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Alumni Class Letters, 1956-1957: Calsses of 1896, 1916, 1925, 1931, 1936. Bowen's travel schedule to alumni meetings in the East, April 1956. Amerian Foundations Information Service. 1952-1953. President Steens' correspondence. Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Part 1: 1963-1964. Corrrespondence, Memoranda, Reports. Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Part 2: 1960-1962. Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports. Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Part 3: August 1958-December 1959. Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports. Associated Colleges of the Midwest Part 4: Junuary 1956 - July 1958. Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports. Includes report by J. B. Carroll, "Research in Second-Language Learning" Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Part 5: 1957-1964. Minutes.

Associaton of College Admissions Counselors. 1952-1953. Minutes and correspondence from Stevens' presidencey. Bookstore. Blair Hall, 1955-1957, 1959, 1961. Camus Planning. Contents on this subject filed under names of specific places: Blair Hall, Recreation and Stables, Science Building, Stables, Womeb's Athletic Field, Younker Hall, Younker Memorial Health Center. Civil Defense Planning committee. 1961-1963. Correspondence, pamphlet, newspaper articles. Commencement. 1958-1960. Scripts, programs. Commencement, 1955-1957. Scripts, programs. Convocations. 1950-1953. Correspondence from Stevens' presidency. Program of 1950 Des Moines Clearing House Banks. 1957-1960, 1962. Enrollment. Part 1: 1960-1963. Government publications and other published materials. Various statistical reports on enrollment at Grinnell and other Iowa colleges, ACM. Enrollment. Part 2: 1957-1961. Enrollment by states and addresses by city and state of all students. 1958-1961. various statistical reports on Grinnell students. Enrollment. Part 3: 1955-1960. Government publications and other published material. Various statistical reports. Faculty proposals for development. 1961-1964.

Historical Note: Merrit Ludwig was Vice President of the College from 1957 to 1966. His office oversaw business arrangement connected with the construction of Burling Library, Norris Dormitory, Fine Arts Center, Forum, and the Science Building. His office also managed the affairs of the Ford Foundation Matching Funds Program and the Reserved Income Gift Program, as well as the landscaping around Central Cammpus and Park Stret. Provenance: The files were left in Burling when the administrative offices moved of in the 1970s.

Burling Library. Specifications for construction, May 1958. Dormitory (Norris). Proposal, Contract, Bid bond; Revisions to specifications, September 1959, blueprints (in oversize file), addendum no 1-3; Specifications, June 24, 1959; Specifications for Furnishings, March 1960. Fine Arts: Acoustics, 1961-1962: correspondence between Skidmore, Oweings & Merrill and Grinnell College; air conditioning, August-November 1961: correspondence; Budget, September 1958: budget reports, picture of the proposed model; Building Committee, January 1960ctober 1062: information, press releases, financial status, operational policies, building committee meeting minutes; Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1959-1964: business, financial, contracts, orders, punch lists.

Color Schedule, October 1960: listing Field Reports, November 1959-May 1061: Field Reports no. 1-15 Furnishings and Equipment, November 1961-September 1963: correspondence, purchase orders, plans Humidification, January 1963-May 1964: correspondence, humidity control, plans Ice Skating Rink, 1960-1961: correspondence, plans 9in oversize file) Index of Correspondence, 1961: Weitz, Auditorium seating, Curtains, and draperies, Sheldon-Hamilton, Theater equipment, Art equipment, music equipment, Younkers. Job memoranda, 1959-1961: Job memorandum no. 1, 3-9, 12-139. Memorial plaques, October 1961-January 1962: correspondence, specifications, sample letters, plans. Memorial Plaques, October 1961-January 1962: correspondence, specifications, sample letters, plans (in oversize file) Revisions to Specifications, October 1959 (plans in oversize file) Revisions to Specifications, October 1960 Specifications for furnishings and equipment, 1961 Sprinkler system, January-August 1962: correspondence Theater: correspondence, stage curtain, movie screen, stage, plan for coat pegs Theater sound system. August 1961-January 1962: correspondence, purchase orders.

Ford Foundation Matching Funds Program: Brochures: "The Next Big Step", "Pioneering in Quality". Correspondence, 1961-1963: Bowen, Ludwig, Ford Foundation, Ashley Bickmore, George Susens Donation/Gifts, 1961-1964: summary of actual and prospective gifts from all donors and from the Trustees Information, 1961-1964: "A Special Message from the President" (September 25, 1961), Annual Fund, Matching Funds, list of gifts by categories, report on the campaign, pledges. Proposal: Table XVI Item A.2, A.3, Addendum I-IV. Publicity, 1961-1964: press releases, "Charity and the Corporation" paper presented to the National Industrial Conference Board Management Seminar of Company Contribution, Howard Bowen (October 1961) Forum Bids, estimates, and billings, 1963-1965: correspondence, contracts, budget summary Construction in Progress, 1962-1965: plans (in oversize file), change orders, specification revisions, building permit. Correspondence, Mechanic's Lien, 1965 Correspondence, Punch List, 1964-1965 Correspondence, Sump Pump, 1965

Construction material Contract documents, 1963 General construction work, 1963 (plans in oversize file) Kitchen (plans in oversize file) Furnishings: SOM furniture designs, architect's drawings, 1963-1964. Specifications, 1964.

