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The first students to do graduate work enrolled in 1877, leading to the awarding of the first master's degree in 1878.
In 1974, the Board of Trustees added the title of Vice Chancellor for Research to Dean of the Graduate College to more accurately describe the responsibilities vested in the college.
--7/1 Dean's Office
--7/2 Executive Committee
1. Dietz, Frederick C., History of the Graduate College, (carbon typescript, 1957), p. 3.
2. Ibid., p. 5.
3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 24th Report, June 10, 1907, p. 133.
4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 44th Report, October 30, 1947, p. 885.
5. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, January 17, 1968, p. 884-885.
6. University Statutes, 1972, p. 19-20.
7. Graduate College Catalog, 1976-78, p. 9.
8. Board of Trustees Transactions, 57th Report, June 19, 1974, p. 581.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
1/24/64; 11/12/70; 9/17/74; 9/1/83
By subject and chronologically or alphabetically thereunder
Administrative file, including correspondence and reports relating to the establishment and development of the Graduate College (1906-48); Dean's correspondence with Arthur Willard (1934-46); files on the selection of the President (1944-45); budget information (1919-39, 1944-45); program files on Medical Center (1922-48), Labor & Industrial Relations (1936, 1942-45), Journalism (1938-39), Veterinary Medicine (1938-39, 1944-45), air transportation (1943-45), cultural studies (1945-46), child development (1938-40) & Press (1940-47); research project files of W.A. Oldfather (1912-45) and H.B. Ward (1910-16) & material on monograph series (1914-32, 1938-39); fellowships and grants (1916-18, 1937-56); graduate work at state-supported institutions (1938-43) & building committee (1942-45). The series includes correspondence with Thomas E. Benner about graduate work in education (1931-45), departmental correspondence (1949-68) & program & committee files on educational policy, admissions, faculty, joint programs, degree requirements, space & students (1949-68). The series includes statistics, surveys & studies (1954, 1958, 1960-68) on enrollment, financial aid & research. Boxes 8-12 (1970-73) & 13-22 (1915-77) include material on association of Graduate Schools; Chancellor; Colleges; Committees; Council of Graduate Schools; Graduate Student Association; Illiac IV; Illinois State Board of Higher Education; longrange planning; publications; Senate; Upper Atmospheric Research Corp.; University Corp. for Atmospheric Research; Unit I & visitors. Principal correspondents are Daniel Alpert (Boxes 8-12) & Frederick T. Wall, Robert M. Sutton & Harold E. Carter, and staff assistant Helen M. May (Boxes 13-22).