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Papers and administrative materials documenting the work of the Office of the Dean.  Some materials may be confidential and not available for research.

There has been a person serving in the capacity of Dean of the Faculty/College since 1944. The exact titles changed over the years and the duties varied, but essentially these persons served similar functions.

In the 1958 North Central Association report to the College, the Dean of the College was responsible for being the academic assistant to the President and the person to assume leadership in the absence of the President.

In 1968 the Dean was described as the person who cooperates with the President in the administration of the academic affairs of the College; who advises the President on academic and other matters; and who represents the President in his/her absence unless an Acting President had been appointed by the Trustees. The Dean also served as Chair of the Faculty Committee on Academic Standing, Chair of the Faculty committee on Admissions and Student Aid, and as a member of the Faculty Executive Council. (From the 1968 NCA report).

When the College was seeking a new Dean of the Faculty in 1980, the principal responsibilities of the Dean were to provide leadership in working with the President and the Faculty in areas of curriculum, faculty development, and maintenance of the quality of the academic profram. (From job description located in RG-F Series 3).

Following is a list of persons in this position with their exact titles, dates, and in parentheses, the name(s) of the president(s) under whom they served.

Earl D. Strong, Dean, 1944-1951 (Stevens)

Max Fuller, Dean of the College, 1951-1954 (Stevens)

R. Homer Norton, Acting Dean of the College, 1954-1956; Dean of the College, 1956-1960 (Hawk, Bowen)

James H. Stauss, Dean of the College, 1960-1966; Provost and Dean of the College, 1966-1969 (Bowen, Leggett)

Joseph F. Wall, Dean of the college, 1969-1973 (Leggett)

Waldo S. Walker, Executive Vice President and Dean of the College, 1973-1977; Provost and Dean of the College, 1977-1980 (Leggett, Turner)

Catherine Frazer, Dean of the Faculty, 1980-1987 (Turner, Drake)

Charles L. Duke, Dean of the Faculty, 1987-1988; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, 1988-1992; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 1992-1997 (Drake, Ferguson)

James Swartz, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 1998-2008 (Ferguson, Osgood)

Paula V. Smith, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2008-2013 (Osgood, Kington)

David Lopatto, Interim Dean of the College, 2013-2014 (Kington)

Michael E. Latham, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2014-2019 (Kington)

Anne F. Harris, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2019-2020 (Kington)

Elaine M. Marzluff, Interim Dean of the College, 2020- (Harris)

Departmental self-studies Departmental self-study evaluations, 1972-1977 (confidentia)l Budgets, 1972-1979

(Folder 8 was missing a the time the collection was originally processed) The humanist and the art institute schedule, Dec. 1973

Arranged alphabetically by department.  Confidential reports are interfiled with other materials.  Studies of 17 departments may include brief history of the department, course syllabi, faculty vitae, statistical data, evaluators' reports.

Faculty workload accounting system Faculty contract renewals Memorandum of understanding between Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center and Grinnell College for a combined program in nursing...

Changes in faculty retirement regulations, Aug. 1973 Data on faculty salaries (1973-1974), Aug. 1973 Annual report of the Committee on Admissions and Student Financial Aid, Aug. 1973 Grinnell: a window on the world, July 1973

Student questionnaire regarding academic pressure at Grinnell, April, 1973 Current fund budget, 1973-1974, April 1973 A Cross disciplinary approach to the Humanities; a program in the Humanities at Grinnell College, May 1973 Guidelines for student participation in off-campus study opportunities, May 1973

Review by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.  Includes Grinnell institutional data (3 vols), correspondence with NCA and accrediting criteria, report of a visit to Grinnell College, Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 1968

Guidelines related to the character of Independent Study, March 1973 Guidelines for student participation in off-campus study opportunities, March 1973 Remarks regarding disestablishment of Department of Communications, March 1973 Guidelines related to the character of 397-398 Independent Projects, Feb. 1973 Action to limit independent projects, Jan. 1973 Memo regarding the grading system, Jan. 1973

Final report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Dec. 1972 Policy and standards for admission of students, 1972-1973; Recruitment (1973-1974), Nov. 1972 Annual report to Ford Foundation re grant #68-420, Nov. 1972 Current fund budget; preliminary projections 1973-1974, Nov. 1972

Armstrong, Todd; Vishevsky, Anatoly (Proposal to Bridging Project, 1996); Gordon, P. (course syllabi 1994-1996); Lindgren, Clark (8 articles, book essays, manuscripts, 1986-1994); Pillado-Miller, Margarita (4 articles and manuscripts, ca. 1990s); Rose, Ferrel (5 articles and several chapters from her book on von Ebner-Eschenbach, undated, ca. 1990s); Sinnett, Laura (1 article, 1 manuscript, undated, ca. 1990s) Sabbatical project reports: Uhlenhopp, Elliott; Wellborn, Beryl