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Includes correspondence with the Austin Estate, 1955-1964 and Edward Burling, 1949-1970

Arranged alphabetically.  Primarily correspondence with Trustees and donors or correspondence about gifts.

Includes correspondence with Maxine Darby, 1957-1968, and Robert Fell (class of 1925), 1958-1978 (class agent letters).

Includes correspondence with John Heath, 1955-1964, Max Herriott, 1956 - 1973, and Edwin Hewitt, 1957 - 1974.

Includes correspondence with Rudolph Weitz, 1949-1974 and Murray Welch, 1960-1969.

Presidents Bowen's and Leggett's memos to Trustees, many providing background information for the coming meeting; reports; financial statements; minutes of meetings; Trustee by-laws.  Some topics covered include: Admissions Policy (1957), Darby oil properties (ca. 1959), North Central Association accreditation report (March 1958), Faculty salaries (1960), Reserved income Gift Program (tax aspects, 1960), Future physical education program (1960), fund-raising planning (1961), long-range building plans (1961), Science instruction (march, 1962), Faculty Council on Student Affairs report (May, 1963), Carnegie Corp grant application: developments at Grinnell (Jan. 1963), Archambault report on year-round operation (Sept. 1963), Stauss: housing needs (1964), opening academic year statements to aculty and students (1964), women's dormitories (1964), Ford Foundation: report, statistical summary (July, 1966), Enrollment goals and housing memos, reports, recommendations (March, 1966, Oct. 1967, Feb. 1968), Women's dorm hours, )Feb. 1967), "Manual for alumni representatives of Grinnell College" (Nov. 1967), North Central Association accreditation team report (July 1968), "Black student and Grinnell College" (Arpil 1969), Articles about campus disorders (1969), Student participation in college governance, talk by Leggett (Sept 1969), "Small private college" by Leggett (Sept. 1969), Henry Wilhelm libel charge against College (Aug. 1967, 1969), Role of the chaplain at Grinnell College (June 1970), Statements on closing college in May 1970 (Fall 1970), CBS Black student housing proposal (March 1970?), Voertman report on faculty salaries (Sept. 1970), Kleinschmidt report on closing the College (1970), Opening assembly statements by Beryl Clotfelter, Chair of the Faculty, Shelly Floyd, Pres. of SGA (Aug. 1971), Walker, "Financial state of the College" (Sept. 1971), Verrette interim budget priority planning report (May 1971), Synopsis of data on Black Student performance 1964-1971 (report by Voertman (Sept. 1971), Multi-racial community memos and statements (Aug, 1972, June 1972, April 1973), Report on college physical plant by Hawn (Oct. 1972), Administrative structure, chart (Sept. 1972), Dawson, "Student power at Grinnell" (April 1973), College seal (May 1973), Statements on multi-racial community by Kimbo, Reid-Wallace, Lytle, John Okumu, Laura Okumu (June 1973), "Summary description of program to revitalize teaching of humanities" (Aug. 1973).

Includes correspondence with Stewart Kirkpatrick, 1956-1974 and Helen Burling Kronwall, 1955-1969

Includes correspondence with Bess Painter, 1950-1067, Fred Roberts, 1956-1973, correspondence concerning the Roberts Professorship, 1959-1966, and correspondence with Miles Schaeffer, 1957-1965.

Includes correspondence with M. E. Sherman, 1960-1967 and Burt Thompson, 1950-1968.

Correspondence, primarily from Leggett but some from President Bowen, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.  Correspondents include Eugene Breitenback, John Canning, George Champion, Harold Colbert, Gardner Cowles, John Chapman, Chester Davis, Sandra Ehlers, John English, Frank Eyerly, Robert Fell, Roswell Garst, Leggett's remarks at the burial of Harry Hopkins, Sept. 1973, Ernest Jaqua,Randall Klemme, Dwight McCarty, William Murphy, John Musser, Ina Payne, Katherine Perring, Adam Clayton Powell, Bertha Putnam, Orville Routt, John Spence, Ivy Welton, Edith Wentworth, Henry Wieman, Pierce Witmer, Arthur Woodward.

Administrative organization, 1967 Advisory Committee to the President, 1967-1969 Communications program, 1954-1976 Committee on Development & College Relations, 1967-1969 Committee of Educational Policy, 1968 Committee on Student Life, 1968. Includes Leggett's address, "Residence Hall System & Some Related Matters", Sept. 1967 Convocation, 1967 Grinnell-in-Woodlawn (IL) proposal, 1966 1966 yearbook controversy, 1967