Background material for studies in community history written or compiles by Grinnell researchers: Wage workers in Iowa in 1894: a computer analysis. Bernard Mergen. Public life of an Iowa county. Paul Smith, 1961. Politics, power, and games in the local community. Paul Smith, 1963. Public affairs interviews, 1961, with Reverend Coleman, Leroy Krampe, and Jean Poage, all of Baxter, Iowa. Harry Hopkins. George McJimsey, ca. 1982. Brief history of Fortnightly Club. Oelke, 1975. Newton, Iowa. Author unknown. Supporting maps, charts, articles, etc. for several of the course papers listed above.
Correspondence with Grinnell. 1940s-1950s. College centennial papers. 1946. College president correspondence. 1938-1959. George Drake inauguration papers for the speech "The College: an Affectionate History," 1980. Grinnell programs. 1929-1953. Robert Noyce clippings. 1980s-1990s. Robert Noyce correspondence. 1950-1995. Transportation, train timetables,1887-1960s, and articles on trains, 1950s-1990s.
Physics curriculum. ca. 1940s. Includes star physics refresher (sound, heat, and light); meteorology lecture notes, quizzes, and tests; and meteorological documents (weather maps, publication guides, etc.).
Norton, Dean Homer. 1956-1957. Physics curriculum. 1962-1963. National Science Foundation (NSF) scientific equipment proposal. Science Division. 1958-1968. Includes minutes of Science Division meetings; memos; reports, including "Sciences and science education at Grinnell, December 1965." Trustees. 1947, 1956. Reports to trustees from President Stevens, 1947; Dean Norton, 1947; Student Personnel Services, 1947; report on religion program, 1947
Executive Council. 1960-1967. Faculty Chair report. September 1962. Faculty meetings. 1956-1959. Memos; background information, including faculty organization 1959; joining ACM, 1958. Faculty memos. 1958. Many from Dean Norton to faculty. Includes material on Advanced Placement, January 1958. Faculty reports, 1949, 1959. Faculty retirement and leaves. 1952-1962. Faculty sabbatical leave policies. 1959-1962. Faculty: tenure and promotion. 1960-1963. Mostly vitas of faculty under consideration for promotion and tenure. Freshman Committee. 1956. Lecture (by Grant Gale). ca. 1955. Miscellaneous correspondence. 1949-1955. National Science Foundation (NSF). 1958-1961. Correspondence, proposals for research. National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Institute. 1959. San Francisco meeting, 1959.
Surveys/Statistics; Reports from outside organizations with data about Grinnell College; Grinnell responses to requests for statistics from outside organizations. ca. 1973-88 Includes: College Scholarship Service of the College Board (CSS), 1979-86. ACT class profile service reports 1983-87. Iowa PSAT/NMSQT summary 1979-80. Council for Financial Aid to Education 1973-79. Chronicle of Higher Education surveys of financial aid 1982-84. IPEDS 1987 HEGIS (US Dept of Education) 1982. NCAA survey 1987. Wooster suvey of baccalaureate origins of doctorate recipients in psychology 1920-80.
Alumni Office: Samples of records the office keeps; samples of fund-raising projects. 1980. Chemistry Department. Reports to American Chemical Society 1984-88; Chemistry graduates occupational lists 1976-85. Computer Center: Digital Equipment Corporation proposal 1982; Trustees' venture fund 1982, 1988; memos. Curiculum: Academic departments analyses, 1979; Math Lab. 19 Curriculum: Advanced Placement 1982-84 Curriculum: Early graduation/acceleration 1983-84 Curriculum: Freshman tutorials. Evaluations 1978-81 Curriculum: Transcript analyses 1982-87. Includes "Preliminary Analysis of Grinnell College Students' Transcripts" Nov. 1982. Curriculum: Off-campus studies 1981-88. Primarily statistics. Curriculum: Parslow curriculum review 1982-84. Morris Parslow served as Curriculum Coordinator of an extensive review of the college curriculum 1982-84. Folders include memos, statistical studies, reports, department responses. Includes Parslow's "Report to the Faculty and the President", Aug. 1983. Development Office. 1976-88. Includes Fund-raising survey report. Marts & Lundy. Feb. 1976. Development Office goals. 1988 Pioneer Challenge Scholarship Recipients. 1988 Summaries of gifts. 1975-88.
Evaluation & Planning Office. Annual reports. 1985, 87. Faculty salaries. Statistics. 1985, 88. Finances. Waldo Walker. 1985-89. Some budgets; expenditures; revenues; investments; etc. Mostly statistics. Current Fund Budget. Walker Walker. 1989-1990. North Central Association. Grinnell self-study 1988. Committees, procedures, strategies for preparing the study. Public Relations Office: Includes job description for director, 1985. Students: Attrition study 1976 by Katharine Guroff. Report and responses from students in classes 1971-76. Students: Attrition statistics. For ACM colleges 1983-86; for Grinnell College 1974-85. Students: Predictors of success at Grinnell College 1971-75. Report by Katharine Guroff. Students: Profile of new students: summary of student interests by Katharine Guroff, 1975. Students: Graduates. Includes baccalaaureate origins of doctoral degrees 1983 (Wooster study); admissions statistics for law and medical schools 1986; graduates' occupational list 1987; surveys 1976. Surveys/Statistics: ACM statistics 1982-89 on many topics, including financial aid, attrition, enrollments. Reports include: Faculty salary surveys for 1987-88 (Jan 1988) and 1988-89 (Jan. 1989). Tuition & student budget survey 1988-89 (June 1988). Reports to J. Macy Foundation on Premedical Education Project of ACM, Dec. 1982 and May 1983.
"The Trustees, faculty, and students of Grinnell College wish to acknowledge with sincere appreciation the gifts of alumni, parents, and other friends of the college which financed the Burling Library and also will make possible the construction of the new Fine Arts Center in 1960" shelved at the end of RG-DEV