Landscaping, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Central Campus, 1959: landscape plans for the rehabilitation of the planting on the central campus (in oversize file) Park Street, 1959: Landscape plan for the rehabilitation of the tree planting in the Park Street area. Reserved Income Gift Program Correspondence, 1957-1963: Hewitt Associates, Ludwig, Bowen Documents, 1960: Standard Trust Provisions, Agreements, Grinnell Guide to Giving, Administrative restrictions, Federal Income Tax calculations Information, 1963: Reference Manual, Tax Considerations for Gifts, forms, tables, documents, procedures Materials, 1960: Report to the Trustees

Cost estimates, 1964-1965: Financial status reports, timetable, preliminary estimates Estimates/Billings, 1964-1965: correspondence, financial status report, contract Furnishings, 1964-1965: Tabulation of Bids, correspondence, outline specifications, furnishings to be purchased Furnishings equipment, 1963-1964: correspondence, listings Furniture bids, 1964-1965: Kewaunee Technical Furniture Company, Weitz Company, Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett Greenhouse, 1964-1965: plans (in oversize file), correspondence Planning Committee, 1962-1964: Report and Recommendations, Press release, Report on progress and plans, plans (in Oversize file), preliminary program for expansion Specifications, 1964: Volumes 1-2, Addendum no. 1-4. Folder National Fallout Shelter Survey, Grinnell, Iowa, November 6, 1962

General Correspondence, 1956-1957. Also news releases, brochure. General Correspondence, 1966. Copies of two "presentations" before the Federal Communications Commission regarding satellite communications. systems. Business Courses (Grant). 1956-1961. Correspondence, Proposal. Reports. Statistics. Brochure. Economics Courses (Graint). 1956-1961. Correspondence. Proposal. Reports, Statistics. International Studies, 1956-1960. Correspondence. Teachers' Salaries (Grant). 1955-1958. Correspondence, News releases, Terms of grant, Questionnaire from Ford Foundation with statistics.

Correspondence and news releases. 1960-1964 Working papers and correspondence. 1958-1961 Profile of Grinnell College. 1951-1971. Grant proposal submitted to Ford Foundation 10 February 1961. Some corrections have been made. Profile of Grinnell College. 1951-1971. Three copies of grant proposal and profile submitted 10 February 1961.

Gates Lecturers. 1915, 1922-1931, 1940-1054. Correspondence Grinnell in China. 1914?, 1940-1943, 1950, 1956-1958, 1960, 1963. Correspondence, Reports, Booklet, (1940). Grinnell Institute of International Affairs. 1955-1956. Fund-raising correspondence. Inauguration of Howard Bowen. 13, November 1955. Programs, Speech, Script of service, Correspondence. Inez Henely Memorial Fund. 1943. Correspondence. List of books purchased. Invitations, 1955-1956. Those received by Bowen and his responses to them. Iowa College Foundation. 1952-1956. Correspondence, Minutes, Lists of contributors and contributions. Loyalty Oath. 1959, 1960, 1962. Correspondence and newspaper articles regarding student loans under National Defense Education Act of 1958. A Game of Numbers Revisited, 1964.

Marts and Lundy: Fund Raising. 1960-1963, 1965. Correspondence. Marts and Lundy: Fund Raising. 1956-1958. Survey report on Grinnell (1957). Correspondence Meteorite Collection. 1963 National Defense Education Act. Part 1: 1959-1963. Correspondence, Newspaper clippings, Senate hearing. National Defense Education Act. Part 2: 1959-1960. Correspondence, Newspaper clippings. Certificate from the Iowa Civil Liberties Union regarding National Defense Education Act, 1960. President's Office. Budget comparison. 1953-1956. Record of correspondence, 1957-1958. President's Report. 1960. Looking at the next ten years. President's Roundtable Recreation and Stables. 1958, 1960-1963. Correspondence, Reports on use of stables, Recreation committee's report, Bowen's report to Trustees on future recreational building needs, Administration of stable. Religious Affairs 1956-1960. Reports on student attitudes, college programs, and religion at Grinnell. Materials relating to the Dean of the Chapel. Rosenfield Lectures. 1943-1947, 1951-1953. Typescript of H. S. Commager's lecture. 1951.

Scarlet and Black. 1956 Science Building. 1951. Proposal contract. Seminar on Order. 1962-1964 (One-year interdisciplinary seminar originated by Paul Kuntz) Student Affairs. Part 1: 1963. Letters regarding student conduct and rules, tabulated by type of opinion expressed and by type of sender. Student Affairs. Part 2: 1961-1964. Correspondence. Recommendations by James Stauss. Bowen's address at 1963 student convocation on rules. Student Peace Group. 1961-1962. Correspondence. Five reports on Washington trip. Statement of purpose. Student Services. 1961. Report to Trustees. Students: African Student Program. 1961-1963. Students: Freshman Honors Program. 1958-1963. Students: Freshman Honors Program. 1958-1963. List of top students. Students' symposium. 1963-1964. Correspondence. Program. Students' Use of Time. 1963. Report by Bowen. Joiurnal article Summer Program. 1959-1963. Summer Program: Academy. 1963-1964. Brochure. Correspondence. Summer Program: School for ALumni. 10=960, 1963-1966.