37/1/1 Guide to the Subject File Subject File

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Guide to the Subject File 1901/1977 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Subject File 1901-1977 37/1/1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Facilities and Services 169.40 English University of Illinois Archives
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114 Pages

Additional information may be found at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3701001.pdf

Historical Note:

In 1868, a Board of Trustees committee of five members was given the responsibility for buildings and grounds.1 In 1897,2 this standing committee was reduced to four members. In the following year, the position of superintendent of buildings and grounds was established by this committee.3 In 1901, the University established positions of superintendents of Buildings, Grounds and Utilities.4 In 1907, the superintendents were placed in the office of the supervising architect,5 which became the physical plant department on May 22, 1934.6 In 1967, the director was made University Director of Physical Plant Planning and construction.7 In September, 1972, the office was renamed the University Office for Capital Programs.8 As part of campus reorganization, the Facilities and Services Division was created in 2003. The director of this office is responsible for Physical Plant planning; planning and construction of new buildings and additions to existing buildings; landscape and site development related to these projects; and land acquisition (excluding the airport, Robert Allerton Park, experimental farms, and properties maintained by the Athletic Association), in addition to the coordination of other campus services.9

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Affirmative Action Air Conditioning Assembly Hall Automobiles Budget Building Program Campus Planning Capital Improvements Chicago Century of Progress Worlds Fair Chicago Circle Campus Commencement Committees Drainage Employees Equal Opportunity Equipment Fire Protection Housing Veterans Housing, Student Hull House Illini Union Legislative Bills Levis Faculty Center Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Medical Center Operations and Maintenance Division Parking Pavements Police Duties Pollution Power Plants Presidents, University Property Acquisition Property Maintenance Repairs and Remodeling Residence Halls Rules and Regulations Sewers Space Utilization Telephone Systems Traffic Studies Water Supply
Administrative Information Accruals:

7/15/69; 1/25/72; 1/15/73

Arrangement of Materials:

Alphabetical by subject and chronological or alphabetical by subject thereunder

Scope and Contents

Subject file, including brochures, circulars, newspaper clippings, contracts, bids, correspondence, photographs, tickets, programs, blueprints, reports, statistics, studies, and work orders concerning Affirmative Action, air conditioning, Assembly Hall, automobiles, budget, building program, campus planning, capital improvements, Chicago Circle, committees, drainage, employees, equal opportunity, equipment, fire protection, housing, student, Hull House, Illini Union, Liberal Arts and Sciences, legislative bills, Levis Faculty Center, Operations and Maintenance Division, Parking, Pavements, Police Duties, Pollution, Power Plants, Property acquisition, Property maintenance, Repairs and remodeling, Residence Halls, Rules and regulations, Sewers, Space utilization, Traffic studies, and Water Supply.  The series includes files on University exhibits at the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago (1928-34), commencement arrangements (1917-68), Veteran's housing (1945-57); building construction at the Chicago Medical Center (1927-58); Civil Defense Program (1942-45); contacts with deans and directors (1924-43); expositions and fairs (1901-40); presidents (1905-55); installation and operation of telephone systems (1924-36); campus wide (1926-59), administrative (1921-48) and Liberal Arts and Sciences (1927-60) space management and utilization and the installation and operation of telephones (1930-37).