Guide to the Rhode Island College. Council. Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters records, 1968-1973


Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Published in 2024

Collection Overview

Title: Rhode Island College. Council. Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters records
Date range: 1968-1973
Creator: Rhode Island College. Council. Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters
Extent: 1 cubic foot
Abstract: The collection contains administrative information and records of cases heard before the Rhode Island College Council Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection number: CA-0046

Scope & content

The collection contains the Board’s by-laws, records of membership, correspondence between Board members, as well as meeting minutes. The collection contains folders regarding specific individuals’ grievances, which include the initial complaint, correspondence, evaluations, hearing documents, appeals, supplemental documents, the Board’s meeting minutes and notes regarding the complaint, the Board’s recommendation, and the College President’s acknowledgement of the recommendation.

Access Points

Subject Organizations Subject Topics Document Types

Arrangement

The first three folders in the collection are the administrative committee records, while the remaining records pertain to individual grievances.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Rhode Island College Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters was tasked in handling faculty grievances regarding tenure and promotion, sabbatical leave, rehiring, and other employment matters.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: Box one, folders 1-3 are open for research. The rest of the collection is restricted due to personally identifiable and sensitive information. Please contact Special Collection at least two weeks prior to needing access so we can redact appropriately.
Use of the materials: Rhode Island College holds copyright to materials in the collection. Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection.
Preferred citation: Rhode Island College. Council. Board of Review for Faculty Personnel Matters records, CA-0046, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Contact information: Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: The collection was transferred to Special Collections in 1983 by Professor Philip Whitman.
Processing information: The collection was arranged and described by Abigail Standeven, Special Collections intern, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, in 2024.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Abigail Standeven and Veronica L. Denison.
Encoding: This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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