University of Utah Vice President for Research Office Research policy development records, 1967-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Vice President for Research Office
Title
University of Utah Vice President for Research Office Research policy development records
Dates
1967-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.5 linear feet
Collection Number
Acc0252
Summary
The main function of the office of the Vice President for Research is to provide coordination and administration of research activities, primarily those activities involving federal government funding. This involves maintaining contacts with various government agencies and acting as a mediator between faculty seeking funding and the agencies involved. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports to and from Vice President for Research William S. Partridge and other University officials concerning the development of research policies. The collection also contains a section on important research initiatives at the University.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports to and from Vice President for Research William S. Partridge and other University officials concerning the development of research policies. The collection also contains a section on important research initiatives at the University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Vice President for Research Office Research policy development records, Acc. 252, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 252.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection contains three series: 1. Subject Files; 2. Correspondence; 3. Research Initiatives. The files are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Related Materials

Acc. 220: Staff Specialist Records, 1965-1972; Acc. 237: Deputy Administrative Vice President for Planning and Construction Records 1964-1970; Acc 317: Deputy Administrative Vice President Records, 1968-1972

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
A to Center for Excellence
Folder
1
A
2-3
Anderson, Dee F.
4
Anderson, Jerry R.
5
B
6
Biology Department
7-8
Biomedical Sciences Support Committee
9
Bonneville Basin
10
C
11-12
Cardiovascular Research and Training Center
13-14
Center for Environmental Biology
15
Center for Excellence
2
Coordinating Council to International Education
Folder
1
Coordinating Council for Higher Education
2
D
3
E
4-5
Ecology and Epizoology
6
Environmental Chamber - Sperry Utah Company
7
Environmental Problems - Geology
8
F
9
Federation of Rocky Mountain States
10
Fletcher, President James C.
11
Foreign Students
12
G
13
H
14
Hodson, Paul
15
Home Dialysis Center
16
I
17
Institutional Funds
18
Instrumentation Committee Report of the University
19
International Education Policy Committee
3
K to Presidential Search
Folder
1
K
2
Kettering Research Laboratory
3-4
King, Dr. Thomas
5
L
6-7
Larsen, Perry T.
8
Madsen, Dr. Brigham
9
Marriott Library - Data Processing
10-11
Materials Testing Reactor
12
Maxwell, Neal A.
13
Monson, Charles H.
14
N
15-16
National Science Foundation
17
Presidential Search Committee
(Folder 17 is restricted.)
4
O to Vitro Uranium
Folder
1
O
2
Office of Research Administration - Annual Report
1972-1973
3-5
Overhead
6
P
7
Physics, Department of
8
Proposal to National Science Foundation - Geography Department
9
Rocky Mountain Science Council
10
Rulison Project
11
S
12
Science, Technology, and State Government Conference
13
State Board of Regents
1969-1975
14
T
15
Uintah Basin Observatory
16
Upper Air Research Property
17
United States Office of Education Research Conference
18
Utah Auto Crash Research Team
1973-1975
19
Vitro Uranium Tailings

Correspondence FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
5
Abegg to Fitzgerald
Folder
1-2
Abegg, W. Taylor
3
Bennett, Wallace F.
4
Bennett, Wallace R.
5-10
Cook, Melvin A. (IRECO)
11-14
Davis, Ted
15
Fitzgerald, Prof. Edmund
6
Gardner to Hansen
Folder
1-12
Gardner, President David P.
1973-1975
13
Gardner, Dr. Pete
14
Glass, Robert
15
Hansen, Gene
7
Hixson to Smith
Folder
1-2
Hixson, Raymond L.
3
Howe, Allan T.
4-5
Martin, Clarence W. (Tom)
6-7
McCarrey, Leon
8
McKay, Ted
9
Moss, Senator Frank E.
10
Olpin, Owen
11-12
Pendleton, Robert C.
13
Peterson, Dean S.
14
Rampton, Calvin L.
15
Sharp, Edward
16-18
Smith, Gordon Lee
8
Thurman to Van Wagoner
Folder
1
Thurman, Samuel D.
2-5
Van Alstyne, Arvo
6
Van Wagoner, Wayne
9
Date Files
Folder
1
1972
2
1973
3-10
1974-1975

Research InitiativesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 3

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
10
Computer
Folder
1
Computer Planning
2
Computer Science Corporation Study
3
Conflict of Interest
4
Evans and Sutherland
5-6
Higher Education Computer Committee
7
Proposed Computer Purchases
8
Study Committee
9-11
Systems Planning and Computing
11
Middle East Center
Folder
1
Funding Crisis
1973-1974
2
History and Proposed Expansion
1973
3-4
Miscellaneous
5-6
National Defense Education Act Grant
7
Student Exchange
8-10
Summer Program
12
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Folder
1
Artificial Organs
2
Jensen, M. LeRoy
3-7
Kolff, Willem J.
1973-1975
8-9
Miscellaneous
10
Proposed Charter
1967
13
Artificial Heart Test to Utah Biomedical Test and Evaluation Facility
Folder
1-7
Artificial Heart Test and Evaluation Facility
1970-1973
8-10
Utah Biomedical Test Laboratory
1972-1975

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Research and development contracts--Utah--History--Sources
  • Research grants--Utah--History--Sources
  • Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Partridge, William S.

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Memorandums
  • Reports