Committee on Wriston Fellowships records is a collection of faculty recipients' files, arranged alphabetically and dating from 1978 through 1987.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF.1L.6

Scope & content

The Committee on Wriston Fellowships records is arranged in one alphabetical series of faculty fellowship recipients, by last name. The records date from 1978 through 1987.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University--Faculty.

Subject Topics

• Education
• Teaching--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically in series: 1. Recipients, circa 1974-1987.

Administrative History

The Wriston Fellowships were initiated by a gift of Thomas J. Watson, Jr. '37 in 1972 in honor of former president Henry M. Wriston. It was Wriston's preference that the fund be used for fellowships for faculty members, preferably the younger ones, to encourage innovations in teaching and to provide time for scholarly work or travel to observe educational developments. It had long been one of Wriston's opinions, best expressed in his The Nature of a Liberal College published in 1937, that "Refreshment is a significant word for teaching; everything possible should be done to prevent staleness. Travel one of the best methods of renewing the teacher; a college can make no more rewarding investment than the encouragement of its staff members to move about with sufficient leisure so that they do not get a tourist's eye view of the world, but gain something of significant insight."

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 Wriston Fellowships Records, OF-1L-6, Brown University Library.
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 by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Additional Information

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