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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.

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

Twenty boxes containing records of individuals who left Grinnell College after 1960. Arranged alphabetically.

Annuities.  Monthly transactions, arranged chronologically.  One bound volume, 15" x 13".

v. 1 Notes and bills receivable, Mar. 1851 - Aug. 1879 (7.5" x 10.5"); Notes and bills payable, Sept. 1854 - June 1878 (7.5" x 10.5") v. 2 Notes and bills, 1859-1869 (12" x 5") v. 3 Bills Receivable, ca. 1871 - 1904. Bills receivable, June 1871 - Oct. 1904; Bills receivable--Memorial, Jan. 1871 - Dec. 1883 v. 4 Notes and bills receivable April 1914- Dec. 1930; Notes and bills payable April 1914- Dec. 1930 v.5 Notes and bills receivable Feb. 1914- Dec. 1927; Notes and bills payable Feb. 1914- Dec. 1927 Bills receivable and payable for later years are on microfilm, RG-T Ser. 1.6

Rougher Rich & Woodburn, Des Moines, architects, correspondence, blueprint, and sketch.

Large binder, equipment ledger, with 4.5" x 10" card for each item. Gives description of item, value, vendor from whom purchased. Arranged by dorm, then by area (lounge, hostess suite, student rooms, also Cowles dining room).

One bound volume, 14" x 9.5", typescript Articles of Incorporation, Nov. 10, 1913. 5 unnumbered pages. Minutes of the Grinnell college Foundation. Jan2, 1914 - July 21, 1952, pgs. 1-113. Minutes of the first meeting include By-Laws of the Grinnell Foundation, pgs. 1-7. Minutes of the Farm Committee. Feb. 1, 1916-Dec. 3, 1917, pgs. 317-334. Minutes of the Executive Committee. July 20, 1914-June 10, 1940, pgs. 403-530. Loose papers inserted in front of the volume: typed copy of articles of incorporation and by-laws; also correspondence and waiver and notices of assent, 1944.

Lists and register of bond holders.

One bound volume, 16" x 10.5" Grinnell college Foundation Journal Pages, Feb. 1914 - Dec. 1917. Unbound journal sheets came to the Archives in a manila envelop with this label. 9" x 12" sheets, handwritten. Other Foundation jouranls and ledgers are in RG-T, Ser. 1.6, microfilm rolls 28-29.

Distributed by Office of College Relations for the Intercollegiate Athletics Department. Oct. 1955-March 1978, published irregularly. Summarized intercollegiate athletics events, listed participants and recipients of varsity letters. Located at offiste storage.

3 volumes of legal papers dealing with Heritage Cablevision Associates of Dallas acquisition of Dallas cable television systems and Grinnell's investment, November 1985