Iowa Board of Regents Minutes
Scope and Content
These volumes contain handwritten minutes from the Board of Trustees meetings and other committees related to oversight of the Iowa Agricultural College, later Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Topics include salaries for faculty and staff, building contracts and maintenance, personnel decisions, and a variety of other subjects related to the administration. The volumes are restricted due to their fragile condition, however, microfilm version of the volumes are available for use.
Dates
- 1865-1937
Creator
- Iowa. Board of Regents (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Original volumes are restricted; microfilm is available for viewing.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
The Board of Trustees oversaw the operations of Iowa Agricultural College from its beginning. In 1909, the Board expanded to include the other universities (State University of Iowa and Iowa State Teachers’ College) as well as the Schools for the Blind and Deaf under its purview.
The State Board of Regents is the governing body for Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, the Iowa School for the Deaf and the State Sanitarium at Oakdale. The nine members of the Board are appointed to six-year terms by the Governor with the approval of the Senate. Only five members may be of the same political party.
The Board ordinarily meets once a month at the Board Office in Des Moines or at one of three institutions it governs. It is responsible for major policies, coordinates the activities of the various institutions under its jurisdiction, approves budgets, selects the presidents of the institutions after consultation with representatives of the school involved, approves staff appointments and establishes guidelines for staff salaries.
The immediate regulation and direction of academic, research and extension activities of the University are delegated by the Board of Regents to the President and the faculty of the University. The board appoints an Executive Secretary with the overall responsibility for the administration of the central office of the Board. The Board reports to the Governor concerning budgets and on important educational matters. Named the Board of Trustees from 1859-1909, the Iowa State Board of Education (1909-1955), and presently named the Iowa State Board of Regents (1955).
Extent
13 microfilm reels, 2 index volumes, and 16 minute books
Abstract
The State Board of Regents is the governing body for Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, the Iowa School for the Deaf and the State Sanitarium at Oakdale. The Board ordinarily meets once a month at the Board Office in Des Moines or at one of three institutions it governs. It is responsible for major policies, coordinates the activities of the various institutions under its jurisdiction, approves budgets, selects the presidents of the institutions after consultation with representatives of the school involved, approves staff appointments and establishes guidelines for staff salaries. These volumes contain handwritten minutes from the Board of Trustees meetings and other committees related to oversight of the Iowa Agricultural College, later Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Topics include salaries for faculty and staff, building contracts and maintenance, personnel decisions, and a variety of other subjects related to the administration. The volumes are restricted due to their fragile condition, however, microfilm version of the volumes are available for use.
- Education--Iowa--Administration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa. Board of Regents
- Minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Title
- RS 1/8. Iowa Board of Regents Minutes, 1865-1937
- Date
- March 14, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- English
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Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu