President’s Assistant, Jean More (Rec. Gr. 6)

The records of Jeanne Moore, 1982-1999, document her career in the Communications Department at the University of Rhode Island. The records consist of two series. Series I consists of the records accumulated by Jeanne Moore in her position as Director of Communications during the President Eddy administration. These include correspondence and memoranda, drafts of press releases, news clippings, speeches, and files dedicated to important events during President Eddy’s career at URI. Jeanne Moore’s office files as chief liaison to the state legislature are also represented in the records. These records document her efforts in marketing, government relations, and the essential legislative initiatives of the University, during the Edward Eddy (1983-1991) and Robert Carothers (1991- ) administrations.

After processing, the records were arranged into two series:

Series I, Public Relations- The Eddy Administration, series contains documents dealing with Jean Moore's responsibilities during the tenure of President Eddy at the University of Rhode Island (1983-1991). The correspondence and memoranda pertain to Jeanne Moore’s promoting the University and apprising the president on media and public responses. Records are indicative of her interaction with Eddy on a wide array of topics related to University relations and with public officials. Documents include drafts of public relations responses, news clippings and press releases, speeches and interviews by President Eddy. There is also a substantial amount of information related to issues of governance in the Eddy administration with respect to public relations. Of interest in this series are records documenting the controversial search for an athletic director, Eddy's response to the Koch Report, the “Options for Higher Education Governance Report 1994," and information pertaining to the reorganization of URI in 1987. The records are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within the folders.

Series II, Liaison to the Legislature, documents Moore's position as URI's Chief Liaison to the Legislature from 1985-1999. These documents consist of information related to government relations, the Grassroots Network (the University's public awareness group), and legislative events, issues, and priorities for higher education. The records are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within the folders.